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

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  • 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 4,534,250
Germany 3,094,640
Austria 3,057,263
Italy 2,801,018
Ethiopia 1,473,351

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 2,499,612 2,034,638 -464,974
Germany 1,596,121 1,498,519 -97,602
Austria 1,767,499 1,289,764 -477,735
Italy 1,110,512 1,690,506 +579,994
Ethiopia 728,970 744,381 +15,411
Netherlands 682,584 770,433 +87,849
Czechia 771,231 522,886 -248,345
United States 619,166 622,059 +2,893
Poland 463,129 630,160 +167,031
Ireland 207,637 474,798 +267,161

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 4,509,976
Austria 3,838,553
United Kingdom 3,410,035
United States 3,111,419
Germany 2,721,536

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 2,329,465 2,180,511 -148,954
Austria 2,200,667 1,637,886 -562,781
United Kingdom 1,192,287 2,217,748 +1,025,461
United States 1,762,372 1,349,047 -413,325
Germany 1,328,678 1,392,858 +64,180
Italy 1,048,277 1,236,082 +187,805
Czechia 835,629 535,992 -299,637
Poland 432,469 607,962 +175,493
Turkey 44,001 240,840 +196,839
Spain 78,139 135,366 +57,227

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 12
Inner London - West 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7
South East Wales 7

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 9 -2
Inner London - West 5 8 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 3 -5
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 4 -3
South East Wales 4 6 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 2 5 +3
Merseyside 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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) 11,876,068
Air transport 6,516,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,490,401
Other 1,464,883
Road transport 202,053

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) 6,293,360 5,582,708 -710,652
Air transport 3,252,799 3,264,131 +11,332
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,314,878 3,175,523 +860,645
Other 543,953 920,930 +376,977
Road transport 154,563 47,490 -107,073

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,717,525
London Heathrow Airport 4,834,245
Felixstowe 2,936,183
Liverpool Docks 2,001,416
Immingham Docks 1,819,826

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 2,761,567 2,955,958 +194,391
London Heathrow Airport 2,192,702 2,641,543 +448,841
Felixstowe 2,158,217 777,966 -1,380,251
Liverpool Docks 924,166 1,077,250 +153,084
Immingham Docks 669,777 1,150,049 +480,272
000 543,953 920,930 +376,977
Southampton 380,286 674,727 +294,441
Harwich 251,119 779,784 +528,665
London Stansted Airport 391,081 307,267 -83,814
Killingholme 468,977 182,538 -286,439

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 23
Other manufacturing 18
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 22
2026-03 21
2026-02 19
2026-01 18
2025-12 18

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 51
Other 15
15m-54m 14
0-1m 7

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 10,636,902
Norway 2,063,091
United States 1,492,795
United Arab Emirates 1,424,135
Ireland 1,306,579

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 5,038,842 5,598,060 +559,218
Norway 87,635 1,975,456 +1,887,821
United States 872,126 620,669 -251,457
United Arab Emirates 438,242 985,893 +547,651
Ireland 946,873 359,706 -587,167
Ethiopia 737,970 368,665 -369,305
China 569,596 499,798 -69,798
Australia 444,909 623,415 +178,506
Thailand 624,784 301,847 -322,937
Spain 381,541 368,467 -13,074

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 25,235
Nicaragua 5,171
Germany 3,400
Czechia 92

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 15,647 9,588 -6,059
Nicaragua 0 5,171 +5,171
Germany 0 3,400 +3,400
Czechia 92 0 -92

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) 14,282,729
Air transport 11,212,181
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,302,663
Other 41,603

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) 7,251,097 7,031,632 -219,465
Air transport 5,361,747 5,850,434 +488,687
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,282,264 1,020,399 -261,865
Other 15,913 25,690 +9,777

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,432,244
London Heathrow Airport 8,958,419
Felixstowe 1,178,553
Liverpool Docks 1,093,364
London Stansted Airport 959,681

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 5,994,706 6,437,538 +442,832
London Heathrow Airport 4,322,502 4,635,917 +313,415
Felixstowe 882,722 295,831 -586,891
Liverpool Docks 845,177 248,187 -596,990
London Stansted Airport 585,068 374,613 -210,455
Southampton 189,967 609,462 +419,495
Birmingham Airport 42,525 457,815 +415,290
Harwich 218,441 26,377 -192,064
Immingham Docks 175,162 62,534 -112,628
East Midlands Airport 162,153 55,327 -106,826

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