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 33,226,240
Netherlands 30,084,217
Turkey 23,116,387
Sweden 10,430,912
China 8,196,023

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 17,586,349 15,639,891 -1,946,458
Netherlands 14,491,908 15,592,309 +1,100,401
Turkey 4,563,330 18,553,057 +13,989,727
Sweden 9,483,068 947,844 -8,535,224
China 4,689,728 3,506,295 -1,183,433
Spain 3,930,101 2,959,394 -970,707
Germany 2,600,943 2,886,028 +285,085
Ireland 1,803,745 2,041,513 +237,768
Ukraine 713,781 1,636,278 +922,497
Belgium 1,102,644 131,480 -971,164

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 30,778,071
Netherlands 28,931,842
Turkey 23,116,387
Spain 10,579,400
Sweden 10,459,944

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 16,066,383 14,711,688 -1,354,695
Netherlands 13,420,873 15,510,969 +2,090,096
Turkey 4,563,330 18,553,057 +13,989,727
Spain 5,462,209 5,117,191 -345,018
Sweden 9,492,929 967,015 -8,525,914
China 4,676,269 3,488,731 -1,187,538
Germany 3,604,212 1,862,542 -1,741,670
Ukraine 713,781 1,613,134 +899,353
Ireland 848,034 1,262,758 +414,724
Austria 980,346 313,165 -667,181

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 12
Inner London - West 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
South East Wales 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
West Midlands 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 9 6 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
South East Wales 4 7 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Kent 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 5 +2
Essex 2 3 +1

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) 83,514,778
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,341,787
Road transport 2,269,585
Other 1,985,777
Air transport 399,118

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) 41,028,607 42,486,171 +1,457,564
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,916,391 20,425,396 +509,005
Road transport 705,814 1,563,771 +857,957
Other 1,074,090 911,687 -162,403
Air transport 188,284 210,834 +22,550

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 27,732,054
Immingham Docks 22,159,304
London 11,833,162
Medway 9,961,073
499 8,924,853

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 15,613,540 12,118,514 -3,495,026
Immingham Docks 14,569,638 7,589,666 -6,979,972
London 4,226,563 7,606,599 +3,380,036
Medway 4,493,388 5,467,685 +974,297
499 1,388,866 7,535,987 +6,147,121
Felixstowe 4,299,860 4,550,947 +251,087
Newport 2,203,284 5,027,801 +2,824,517
Killingholme 4,310,464 1,828,711 -2,481,753
Boston 1,470,688 3,353,943 +1,883,255
Dover 2,275,892 1,384,320 -891,572

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
33
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
Specialised construction activities
9
Construction of buildings
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 25
2026-04 29
2026-03 22
2026-02 24
2026-01 20

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 41
54m+ 41
15m-54m 28
Other 12
0-1m 9

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 12,941,801
Germany 4,426,347
Sweden 3,969,775
France 2,791,019
Netherlands 2,446,689

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 6,702,359 6,239,442 -462,917
Germany 3,725,756 700,591 -3,025,165
Sweden 2,936,251 1,033,524 -1,902,727
France 809,766 1,981,253 +1,171,487
Netherlands 1,864,306 582,383 -1,281,923
Australia 220,106 1,667,080 +1,446,974
Belgium 813,540 549,123 -264,417
Thailand 0 1,105,289 +1,105,289
Spain 810,721 130,850 -679,871
Malaysia 71,200 668,868 +597,668

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 11,208,127
Ireland 131,354
India 22,089
China 17,582
Netherlands 1,047

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 5,930,042 5,278,085 -651,957
Ireland 61,781 69,573 +7,792
India 10,053 12,036 +1,983
China 9,396 8,186 -1,210
Netherlands 158 889 +731
Spain 68 0 -68

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) 15,512,830
Other 11,484,255
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,514,885
Air transport 501,414

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) 10,085,364 5,427,466 -4,657,898
Other 6,028,384 5,455,871 -572,513
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,728,666 4,786,219 +2,057,553
Air transport 247,863 253,551 +5,688

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 11,484,255
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,785,893
Immingham Docks 5,365,304
Southampton 2,295,050
London Gateway Port 1,890,134

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 £
000 6,028,384 5,455,871 -572,513
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,107,635 3,678,258 -3,429,377
Immingham Docks 3,827,061 1,538,243 -2,288,818
Southampton 272,201 2,022,849 +1,750,648
London Gateway Port 526,299 1,363,835 +837,536
Heysham 272,519 347,375 +74,856
Felixstowe 253,990 355,019 +101,029
Liverpool Docks 305,883 201,388 -104,495
Portsmouth 44,718 330,529 +285,811
Holyhead 80,523 258,795 +178,272

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)