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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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 10,362,311
Italy 7,640,228
Spain 7,498,374
Czechia 6,504,200
Turkey 3,630,935

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 4,889,836 5,472,475 +582,639
Italy 2,481,096 5,159,132 +2,678,036
Spain 6,913,202 585,172 -6,328,030
Czechia 3,506,519 2,997,681 -508,838
Turkey 3,039,274 591,661 -2,447,613
France 1,924,911 1,038,452 -886,459
United States 820,793 1,272,642 +451,849
China 645,799 941,456 +295,657
Netherlands 738,605 475,504 -263,101
Canada 2,325 862,450 +860,125

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 9,438,542
Czechia 8,632,315
Spain 7,819,877
Germany 5,992,072
Turkey 4,627,023

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 3,106,754 6,331,788 +3,225,034
Czechia 3,946,713 4,685,602 +738,889
Spain 7,234,705 585,172 -6,649,533
Germany 2,842,647 3,149,425 +306,778
Turkey 4,027,967 599,056 -3,428,911
United States 885,196 1,404,259 +519,063
United Kingdom 409,309 1,633,589 +1,224,280
China 820,831 969,355 +148,524
France 1,263,855 427,666 -836,189
Poland 671,918 144,240 -527,678

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Greater Manchester 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Inner London - West 6 10 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 7 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 5 -4
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
West Midlands 7 6 -1
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 7 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 1 -5
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 4 -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) 35,034,400
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,742,326
Air transport 3,009,748
Other 1,284,278
Road transport 555,012

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) 21,611,450 13,422,950 -8,188,500
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,691,798 6,050,528 +2,358,730
Air transport 1,177,747 1,832,001 +654,254
Other 772,557 511,721 -260,836
Road transport 469,612 85,400 -384,212

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,145,998
Immingham Docks 6,787,223
Eurotunnel 4,389,117
Harwich 2,559,499
Peterhead 2,387,454

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 9,226,901 3,919,097 -5,307,804
Immingham Docks 3,483,146 3,304,077 -179,069
Eurotunnel 3,937,279 451,838 -3,485,441
Harwich 140,972 2,418,527 +2,277,555
Peterhead 0 2,387,454 +2,387,454
Felixstowe 1,481,348 542,331 -939,017
Purfleet 291,594 1,668,597 +1,377,003
Portsmouth 1,592,021 357,564 -1,234,457
Killingholme 1,218,847 492,245 -726,602
London Heathrow Airport 615,301 953,579 +338,278

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
28
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
20
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
18
Other manufacturing
18
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 27
2026-04 27
2026-03 19
2026-02 26
2026-01 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+ 97
1m-15m 72
15m-54m 25
Other 15
0-1m 6

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 2,476,067
Brazil 1,734,602
Ireland 1,195,606
Netherlands 1,195,103
Nigeria 1,180,602

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 1,766,706 709,361 -1,057,345
Brazil 1,119,614 614,988 -504,626
Ireland 454,640 740,966 +286,326
Netherlands 375,024 820,079 +445,055
Nigeria 501,710 678,892 +177,182
Norway 1,041,825 14,542 -1,027,283
Denmark 424,994 446,682 +21,688
Saudi Arabia 535,806 328,753 -207,053
Ghana 794,003 14,912 -779,091
Malaysia 7,251 692,000 +684,749

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 5,178 0 -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) 13,114,078
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,098,442
Air transport 1,710,170
Other 5,178

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) 7,437,985 5,676,093 -1,761,892
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,542,683 3,555,759 +13,076
Air transport 997,979 712,191 -285,788
Other 5,178 0 -5,178

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 6,108,120
Southampton 2,953,138
Felixstowe 2,756,743
Immingham Docks 2,151,217
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,433,604

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 3,226,532 2,881,588 -344,944
Southampton 1,903,995 1,049,143 -854,852
Felixstowe 1,358,802 1,397,941 +39,139
Immingham Docks 1,447,615 703,602 -744,013
Dover / Eurotunnel 282,715 1,150,889 +868,174
Dover 740,030 453,470 -286,560
London Heathrow Airport 430,230 257,659 -172,571
Holyhead 313,839 367,175 +53,336
Tyne 297,840 256,640 -41,200
London 385,867 131,083 -254,784

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