Import/export HS code 732391: Cast iron kitchen items

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

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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 9,035,406
Ireland 1,236,259
United States 732,337
India 716,567
Netherlands 243,855

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 4,325,073 4,710,333 +385,260
Ireland 1,231,691 4,568 -1,227,123
United States 320,952 411,385 +90,433
India 385,521 331,046 -54,475
Netherlands 107,065 136,790 +29,725
Sweden 126,014 47,443 -78,571
Pakistan 85,768 81,418 -4,350
Germany 80,797 32,232 -48,565
France 32,661 64,702 +32,041
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 24,912 64,886 +39,974

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 9,637,831
United States 2,015,068
India 722,610
Pakistan 167,186
Sweden 91,899

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 4,600,975 5,036,856 +435,881
United States 1,608,484 406,584 -1,201,900
India 385,538 337,072 -48,466
Pakistan 85,768 81,418 -4,350
Sweden 44,456 47,443 +2,987
Japan 29,711 31,245 +1,534
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 42,256 2,584 -39,672
South Africa 30,852 10,036 -20,816
Colombia 19,194 14,849 -4,345
Netherlands 4,559 20,535 +15,976

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 19
Greater Manchester 17
Inner London - West 16
Outer London - West and North West 16
Outer London - East and North East 12

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 - East 11 13 +2
Greater Manchester 11 14 +3
Inner London - West 11 11 +0
Outer London - West and North West 11 9 -2
Outer London - East and North East 7 8 +1
West Midlands 6 10 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
Lancashire 4 5 +1

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) 9,490,262
Air transport 2,524,207
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 880,867
Other 173,901
Road transport 13,708

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) 4,383,342 5,106,920 +723,578
Air transport 1,884,157 640,050 -1,244,107
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 560,785 320,082 -240,703
Other 156,685 17,216 -139,469
Road transport 6,496 7,212 +716

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,318,527
Southampton 2,367,459
London Gateway Port 1,626,296
London Heathrow Airport 1,574,944
Birmingham Airport 402,113

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 2,754,810 2,563,717 -191,093
Southampton 1,337,753 1,029,706 -308,047
London Gateway Port 338,416 1,287,880 +949,464
London Heathrow Airport 1,385,476 189,468 -1,196,008
Birmingham Airport 259,546 142,567 -116,979
Immingham Docks 186,460 81,633 -104,827
London Stansted Airport 77,084 155,443 +78,359
Dover 63,848 113,443 +49,595
499 59,576 114,852 +55,276
000 156,685 17,216 -139,469

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 96
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 93
Food and beverage service activities 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 35
2026-03 38
2026-02 38
2026-01 32
2025-12 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 47
54m+ 31
Other 25
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 148,918
United Arab Emirates 125,760
France 88,787
United States 49,727
Netherlands 41,200

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 83,992 64,926 -19,066
United Arab Emirates 122,248 3,512 -118,736
France 25,958 62,829 +36,871
United States 23,103 26,624 +3,521
Netherlands 22,019 19,181 -2,838
Israel 23,118 16,500 -6,618
Sweden 16,230 10,100 -6,130
Japan 23,573 0 -23,573
Germany 14,556 6,596 -7,960
Qatar 6,649 11,517 +4,868

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 26,653
India 1,284
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 18,585 8,068 -10,517
India 568 716 +148
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) 316,599
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 265,753
Air transport 145,477
Other 30,722

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) 153,728 162,871 +9,143
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 198,561 67,192 -131,369
Air transport 74,118 71,359 -2,759
Other 20,729 9,993 -10,736

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 218,414
Dover / Eurotunnel 107,915
London Heathrow Airport 79,239
Holyhead 57,733
Liverpool Docks 37,839

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 164,455 53,959 -110,496
Dover / Eurotunnel 56,185 51,730 -4,455
London Heathrow Airport 30,760 48,479 +17,719
Holyhead 31,504 26,229 -5,275
Liverpool Docks 26,550 11,289 -15,261
Dover 4,850 29,746 +24,896
East Midlands Airport 20,651 10,797 -9,854
000 20,729 9,993 -10,736
Immingham Docks 16,889 13,060 -3,829
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