Import/export HS code 731420: Welded grill, netting, and fencing made of thick wire

Heavy-duty welded wire mesh, netting, or fencing with a wire thickness of 3 mm or more and large mesh size (100 cm² 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 £
Portugal 30,301,209
Netherlands 22,483,176
Turkey 14,860,894
Sweden 10,988,503
China 8,720,960

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 £
Portugal 19,911,035 10,390,174 -9,520,861
Netherlands 13,455,509 9,027,667 -4,427,842
Turkey 1,160,837 13,700,057 +12,539,220
Sweden 7,301,484 3,687,019 -3,614,465
China 5,226,885 3,494,075 -1,732,810
Spain 4,711,081 2,048,668 -2,662,413
Germany 1,850,013 2,203,014 +353,001
Ireland 1,943,787 1,744,575 -199,212
Ukraine 328,319 1,424,508 +1,096,189
Belgium 1,214,538 119,838 -1,094,700

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 £
Portugal 27,064,628
Netherlands 21,334,344
Turkey 14,860,894
Sweden 11,049,308
Spain 10,021,557

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 £
Portugal 17,103,362 9,961,266 -7,142,096
Netherlands 12,205,957 9,128,387 -3,077,570
Turkey 1,160,837 13,700,057 +12,539,220
Sweden 7,383,461 3,665,847 -3,717,614
Spain 7,516,306 2,505,251 -5,011,055
China 5,234,410 3,480,745 -1,753,665
Germany 2,748,165 2,314,782 -433,383
Ireland 968,962 957,854 -11,108
Ukraine 328,319 1,424,508 +1,096,189
Austria 785,328 621,936 -163,392

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
West Midlands 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
South East Wales 6

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 9 6 -3
West Midlands 6 9 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
South East Wales 5 4 -1
Essex 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 1 4 +3
Kent 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 5 +2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 72,448,220
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,058,606
Other 2,008,076
Road transport 1,669,742
Air transport 335,058

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,230,500 33,217,720 -6,012,780
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,977,609 14,080,997 -3,896,612
Other 1,126,811 881,265 -245,546
Road transport 290,824 1,378,918 +1,088,094
Air transport 237,410 97,648 -139,762

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 27,224,213
Immingham Docks 19,596,038
London 8,668,471
Killingholme 6,327,068
499 6,030,660

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 £
Liverpool Docks 16,016,468 11,207,745 -4,808,723
Immingham Docks 11,916,207 7,679,831 -4,236,376
London 4,529,348 4,139,123 -390,225
Killingholme 4,103,098 2,223,970 -1,879,128
499 3,467,791 2,562,869 -904,922
Felixstowe 3,931,921 2,014,081 -1,917,840
Medway 3,207,302 2,513,323 -693,979
Newport 244,057 5,356,881 +5,112,824
Dover 1,868,122 1,849,843 -18,279
Boston 1,470,688 2,173,375 +702,687

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 29
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 21
Specialised construction activities 12
Construction of buildings 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 16
2025-10 27
2025-09 20
2025-08 18

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
1m-15m 40
54m+ 39
15m-54m 27
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 £
Ireland 12,124,590
Germany 4,612,786
Sweden 4,457,279
France 2,746,713
Netherlands 2,417,237

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 £
Ireland 6,249,971 5,874,619 -375,352
Germany 2,642,357 1,970,429 -671,928
Sweden 2,732,983 1,724,296 -1,008,687
France 1,099,122 1,647,591 +548,469
Netherlands 1,791,971 625,266 -1,166,705
Belgium 31,692 1,328,685 +1,296,993
Australia 341,526 757,893 +416,367
Spain 376,662 634,212 +257,550
Denmark 714,203 153,857 -560,346
Malaysia 0 678,396 +678,396

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 10,184,591
Ireland 106,618
India 18,017
China 15,837
Spain 513

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 4,915,116 5,269,475 +354,359
Ireland 27,228 79,390 +52,162
India 9,426 8,591 -835
China 5,255 10,582 +5,327
Spain 513 0 -513
Nicaragua 429 0 -429
Netherlands 158 0 -158

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,169,288
Other 10,377,345
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,762,735
Air transport 351,463

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,181,402 6,987,886 -2,193,516
Other 4,966,617 5,410,728 +444,111
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,142,110 3,620,625 +1,478,515
Air transport 237,148 114,315 -122,833

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,889,797
000 10,377,345
Immingham Docks 6,228,679
London Gateway Port 1,380,817
Liverpool Docks 1,030,388

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,732,098 5,157,699 -574,399
000 4,966,617 5,410,728 +444,111
Immingham Docks 3,346,671 2,882,008 -464,663
London Gateway Port 287,743 1,093,074 +805,331
Liverpool Docks 898,959 131,429 -767,530
Southampton 216,443 545,441 +328,998
Felixstowe 256,058 296,566 +40,508
Heysham 191,204 282,021 +90,817
Holyhead 182,772 57,277 -125,495
Portsmouth 60,611 144,210 +83,599

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 731420

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

Description: Heavy-duty welded wire mesh, netting, or fencing with a wire thickness of 3 mm or more and large mesh size (100 cm² or more)