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 33,001,408
Netherlands 29,068,656
Turkey 21,386,621
Sweden 10,826,626
China 9,031,154

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 18,934,612 14,066,796 -4,867,816
Netherlands 14,112,331 14,956,325 +843,994
Turkey 2,310,487 19,076,134 +16,765,647
Sweden 8,582,833 2,243,793 -6,339,040
China 4,854,124 4,177,030 -677,094
Spain 4,138,075 3,126,664 -1,011,411
Germany 2,341,971 3,305,684 +963,713
Ireland 1,882,690 1,813,406 -69,284
Ukraine 486,410 1,748,779 +1,262,369
Belgium 1,155,574 182,069 -973,505

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 30,654,487
Netherlands 27,866,000
Turkey 21,386,621
Sweden 10,926,553
Spain 10,830,111

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 17,841,787 12,812,700 -5,029,087
Netherlands 12,944,864 14,921,136 +1,976,272
Turkey 2,310,487 19,076,134 +16,765,647
Sweden 8,666,473 2,260,080 -6,406,393
Spain 5,226,796 5,603,315 +376,519
China 4,859,955 4,142,094 -717,861
Germany 3,233,961 2,375,725 -858,236
Ukraine 486,410 1,725,635 +1,239,225
Ireland 913,198 950,539 +37,341
Austria 934,324 415,200 -519,124

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
Essex 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 9 +2
Inner London - West 9 7 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 7 +3
South East Wales 4 7 +3
Essex 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
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) 83,138,321
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,551,508
Road transport 2,152,223
Other 2,143,736
Air transport 437,566

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) 39,735,497 43,402,824 +3,667,327
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,195,349 20,356,159 +1,160,810
Road transport 498,095 1,654,128 +1,156,033
Other 1,124,171 1,019,565 -104,606
Air transport 231,781 205,785 -25,996

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 29,730,952
Immingham Docks 22,329,548
London 11,634,703
Medway 9,406,816
Felixstowe 8,120,728

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 17,186,567 12,544,385 -4,642,182
Immingham Docks 13,245,464 9,084,084 -4,161,380
London 4,253,017 7,381,686 +3,128,669
Medway 3,489,027 5,917,789 +2,428,762
Felixstowe 3,790,398 4,330,330 +539,932
499 1,819,783 5,800,962 +3,981,179
Killingholme 4,840,703 1,764,754 -3,075,949
Newport 960,956 4,639,982 +3,679,026
Boston 1,470,688 3,353,943 +1,883,255
Dover 2,086,240 1,763,715 -322,525

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 22
Specialised construction activities 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Construction of buildings 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 29
2026-03 22
2026-02 24
2026-01 20
2025-12 23

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 44
54m+ 42
15m-54m 29
Other 14
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 13,436,234
Germany 4,775,026
Sweden 4,730,846
France 3,048,527
Netherlands 2,402,731

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 6,331,154 7,105,080 +773,926
Germany 3,423,871 1,351,155 -2,072,716
Sweden 2,709,746 2,021,100 -688,646
France 893,210 2,155,317 +1,262,107
Netherlands 1,835,655 567,076 -1,268,579
Australia 279,138 1,667,080 +1,387,942
Belgium 247,765 1,114,898 +867,133
Thailand 0 1,105,289 +1,105,289
Spain 609,820 416,709 -193,111
Denmark 592,165 212,064 -380,101

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 11,479,511
Ireland 128,353
India 21,492
China 17,444
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 5,368,450 6,111,061 +742,611
Ireland 43,525 84,828 +41,303
India 9,598 11,894 +2,296
China 6,021 11,423 +5,402
Netherlands 158 889 +731
Spain 369 0 -369

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) 16,775,993
Other 11,744,679
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,202,597
Air transport 508,649

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) 9,653,343 7,122,650 -2,530,693
Other 5,442,061 6,302,618 +860,557
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,175,716 6,026,881 +3,851,165
Air transport 230,751 277,898 +47,147

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 11,744,679
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,489,370
Immingham Docks 6,408,786
Southampton 2,298,583
London Gateway Port 1,953,825

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 5,442,061 6,302,618 +860,557
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,663,251 4,826,119 -1,837,132
Immingham Docks 3,321,840 3,086,946 -234,894
Southampton 275,734 2,022,849 +1,747,115
London Gateway Port 242,710 1,711,115 +1,468,405
Liverpool Docks 582,933 209,384 -373,549
Heysham 223,083 430,212 +207,129
Felixstowe 256,058 335,569 +79,511
Portsmouth 46,166 313,117 +266,951
London Heathrow Airport 122,886 200,477 +77,591

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)