Import/export HS code 731519: Parts of iron or steel chains

Components and spare parts for iron or steel chains, such as links and connectors

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 £
China 8,607,943
Germany 1,470,936
United States 827,673
India 626,662
Netherlands 561,678

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 £
China 3,538,466 5,069,477 +1,531,011
Germany 792,159 678,777 -113,382
United States 644,351 183,322 -461,029
India 158,107 468,555 +310,448
Netherlands 284,891 276,787 -8,104
Italy 321,686 153,222 -168,464
France 106,123 58,405 -47,718
Czechia 76,301 53,600 -22,701
Switzerland 40,870 77,503 +36,633
Finland 70,822 17,373 -53,449

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 £
China 8,834,443
Germany 1,330,029
United States 870,638
India 668,468
Japan 401,300

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 £
China 3,611,374 5,223,069 +1,611,695
Germany 765,418 564,611 -200,807
United States 685,374 185,264 -500,110
India 193,306 475,162 +281,856
Japan 220,737 180,563 -40,174
Italy 184,653 100,179 -84,474
Taiwan 122,197 22,572 -99,625
Austria 55,489 87,803 +32,314
France 53,412 65,754 +12,342
United Kingdom 88,535 17,769 -70,766

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 19
Greater Manchester 14
Inner London - West 12
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10

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 14 10 -4
Greater Manchester 11 10 -1
Inner London - West 6 6 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 6 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 4 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - East 6 4 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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) 9,441,738
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,575,532
Air transport 1,475,609
Other 91,037

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) 3,929,096 5,512,642 +1,583,546
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,558,063 1,017,469 -540,594
Air transport 838,104 637,505 -200,599
Other 28,459 62,578 +34,119

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,448,035
Dover 1,021,934
Immingham Docks 572,253
London 492,258
Eurotunnel 489,831

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 £
Felixstowe 3,373,038 5,074,997 +1,701,959
Dover 602,812 419,122 -183,690
Immingham Docks 323,263 248,990 -74,273
London 186,062 306,196 +120,134
Eurotunnel 382,624 107,207 -275,417
Manchester Airport 297,276 145,207 -152,069
Southampton 202,638 154,486 -48,152
London Heathrow Airport 229,219 100,127 -129,092
Birmingham Airport 85,924 237,123 +151,199
East Midlands Airport 171,850 84,702 -87,148

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
44
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
30
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
20
Manufacture of food products
13
Other manufacturing
12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 27
2026-04 23
2026-03 24
2026-02 24
2026-01 19

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+ 91
1m-15m 57
15m-54m 26
Other 15
0-1m 5

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 641,773
Germany 570,317
South Korea 246,717
Ireland 146,399
Australia 139,178

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 314,428 327,345 +12,917
Germany 254,759 315,558 +60,799
South Korea 9,470 237,247 +227,777
Ireland 75,120 71,279 -3,841
Australia 122,658 16,520 -106,138
Netherlands 113,635 1,429 -112,206
Zambia 0 111,072 +111,072
Philippines 91,640 14,657 -76,983
Canada 38,985 51,688 +12,703
France 71,738 5,642 -66,096

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 3,709
Italy 3,601
China 1,799
Taiwan 576
France 79

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 880 2,829 +1,949
Italy 3,268 333 -2,935
China 1,788 11 -1,777
Taiwan 542 34 -508
France 0 79 +79
Austria 3 0 -3

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,579,214
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 920,594
Air transport 514,715
Other 10,029

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 775,902 803,312 +27,410
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 469,427 451,167 -18,260
Air transport 259,676 255,039 -4,637
Other 6,743 3,286 -3,457

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 650,031
London Gateway Port 570,183
Dover / Eurotunnel 541,339
East Midlands Airport 176,762
London Heathrow Airport 165,290

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 £
Southampton 125,238 524,793 +399,555
London Gateway Port 386,512 183,671 -202,841
Dover / Eurotunnel 365,144 176,195 -188,949
East Midlands Airport 98,808 77,954 -20,854
London Heathrow Airport 85,970 79,320 -6,650
Immingham Docks 92,675 68,329 -24,346
Hull 15,850 131,133 +115,283
Felixstowe 108,254 33,786 -74,468
Liverpool Docks 65,239 60,152 -5,087
Holyhead 52,397 68,485 +16,088

Quick facts

HS code: 731519

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

Description: Components and spare parts for iron or steel chains, such as links and connectors