Import/export HS code 73110011: Small gas containers under 20 liters

Iron or steel containers for compressed or liquefied gas, with a capacity of less than 20 liters

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 4,207,361
Germany 3,078,711
Austria 2,968,729
Italy 2,700,451
Netherlands 1,637,210

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 2,333,392 1,873,969 -459,423
Germany 1,829,692 1,249,019 -580,673
Austria 2,107,287 861,442 -1,245,845
Italy 1,095,624 1,604,827 +509,203
Netherlands 975,798 661,412 -314,386
Czechia 818,411 463,338 -355,073
United States 655,643 399,798 -255,845
Ethiopia 722,084 311,045 -411,039
Poland 702,644 266,778 -435,866
Ireland 225,711 478,771 +253,060

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 4,004,327
Austria 3,891,411
United States 2,955,744
Germany 2,708,019
United Kingdom 2,702,534

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 2,163,267 1,841,060 -322,207
Austria 2,579,769 1,311,642 -1,268,127
United States 1,810,444 1,145,300 -665,144
Germany 1,538,730 1,169,289 -369,441
United Kingdom 1,268,564 1,433,970 +165,406
Italy 1,021,573 1,167,396 +145,823
Czechia 884,886 475,028 -409,858
Poland 671,984 245,996 -425,988
Turkey 67,921 239,618 +171,697
Thailand 222,596 58,434 -164,162

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Inner London - West 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 8 -3
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 4 -4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 3 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 3 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
South East Wales 4 5 +1
Merseyside 5 4 -1
Norfolk 4 3 -1
Cheshire 4 1 -3

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,744,977
Air transport 5,548,130
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,049,003
Other 1,547,924
Road transport 202,884

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,180,206 4,564,771 -2,615,435
Air transport 3,321,718 2,226,412 -1,095,306
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,351,953 2,697,050 +345,097
Other 810,335 737,589 -72,746
Road transport 161,068 41,816 -119,252

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,374,670
London Heathrow Airport 4,040,808
Felixstowe 3,297,296
Liverpool Docks 1,838,362
Immingham Docks 1,670,830

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 3,083,204 2,291,466 -791,738
London Heathrow Airport 2,240,099 1,800,709 -439,390
Felixstowe 2,475,212 822,084 -1,653,128
Liverpool Docks 868,466 969,896 +101,430
Immingham Docks 747,606 923,224 +175,618
000 810,335 737,589 -72,746
Southampton 348,945 617,469 +268,524
Harwich 251,119 576,302 +325,183
Killingholme 469,553 183,712 -285,841
London Stansted Airport 405,565 209,431 -196,134

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 24
Other manufacturing 17
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 26
2025-10 28
2025-09 25
2025-08 28

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
54m+ 61
1m-15m 52
Other 15
15m-54m 11
0-1m 5

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 £
Germany 8,843,335
Ireland 1,580,528
United Arab Emirates 1,391,001
Norway 1,317,843
United States 1,297,099

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 £
Germany 5,530,424 3,312,911 -2,217,513
Ireland 1,160,774 419,754 -741,020
United Arab Emirates 435,916 955,085 +519,169
Norway 80,828 1,237,015 +1,156,187
United States 848,680 448,419 -400,261
Ethiopia 684,751 385,185 -299,566
Australia 426,003 611,816 +185,813
Thailand 624,784 297,360 -327,424
Spain 667,892 230,171 -437,721
China 500,998 373,252 -127,746

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 20,092
Germany 3,400
Nicaragua 2,502
Czechia 98

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 14,730 5,362 -9,368
Germany 0 3,400 +3,400
Nicaragua 0 2,502 +2,502
Czechia 98 0 -98

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) 12,618,034
Air transport 9,808,876
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,293,575
Other 31,963
Road transport 43

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) 8,143,540 4,474,494 -3,669,046
Air transport 5,294,822 4,514,054 -780,768
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,408,948 884,627 -524,321
Other 19,444 12,519 -6,925
Road transport 43 0 -43

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,694,660
London Heathrow Airport 7,644,405
Liverpool Docks 1,194,264
Felixstowe 1,187,980
London Stansted Airport 878,644

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,849,160 3,845,500 -3,003,660
London Heathrow Airport 4,232,753 3,411,652 -821,101
Liverpool Docks 896,432 297,832 -598,600
Felixstowe 809,860 378,120 -431,740
London Stansted Airport 591,914 286,730 -305,184
Southampton 191,743 424,603 +232,860
Birmingham Airport 21,043 477,487 +456,444
Harwich 223,956 19,915 -204,041
Immingham Docks 185,592 48,609 -136,983
East Midlands Airport 168,861 52,664 -116,197

Quick facts

HS code: 73110011

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

Description: Iron or steel containers for compressed or liquefied gas, with a capacity of less than 20 liters