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 2,137,013
Germany 683,045
Finland 649,389
China 428,394
Oman 298,253

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 948,424 1,188,589 +240,165
Germany 326,321 356,724 +30,403
Finland 584,139 65,250 -518,889
China 87,023 341,371 +254,348
Oman 51,699 246,554 +194,855
France 241,425 16,554 -224,871
Netherlands 85,953 135,430 +49,477
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 161,092 13,268 -147,824
Czechia 126,655 35,021 -91,634
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 3,117,259
Finland 653,926
China 569,057
Germany 300,160
France 265,149

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 1,446,216 1,671,043 +224,827
Finland 588,676 65,250 -523,426
China 248,650 320,407 +71,757
Germany 96,582 203,578 +106,996
France 205,698 59,451 -146,247
Oman 12,950 194,498 +181,548
United Kingdom 135,074 56,983 -78,091
Austria 81,145 47,731 -33,414
Czechia 109,657 1,440 -108,217
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 12
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 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
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 0 -5
Greater Manchester 4 0 -4
South East Wales 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0

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 3,419,700
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,656,735
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 839,005
Other 45,587

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 1,445,999 1,973,701 +527,702
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,081,511 575,224 -506,287
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 559,473 279,532 -279,941
Other 31,145 14,442 -16,703

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 1,771,995
London Heathrow Airport 1,129,249
Hull 535,955
Immingham Docks 348,275
Felixstowe 303,297

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 670,869 1,101,126 +430,257
London Heathrow Airport 475,978 653,271 +177,293
Hull 535,955 0 -535,955
Immingham Docks 113,027 235,248 +122,221
Felixstowe 177,755 125,542 -52,213
Dover 235,521 57,103 -178,418
East Midlands Airport 134,333 80,614 -53,719
Eurotunnel 168,465 27,799 -140,666
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 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 5
2026-03 9
2026-02 12
2026-01 9
2025-12 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+ 52
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 1,549,569
Guyana 638,141
Finland 553,087
France 417,361
Netherlands 269,935

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 279,372 1,270,197 +990,825
Guyana 0 638,141 +638,141
Finland 535,955 17,132 -518,823
France 166,805 250,556 +83,751
Netherlands 142,668 127,267 -15,401
Norway 199,924 49,774 -150,150
United Arab Emirates 44,327 182,087 +137,760
Switzerland 188,021 20,003 -168,018
Malaysia 91,054 99,294 +8,240
Germany 78,864 92,685 +13,821

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 1,974
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 1,507 467 -1,040
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 3,517,708
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,053,480
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,038,317
Other 2,436

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 1,635,805 1,881,903 +246,098
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 683,125 1,370,355 +687,230
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 632,867 405,450 -227,417
Other 1,745 691 -1,054

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,118,982
Southampton 731,462
Portsmouth 670,505
London Stansted Airport 650,274
Dover / Eurotunnel 585,489

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 1,000,174 1,118,808 +118,634
Southampton 28,270 703,192 +674,922
Portsmouth 10,023 660,482 +650,459
London Stansted Airport 254,232 396,042 +141,810
Dover / Eurotunnel 329,687 255,802 -73,885
Hull 535,955 0 -535,955
ZLC 146,198 202,993 +56,795
East Midlands Airport 156,554 118,210 -38,344
Immingham Docks 153,527 42,174 -111,353
Felixstowe 87,282 9,317 -77,965

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