Import/export HS code 73269050: Reels for cables and pipes

Reels made of iron or steel, used for winding cables, pipes, or similar items

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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 £
Lithuania 14,524,755
Brazil 4,663,741
Italy 3,588,867
Germany 2,980,959
Saudi Arabia 2,491,264

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 £
Lithuania 11,842,240 2,682,515 -9,159,725
Brazil 3,822,973 840,768 -2,982,205
Italy 1,914,357 1,674,510 -239,847
Germany 1,519,651 1,461,308 -58,343
Saudi Arabia 3,585 2,487,679 +2,484,094
France 1,659,251 829,924 -829,327
China 864,482 1,095,386 +230,904
Poland 549,248 826,063 +276,815
Egypt 1,333,989 0 -1,333,989
Norway 481,327 790,224 +308,897

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 £
Lithuania 16,515,315
United Kingdom 4,993,068
Italy 3,979,854
Brazil 3,569,542
Germany 3,274,032

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 £
Lithuania 12,525,131 3,990,184 -8,534,947
United Kingdom 1,332,280 3,660,788 +2,328,508
Italy 2,125,156 1,854,698 -270,458
Brazil 3,140,082 429,460 -2,710,622
Germany 1,496,127 1,777,905 +281,778
China 875,061 1,123,561 +248,500
Norway 1,723,586 131,931 -1,591,655
Czechia 1,098,290 445,031 -653,259
Poland 554,514 801,459 +246,945
United States 424,267 748,022 +323,755

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10

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
Greater Manchester 11 9 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 6 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 3 -6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 7 6 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 8 +2
West Midlands 9 6 -3
West Yorkshire 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) 28,536,677
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,991,344
Air transport 3,613,891
Road transport 155,226
Other 50,806

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) 19,150,598 9,386,079 -9,764,519
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,133,624 5,857,720 -275,904
Air transport 2,208,572 1,405,319 -803,253
Road transport 121,731 33,495 -88,236
Other 39,942 10,864 -29,078

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Tyne 12,081,098
Dover 6,037,219
Blyth Harbour 5,789,650
ROS 2,399,808
Hartlepool 2,005,104

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 £
Tyne 10,870,281 1,210,817 -9,659,464
Dover 3,271,607 2,765,612 -505,995
Blyth Harbour 2,336,604 3,453,046 +1,116,442
ROS 1,013,720 1,386,088 +372,368
Hartlepool 1,593,442 411,662 -1,181,780
London Heathrow Airport 1,321,219 579,514 -741,705
Immingham Docks 477,927 1,202,625 +724,698
Montrose 1,333,989 0 -1,333,989
Felixstowe 573,341 728,828 +155,487
Aberdeen Docks 509,014 711,068 +202,054

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
69
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
30
Other manufacturing
22
Manufacture of electrical equipment
20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 46
2026-04 41
2026-03 49
2026-02 44
2026-01 41

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 104
54m+ 88
15m-54m 28
Other 19
0-1m 12

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 £
Turkey 7,032,130
France 4,190,993
United States 3,160,168
Singapore 2,116,177
Ghana 2,055,052

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 £
Turkey 4,125,990 2,906,140 -1,219,850
France 2,403,748 1,787,245 -616,503
United States 2,278,071 882,097 -1,395,974
Singapore 735,244 1,380,933 +645,689
Ghana 2,051,692 3,360 -2,048,332
Netherlands 1,212,470 748,808 -463,662
Germany 915,656 887,491 -28,165
China 835,831 940,089 +104,258
Spain 746,189 1,005,847 +259,658
Norway 745,998 816,801 +70,803

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 849,547
Austria 1,532
Ireland 409
China 311
Poland 155

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 209,443 640,104 +430,661
Austria 1,532 0 -1,532
Ireland 91 318 +227
China 0 311 +311
Poland 76 79 +3

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,541,107
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,003,570
Air transport 2,502,147
Other 852,057
Road transport 18,301

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,244,281 7,296,826 -7,947,455
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,742,966 7,260,604 -482,362
Air transport 1,601,138 901,009 -700,129
Other 211,169 640,888 +429,719
Road transport 18,301 0 -18,301

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,825,366
Felixstowe 7,714,314
Tyne 5,770,388
ROS 2,611,935
Southampton 2,275,369

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 4,724,340 5,101,026 +376,686
Felixstowe 4,894,335 2,819,979 -2,074,356
Tyne 5,289,161 481,227 -4,807,934
ROS 1,487,935 1,124,000 -363,935
Southampton 1,236,713 1,038,656 -198,057
Immingham Docks 866,490 1,079,684 +213,194
London Gateway Port 874,995 1,025,105 +150,110
Aberdeen Docks 929,162 737,115 -192,047
London Heathrow Airport 611,962 387,961 -224,001
London 830,186 24,694 -805,492

Quick facts

HS code: 73269050

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

Description: Reels made of iron or steel, used for winding cables, pipes, or similar items