Import/export HS code 7324: Iron or steel sanitary ware

Includes sinks, washbasins, and other bathroom fixtures made of iron or steel

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 95,946,651
Germany 33,463,374
Italy 17,289,413
United States 12,401,975
Portugal 9,246,564

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 50,119,562 45,827,089 -4,292,473
Germany 16,417,034 17,046,340 +629,306
Italy 8,593,908 8,695,505 +101,597
United States 5,612,646 6,789,329 +1,176,683
Portugal 4,461,611 4,784,953 +323,342
Turkey 3,505,723 3,532,052 +26,329
Netherlands 2,694,801 2,760,805 +66,004
Greece 2,395,053 2,270,771 -124,282
Poland 2,148,300 2,140,614 -7,686
Ireland 2,381,248 1,799,900 -581,348

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 101,346,862
Germany 29,081,159
Italy 16,940,214
United States 10,191,470
Portugal 9,677,360

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 52,955,548 48,391,314 -4,564,234
Germany 14,527,308 14,553,851 +26,543
Italy 8,759,521 8,180,693 -578,828
United States 5,301,964 4,889,506 -412,458
Portugal 4,822,556 4,854,804 +32,248
Turkey 3,684,238 3,625,069 -59,169
Mexico 2,919,598 4,121,588 +1,201,990
Poland 2,318,566 2,758,819 +440,253
Greece 2,416,879 2,266,070 -150,809
Switzerland 2,093,816 1,494,276 -599,540

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 91
Outer London - West and North West 62
West Midlands 59
West Yorkshire 52
Greater Manchester 49

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 60 57 -3
Outer London - West and North West 37 42 +5
West Midlands 41 39 -2
West Yorkshire 39 38 -1
Greater Manchester 30 32 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29 36 +7
Inner London - East 23 36 +13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 27 34 +7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28 26 -2
Outer London - East and North East 11 28 +17

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) 114,531,310
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 69,241,465
Air transport 27,929,634
Other 2,876,492
Road transport 1,662,989

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) 58,771,388 55,759,922 -3,011,466
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,879,958 34,361,507 -518,451
Air transport 13,942,196 13,987,438 +45,242
Other 2,127,698 748,794 -1,378,904
Road transport 1,420,157 242,832 -1,177,325
Rail transport 4,856 0 -4,856

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 58,451,701
Dover 24,514,728
Southampton 21,921,011
London Gateway Port 16,666,823
Eurotunnel 15,020,424

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 33,923,266 24,528,435 -9,394,831
Dover 12,762,174 11,752,554 -1,009,620
Southampton 11,666,933 10,254,078 -1,412,855
London Gateway Port 3,819,429 12,847,394 +9,027,965
Eurotunnel 7,111,054 7,909,370 +798,316
London Heathrow Airport 7,313,661 7,081,700 -231,961
Liverpool Docks 4,046,312 4,370,822 +324,510
London 4,813,240 2,969,005 -1,844,235
Immingham Docks 2,900,900 3,488,267 +587,367
Killingholme 2,494,351 2,373,775 -120,576

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 324
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 265
Specialised construction activities 63
Other manufacturing 39
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 33

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 193
2026-03 209
2026-02 222
2026-01 195
2025-12 176

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 375
0-1m 234
54m+ 194
15m-54m 94
Other 86

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 13,721,200
Ireland 9,696,878
Belgium 5,974,595
United Arab Emirates 5,658,588
Netherlands 4,624,524

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 7,269,221 6,451,979 -817,242
Ireland 4,875,217 4,821,661 -53,556
Belgium 3,744,655 2,229,940 -1,514,715
United Arab Emirates 2,949,246 2,709,342 -239,904
Netherlands 2,418,176 2,206,348 -211,828
Germany 2,665,293 1,859,472 -805,821
France 1,393,311 1,218,293 -175,018
Japan 2,399,072 2,791 -2,396,281
Qatar 1,871,718 475,137 -1,396,581
Saudi Arabia 1,575,573 677,481 -898,092

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 389,564
XI 280,181
Germany 94,417
Ireland 16,097
India 15,512

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 181,712 207,852 +26,140
XI 149,853 130,328 -19,525
Germany 51,220 43,197 -8,023
Ireland 10,198 5,899 -4,299
India 6,453 9,059 +2,606
Netherlands 4,525 8,070 +3,545
Denmark 1,061 9,372 +8,311
XL 2,325 7,334 +5,009
Czechia 21 5,693 +5,672
Mexico 2,564 2,710 +146

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 28,986,367
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,161,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,636,170
Other 1,683,501
Road transport 23,963

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 15,152,251 13,834,116 -1,318,135
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,597,009 12,564,334 -2,032,675
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,335,298 8,300,872 -4,034,426
Other 892,780 790,721 -102,059
Road transport 23,963 0 -23,963

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 13,999,419
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,305,050
London Gateway Port 7,908,105
Immingham Docks 7,537,957
Liverpool Docks 5,309,626

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 Heathrow Airport 6,258,342 7,741,077 +1,482,735
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,862,276 5,442,774 -419,502
London Gateway Port 5,133,105 2,775,000 -2,358,105
Immingham Docks 4,585,101 2,952,856 -1,632,245
Liverpool Docks 2,724,934 2,584,692 -140,242
Manchester Airport 3,685,855 1,455,276 -2,230,579
Holyhead 2,106,737 2,166,889 +60,152
ZLC 1,576,510 1,988,493 +411,983
London Stansted Airport 1,703,842 1,426,146 -277,696
East Midlands Airport 1,970,467 1,122,832 -847,635

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 7324

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

Description: Includes sinks, washbasins, and other bathroom fixtures made of iron or steel