Import/export HS code 731439: Various wire products without zinc coating

Wire cloth, grill, netting, or fencing made of iron or steel without zinc coating, used for various purposes

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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 £
France 10,789,421
Belgium 10,730,615
Italy 7,341,143
China 4,257,161
Turkey 2,024,405

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 £
France 5,302,839 5,486,582 +183,743
Belgium 5,844,620 4,885,995 -958,625
Italy 4,242,239 3,098,904 -1,143,335
China 2,674,562 1,582,599 -1,091,963
Turkey 1,308,494 715,911 -592,583
Germany 1,301,154 607,343 -693,811
Ireland 975,712 282,254 -693,458
Netherlands 901,426 349,701 -551,725
Finland 882,429 322,521 -559,908
Spain 625,999 535,832 -90,167

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 9,626,482
Belgium 9,611,806
France 8,910,951
China 5,158,520
Turkey 2,314,553

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 5,477,020 4,149,462 -1,327,558
Belgium 5,241,002 4,370,804 -870,198
France 4,277,775 4,633,176 +355,401
China 3,242,630 1,915,890 -1,326,740
Turkey 1,555,789 758,764 -797,025
Germany 1,316,195 585,060 -731,135
Finland 925,020 403,916 -521,104
Sweden 407,738 677,954 +270,216
Spain 596,089 387,667 -208,422
Bulgaria 260,012 161,069 -98,943

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16
Cheshire 13
West Midlands 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Essex 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 10 -1
Cheshire 11 7 -4
West Midlands 10 9 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 2 -8
Essex 8 6 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 5 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Kent 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,259,245
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,990,477
Other 1,801,928
Air transport 274,577
Rail transport 84,431

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) 16,245,663 14,013,582 -2,232,081
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,691,119 4,299,358 -3,391,761
Other 1,257,532 544,396 -713,136
Air transport 185,251 89,326 -95,925
Rail transport 84,431 0 -84,431
Road transport 21,346 42,853 +21,507

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 12,515,825
London 8,347,098
Immingham Docks 5,388,189
Eurotunnel 4,373,704
Felixstowe 3,492,482

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 7,056,402 5,459,423 -1,596,979
London 4,518,187 3,828,911 -689,276
Immingham Docks 2,870,310 2,517,879 -352,431
Eurotunnel 2,140,809 2,232,895 +92,086
Felixstowe 2,406,247 1,086,235 -1,320,012
000 1,257,532 544,396 -713,136
Southampton 1,066,907 461,943 -604,964
Killingholme 706,633 762,653 +56,020
Purfleet 805,658 391,255 -414,403
London Gateway Port 76,383 543,459 +467,076

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 42
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 15
Specialised construction activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 32
2025-11 31
2025-10 34
2025-09 42
2025-08 29

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 74
54m+ 52
15m-54m 28
0-1m 14
Other 11

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 6,614,536
United Arab Emirates 502,876
Denmark 460,465
Germany 450,940
United States 406,842

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 3,851,363 2,763,173 -1,088,190
United Arab Emirates 325,973 176,903 -149,070
Denmark 395,083 65,382 -329,701
Germany 235,355 215,585 -19,770
United States 391,160 15,682 -375,478
Netherlands 282,462 119,049 -163,413
France 156,140 239,724 +83,584
Norway 107,400 226,479 +119,079
Belgium 179,840 139,188 -40,652
Spain 36,764 130,117 +93,353

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 1,037,073
Ireland 202,395
Spain 15,716
Germany 14,988
United States 7,319

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 525,514 511,559 -13,955
Ireland 128,334 74,061 -54,273
Spain 7,776 7,940 +164
Germany 14,988 0 -14,988
United States 0 7,319 +7,319
China 4,456 441 -4,015
France 530 0 -530
Nicaragua 333 0 -333
Luxembourg 176 0 -176

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) 7,546,303
Other 1,536,910
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,136,349
Air transport 537,483
Road transport 15,131

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) 4,307,153 3,239,150 -1,068,003
Other 755,804 781,106 +25,302
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 892,815 243,534 -649,281
Air transport 340,324 197,159 -143,165
Road transport 15,131 0 -15,131

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 2,130,697
Liverpool Docks 1,605,945
Immingham Docks 1,540,845
000 1,536,910
Holyhead 1,503,593

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 £
Heysham 1,023,681 1,107,016 +83,335
Liverpool Docks 1,197,719 408,226 -789,493
Immingham Docks 976,833 564,012 -412,821
000 755,804 781,106 +25,302
Holyhead 952,374 551,219 -401,155
Dover / Eurotunnel 216,329 385,300 +168,971
London Gateway Port 296,538 141,699 -154,839
Southampton 356,266 26,612 -329,654
London Heathrow Airport 196,381 60,582 -135,799
Felixstowe 56,443 153,792 +97,349

Quick facts

HS code: 731439

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

Description: Wire cloth, grill, netting, or fencing made of iron or steel without zinc coating, used for various purposes