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 10,313,147
Spain 7,525,937
Italy 7,080,972
Czechia 6,487,189
Turkey 4,124,459

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 4,685,583 5,627,564 +941,981
Spain 6,853,195 672,742 -6,180,453
Italy 2,108,719 4,972,253 +2,863,534
Czechia 3,334,174 3,153,015 -181,159
Turkey 3,367,035 757,424 -2,609,611
France 1,783,759 1,149,604 -634,155
United States 991,862 1,031,872 +40,010
China 686,586 795,610 +109,024
Netherlands 729,854 465,148 -264,706
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 9,350,835
Czechia 8,463,589
Spain 7,847,440
Germany 5,455,436
Turkey 5,118,225

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 2,707,668 6,643,167 +3,935,499
Czechia 3,520,286 4,943,303 +1,423,017
Spain 7,174,698 672,742 -6,501,956
Germany 2,730,312 2,725,124 -5,188
Turkey 4,355,728 762,497 -3,593,231
United States 1,070,413 1,133,715 +63,302
United Kingdom 399,170 1,646,585 +1,247,415
France 1,187,911 538,913 -648,998
China 860,050 825,077 -34,973
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
West Yorkshire 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 6 -3
West Yorkshire 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
West Midlands 6 7 +1
Greater Manchester 6 3 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 7 +2
Essex 3 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) 34,895,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,553,910
Air transport 3,003,599
Other 1,369,172
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) 21,359,938 13,535,212 -7,824,726
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,667,887 5,886,023 +2,218,136
Air transport 1,179,169 1,824,430 +645,261
Other 862,685 506,487 -356,198
Road transport 460,829 94,183 -366,646

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,207,264
Immingham Docks 6,756,843
Eurotunnel 4,358,905
Harwich 2,599,133
Felixstowe 2,498,786

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 8,420,864 4,786,400 -3,634,464
Immingham Docks 3,515,391 3,241,452 -273,939
Eurotunnel 3,970,935 387,970 -3,582,965
Harwich 165,970 2,433,163 +2,267,193
Felixstowe 1,878,726 620,060 -1,258,666
Peterhead 0 2,387,454 +2,387,454
Portsmouth 1,558,065 419,083 -1,138,982
Killingholme 1,216,133 494,959 -721,174
London Heathrow Airport 628,565 951,488 +322,923
Purfleet 293,341 1,151,876 +858,535

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. 21
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 17
Other manufacturing 17
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
2026-04 27
2026-03 19
2026-02 26
2026-01 16
2025-12 27

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+ 94
1m-15m 71
15m-54m 28
Other 15
0-1m 5

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 2,788,553
Brazil 1,734,602
Netherlands 1,211,820
Ireland 1,197,682
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 2,175,386 613,167 -1,562,219
Brazil 1,119,614 614,988 -504,626
Netherlands 358,611 853,209 +494,598
Ireland 429,485 768,197 +338,712
Nigeria 307,710 872,892 +565,182
Norway 1,041,825 14,542 -1,027,283
Saudi Arabia 532,072 332,487 -199,585
Denmark 424,994 430,288 +5,294
Qatar 615,737 204,666 -411,071
Ghana 794,003 14,912 -779,091

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) 13,790,350
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,224,113
Air transport 1,736,144
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) 8,124,109 5,666,241 -2,457,868
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,510,799 3,713,314 +202,515
Air transport 1,014,022 722,122 -291,900
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 6,412,331
Southampton 3,225,318
Felixstowe 2,912,791
Immingham Docks 2,128,314
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,623,031

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 3,326,150 3,086,181 -239,969
Southampton 2,310,370 914,948 -1,395,422
Felixstowe 1,514,850 1,397,941 -116,909
Immingham Docks 1,412,468 715,846 -696,622
Dover / Eurotunnel 461,778 1,161,253 +699,475
Dover 590,030 561,511 -28,519
Holyhead 334,823 367,175 +32,352
London Heathrow Airport 441,693 259,542 -182,151
Tyne 297,840 256,640 -41,200
London 409,950 131,083 -278,867

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