Import/export HS code 731590: Various parts of iron or steel chains

Additional components and spare parts for iron or steel chains, not classified elsewhere

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  • 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 4,257,562
Germany 3,787,892
Norway 2,992,532
Spain 1,843,158
United States 1,221,829

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 2,756,270 1,501,292 -1,254,978
Germany 2,283,454 1,504,438 -779,016
Norway 2,953,130 39,402 -2,913,728
Spain 239,270 1,603,888 +1,364,618
United States 846,467 375,362 -471,105
Netherlands 583,567 192,749 -390,818
Italy 332,691 154,261 -178,430
France 262,947 108,463 -154,484
India 165,165 82,143 -83,022
Poland 13,792 128,325 +114,533

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 4,587,774
Spain 4,500,842
Germany 2,852,395
United States 1,181,927
Italy 494,567

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 2,961,133 1,626,641 -1,334,492
Spain 2,884,398 1,616,444 -1,267,954
Germany 1,753,612 1,098,783 -654,829
United States 864,966 316,961 -548,005
Italy 334,499 160,068 -174,431
Netherlands 264,502 149,260 -115,242
France 237,109 36,074 -201,035
India 156,970 77,245 -79,725
Taiwan 74,386 87,299 +12,913
Poland 15,522 126,923 +111,401

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 26
Inner London - West 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Greater Manchester 16
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14

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 20 17 -3
Inner London - West 18 10 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 4 -10
Greater Manchester 12 8 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 6 -4
North Eastern Scotland 10 7 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 3 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Cheshire 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +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) 8,927,331
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,159,761
Air transport 2,593,739
Other 2,188,920
Road transport 155,043

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) 5,579,045 3,348,286 -2,230,759
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,095,198 1,064,563 -1,030,635
Air transport 1,632,950 960,789 -672,161
Other 1,564,329 624,591 -939,738
Road transport 17,580 137,463 +119,883

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 2,770,290
000 2,188,920
Felixstowe 2,173,927
Lerwick 1,603,888
Dover 1,427,203

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 2,770,290 0 -2,770,290
000 1,564,329 624,591 -939,738
Felixstowe 1,386,351 787,576 -598,775
Lerwick 0 1,603,888 +1,603,888
Dover 887,615 539,588 -348,027
East Midlands Airport 681,536 230,142 -451,394
Southampton 451,354 275,984 -175,370
Belfast Port 347,654 357,212 +9,558
Aberdeen Airport 559,915 84,370 -475,545
Eurotunnel 309,099 254,814 -54,285

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 71
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 31
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 28
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 29
2025-11 33
2025-10 32
2025-09 30
2025-08 34

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+ 142
1m-15m 88
15m-54m 29
0-1m 26
Other 21

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 914,507
Norway 875,612
Netherlands 676,415
France 631,140
Angola 513,031

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 507,723 406,784 -100,939
Norway 278,295 597,317 +319,022
Netherlands 370,118 306,297 -63,821
France 143,172 487,968 +344,796
Angola 293,354 219,677 -73,677
Australia 256,897 253,506 -3,391
India 340,626 27,138 -313,488
Brazil 161,656 130,840 -30,816
Ireland 150,701 74,957 -75,744
Germany 191,752 25,858 -165,894

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 15,705
China 1,707
Hungary 438
Italy 131
India 69

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 11,345 4,360 -6,985
China 573 1,134 +561
Hungary 349 89 -260
Italy 128 3 -125
India 33 36 +3
Ireland 0 25 +25

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) 4,407,583
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,827,758
Air transport 1,148,298
Other 19,290
Road transport 4,419

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) 2,041,801 2,365,782 +323,981
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,159,569 668,189 -491,380
Air transport 728,112 420,186 -307,926
Other 12,909 6,381 -6,528
Road transport 4,419 0 -4,419

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,070,426
Aberdeen Docks 1,054,614
Dover / Eurotunnel 945,395
Southampton 848,839
Grangemouth Docks 627,156

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 £
London Gateway Port 643,616 426,810 -216,806
Aberdeen Docks 422,315 632,299 +209,984
Dover / Eurotunnel 651,520 293,875 -357,645
Southampton 380,521 468,318 +87,797
Grangemouth Docks 0 627,156 +627,156
Immingham Docks 334,786 211,228 -123,558
London Heathrow Airport 332,883 205,025 -127,858
Liverpool Docks 453,532 47,345 -406,187
East Midlands Airport 143,412 80,884 -62,528
Felixstowe 63,797 130,136 +66,339

Quick facts

HS code: 731590

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

Description: Additional components and spare parts for iron or steel chains, not classified elsewhere