Import/export HS code 732510: Non-malleable cast iron items

Products made from non-malleable cast iron, like heavy-duty machinery parts or pipes

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 36,869,036
South Korea 29,197,325
Belgium 6,633,764
Germany 6,387,550
France 5,988,601

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 21,503,243 15,365,793 -6,137,450
South Korea 29,196,412 913 -29,195,499
Belgium 2,435,255 4,198,509 +1,763,254
Germany 3,423,401 2,964,149 -459,252
France 3,103,125 2,885,476 -217,649
Netherlands 3,459,381 2,182,024 -1,277,357
Denmark 2,621,151 2,879,626 +258,475
Poland 2,641,118 1,682,701 -958,417
India 1,790,744 1,653,243 -137,501
Czechia 1,625,291 919,482 -705,809

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 38,857,083
South Korea 29,197,325
Belgium 7,347,333
Germany 5,905,884
Denmark 5,575,710

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 22,914,417 15,942,666 -6,971,751
South Korea 29,196,412 913 -29,195,499
Belgium 3,009,795 4,337,538 +1,327,743
Germany 3,118,461 2,787,423 -331,038
Denmark 2,802,596 2,773,114 -29,482
France 1,702,089 2,788,000 +1,085,911
Poland 2,673,420 1,778,800 -894,620
India 2,127,497 1,699,651 -427,846
Czechia 1,637,444 975,056 -662,388
Italy 666,251 1,591,673 +925,422

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 21
Inner London - West 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Greater Manchester 17
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17

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
West Midlands 19 14 -5
Inner London - West 14 10 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 14 +4
Greater Manchester 11 13 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 11 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 9 -1
West Yorkshire 12 11 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 11 +5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 11 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 7 -3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 61,829,417
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,866,042
Other 5,565,685
Air transport 3,828,054
Road transport 1,897,396

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,528,900 16,300,517 -29,228,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,456,570 18,409,472 -8,047,098
Other 3,173,111 2,392,574 -780,537
Air transport 1,834,959 1,993,095 +158,136
Road transport 415,109 1,482,287 +1,067,178

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 29,328,854
Belfast Port 21,452,032
Felixstowe 12,067,752
Dover 11,285,044
Immingham Docks 8,406,378

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 £
Middlesbrough 29,283,108 45,746 -29,237,362
Belfast Port 13,578,919 7,873,113 -5,705,806
Felixstowe 6,806,315 5,261,437 -1,544,878
Dover 6,265,624 5,019,420 -1,246,204
Immingham Docks 3,932,558 4,473,820 +541,262
Southampton 2,990,064 2,877,950 -112,114
000 3,173,111 2,392,574 -780,537
Harwich 2,748,906 1,552,751 -1,196,155
London 639,755 2,291,592 +1,651,837
London Gateway Port 1,138,202 1,671,110 +532,908

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
78
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
47
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
35
Other manufacturing
22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 48
2026-04 55
2026-03 64
2026-02 58
2026-01 55

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 133
54m+ 130
15m-54m 37
Other 30
0-1m 23

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 £
Germany 63,188,339
Italy 8,828,609
Ireland 6,104,121
Netherlands 3,940,498
Czechia 3,624,686

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 £
Germany 34,681,307 28,507,032 -6,174,275
Italy 4,467,472 4,361,137 -106,335
Ireland 2,713,746 3,390,375 +676,629
Netherlands 1,447,904 2,492,594 +1,044,690
Czechia 3,045,055 579,631 -2,465,424
United States 2,844,138 718,414 -2,125,724
France 1,062,291 1,043,852 -18,439
Slovakia 790,798 949,181 +158,383
Denmark 472,783 427,816 -44,967
Finland 322,780 365,086 +42,306

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 £
XI 2,962,320
Ireland 552,115
Germany 96,469
China 88,182
France 35,548

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 £
XI 1,219,483 1,742,837 +523,354
Ireland 278,452 273,663 -4,789
Germany 31,904 64,565 +32,661
China 44,412 43,770 -642
France 19,260 16,288 -2,972
Italy 11,624 725 -10,899
Turkey 0 48 +48
India 0 13 +13

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) 89,313,519
Air transport 4,261,162
Other 3,763,096
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,485,711

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) 48,239,557 41,073,962 -7,165,595
Air transport 2,978,891 1,282,271 -1,696,620
Other 1,613,293 2,149,803 +536,510
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,688,307 797,404 -890,903

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 35,156,954
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,526,628
London 10,907,763
Harwich 4,242,647
000 3,763,096

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 £
Felixstowe 19,839,660 15,317,294 -4,522,366
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,545,483 14,981,145 -1,564,338
London 6,437,006 4,470,757 -1,966,249
Harwich 2,138,641 2,104,006 -34,635
000 1,613,293 2,149,803 +536,510
Immingham Docks 1,089,258 1,955,885 +866,627
Manchester Airport 1,849,921 310,013 -1,539,908
Tyne 849,210 470,886 -378,324
Fishguard 616,570 566,244 -50,326
Southampton 845,530 158,333 -687,197

Quick facts

HS code: 732510

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

Description: Products made from non-malleable cast iron, like heavy-duty machinery parts or pipes