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 7,549,661
Ireland 1,235,841
India 701,539
United States 506,034
Netherlands 198,711

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 4,104,607 3,445,054 -659,553
Ireland 1,232,118 3,723 -1,228,395
India 402,236 299,303 -102,933
United States 296,641 209,393 -87,248
Netherlands 94,381 104,330 +9,949
Sweden 134,818 32,357 -102,461
Pakistan 77,230 51,861 -25,369
Germany 93,716 35,044 -58,672
France 22,275 65,882 +43,607
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 27,299 48,361 +21,062

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 8,095,977
United States 1,787,512
India 707,999
Pakistan 129,091
Sweden 85,617

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 4,370,431 3,725,546 -644,885
United States 1,581,963 205,549 -1,376,414
India 402,253 305,746 -96,507
Pakistan 77,230 51,861 -25,369
Sweden 53,260 32,357 -20,903
Japan 26,896 23,793 -3,103
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 44,643 0 -44,643
South Africa 23,749 12,237 -11,512
Colombia 16,685 14,819 -1,866
Netherlands 5,452 20,535 +15,083

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 17
Inner London - West 16
Greater Manchester 14
Outer London - West and North West 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11

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 12 12 +0
Inner London - West 12 9 -3
Greater Manchester 11 11 +0
Outer London - West and North West 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 6 -3
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 4 -4
Outer London - East and North East 5 5 +0
Essex 5 4 -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) 7,866,937
Air transport 2,326,254
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 832,262
Other 187,602
Road transport 8,942

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) 4,154,504 3,712,433 -442,071
Air transport 1,877,877 448,377 -1,429,500
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 523,075 309,187 -213,888
Other 169,592 18,010 -151,582
Road transport 3,313 5,629 +2,316

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,665,751
Southampton 1,892,098
London Heathrow Airport 1,471,396
London Gateway Port 1,215,383
Birmingham Airport 416,890

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 2,551,137 2,114,614 -436,523
Southampton 1,310,168 581,930 -728,238
London Heathrow Airport 1,388,721 82,675 -1,306,046
London Gateway Port 287,699 927,684 +639,985
Birmingham Airport 298,174 118,716 -179,458
Immingham Docks 180,812 71,960 -108,852
000 169,592 18,010 -151,582
Dover 63,581 118,849 +55,268
London Stansted Airport 73,727 107,690 +33,963
London 106,549 49,129 -57,420

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 92
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 84
Food and beverage service activities 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 32
2025-11 38
2025-10 36
2025-09 27
2025-08 31

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 98
0-1m 39
54m+ 28
15m-54m 22
Other 22

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 141,491
United Arab Emirates 126,760
United States 40,302
France 40,156
Israel 36,943

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 76,933 64,558 -12,375
United Arab Emirates 61,174 65,586 +4,412
United States 20,173 20,129 -44
France 23,421 16,735 -6,686
Israel 27,693 9,250 -18,443
Netherlands 22,473 6,184 -16,289
Japan 23,573 0 -23,573
Spain 18,752 1,757 -16,995
Germany 10,915 8,330 -2,585
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 29,369
India 1,149
France 317
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 20,215 9,154 -11,061
India 590 559 -31
France 56 261 +205
XI 306 0 -306
Switzerland 153 0 -153
Germany 0 3 +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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 265,344
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 237,628
Air transport 129,658
Other 33,027

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 140,157 125,187 -14,970
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 143,800 93,828 -49,972
Air transport 68,011 61,647 -6,364
Other 22,388 10,639 -11,749

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 212,873
Dover / Eurotunnel 87,968
London Heathrow Airport 63,552
Holyhead 51,218
Liverpool Docks 40,836

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 110,789 102,084 -8,705
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,737 23,231 -41,506
London Heathrow Airport 30,760 32,792 +2,032
Holyhead 24,880 26,338 +1,458
Liverpool Docks 18,585 22,251 +3,666
000 22,388 10,639 -11,749
East Midlands Airport 18,168 14,833 -3,335
Felixstowe 22,600 4,915 -17,685
Immingham Docks 9,952 13,696 +3,744
ZLC 9,439 9,013 -426

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