Import/export HS code 73110030: Various gas containers

Iron or steel containers for compressed or liquefied gas, not specified by size

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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 £
United States 2,168,185
Germany 649,761
Finland 645,643
China 424,010
Oman 294,739

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 £
United States 1,226,105 942,080 -284,025
Germany 280,559 369,202 +88,643
Finland 602,986 42,657 -560,329
China 86,255 337,755 +251,500
Oman 48,185 246,554 +198,369
France 238,000 29,762 -208,238
Netherlands 100,216 125,193 +24,977
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 117,325 59,837 -57,488
Czechia 127,785 34,898 -92,887
Kenya 71,273 4,230 -67,043

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 £
United States 3,134,271
Finland 650,180
China 568,359
Germany 297,274
France 268,834

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 £
United States 1,724,335 1,409,936 -314,399
Finland 607,523 42,657 -564,866
China 204,999 363,360 +158,361
Germany 95,115 202,159 +107,044
France 201,802 67,032 -134,770
Oman 12,950 194,498 +181,548
United Kingdom 131,560 56,983 -74,577
Czechia 109,657 1,440 -108,217
Austria 69,782 33,448 -36,334
Kenya 71,273 4,230 -67,043

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
North Eastern Scotland 6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5

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 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 7 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
North Eastern Scotland 2 5 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 1 -3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 1 -4
Greater Manchester 4 0 -4
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
South East Wales 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 3,397,456
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,694,039
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 810,068
Other 43,478

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 £
Air transport 1,706,839 1,690,617 -16,222
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,055,343 638,696 -416,647
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 547,269 262,799 -284,470
Other 28,651 14,827 -13,824

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 1,806,468
London Heathrow Airport 1,071,909
Hull 535,955
Immingham Docks 321,857
Felixstowe 304,799

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 £
London Stansted Airport 921,305 885,163 -36,142
London Heathrow Airport 499,488 572,421 +72,933
Hull 535,955 0 -535,955
Immingham Docks 120,373 201,484 +81,111
Felixstowe 133,998 170,801 +36,803
Dover 233,136 54,129 -179,007
East Midlands Airport 119,804 93,090 -26,714
Eurotunnel 160,070 40,948 -119,122
London Gateway Port 71,273 109,621 +38,348
Southampton 158,677 6,405 -152,272

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
13
Other manufacturing
11
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
10
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
Air transport
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 12
2026-04 5
2026-03 9
2026-02 12
2026-01 9

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+ 54
1m-15m 23
15m-54m 12
Other 8
0-1m 4

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 £
United States 1,540,627
Guyana 638,141
Finland 553,087
France 367,982
Netherlands 262,218

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 £
United States 289,782 1,250,845 +961,063
Guyana 1,478 636,663 +635,185
Finland 535,955 17,132 -518,823
France 115,649 252,333 +136,684
Netherlands 146,236 115,982 -30,254
Norway 197,874 49,774 -148,100
United Arab Emirates 33,901 199,022 +165,121
Switzerland 188,021 28,703 -159,318
Germany 68,955 147,191 +78,236
Malaysia 103,020 92,727 -10,293

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 1,581
Italy 260
Nicaragua 200

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 1,114 467 -647
Italy 238 22 -216
Nicaragua 0 200 +200

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 3,584,986
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,021,854
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,015,428
Other 2,045

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 £
Air transport 1,588,080 1,996,906 +408,826
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 653,847 1,368,007 +714,160
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 636,815 378,613 -258,202
Other 1,352 693 -659

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,216,278
Southampton 734,789
London Stansted Airport 684,101
Portsmouth 665,489
Dover / Eurotunnel 567,224

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 988,398 1,227,880 +239,482
Southampton 30,259 704,530 +674,271
London Stansted Airport 274,957 409,144 +134,187
Portsmouth 10,007 655,482 +645,475
Dover / Eurotunnel 317,026 250,198 -66,828
Hull 535,955 0 -535,955
ZLC 91,730 187,822 +96,092
East Midlands Airport 146,303 118,393 -27,910
Immingham Docks 155,127 40,574 -114,553
Harwich 61,453 31,113 -30,340

Quick facts

HS code: 73110030

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

Description: Iron or steel containers for compressed or liquefied gas, not specified by size