Import/export HS code 73151190: Various types of roller chains

Roller chains used in applications other than bicycles and motorcycles, such as industrial machinery

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Germany 15,983,864
Italy 7,982,777
France 5,389,915
Netherlands 4,671,852
China 4,622,844

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 £
Germany 7,809,577 8,174,287 +364,710
Italy 4,312,679 3,670,098 -642,581
France 1,778,329 3,611,586 +1,833,257
Netherlands 2,391,742 2,280,110 -111,632
China 2,341,239 2,281,605 -59,634
Japan 1,274,482 849,853 -424,629
United States 549,108 275,113 -273,995
Belgium 284,875 313,525 +28,650
Switzerland 243,656 313,442 +69,786
Ireland 264,100 248,729 -15,371

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 £
Germany 13,069,468
Italy 8,523,981
China 7,172,027
Japan 5,271,890
France 4,756,851

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 £
Germany 6,672,794 6,396,674 -276,120
Italy 4,661,757 3,862,224 -799,533
China 3,323,381 3,848,646 +525,265
Japan 2,780,980 2,490,910 -290,070
France 1,440,137 3,316,714 +1,876,577
Romania 988,718 1,232,908 +244,190
United States 525,529 336,749 -188,780
Czechia 294,506 292,972 -1,534
Netherlands 227,986 285,539 +57,553
Taiwan 141,558 162,245 +20,687

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 36
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33
West Yorkshire 24
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 23
Greater Manchester 23

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 23 22 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 24 +3
West Yorkshire 17 16 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 16 15 -1
Greater Manchester 15 17 +2
Inner London - West 16 16 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 14 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 15 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 15 +5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13 13 +0

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) 19,811,143
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,269,177
Air transport 9,169,058
Rail transport 2,548,045
Other 752,539

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) 9,086,285 10,724,858 +1,638,573
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,571,328 6,697,849 +126,521
Air transport 4,858,618 4,310,440 -548,178
Rail transport 1,268,240 1,279,805 +11,565
Other 368,341 384,198 +15,857
Road transport 49,337 8,552 -40,785

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 10,094,703
Immingham Docks 4,553,033
Birmingham Airport 4,058,751
Eurotunnel 3,857,570
Felixstowe 3,574,511

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 5,065,379 5,029,324 -36,055
Immingham Docks 1,499,961 3,053,072 +1,553,111
Birmingham Airport 1,921,584 2,137,167 +215,583
Eurotunnel 1,904,927 1,952,643 +47,716
Felixstowe 2,047,020 1,527,491 -519,529
London 1,383,980 1,890,574 +506,594
NGO 1,268,240 1,279,805 +11,565
Southampton 1,273,642 1,183,352 -90,290
East Midlands Airport 1,228,227 1,178,100 -50,127
Dover / Eurotunnel 851,747 1,307,753 +456,006

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 89
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 63
Manufacture of food products 39
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 32
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 73
2026-03 81
2026-02 92
2026-01 65
2025-12 72

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
54m+ 222
1m-15m 132
15m-54m 50
Other 42
0-1m 14

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 £
United States 3,695,646
Germany 3,567,103
Ireland 2,292,232
Spain 709,992
France 592,225

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 £
United States 2,851,129 844,517 -2,006,612
Germany 1,763,603 1,803,500 +39,897
Ireland 865,215 1,427,017 +561,802
Spain 474,969 235,023 -239,946
France 357,514 234,711 -122,803
Italy 305,288 207,599 -97,689
South Korea 237,146 200,416 -36,730
Poland 128,212 275,849 +147,637
South Africa 183,509 167,921 -15,588
Philippines 123,502 203,106 +79,604

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 £
China 214,878
Netherlands 95,195
Germany 8,843
Italy 8,780
Switzerland 5,120

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 £
China 71,305 143,573 +72,268
Netherlands 55,666 39,529 -16,137
Germany 1,032 7,811 +6,779
Italy 1,751 7,029 +5,278
Switzerland 1,020 4,100 +3,080
XI 14 4,408 +4,394
Czechia 0 3,736 +3,736
India 720 2,553 +1,833
Ireland 26 553 +527
Romania 169 169 +0

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) 7,977,405
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,607,926
Air transport 4,793,477
Other 364,595

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) 4,102,627 3,874,778 -227,849
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,623,227 1,984,699 -1,638,528
Air transport 2,183,009 2,610,468 +427,459
Other 141,309 223,286 +81,977

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,440,073
Southampton 3,140,563
London Heathrow Airport 2,004,231
Holyhead 1,537,443
London Gateway Port 1,201,422

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 2,501,674 1,938,399 -563,275
Southampton 2,332,696 807,867 -1,524,829
London Heathrow Airport 788,472 1,215,759 +427,287
Holyhead 504,343 1,033,100 +528,757
London Gateway Port 765,269 436,153 -329,116
East Midlands Airport 526,044 617,611 +91,567
Immingham Docks 420,979 523,384 +102,405
Manchester Airport 416,461 425,000 +8,539
Hull 193,778 513,011 +319,233
Liverpool Docks 348,527 118,773 -229,754

Quick facts

HS code: 73151190

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

Description: Roller chains used in applications other than bicycles and motorcycles, such as industrial machinery