Import/export HS code 73089098: Various iron or steel structural parts

Various structural parts made of iron or steel, not specified elsewhere

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
China 492,418,038
Germany 408,913,689
Spain 246,171,436
Netherlands 161,688,080
Belgium 151,327,854

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 151,806,213 340,611,825 +188,805,612
Germany 180,095,102 228,818,587 +48,723,485
Spain 138,949,104 107,222,332 -31,726,772
Netherlands 113,132,888 48,555,192 -64,577,696
Belgium 91,749,803 59,578,051 -32,171,752
Poland 70,098,740 47,472,506 -22,626,234
Turkey 56,645,934 39,787,870 -16,858,064
France 57,481,556 36,455,091 -21,026,465
Denmark 47,218,916 17,926,087 -29,292,829
Ireland 23,601,525 30,390,293 +6,788,768

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 513,710,132
Germany 418,734,111
Spain 258,680,045
Poland 155,510,358
Belgium 154,749,887

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 160,035,854 353,674,278 +193,638,424
Germany 187,930,114 230,803,997 +42,873,883
Spain 149,907,201 108,772,844 -41,134,357
Poland 91,719,109 63,791,249 -27,927,860
Belgium 110,602,770 44,147,117 -66,455,653
Turkey 59,206,954 41,900,508 -17,306,446
Netherlands 50,215,515 31,435,414 -18,780,101
Denmark 41,456,615 9,748,410 -31,708,205
France 25,985,690 22,496,695 -3,488,995
Italy 25,700,762 20,177,786 -5,522,976

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 176
Inner London - West 167
West Midlands 140
Greater Manchester 129
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 107

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 130 117 -13
Inner London - West 116 108 -8
West Midlands 104 87 -17
Greater Manchester 79 82 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 75 78 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 61 70 +9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 61 68 +7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 72 65 -7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 74 54 -20
Inner London - East 49 59 +10

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,113,276,369
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 947,201,334
Other 32,178,635
Air transport 28,567,478
Road transport 24,264,653

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 512,871,433 600,404,936 +87,533,503
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 521,914,197 425,287,137 -96,627,060
Other 13,353,324 18,825,311 +5,471,987
Air transport 15,991,573 12,575,905 -3,415,668
Road transport 9,759,814 14,504,839 +4,745,025
Rail transport 29,438 454,265 +424,827

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 327,445,074
Tyne 275,394,716
Felixstowe 250,192,334
Leith 180,615,767
Hull 148,059,905

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover 164,315,149 163,129,925 -1,185,224
Tyne 148,566,234 126,828,482 -21,737,752
Felixstowe 141,854,637 108,337,697 -33,516,940
Leith 0 180,615,767 +180,615,767
Hull 34,354,860 113,705,045 +79,350,185
Immingham Docks 66,327,670 76,282,006 +9,954,336
Aberdeen Docks 118,587,792 1,410,948 -117,176,844
Eurotunnel 33,910,908 34,055,287 +144,379
Southampton 37,960,265 28,611,420 -9,348,845
London 36,593,684 26,836,111 -9,757,573

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 579
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 302
Specialised construction activities 268
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 224
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 148

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 446
2025-11 478
2025-10 502
2025-09 470
2025-08 464

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 1028
54m+ 807
0-1m 379
15m-54m 316
Other 233

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Denmark 215,156,718
Netherlands 187,231,157
Ireland 178,707,368
Germany 48,578,906
France 40,784,458

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Denmark 67,863,402 147,293,316 +79,429,914
Netherlands 148,115,758 39,115,399 -109,000,359
Ireland 98,059,403 80,647,965 -17,411,438
Germany 32,060,681 16,518,225 -15,542,456
France 26,075,626 14,708,832 -11,366,794
United States 21,280,108 15,096,213 -6,183,895
Belgium 14,342,795 10,333,884 -4,008,911
Sweden 17,715,333 6,621,656 -11,093,677
Spain 7,282,231 5,388,144 -1,894,087
Australia 5,897,272 4,579,941 -1,317,331

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 42,958,396
Ireland 13,620,978
Germany 2,376,467
France 1,650,418
China 875,730

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 24,031,721 18,926,675 -5,105,046
Ireland 6,190,684 7,430,294 +1,239,610
Germany 1,358,555 1,017,912 -340,643
France 875,005 775,413 -99,592
China 427,730 448,000 +20,270
United Arab Emirates 49,360 83,407 +34,047
Netherlands 39,811 30,897 -8,914
India 38,040 4,516 -33,524
Slovakia 15,455 10,841 -4,614
Italy 9,305 9,510 +205

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 557,061,116
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 294,208,016
Other 63,843,460
Air transport 27,190,791
Road transport 2,120,826

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 290,184,197 266,876,919 -23,307,278
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 199,956,747 94,251,269 -105,705,478
Other 34,388,726 29,454,734 -4,933,992
Air transport 15,716,205 11,474,586 -4,241,619
Road transport 2,119,826 1,000 -2,118,826

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Tyne 281,875,858
Dover / Eurotunnel 147,102,859
Immingham Docks 93,453,924
000 63,843,460
London Gateway Port 55,904,663

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Tyne 126,801,235 155,074,623 +28,273,388
Dover / Eurotunnel 89,775,483 57,327,376 -32,448,107
Immingham Docks 62,435,440 31,018,484 -31,416,956
000 34,388,726 29,454,734 -4,933,992
London Gateway Port 38,341,534 17,563,129 -20,778,405
Liverpool Docks 26,556,925 14,945,118 -11,611,807
Holyhead 18,182,461 17,644,922 -537,539
499 35,228,812 0 -35,228,812
Heysham 15,565,330 12,945,054 -2,620,276
Southampton 18,471,792 8,306,767 -10,165,025

Quick facts

HS code: 73089098

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Various structural parts made of iron or steel, not specified elsewhere