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 3,440,033
Norway 2,832,169
United States 1,576,388
Netherlands 890,812
Poland 610,348

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 1,958,353 1,481,680 -476,673
Norway 2,319,641 512,528 -1,807,113
United States 226,761 1,349,627 +1,122,866
Netherlands 427,648 463,164 +35,516
Poland 37,333 573,015 +535,682
United Arab Emirates 490,997 18,343 -472,654
Czechia 272,665 234,608 -38,057
France 295,738 205,172 -90,566
Singapore 0 491,360 +491,360
Germany 204,464 263,416 +58,952

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 4,331,795
United States 3,093,620
Netherlands 1,420,785
United Kingdom 634,325
Poland 581,385

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 2,477,706 1,854,089 -623,617
United States 1,930,278 1,163,342 -766,936
Netherlands 755,123 665,662 -89,461
United Kingdom 353,938 280,387 -73,551
Poland 8,387 572,998 +564,611
Italy 192,314 271,656 +79,342
Norway 206,157 182,154 -24,003
Czechia 192,009 157,464 -34,545
Taiwan 146,388 73,440 -72,948
Mexico 0 218,432 +218,432

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 22
Inner London - West 16
North Eastern Scotland 11
Kent 10
West Midlands 9

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 15 +3
Inner London - West 12 6 -6
North Eastern Scotland 9 4 -5
Kent 6 6 +0
West Midlands 8 5 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 2 -2
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) 7,864,139
Air transport 3,141,495
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,808,566
Other 777,204
Road transport 75,755

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) 3,684,085 4,180,054 +495,969
Air transport 2,335,593 805,902 -1,529,691
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 734,947 1,073,619 +338,672
Other 402,301 374,903 -27,398
Road transport 14,991 60,764 +45,773

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,967,188
Aberdeen Airport 1,785,429
Aberdeen Docks 1,447,832
Southampton 1,021,497
Thamesport 922,892

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 971,075 996,113 +25,038
Aberdeen Airport 1,697,263 88,166 -1,609,097
Aberdeen Docks 352,678 1,095,154 +742,476
Southampton 494,661 526,836 +32,175
Thamesport 578,576 344,316 -234,260
Grangemouth Docks 760,115 72,390 -687,725
000 402,301 374,903 -27,398
Immingham Docks 303,813 346,461 +42,648
Montrose 0 537,463 +537,463
London Gateway Port 146,841 199,288 +52,447

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 37
Manufacture of other transport equipment 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 23
2026-03 26
2026-02 19
2026-01 22
2025-12 12

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 68
54m+ 57
15m-54m 21
0-1m 20
Other 18

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 2,535,536
United States 1,612,083
China 1,197,700
France 1,088,778
Germany 1,084,751

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 97,498 2,438,038 +2,340,540
United States 643,581 968,502 +324,921
China 28,297 1,169,403 +1,141,106
France 480,660 608,118 +127,458
Germany 416,727 668,024 +251,297
Ireland 683,632 202,087 -481,545
Italy 307,171 330,791 +23,620
Netherlands 237,711 340,148 +102,437
Belgium 178,882 268,588 +89,706
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,766 359,700 +352,934

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 362,264
XI 123,441
France 127
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 306,641 55,623 -251,018
XI 54,835 68,606 +13,771
France 0 127 +127
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) 6,267,055
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,807,630
Air transport 1,612,029
Other 486,198

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) 1,202,538 5,064,517 +3,861,979
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,560,142 3,247,488 +687,346
Air transport 570,028 1,042,001 +471,973
Other 361,633 124,565 -237,068

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,828,918
Aberdeen Docks 2,434,367
Southampton 1,987,490
London Heathrow Airport 918,208
Liverpool Docks 752,545

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 1,730,694 2,098,224 +367,530
Aberdeen Docks 65,467 2,368,900 +2,303,433
Southampton 315,395 1,672,095 +1,356,700
London Heathrow Airport 251,369 666,839 +415,470
Liverpool Docks 371,640 380,905 +9,265
Immingham Docks 388,261 348,322 -39,939
London Gateway Port 215,682 503,018 +287,336
000 361,633 124,565 -237,068
Portsmouth 193,574 213,834 +20,260
Holyhead 295,380 45,208 -250,172

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