Import/export HS code 73269040: Pallets and platforms

Iron or steel pallets and platforms used for handling or storing goods

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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 £
United States 37,162,130
France 26,750,137
Germany 16,826,668
Spain 15,475,530
Poland 14,002,890

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 £
United States 17,193,653 19,968,477 +2,774,824
France 10,846,332 15,903,805 +5,057,473
Germany 8,389,972 8,436,696 +46,724
Spain 5,839,669 9,635,861 +3,796,192
Poland 4,214,373 9,788,517 +5,574,144
Denmark 11,283,622 677,956 -10,605,666
Netherlands 2,942,511 2,897,020 -45,491
China 3,141,941 2,353,163 -788,778
Italy 1,518,893 3,965,234 +2,446,341
Turkey 1,390,560 3,274,937 +1,884,377

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 £
United Kingdom 62,182,351
Spain 16,218,791
Denmark 13,070,796
Germany 12,727,408
France 10,089,836

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 £
United Kingdom 26,367,053 35,815,298 +9,448,245
Spain 6,038,137 10,180,654 +4,142,517
Denmark 12,496,659 574,137 -11,922,522
Germany 6,560,506 6,166,902 -393,604
France 3,623,664 6,466,172 +2,842,508
Poland 3,463,954 5,883,883 +2,419,929
China 4,214,923 3,609,878 -605,045
Czechia 1,817,281 3,272,621 +1,455,340
Turkey 1,314,387 3,011,687 +1,697,300
Netherlands 2,274,604 1,759,671 -514,933

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 38
Inner London - West 30
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 29
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28
Greater Manchester 28

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 27 24 -3
Inner London - West 20 22 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 25 23 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 22 +11
Greater Manchester 16 21 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 16 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 17 +7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 15 17 +2
Essex 14 18 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14 15 +1

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) 78,961,725
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,969,680
Air transport 37,128,095
Other 1,381,818
Road transport 877,861

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) 34,893,722 44,068,003 +9,174,281
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,680,697 19,288,983 -2,391,714
Air transport 16,672,965 20,455,130 +3,782,165
Other 1,186,092 195,726 -990,366
Road transport 479,156 398,705 -80,451

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 35,551,967
Dover 28,573,673
Portsmouth 23,468,145
Manchester 12,549,522
Immingham Docks 8,874,951

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 £
Manchester Airport 15,829,358 19,722,609 +3,893,251
Dover 11,143,398 17,430,275 +6,286,877
Portsmouth 16,448,500 7,019,645 -9,428,855
Manchester 5,031,688 7,517,834 +2,486,146
Immingham Docks 4,663,390 4,211,561 -451,829
Felixstowe 3,693,103 4,240,431 +547,328
Eurotunnel 2,531,973 3,557,860 +1,025,887
London 1,578,349 4,122,696 +2,544,347
Harwich 2,642,423 3,054,834 +412,411
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,252,965 1,939,311 -1,313,654

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
104
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
40
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
38
Specialised construction activities
33

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 102
2026-04 113
2026-03 107
2026-02 107
2026-01 93

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
54m+ 237
1m-15m 174
15m-54m 64
Other 49
0-1m 26

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 £
Slovakia 102,524,925
Germany 83,644,084
Poland 45,696,662
Japan 30,577,143
France 27,033,891

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 £
Slovakia 100,382,646 2,142,279 -98,240,367
Germany 48,162,432 35,481,652 -12,680,780
Poland 20,773,587 24,923,075 +4,149,488
Japan 18,098,745 12,478,398 -5,620,347
France 15,880,892 11,152,999 -4,727,893
Italy 11,484,675 14,033,952 +2,549,277
Belgium 10,122,116 11,294,976 +1,172,860
Spain 8,418,470 8,810,970 +392,500
Czechia 5,152,590 9,041,252 +3,888,662
Denmark 11,069,623 631,156 -10,438,467

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 4,882,107
Ireland 2,906
China 2,396
Switzerland 1,866

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 3,150,625 1,731,482 -1,419,143
Ireland 847 2,059 +1,212
China 680 1,716 +1,036
Switzerland 1,866 0 -1,866

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) 311,295,342
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 98,501,263
Other 4,893,238
Air transport 797,663

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) 192,622,447 118,672,895 -73,949,552
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 75,021,745 23,479,518 -51,542,227
Other 3,156,025 1,737,213 -1,418,812
Air transport 428,592 369,071 -59,521

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 216,442,322
London 38,226,787
Portsmouth 32,495,755
Felixstowe 24,775,828
Harwich 22,810,960

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 145,388,217 71,054,105 -74,334,112
London 19,854,534 18,372,253 -1,482,281
Portsmouth 25,138,895 7,356,860 -17,782,035
Felixstowe 19,496,554 5,279,274 -14,217,280
Harwich 20,373,459 2,437,501 -17,935,958
Southampton 5,781,267 10,512,695 +4,731,428
Immingham Docks 7,761,921 5,805,923 -1,955,998
Hull 2,238,030 8,460,306 +6,222,276
Tyne 2,761,817 3,931,518 +1,169,701
London Gateway Port 2,011,227 3,730,584 +1,719,357

Quick facts

HS code: 73269040

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

Description: Iron or steel pallets and platforms used for handling or storing goods