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 12,040,319
Belgium 11,436,501
Italy 8,131,817
China 4,761,651
Sweden 2,895,886

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 6,022,885 6,017,434 -5,451
Belgium 6,177,210 5,259,291 -917,919
Italy 4,448,704 3,683,113 -765,591
China 2,738,902 2,022,749 -716,153
Sweden 511,213 2,384,673 +1,873,460
Germany 1,086,599 802,510 -284,089
Turkey 1,119,093 688,094 -430,999
Ireland 953,613 474,831 -478,782
Spain 807,166 581,928 -225,238
Netherlands 769,427 552,277 -217,150

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 10,681,511
Belgium 10,252,713
France 9,909,126
China 5,739,134
Sweden 2,845,821

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 5,933,100 4,748,411 -1,184,689
Belgium 5,451,799 4,800,914 -650,885
France 4,999,870 4,909,256 -90,614
China 3,213,669 2,525,465 -688,204
Sweden 485,892 2,359,929 +1,874,037
Germany 1,165,518 974,948 -190,570
Turkey 1,248,097 730,947 -517,150
Spain 623,480 656,737 +33,257
Finland 782,853 334,545 -448,308
Bulgaria 238,127 127,547 -110,580

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
West Midlands 14
Cheshire 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 11 +0
West Midlands 9 11 +2
Cheshire 10 9 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 4 -4
Essex 9 5 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 7 +2
Kent 4 7 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Northern Ireland 2 6 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,343,451
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,020,690
Other 1,792,624
Air transport 299,622
Road transport 65,626

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) 17,739,454 15,603,997 -2,135,457
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,052,924 6,967,766 -85,158
Other 1,262,856 529,768 -733,088
Air transport 162,623 136,999 -25,624
Road transport 0 65,626 +65,626
Rail transport 37,035 0 -37,035

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,683,436
London 8,559,043
Immingham Docks 7,841,097
Eurotunnel 5,380,349
Felixstowe 3,252,062

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 7,762,308 5,921,128 -1,841,180
London 4,646,242 3,912,801 -733,441
Immingham Docks 2,950,050 4,891,047 +1,940,997
Eurotunnel 2,322,256 3,058,093 +735,837
Felixstowe 1,940,960 1,311,102 -629,858
000 1,262,856 529,768 -733,088
Killingholme 871,069 816,835 -54,234
Southampton 997,912 581,084 -416,828
Purfleet 733,566 353,416 -380,150
London Gateway Port 245,723 806,225 +560,502

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
45
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
29
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
2026-05 33
2026-04 34
2026-03 36
2026-02 41
2026-01 32

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 85
54m+ 52
15m-54m 27
0-1m 15
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 6,709,832
Netherlands 603,517
United States 550,936
Germany 530,062
United Arab Emirates 499,470

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 3,615,857 3,093,975 -521,882
Netherlands 282,808 320,709 +37,901
United States 379,501 171,435 -208,066
Germany 292,500 237,562 -54,938
United Arab Emirates 378,219 121,251 -256,968
Denmark 395,938 59,709 -336,229
Belgium 188,146 250,661 +62,515
France 199,121 210,782 +11,661
Norway 256,909 94,396 -162,513
Spain 63,641 157,738 +94,097

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 988,110
Ireland 227,323
Lithuania 24,058
Spain 19,127
Germany 14,988

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 456,009 532,101 +76,092
Ireland 127,425 99,898 -27,527
Lithuania 0 24,058 +24,058
Spain 8,326 10,801 +2,475
Germany 14,988 0 -14,988
United States 0 7,319 +7,319
China 3,371 329 -3,042
France 299 357 +58
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) 8,088,296
Other 1,643,180
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,348,415
Air transport 564,841
Road transport 13,871

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) 4,416,511 3,671,785 -744,726
Other 720,150 923,030 +202,880
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 961,213 387,202 -574,011
Air transport 387,527 177,314 -210,213
Road transport 13,871 0 -13,871

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 2,180,400
000 1,643,180
Liverpool Docks 1,642,682
Holyhead 1,634,958
Immingham Docks 1,584,226

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 1,022,842 1,157,558 +134,716
000 720,150 923,030 +202,880
Liverpool Docks 1,112,282 530,400 -581,882
Holyhead 878,824 756,134 -122,690
Immingham Docks 1,187,469 396,757 -790,712
Dover / Eurotunnel 199,169 734,308 +535,139
London Gateway Port 354,306 118,025 -236,281
Southampton 366,605 25,895 -340,710
London Heathrow Airport 229,344 70,880 -158,464
Felixstowe 173,435 69,356 -104,079

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