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 15,042,134
Italy 7,762,526
France 5,559,065
China 4,568,860
Netherlands 4,502,366

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 7,847,243 7,194,891 -652,352
Italy 4,385,053 3,377,473 -1,007,580
France 1,739,244 3,819,821 +2,080,577
China 2,516,115 2,052,745 -463,370
Netherlands 2,366,745 2,135,621 -231,124
Japan 1,051,714 834,772 -216,942
United States 416,205 275,813 -140,392
Switzerland 247,876 330,108 +82,232
Belgium 282,907 285,608 +2,701
Ireland 236,041 242,810 +6,769

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 12,378,646
Italy 8,155,756
China 7,130,045
Japan 4,978,754
France 4,946,937

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 6,729,387 5,649,259 -1,080,128
Italy 4,535,582 3,620,174 -915,408
China 3,577,704 3,552,341 -25,363
Japan 2,557,654 2,421,100 -136,554
France 1,412,268 3,534,669 +2,122,401
Romania 1,039,185 1,126,570 +87,385
United States 468,899 347,233 -121,666
Czechia 312,990 244,713 -68,277
Netherlands 238,406 253,633 +15,227
Taiwan 144,523 148,569 +4,046

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 33
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 31
Inner London - West 24
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 23
Greater Manchester 21

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 22 21 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 23 +5
Inner London - West 15 16 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 18 14 -4
Greater Manchester 14 16 +2
West Yorkshire 13 16 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 13 -5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 15 12 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 14 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 12 -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) 19,322,660
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,895,869
Air transport 8,692,829
Rail transport 2,402,458
Other 690,501

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) 9,254,203 10,068,457 +814,254
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,679,348 6,216,521 -462,827
Air transport 4,420,228 4,272,601 -147,627
Rail transport 1,248,960 1,153,498 -95,462
Other 315,572 374,929 +59,357
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 9,719,828
Immingham Docks 4,769,741
Birmingham Airport 3,880,148
Eurotunnel 3,562,701
Felixstowe 3,553,311

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 5,291,732 4,428,096 -863,636
Immingham Docks 1,652,987 3,116,754 +1,463,767
Birmingham Airport 1,799,628 2,080,520 +280,892
Eurotunnel 1,803,055 1,759,646 -43,409
Felixstowe 2,062,619 1,490,692 -571,927
London 1,438,826 1,698,780 +259,954
NGO 1,248,960 1,153,498 -95,462
East Midlands Airport 1,220,156 1,117,403 -102,753
Southampton 1,195,444 1,077,451 -117,993
Dover / Eurotunnel 855,489 1,410,654 +555,165

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
83
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
60
Manufacture of food products
39
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
33
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
2026-05 69
2026-04 73
2026-03 82
2026-02 92
2026-01 65

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+ 223
1m-15m 120
15m-54m 50
Other 41
0-1m 13

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 £
Germany 3,489,324
United States 3,127,984
Ireland 2,252,502
Spain 705,926
France 562,098

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 £
Germany 1,783,118 1,706,206 -76,912
United States 2,573,567 554,417 -2,019,150
Ireland 873,701 1,378,801 +505,100
Spain 436,050 269,876 -166,174
France 360,273 201,825 -158,448
Italy 326,095 170,434 -155,661
South Korea 242,265 177,334 -64,931
Poland 141,293 270,632 +129,339
Philippines 276,377 51,756 -224,621
South Africa 184,172 126,899 -57,273

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 222,429
Netherlands 94,506
XI 11,219
Germany 8,722
Italy 8,445

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 93,204 129,225 +36,021
Netherlands 59,246 35,260 -23,986
XI 18 11,201 +11,183
Germany 991 7,731 +6,740
Italy 1,576 6,869 +5,293
India 720 5,447 +4,727
Switzerland 1,020 4,100 +3,080
Czechia 0 3,736 +3,736
Ireland 25 553 +528
Romania 0 216 +216

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) 7,712,619
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,940,360
Air transport 4,666,311
Other 379,699

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) 4,175,919 3,536,700 -639,219
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,364,506 1,575,854 -1,788,652
Air transport 2,319,872 2,346,439 +26,567
Other 165,670 214,029 +48,359

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,205,665
Southampton 2,567,779
London Heathrow Airport 1,968,092
Holyhead 1,506,035
London Gateway Port 1,146,122

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 2,533,877 1,671,788 -862,089
Southampton 2,203,515 364,264 -1,839,251
London Heathrow Airport 929,371 1,038,721 +109,350
Holyhead 491,664 1,014,371 +522,707
London Gateway Port 729,648 416,474 -313,174
East Midlands Airport 614,433 530,149 -84,284
Immingham Docks 437,608 504,034 +66,426
Manchester Airport 361,822 446,484 +84,662
Hull 247,197 541,896 +294,699
ZLC 226,610 224,632 -1,978

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