Import/export HS code 7319: Sewing and knitting tools made of iron or steel

Includes sewing needles, knitting needles, crochet hooks, and safety pins. Perfect for crafting and sewing projects

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* 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 4,891,459
India 708,513
United States 671,859
Germany 611,532
South Korea 376,675

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 2,722,193 2,169,266 -552,927
India 425,134 283,379 -141,755
United States 438,635 233,224 -205,411
Germany 395,022 216,510 -178,512
South Korea 3,990 372,685 +368,695
Poland 165,551 193,051 +27,500
Netherlands 179,626 146,096 -33,530
France 188,894 131,804 -57,090
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 132,409 79,558 -52,851
Spain 93,410 63,670 -29,740

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 5,903,024
India 804,938
United States 474,301
France 422,401
Japan 339,952

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 3,041,440 2,861,584 -179,856
India 466,163 338,775 -127,388
United States 359,021 115,280 -243,741
France 151,113 271,288 +120,175
Japan 209,539 130,413 -79,126
Poland 161,917 66,923 -94,994
Malaysia 115,625 109,482 -6,143
Germany 132,066 29,078 -102,988
Spain 88,171 56,529 -31,642
Netherlands 64,141 17,158 -46,983

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 30
Greater Manchester 20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
West Midlands 17

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
Inner London - West 16 19 +3
Greater Manchester 15 13 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 11 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 13 +5
West Midlands 12 12 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 7 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 10 -3
Inner London - East 10 8 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 7 -4
Outer London - West and North West 8 10 +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) 5,126,328
Air transport 2,633,983
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,507,944
Other 65,886
Road transport 47,107

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) 2,693,167 2,433,161 -260,006
Air transport 1,462,492 1,171,491 -291,001
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 908,462 599,482 -308,980
Other 52,839 13,047 -39,792
Road transport 28,189 18,918 -9,271

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,525,859
Southampton 1,476,795
East Midlands Airport 1,031,163
London Heathrow Airport 785,041
Dover 731,916

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 1,141,499 1,384,360 +242,861
Southampton 923,920 552,875 -371,045
East Midlands Airport 661,323 369,840 -291,483
London Heathrow Airport 402,690 382,351 -20,339
Dover 449,244 282,672 -166,572
London Gateway Port 280,313 190,731 -89,582
London 174,852 204,194 +29,342
London Stansted Airport 185,597 181,757 -3,840
Birmingham Airport 103,839 153,974 +50,135
Eurotunnel 189,557 64,768 -124,789

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
117
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
70
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
22
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
18
Other manufacturing
16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 38
2026-04 29
2026-03 44
2026-02 43
2026-01 37

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 122
54m+ 94
0-1m 60
15m-54m 35
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 2,125,202
France 1,080,347
Netherlands 487,189
Italy 242,797
Germany 209,011

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 1,207,965 917,237 -290,728
France 779,023 301,324 -477,699
Netherlands 300,357 186,832 -113,525
Italy 105,562 137,235 +31,673
Germany 114,518 94,493 -20,025
Ireland 89,927 46,856 -43,071
Denmark 62,988 70,168 +7,180
Angola 126,741 0 -126,741
Norway 69,152 47,861 -21,291
Japan 84,680 31,246 -53,434

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 £
China 22,761
XI 9,917
Germany 851
Ireland 182
Netherlands 152

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 £
China 8,799 13,962 +5,163
XI 9,878 39 -9,839
Germany 417 434 +17
Ireland 182 0 -182
Netherlands 82 70 -12
Nicaragua 0 12 +12
India 0 4 +4

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 3,796,205
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,949,076
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 673,474
Other 36,793
Road transport 237

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 £
Air transport 2,169,982 1,626,223 -543,759
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,269,306 679,770 -589,536
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 445,844 227,630 -218,214
Other 20,735 16,058 -4,677
Road transport 0 237 +237

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,104,635
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,418,552
London Heathrow Airport 615,593
ZLC 598,939
London Stansted Airport 459,932

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,259,804 844,831 -414,973
Dover / Eurotunnel 936,185 482,367 -453,818
London Heathrow Airport 314,507 301,086 -13,421
ZLC 256,214 342,725 +86,511
London Stansted Airport 360,484 99,448 -261,036
Dover 222,973 135,864 -87,109
Liverpool Docks 186,535 145,669 -40,866
London Gateway Port 73,530 68,979 -4,551
Portsmouth 119,670 0 -119,670
Immingham Docks 32,518 41,296 +8,778

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 7319

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

Description: Includes sewing needles, knitting needles, crochet hooks, and safety pins. Perfect for crafting and sewing projects