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 8,642,523
Germany 1,535,751
United States 846,533
India 642,364
Netherlands 588,590

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 3,366,770 5,275,753 +1,908,983
Germany 762,775 772,976 +10,201
United States 618,779 227,754 -391,025
India 170,422 471,942 +301,520
Netherlands 285,699 302,891 +17,192
Italy 387,548 162,603 -224,945
France 97,015 70,188 -26,827
Czechia 77,709 56,532 -21,177
Switzerland 35,614 82,759 +47,145
Japan 69,697 29,364 -40,333

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 8,891,520
Germany 1,398,833
United States 890,455
India 674,123
Japan 456,535

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 3,456,947 5,434,573 +1,977,626
Germany 736,361 662,472 -73,889
United States 660,759 229,696 -431,063
India 195,574 478,549 +282,975
Japan 241,082 215,453 -25,629
Italy 251,953 108,122 -143,831
Taiwan 120,253 28,537 -91,716
Austria 55,489 87,803 +32,314
France 47,073 72,979 +25,906
United Kingdom 85,603 20,701 -64,902

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 15
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 13 11 -2
Greater Manchester 11 11 +0
Inner London - West 5 8 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 6 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 4 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 7 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - East 5 5 +0

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) 9,550,633
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,725,790
Air transport 1,504,983
Other 95,120

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) 3,801,577 5,749,056 +1,947,479
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,554,755 1,171,035 -383,720
Air transport 800,141 704,842 -95,299
Other 30,956 64,164 +33,208

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,526,094
Dover 1,136,994
Immingham Docks 573,995
London 524,219
Eurotunnel 504,961

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 3,228,577 5,297,517 +2,068,940
Dover 677,123 459,871 -217,252
Immingham Docks 279,612 294,383 +14,771
London 205,060 319,159 +114,099
Eurotunnel 366,356 138,605 -227,751
Manchester Airport 301,542 146,382 -155,160
Southampton 195,663 161,461 -34,202
London Heathrow Airport 197,818 132,485 -65,333
Birmingham Airport 84,881 242,901 +158,020
East Midlands Airport 172,454 101,328 -71,126

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 15
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+ 95
1m-15m 58
15m-54m 24
Other 16
0-1m 4

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 682,460
Germany 575,652
South Korea 246,717
Australia 202,675
Ireland 157,722

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 300,174 382,286 +82,112
Germany 252,238 323,414 +71,176
South Korea 9,470 237,247 +227,777
Australia 105,185 97,490 -7,695
Ireland 80,561 77,161 -3,400
Netherlands 100,165 14,899 -85,266
Zambia 0 111,072 +111,072
Philippines 91,640 14,657 -76,983
Canada 39,416 52,819 +13,403
France 37,927 39,818 +1,891

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 3,716
Italy 3,601
China 2,220
Taiwan 711
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 355 3,361 +3,006
Italy 3,247 354 -2,893
China 2,198 22 -2,176
Taiwan 643 68 -575
France 0 79 +79
Austria 0 3 +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) 1,677,332
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 940,600
Air transport 550,234
Other 10,592

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) 743,843 933,489 +189,646
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 427,286 513,314 +86,028
Air transport 280,978 269,256 -11,722
Other 6,705 3,887 -2,818

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 704,554
London Gateway Port 613,778
Dover / Eurotunnel 552,782
London Heathrow Airport 190,478
East Midlands Airport 184,057

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 124,820 579,734 +454,914
London Gateway Port 356,002 257,776 -98,226
Dover / Eurotunnel 322,629 230,153 -92,476
London Heathrow Airport 109,741 80,737 -29,004
East Midlands Airport 104,863 79,194 -25,669
Immingham Docks 92,675 68,329 -24,346
Hull 13,478 133,505 +120,027
Felixstowe 108,254 33,786 -74,468
Holyhead 55,143 74,302 +19,159
Liverpool Docks 64,108 61,283 -2,825

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