Import/export HS code 732391: Cast iron kitchen items

Non-enamelled cast iron household tools like pots, pans, and utensils

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 £
China 9,190,123
Ireland 1,236,093
United States 721,789
India 700,912
Netherlands 287,960

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 4,377,136 4,812,987 +435,851
Ireland 1,231,854 4,239 -1,227,615
United States 353,210 368,579 +15,369
India 390,490 310,422 -80,068
Netherlands 118,336 169,624 +51,288
Pakistan 84,128 108,841 +24,713
Sweden 129,451 40,546 -88,905
France 32,661 67,031 +34,370
Germany 71,676 27,137 -44,539
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 26,472 64,338 +37,866

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 9,782,472
United States 2,038,091
India 706,955
Pakistan 192,969
Sweden 88,439

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 4,654,495 5,127,977 +473,482
United States 1,630,509 407,582 -1,222,927
India 390,507 316,448 -74,059
Pakistan 84,128 108,841 +24,713
Sweden 47,893 40,546 -7,347
Japan 33,284 24,192 -9,092
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 42,256 2,584 -39,672
Colombia 17,994 25,429 +7,435
South Africa 22,900 10,036 -12,864
Indonesia 5,950 19,352 +13,402

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 20
Inner London - East 17
Outer London - West and North West 16
Inner London - West 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13

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
Greater Manchester 12 16 +4
Inner London - East 9 13 +4
Outer London - West and North West 11 11 +0
Inner London - West 10 11 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 9 +0
Outer London - East and North East 7 8 +1
West Midlands 5 10 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 3 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 7 +1
Outer London - South 3 7 +4

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) 9,645,902
Air transport 2,547,470
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 897,586
Other 158,535
Road transport 22,192

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) 4,488,586 5,157,316 +668,730
Air transport 1,866,153 681,317 -1,184,836
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 565,589 331,997 -233,592
Other 143,733 14,802 -128,931
Road transport 3,183 19,009 +15,826

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,328,557
Southampton 2,397,829
London Gateway Port 1,657,979
London Heathrow Airport 1,573,073
Birmingham Airport 411,564

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 2,716,985 2,611,572 -105,413
Southampton 1,369,578 1,028,251 -341,327
London Gateway Port 454,455 1,203,524 +749,069
London Heathrow Airport 1,379,254 193,819 -1,185,435
Birmingham Airport 262,185 149,379 -112,806
Immingham Docks 189,384 105,646 -83,738
London Stansted Airport 63,390 163,746 +100,356
499 63,461 133,681 +70,220
Dover 72,755 115,088 +42,333
000 143,733 14,802 -128,931

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
97
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
95
Food and beverage service activities
11
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 39
2026-04 35
2026-03 38
2026-02 38
2026-01 32

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 105
0-1m 50
54m+ 31
Other 23
15m-54m 20

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 £
Ireland 170,005
United Arab Emirates 121,894
France 88,963
United States 53,136
Netherlands 42,311

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 £
Ireland 68,004 102,001 +33,997
United Arab Emirates 118,409 3,485 -114,924
France 29,695 59,268 +29,573
United States 23,103 30,033 +6,930
Netherlands 24,098 18,213 -5,885
Israel 22,654 17,000 -5,654
Sweden 16,230 12,610 -3,620
Japan 23,573 0 -23,573
Germany 14,675 5,400 -9,275
Iceland 4,000 14,725 +10,725

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 25,444
India 1,286
France 409
XI 306
Switzerland 153

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 17,625 7,819 -9,806
India 655 631 -24
France 56 353 +297
XI 306 0 -306
Switzerland 153 0 -153
Germany 3 0 -3
Nicaragua 3 0 -3

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) 343,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 270,791
Air transport 141,611
Other 29,642

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) 139,611 204,104 +64,493
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 220,276 50,515 -169,761
Air transport 70,252 71,359 +1,107
Other 19,801 9,841 -9,960

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 218,450
Dover / Eurotunnel 105,212
London Heathrow Airport 79,239
Liverpool Docks 67,542
Holyhead 45,306

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 £
London Gateway Port 181,968 36,482 -145,486
Dover / Eurotunnel 57,128 48,084 -9,044
London Heathrow Airport 30,760 48,479 +17,719
Liverpool Docks 23,917 43,625 +19,708
Holyhead 19,077 26,229 +7,152
Dover 4,850 29,746 +24,896
Immingham Docks 18,968 13,491 -5,477
000 19,801 9,841 -9,960
East Midlands Airport 16,785 10,797 -5,988
Felixstowe 21,267 4,915 -16,352

Quick facts

HS code: 732391

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

Description: Non-enamelled cast iron household tools like pots, pans, and utensils