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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  • 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 5,204,434
United States 1,525,036
India 769,206
Germany 682,414
France 528,882

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 2,777,813 2,426,621 -351,192
United States 1,238,334 286,702 -951,632
India 463,728 305,478 -158,250
Germany 427,957 254,457 -173,500
France 395,123 133,759 -261,364
South Korea 4,991 372,685 +367,694
Poland 135,017 225,918 +90,901
Netherlands 179,436 154,462 -24,974
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 118,922 94,547 -24,375
Spain 79,539 91,893 +12,354

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 6,243,171
United States 1,264,220
India 840,605
France 632,526
Japan 421,269

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 3,086,771 3,156,400 +69,629
United States 1,095,200 169,020 -926,180
India 508,376 332,229 -176,147
France 326,486 306,040 -20,446
Japan 288,937 132,332 -156,605
Poland 164,224 66,923 -97,301
Malaysia 121,660 102,264 -19,396
Germany 109,868 56,186 -53,682
Spain 75,598 84,243 +8,645
Mexico 103,112 0 -103,112

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 31
Greater Manchester 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Outer London - West and North West 16

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 17 20 +3
Greater Manchester 18 13 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 12 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 13 +4
Outer London - West and North West 8 12 +4
West Midlands 11 13 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 6 -7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 12 +2
Inner London - East 10 8 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 5 -6

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) 5,409,914
Air transport 3,620,288
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,790,346
Other 71,375
Road transport 59,718

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) 2,725,725 2,684,189 -41,536
Air transport 2,300,112 1,320,176 -979,936
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,118,128 672,218 -445,910
Other 48,634 22,741 -25,893
Road transport 40,800 18,918 -21,882

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,608,555
Southampton 1,661,587
London Heathrow Airport 1,616,058
East Midlands Airport 1,139,316
Dover 960,253

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 1,095,608 1,512,947 +417,339
Southampton 1,062,360 599,227 -463,133
London Heathrow Airport 1,236,353 379,705 -856,648
East Midlands Airport 678,009 461,307 -216,702
Dover 608,810 351,443 -257,367
London Gateway Port 228,986 248,261 +19,275
London Stansted Airport 176,998 217,946 +40,948
London 168,344 205,991 +37,647
Liverpool Docks 161,190 114,252 -46,938
Eurotunnel 172,424 85,082 -87,342

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 122
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 72
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 22
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 19
Other manufacturing 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 29
2026-03 44
2026-02 43
2026-01 37
2025-12 45

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 124
54m+ 101
0-1m 63
15m-54m 36
Other 25

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 2,305,016
France 1,149,036
Netherlands 503,382
Italy 255,763
Germany 253,693

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 1,328,067 976,949 -351,118
France 818,219 330,817 -487,402
Netherlands 252,207 251,175 -1,032
Italy 112,456 143,307 +30,851
Germany 138,836 114,857 -23,979
Ireland 94,716 52,897 -41,819
Denmark 59,402 83,856 +24,454
Japan 95,312 41,674 -53,638
Angola 126,741 0 -126,741
Poland 62,686 62,983 +297

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 21,927
XI 12,454
Germany 972
Ireland 193
Netherlands 144

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 5,525 16,402 +10,877
XI 12,415 39 -12,376
Germany 549 423 -126
Ireland 193 0 -193
Netherlands 82 62 -20
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 4,095,105
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,037,684
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 717,679
Other 38,611
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 2,335,331 1,759,774 -575,557
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,299,517 738,167 -561,350
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 485,254 232,425 -252,829
Other 20,441 18,170 -2,271
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 2,315,282
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,429,621
London Heathrow Airport 618,265
London Stansted Airport 604,747
ZLC 539,705

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 1,315,760 999,522 -316,238
Dover / Eurotunnel 894,030 535,591 -358,439
London Heathrow Airport 275,840 342,425 +66,585
London Stansted Airport 514,564 90,183 -424,381
ZLC 260,589 279,116 +18,527
Dover 217,724 153,513 -64,211
Liverpool Docks 184,783 147,421 -37,362
Portsmouth 182,562 2,164 -180,398
London Gateway Port 88,157 71,903 -16,254
Immingham Docks 54,876 21,363 -33,513

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