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

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

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  • 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 38,102,865
South Korea 33,939,647
Belgium 6,533,320
Germany 6,470,693
France 6,036,799

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 22,323,999 15,778,866 -6,545,133
South Korea 33,939,647 0 -33,939,647
Belgium 2,245,374 4,287,946 +2,042,572
Germany 3,544,376 2,926,317 -618,059
France 3,110,166 2,926,633 -183,533
Denmark 2,930,163 2,856,223 -73,940
Netherlands 3,549,075 2,114,681 -1,434,394
Poland 2,778,896 1,698,331 -1,080,565
India 1,861,879 1,667,933 -193,946
Czechia 1,907,737 898,884 -1,008,853

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 39,955,301
South Korea 32,388,190
Belgium 7,302,151
Denmark 5,857,153
Germany 5,851,704

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 23,746,620 16,208,681 -7,537,939
South Korea 32,388,190 0 -32,388,190
Belgium 2,854,724 4,447,427 +1,592,703
Denmark 3,106,378 2,750,775 -355,603
Germany 3,240,318 2,611,386 -628,932
Poland 2,843,709 1,828,451 -1,015,258
France 1,560,241 2,861,306 +1,301,065
India 2,168,957 1,730,390 -438,567
United States 2,265,988 636,014 -1,629,974
Czechia 1,918,670 954,458 -964,212

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 22
Inner London - West 18
Greater Manchester 17
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
West Midlands 19 15 -4
Inner London - West 14 8 -6
Greater Manchester 11 13 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 11 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 12 +0
West Yorkshire 12 13 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 8 -3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 11 +5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 10 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 7 -2

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) 67,243,490
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,952,113
Other 5,807,415
Air transport 3,914,031
Road transport 1,964,270

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) 50,865,011 16,378,479 -34,486,532
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,144,063 18,808,050 -8,336,013
Other 3,283,687 2,523,728 -759,959
Air transport 1,885,561 2,028,470 +142,909
Road transport 570,220 1,394,050 +823,830

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 34,043,911
Belfast Port 22,610,090
Felixstowe 12,081,053
Dover 11,849,175
Immingham Docks 8,556,009

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 34,025,261 18,650 -34,006,611
Belfast Port 14,342,956 8,267,134 -6,075,822
Felixstowe 6,729,807 5,351,246 -1,378,561
Dover 6,724,983 5,124,192 -1,600,791
Immingham Docks 4,323,287 4,232,722 -90,565
Southampton 3,005,975 2,856,243 -149,732
000 3,283,687 2,523,728 -759,959
Harwich 2,740,433 1,719,584 -1,020,849
London 575,162 2,246,783 +1,671,621
London Gateway Port 1,119,832 1,675,384 +555,552

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. 46
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 35
Other manufacturing 24
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
2026-04 54
2026-03 64
2026-02 58
2026-01 55
2025-12 56

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 135
54m+ 131
15m-54m 36
Other 28
0-1m 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 £
Germany 62,599,438
Italy 8,699,252
Ireland 5,986,972
United States 3,861,950
Czechia 3,800,412

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 34,321,139 28,278,299 -6,042,840
Italy 4,354,735 4,344,517 -10,218
Ireland 2,664,773 3,322,199 +657,426
United States 3,160,168 701,782 -2,458,386
Czechia 3,093,463 706,949 -2,386,514
Netherlands 1,379,835 2,248,174 +868,339
France 1,072,875 1,080,288 +7,413
Slovakia 840,818 931,271 +90,453
Denmark 491,012 398,242 -92,770
Finland 309,321 408,706 +99,385

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 2,887,043
Ireland 545,616
Germany 101,622
China 85,816
France 34,364

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 1,201,558 1,685,485 +483,927
Ireland 279,934 265,682 -14,252
Germany 37,057 64,565 +27,508
China 44,592 41,224 -3,368
France 19,275 15,089 -4,186
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) 88,333,769
Air transport 4,719,033
Other 3,682,608
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,546,948

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) 47,632,620 40,701,149 -6,931,471
Air transport 3,370,797 1,348,236 -2,022,561
Other 1,602,103 2,080,505 +478,402
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,765,964 780,984 -984,980

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 35,084,204
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,271,025
London 10,770,223
Harwich 4,292,900
000 3,682,608

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 19,953,644 15,130,560 -4,823,084
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,150,590 15,120,435 -1,030,155
London 6,333,014 4,437,209 -1,895,805
Harwich 2,089,107 2,203,793 +114,686
000 1,602,103 2,080,505 +478,402
Immingham Docks 999,809 1,693,128 +693,319
Manchester Airport 2,162,446 416,809 -1,745,637
Tyne 866,179 461,219 -404,960
Fishguard 629,227 601,286 -27,941
Southampton 847,530 143,164 -704,366

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