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 3,249,140
Norway 2,610,377
United States 1,430,687
Netherlands 871,718
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 1,842,041 1,407,099 -434,942
Norway 2,179,300 431,077 -1,748,223
United States 120,579 1,310,108 +1,189,529
Netherlands 419,233 452,485 +33,252
Poland 37,333 573,015 +535,682
United Arab Emirates 490,997 18,343 -472,654
France 288,330 211,000 -77,330
Singapore 0 491,360 +491,360
Czechia 325,453 157,455 -167,998
Germany 230,571 240,482 +9,911

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 4,059,248
United States 2,878,534
Netherlands 1,422,372
United Kingdom 600,957
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 2,348,031 1,711,217 -636,814
United States 1,753,578 1,124,956 -628,622
Netherlands 750,863 671,509 -79,354
United Kingdom 324,478 276,479 -47,999
Poland 8,387 572,998 +564,611
Italy 193,299 263,155 +69,856
Czechia 195,654 144,493 -51,161
Norway 187,509 135,000 -52,509
Mexico 0 218,432 +218,432
Taiwan 133,561 82,720 -50,841

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 20
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 10 15 +5
Inner London - West 12 6 -6
North Eastern Scotland 9 3 -6
Kent 7 5 -2
West Midlands 8 5 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +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) 7,238,741
Air transport 3,057,922
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,831,436
Other 750,986
Road transport 64,777

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) 3,294,966 3,943,775 +648,809
Air transport 2,264,465 793,457 -1,471,008
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 871,113 960,323 +89,210
Other 441,651 309,335 -132,316
Road transport 4,013 60,764 +56,751

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,850,279
Aberdeen Airport 1,723,587
Aberdeen Docks 1,253,695
Thamesport 928,314
Grangemouth Docks 834,505

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 961,183 889,096 -72,087
Aberdeen Airport 1,669,166 54,421 -1,614,745
Aberdeen Docks 168,054 1,085,641 +917,587
Thamesport 563,199 365,115 -198,084
Grangemouth Docks 760,115 74,390 -685,725
000 441,651 309,335 -132,316
Southampton 216,086 498,010 +281,924
Immingham Docks 391,247 297,073 -94,174
Montrose 0 537,463 +537,463
London Gateway Port 162,071 174,895 +12,824

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
36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
18
Manufacture of other transport equipment
17
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 16
2026-04 23
2026-03 26
2026-02 19
2026-01 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 67
54m+ 53
15m-54m 23
0-1m 18
Other 16

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 2,533,361
United States 1,530,420
China 1,202,033
France 1,076,889
Germany 1,048,410

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 96,415 2,436,946 +2,340,531
United States 572,347 958,073 +385,726
China 385,627 816,406 +430,779
France 482,705 594,184 +111,479
Germany 394,274 654,136 +259,862
Ireland 453,521 244,380 -209,141
Netherlands 213,594 394,277 +180,683
Italy 365,186 240,293 -124,893
Belgium 200,015 210,403 +10,388
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 360,802 5,664 -355,138

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 369,605
XI 123,762
China 638
France 127
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 270,774 98,831 -171,943
XI 55,786 67,976 +12,190
China 31 607 +576
France 0 127 +127
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) 6,168,651
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,458,866
Air transport 1,489,608
Other 494,467

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) 1,827,964 4,340,687 +2,512,723
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,376,460 3,082,406 +705,946
Air transport 463,402 1,026,206 +562,804
Other 326,717 167,750 -158,967

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,731,231
Aberdeen Docks 2,434,367
Southampton 2,009,266
London Heathrow Airport 859,862
Liverpool Docks 708,342

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 1,734,665 1,996,566 +261,901
Aberdeen Docks 65,467 2,368,900 +2,303,433
Southampton 1,060,793 948,473 -112,320
London Heathrow Airport 192,330 667,532 +475,202
Liverpool Docks 336,916 371,426 +34,510
London Gateway Port 147,975 542,155 +394,180
Immingham Docks 373,220 287,703 -85,517
000 326,717 167,750 -158,967
Portsmouth 221,192 194,524 -26,668
Felixstowe 58,491 267,948 +209,457

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