Import/export HS code 73110019: Large gas containers over 50 liters

Iron or steel containers for compressed or liquefied gas, with a capacity of more than 50 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 £
Czechia 5,612,509
Germany 3,014,138
Austria 2,863,954
Italy 1,740,494
Netherlands 1,598,968

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 £
Czechia 2,831,232 2,781,277 -49,955
Germany 1,866,873 1,147,265 -719,608
Austria 1,186,185 1,677,769 +491,584
Italy 1,096,238 644,256 -451,982
Netherlands 861,735 737,233 -124,502
China 139,979 1,067,951 +927,972
Turkey 772,858 315,528 -457,330
France 261,985 169,895 -92,090
Mauritania 330,329 0 -330,329
Norway 190,162 70,573 -119,589

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 £
Czechia 5,712,965
Austria 4,340,147
Italy 1,665,361
Germany 1,644,921
China 1,434,443

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 £
Czechia 2,904,290 2,808,675 -95,615
Austria 1,915,350 2,424,797 +509,447
Italy 1,053,586 611,775 -441,811
Germany 995,352 649,569 -345,783
China 307,487 1,126,956 +819,469
United Kingdom 1,133,985 103,386 -1,030,599
Turkey 812,541 350,635 -461,906
United States 28,315 81,948 +53,633
Sweden 89,424 0 -89,424
Norway 71,360 6,024 -65,336

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Eastern Scotland 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Merseyside 4

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
North Eastern Scotland 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Merseyside 1 3 +2
Inner London - West 3 0 -3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 1 -1
West Midlands 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 0 3 +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) 13,442,586
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,964,734
Other 1,331,859
Air transport 335,873
Road transport 10,258

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) 7,097,012 6,345,574 -751,438
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,054,066 1,910,668 -143,398
Other 863,106 468,753 -394,353
Air transport 210,845 125,028 -85,817
Road transport 0 10,258 +10,258

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,515,917
Immingham Docks 2,777,900
Felixstowe 2,273,621
000 1,331,859
Eurotunnel 1,148,441

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 3,182,708 3,333,209 +150,501
Immingham Docks 1,225,436 1,552,464 +327,028
Felixstowe 1,646,202 627,419 -1,018,783
000 863,106 468,753 -394,353
Eurotunnel 695,686 452,755 -242,931
Harwich 541,013 397,522 -143,491
Liverpool Docks 3,273 821,729 +818,456
Killingholme 633,029 160,105 -472,924
Grangemouth Docks 576,863 2,623 -574,240
Aberdeen Docks 258,955 68,381 -190,574

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 7
2025-10 11
2025-09 5
2025-08 11

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+ 30
1m-15m 20
15m-54m 8
0-1m 4
Other 2

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 765,212
France 667,962
Spain 492,047
Netherlands 457,037
United States 331,507

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 110,231 654,981 +544,750
France 441,065 226,897 -214,168
Spain 108,035 384,012 +275,977
Netherlands 435,411 21,626 -413,785
United States 326,553 4,954 -321,599
Brazil 0 174,000 +174,000
Denmark 25,719 119,810 +94,091
India 134,670 0 -134,670
Norway 98,092 26,880 -71,212
Mauritania 112,500 0 -112,500

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) 2,337,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,413,806
Air transport 451,497

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) 881,460 1,455,921 +574,461
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 963,831 449,975 -513,856
Air transport 327,016 124,481 -202,535

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,012,137
London Gateway Port 713,076
Immingham Docks 551,733
London Heathrow Airport 293,436
Dover 179,527

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 603,132 1,409,005 +805,873
London Gateway Port 395,030 318,046 -76,984
Immingham Docks 483,260 68,473 -414,787
London Heathrow Airport 246,004 47,432 -198,572
Dover 177,793 1,734 -176,059
Aberdeen Docks 79,787 26,880 -52,907
East Midlands Airport 65,800 25,595 -40,205
Liverpool Docks 44,146 27,327 -16,819
London 42,259 7,712 -34,547
London Stansted Airport 3,484 34,863 +31,379

Quick facts

HS code: 73110019

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

Description: Iron or steel containers for compressed or liquefied gas, with a capacity of more than 50 liters