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 4,874,434
United States 1,471,639
India 730,803
Germany 653,621
France 478,095

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 2,590,280 2,284,154 -306,126
United States 1,222,392 249,247 -973,145
India 470,978 259,825 -211,153
Germany 401,750 251,871 -149,879
France 371,269 106,826 -264,443
Poland 145,841 138,415 -7,426
Netherlands 112,112 168,338 +56,226
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 129,129 92,827 -36,302
Spain 77,645 84,596 +6,951
Japan 99,567 32,713 -66,854

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 5,427,057
United States 1,258,954
India 816,579
France 473,071
Japan 403,388

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 2,859,255 2,567,802 -291,453
United States 1,061,678 197,276 -864,402
India 518,987 297,592 -221,395
France 326,295 146,776 -179,519
Japan 272,595 130,793 -141,802
Poland 164,622 78,397 -86,225
Malaysia 154,453 57,018 -97,435
Germany 76,778 80,405 +3,627
Spain 73,755 78,698 +4,943
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 32
Greater Manchester 25
West Midlands 19
Outer London - West and North West 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 18 20 +2
Greater Manchester 18 12 -6
West Midlands 15 11 -4
Outer London - West and North West 9 10 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 9 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 11 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 8 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 13 +5
Inner London - East 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 5 -7

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) 4,736,588
Air transport 3,362,006
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,626,516
Other 67,737
Road transport 56,826

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) 2,604,414 2,132,174 -472,240
Air transport 2,200,212 1,161,794 -1,038,418
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,044,976 581,540 -463,436
Other 45,928 21,809 -24,119
Road transport 40,800 16,026 -24,774

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,030,165
Southampton 1,654,587
London Heathrow Airport 1,554,006
East Midlands Airport 1,061,163
Dover 891,631

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 943,864 1,086,301 +142,437
Southampton 1,124,937 529,650 -595,287
London Heathrow Airport 1,204,154 349,852 -854,302
East Midlands Airport 665,084 396,079 -269,005
Dover 596,936 294,695 -302,241
London Gateway Port 229,013 189,751 -39,262
London 172,710 186,914 +14,204
London Stansted Airport 158,416 199,384 +40,968
Liverpool Docks 128,832 132,936 +4,104
Eurotunnel 142,689 99,376 -43,313

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 119
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 69
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 17
Other manufacturing 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 37
2025-11 40
2025-10 48
2025-09 48
2025-08 41

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 117
54m+ 99
0-1m 59
15m-54m 33
Other 26

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 2,199,648
France 1,134,508
Netherlands 443,428
Germany 262,625
Italy 228,690

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 1,435,953 763,695 -672,258
France 774,780 359,728 -415,052
Netherlands 197,052 246,376 +49,324
Germany 156,664 105,961 -50,703
Italy 117,521 111,169 -6,352
Ireland 101,734 48,813 -52,921
Poland 81,633 48,516 -33,117
Australia 83,324 44,752 -38,572
Angola 126,741 0 -126,741
Japan 70,798 54,618 -16,180

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 20,242
XI 15,553
Germany 1,051
Ireland 193
Netherlands 109

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 2,637 17,605 +14,968
XI 15,449 104 -15,345
Germany 601 450 -151
Ireland 193 0 -193
Netherlands 64 45 -19
Nicaragua 0 12 +12

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 3,881,632
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,974,106
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 694,354
Other 39,721
Road transport 8,809

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 2,492,861 1,388,771 -1,104,090
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,249,289 724,817 -524,472
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 490,510 203,844 -286,666
Other 20,433 19,288 -1,145
Road transport 8,572 237 -8,335

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,195,401
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,406,422
London Stansted Airport 601,984
London Heathrow Airport 554,507
ZLC 519,537

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 1,372,831 822,570 -550,261
Dover / Eurotunnel 860,696 545,726 -314,970
London Stansted Airport 551,567 50,417 -501,150
London Heathrow Airport 308,616 245,891 -62,725
ZLC 294,291 225,246 -69,045
Dover 203,337 134,972 -68,365
Liverpool Docks 183,548 146,944 -36,604
Portsmouth 188,134 2,164 -185,970
London Gateway Port 68,220 54,382 -13,838
Immingham Docks 58,408 14,543 -43,865

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