Import/export HS code 732410: Stainless steel sinks and washbasins

Durable sinks and washbasins made of stainless steel for kitchens and bathrooms

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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 26,990,024
Italy 10,796,125
Germany 6,619,485
Turkey 5,795,864
Greece 4,028,728

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 14,875,722 12,114,302 -2,761,420
Italy 5,674,969 5,121,156 -553,813
Germany 3,489,005 3,130,480 -358,525
Turkey 3,024,539 2,771,325 -253,214
Greece 2,178,251 1,850,477 -327,774
Switzerland 1,889,000 1,358,790 -530,210
Netherlands 986,159 1,092,157 +105,998
India 737,341 389,158 -348,183
United States 474,894 608,535 +133,641
Portugal 417,027 368,238 -48,789

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 28,379,883
Italy 10,714,799
Turkey 5,968,904
Germany 4,932,858
Greece 4,076,306

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 15,544,382 12,835,501 -2,708,881
Italy 5,797,952 4,916,847 -881,105
Turkey 3,125,939 2,842,965 -282,974
Germany 2,842,017 2,090,841 -751,176
Greece 2,213,535 1,862,771 -350,764
Switzerland 1,884,962 1,357,838 -527,124
Netherlands 938,243 978,459 +40,216
India 857,156 661,179 -195,977
Poland 365,753 608,005 +242,252
United States 398,218 531,425 +133,207

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 21
West Midlands 21
Inner London - West 20
West Yorkshire 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16

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
Outer London - West and North West 11 15 +4
West Midlands 14 11 -3
Inner London - West 11 14 +3
West Yorkshire 10 13 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 13 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 10 -3
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 13 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 7 -1
Outer London - East and North East 4 8 +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) 34,651,422
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,155,622
Air transport 2,948,623
Road transport 1,137,670
Other 1,121,196

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) 18,003,260 16,648,162 -1,355,098
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,933,137 12,222,485 -1,710,652
Air transport 1,665,886 1,282,737 -383,149
Road transport 1,016,263 121,407 -894,856
Other 1,005,728 115,468 -890,260

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 18,325,965
Dover 8,721,265
London Gateway Port 6,926,361
Eurotunnel 6,099,087
Southampton 5,856,751

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 11,145,005 7,180,960 -3,964,045
Dover 4,647,734 4,073,531 -574,203
London Gateway Port 2,120,041 4,806,320 +2,686,279
Eurotunnel 3,385,053 2,714,034 -671,019
Southampton 2,844,639 3,012,112 +167,473
Killingholme 2,320,564 1,695,722 -624,842
ZLC 2,278,410 1,506,438 -771,972
Grangemouth Docks 1,223,558 658,060 -565,498
Immingham Docks 408,977 1,082,900 +673,923
000 1,005,728 115,468 -890,260

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
77
Specialised construction activities
30
Food and beverage service activities
16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 64
2026-04 59
2026-03 61
2026-02 63
2026-01 60

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 118
0-1m 91
54m+ 47
Other 27
15m-54m 25

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 2,920,480
Germany 1,171,296
United States 861,561
France 586,769
Netherlands 561,677

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 1,518,442 1,402,038 -116,404
Germany 561,434 609,862 +48,428
United States 732,871 128,690 -604,181
France 218,253 368,516 +150,263
Netherlands 238,246 323,431 +85,185
Italy 79,373 369,821 +290,448
Oman 202,936 162,764 -40,172
Australia 83,058 198,715 +115,657
Sweden 152,146 11,471 -140,675
Spain 96,947 64,541 -32,406

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 72,104
XI 23,763
Ireland 5,237
Greece 4,249
Turkey 2,684

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 56,049 16,055 -39,994
XI 11,961 11,802 -159
Ireland 4,672 565 -4,107
Greece 4,249 0 -4,249
Turkey 2,684 0 -2,684
Italy 320 0 -320
Sierra Leone 0 247 +247
Netherlands 0 217 +217
United States 142 0 -142
Spain 0 5 +5

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) 6,099,162
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,074,973
Air transport 1,016,941
Other 135,387
Road transport 7,594

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) 2,896,251 3,202,911 +306,660
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,413,930 661,043 -752,887
Air transport 594,888 422,053 -172,835
Other 94,934 40,453 -54,481
Road transport 7,594 0 -7,594

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,602,147
Holyhead 1,381,289
London Gateway Port 1,054,234
Milford 755,941
Southampton 538,255

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 1,155,032 1,447,115 +292,083
Holyhead 675,098 706,191 +31,093
London Gateway Port 711,899 342,335 -369,564
Milford 411,523 344,418 -67,105
Southampton 370,562 167,693 -202,869
London Heathrow Airport 286,611 190,644 -95,967
Eurotunnel 157,188 230,474 +73,286
Liverpool Docks 220,222 145,911 -74,311
Heysham 127,647 175,037 +47,390
Dover 103,174 159,177 +56,003

Quick facts

HS code: 732410

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

Description: Durable sinks and washbasins made of stainless steel for kitchens and bathrooms