Import/export HS code 73209030: Disc springs

Disc-shaped springs, often used for heavy loads in industrial machinery

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Germany 9,536,330
Hungary 1,956,025
United States 737,815
Netherlands 125,604
Belgium 117,846

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 £
Germany 5,206,927 4,329,403 -877,524
Hungary 1,290,543 665,482 -625,061
United States 397,362 340,453 -56,909
Netherlands 99,514 26,090 -73,424
Belgium 60,163 57,683 -2,480
Indonesia 47,632 66,758 +19,126
India 50,289 24,603 -25,686
France 51,440 13,199 -38,241
Poland 61,014 966 -60,048
Sweden 5,792 39,875 +34,083

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 £
Germany 9,414,619
Hungary 1,979,109
United States 755,526
United Kingdom 168,944
India 127,409

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 £
Germany 5,150,086 4,264,533 -885,553
Hungary 1,329,117 649,992 -679,125
United States 406,804 348,722 -58,082
United Kingdom 140,386 28,558 -111,828
India 93,937 33,472 -60,465
Indonesia 47,632 66,758 +19,126
Austria 56,390 10,460 -45,930
Italy 32,947 28,729 -4,218
Switzerland 51,130 1,471 -49,659
Sweden 2,854 40,120 +37,266

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12
West Midlands 11
Greater Manchester 10
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 11 +0
West Midlands 10 7 -3
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 9 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 3 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Essex 5 2 -3
North Eastern Scotland 4 4 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,643,416
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,361,483
Air transport 2,932,537
Other 97,787
Road transport 17,945

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,249,936 2,393,480 -1,856,456
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,797,870 1,563,613 -234,257
Air transport 1,314,233 1,618,304 +304,071
Other 10,657 87,130 +76,473
Road transport 17,945 0 -17,945

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,994,947
Thamesport 2,406,809
Birmingham Airport 1,440,310
Eurotunnel 1,189,718
Immingham Docks 987,817

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 £
Dover 2,129,513 865,434 -1,264,079
Thamesport 1,328,084 1,078,725 -249,359
Birmingham Airport 669,928 770,382 +100,454
Eurotunnel 777,437 412,281 -365,156
Immingham Docks 498,134 489,683 -8,451
East Midlands Airport 338,124 482,023 +143,899
Harwich 162,098 421,885 +259,787
Killingholme 382,298 24,800 -357,498
Dover / Eurotunnel 309,253 95,719 -213,534
Felixstowe 146,443 197,586 +51,143

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 30
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 23
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 19
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 17
Manufacture of electrical equipment 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 24
2026-03 25
2026-02 26
2026-01 24
2025-12 24

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
54m+ 77
1m-15m 39
Other 13
15m-54m 11
0-1m 5

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 £
Czechia 2,022,291
Germany 1,902,736
Finland 1,053,188
United States 961,795
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 802,837

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 £
Czechia 966,722 1,055,569 +88,847
Germany 816,844 1,085,892 +269,048
Finland 440,056 613,132 +173,076
United States 547,153 414,642 -132,511
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 285,896 516,941 +231,045
China 318,482 401,756 +83,274
Norway 254,499 413,848 +159,349
France 234,387 417,071 +182,684
Singapore 252,929 329,718 +76,789
Switzerland 278,628 160,902 -117,726

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 £
XI 3,912
Germany 1,298
Sweden 512
Singapore 53
Ireland 49

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 £
XI 2,119 1,793 -326
Germany 619 679 +60
Sweden 476 36 -440
Singapore 53 0 -53
Ireland 0 49 +49

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,382,162
Air transport 5,563,641
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 882,989
Other 5,824

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,808,543 3,573,619 +765,076
Air transport 2,582,540 2,981,101 +398,561
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 437,304 445,685 +8,381
Other 3,267 2,557 -710

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,616,235
London Heathrow Airport 2,312,560
East Midlands Airport 1,704,932
Manchester Airport 421,947
London Stansted Airport 384,477

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 2,313,844 3,302,391 +988,547
London Heathrow Airport 970,200 1,342,360 +372,160
East Midlands Airport 951,691 753,241 -198,450
Manchester Airport 188,437 233,510 +45,073
London Stansted Airport 196,086 188,391 -7,695
Birmingham Airport 118,838 264,673 +145,835
London 260,318 118,106 -142,212
London Gateway Port 146,714 137,689 -9,025
ZLC 98,378 183,114 +84,736
Immingham Docks 58,208 113,156 +54,948

Quick facts

HS code: 73209030

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

Description: Disc-shaped springs, often used for heavy loads in industrial machinery