Import/export HS code 73110099: Large industrial gas containers over 1,000 liters

Iron or steel containers for compressed or liquefied gas, with a capacity of 1,000 liters or more

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* 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 £
Germany 8,617,757
Spain 7,413,340
Italy 7,363,580
Czechia 6,203,864
Turkey 3,921,721

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 £
Germany 4,768,855 3,848,902 -919,953
Spain 5,897,516 1,515,824 -4,381,692
Italy 2,597,235 4,766,345 +2,169,110
Czechia 3,075,303 3,128,561 +53,258
Turkey 3,266,562 655,159 -2,611,403
France 1,932,177 854,068 -1,078,109
United States 1,376,423 475,641 -900,782
China 1,017,836 696,534 -321,302
Norway 714,297 440,888 -273,409
Netherlands 731,162 308,038 -423,124

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 £
Italy 9,405,248
Spain 7,734,843
Czechia 7,646,729
Turkey 4,912,381
Germany 4,359,373

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 £
Italy 3,113,404 6,291,844 +3,178,440
Spain 6,274,402 1,460,441 -4,813,961
Czechia 3,292,323 4,354,406 +1,062,083
Turkey 4,259,996 652,385 -3,607,611
Germany 2,751,373 1,608,000 -1,143,373
China 1,304,352 875,079 -429,273
United States 1,163,559 522,667 -640,892
France 1,186,695 466,299 -720,396
Norway 671,617 389,385 -282,232
Poland 729,446 141,226 -588,220

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 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Inner London - West 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
West Yorkshire 9

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 13 5 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Inner London - West 5 8 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 8 5 -3
Essex 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 7 2 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7 3 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 6 +1

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) 33,072,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,395,735
Air transport 1,751,165
Other 1,264,740
Road transport 525,226

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) 20,527,937 12,544,477 -7,983,460
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,412,224 4,983,511 +571,287
Air transport 1,128,443 622,722 -505,721
Other 1,001,007 263,733 -737,274
Road transport 511,680 13,546 -498,134

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 12,628,583
Immingham Docks 6,382,299
Eurotunnel 4,160,786
Peterhead 2,387,454
Felixstowe 2,322,168

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 8,973,371 3,655,212 -5,318,159
Immingham Docks 3,318,998 3,063,301 -255,697
Eurotunnel 2,973,618 1,187,168 -1,786,450
Peterhead 0 2,387,454 +2,387,454
Felixstowe 1,703,427 618,741 -1,084,686
Killingholme 1,125,972 901,555 -224,417
Portsmouth 1,646,288 268,193 -1,378,095
Harwich 164,117 1,695,653 +1,531,536
Purfleet 292,356 1,159,046 +866,690
000 1,001,007 263,733 -737,274

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 25
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 20
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 17
Other manufacturing 15
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 25
2025-10 30
2025-09 15
2025-08 16

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+ 87
1m-15m 64
15m-54m 25
Other 15
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 2,808,853
Netherlands 1,328,531
Brazil 1,127,257
Norway 1,047,299
Ireland 995,573

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 1,955,011 853,842 -1,101,169
Netherlands 499,342 829,189 +329,847
Brazil 276,560 850,697 +574,137
Norway 1,040,825 6,474 -1,034,351
Ireland 432,609 562,964 +130,355
Saudi Arabia 568,478 250,201 -318,277
Qatar 593,923 221,586 -372,337
Nigeria 307,710 488,465 +180,755
Ghana 783,970 10,033 -773,937
Australia 295,784 468,773 +172,989

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 5,178

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 0 5,178 +5,178

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,124,825
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,975,390
Air transport 1,636,707
Other 5,178
Road transport 2,159

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,408,709 5,716,116 -2,692,593
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,494,911 2,480,479 -1,014,432
Air transport 870,979 765,728 -105,251
Other 0 5,178 +5,178
Road transport 2,159 0 -2,159

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 6,544,359
Southampton 3,752,548
Felixstowe 2,382,446
Immingham Docks 2,303,800
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,141,691

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 Gateway Port 3,126,206 3,418,153 +291,947
Southampton 2,620,753 1,131,795 -1,488,958
Felixstowe 1,591,850 790,596 -801,254
Immingham Docks 1,831,353 472,447 -1,358,906
Dover / Eurotunnel 473,026 668,665 +195,639
Dover 590,030 356,006 -234,024
Holyhead 343,125 377,761 +34,636
London Heathrow Airport 407,293 236,896 -170,397
Tyne 297,765 256,715 -41,050
London 397,585 134,430 -263,155

Quick facts

HS code: 73110099

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

Description: Iron or steel containers for compressed or liquefied gas, with a capacity of 1,000 liters or more