Import/export HS code 7316: Iron or steel anchors and grapnels

Anchors and grapnels made of iron or steel, used for mooring ships and boats. Includes their parts

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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 3,171,830
Norway 2,756,736
United States 1,333,882
Netherlands 709,373
Poland 603,560

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 1,778,977 1,392,853 -386,124
Norway 516,568 2,240,168 +1,723,600
United States 221,540 1,112,342 +890,802
Netherlands 444,130 265,243 -178,887
Poland 37,333 566,227 +528,894
United Arab Emirates 490,997 0 -490,997
Czechia 274,219 200,586 -73,633
Italy 186,613 248,097 +61,484
France 267,378 161,841 -105,537
Germany 188,081 217,147 +29,066

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 3,995,679
United States 3,071,181
Netherlands 877,341
Poland 574,614
United Kingdom 563,980

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 2,233,997 1,761,682 -472,315
United States 312,920 2,758,261 +2,445,341
Netherlands 740,516 136,825 -603,691
Poland 8,387 566,227 +557,840
United Kingdom 244,128 319,852 +75,724
Italy 185,165 207,614 +22,449
Norway 216,498 140,041 -76,457
Czechia 191,136 135,110 -56,026
Germany 26,386 182,579 +156,193
Taiwan 107,129 95,587 -11,542

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17
Inner London - West 12
North Eastern Scotland 10
Kent 9
West Midlands 8

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 10 -2
Inner London - West 10 4 -6
North Eastern Scotland 7 4 -3
Kent 6 5 -1
West Midlands 8 3 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 6 +3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 4 +2
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 3 +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) 6,919,454
Air transport 2,918,567
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,592,011
Other 727,352
Road transport 86,816

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) 3,386,095 3,533,359 +147,264
Air transport 608,103 2,310,464 +1,702,361
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 758,716 833,295 +74,579
Other 383,836 343,516 -40,320
Road transport 26,052 60,764 +34,712

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Airport 1,731,008
Felixstowe 1,523,258
Aberdeen Docks 1,476,588
Thamesport 921,322
Grangemouth Docks 792,362

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 £
Aberdeen Airport 63,957 1,667,051 +1,603,094
Felixstowe 921,633 601,625 -320,008
Aberdeen Docks 261,682 1,214,906 +953,224
Thamesport 573,868 347,454 -226,414
Grangemouth Docks 643,635 148,727 -494,908
000 383,836 343,516 -40,320
Southampton 492,689 127,951 -364,738
Montrose 0 537,463 +537,463
Immingham Docks 240,680 292,801 +52,121
London Gateway Port 151,324 188,115 +36,791

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 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of other transport equipment 14
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 15
2025-10 16
2025-09 22
2025-08 22

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
1m-15m 65
54m+ 46
15m-54m 19
Other 18
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 £
Norway 2,359,146
United States 1,367,189
China 1,190,065
Germany 1,034,926
France 1,016,629

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 £
Norway 96,932 2,262,214 +2,165,282
United States 794,574 572,615 -221,959
China 26,899 1,163,166 +1,136,267
Germany 443,346 591,580 +148,234
France 567,673 448,956 -118,717
Ireland 801,068 176,118 -624,950
Italy 316,137 294,803 -21,334
Belgium 289,373 187,520 -101,853
Netherlands 224,519 246,880 +22,361
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,774 359,009 +353,235

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 £
Ireland 393,040
XI 109,861
France 72
China 31
Viet Nam 18

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 £
Ireland 335,086 57,954 -277,132
XI 54,452 55,409 +957
France 0 72 +72
China 31 0 -31
Viet Nam 0 18 +18

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) 6,048,094
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,454,520
Air transport 1,310,512
Other 503,232
Road transport 3,121

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) 1,626,624 4,421,470 +2,794,846
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,693,614 2,760,906 +67,292
Air transport 741,409 569,103 -172,306
Other 389,685 113,547 -276,138
Road transport 3,121 0 -3,121

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,630,581
Aberdeen Docks 2,256,730
Southampton 1,969,509
Immingham Docks 749,704
London Heathrow Airport 640,699

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 1,844,855 1,785,726 -59,129
Aberdeen Docks 66,930 2,189,800 +2,122,870
Southampton 319,571 1,649,938 +1,330,367
Immingham Docks 444,788 304,916 -139,872
London Heathrow Airport 338,338 302,361 -35,977
Liverpool Docks 370,888 252,593 -118,295
Felixstowe 257,438 287,016 +29,578
000 389,685 113,547 -276,138
London Gateway Port 258,216 183,553 -74,663
Holyhead 390,918 38,130 -352,788

Quick facts

HS code: 7316

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

Description: Anchors and grapnels made of iron or steel, used for mooring ships and boats. Includes their parts