Import/export HS code 73269094: Closed-die forged iron or steel items

Products made through closed-die forging, like precision tools or automotive parts

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 £
Spain 11,399,287
Germany 5,999,934
Belgium 5,722,894
Italy 4,470,773
China 3,960,099

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 £
Spain 6,091,053 5,308,234 -782,819
Germany 2,768,646 3,231,288 +462,642
Belgium 3,161,396 2,561,498 -599,898
Italy 2,664,407 1,806,366 -858,041
China 1,935,613 2,024,486 +88,873
Taiwan 2,817,975 894,380 -1,923,595
France 1,807,985 1,303,312 -504,673
Netherlands 1,713,752 979,024 -734,728
Poland 1,217,688 986,608 -231,080
Japan 1,653,856 368,199 -1,285,657

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 £
Germany 5,729,387
Spain 5,659,963
China 5,258,440
Italy 4,713,389
Taiwan 4,131,769

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 £
Germany 2,692,319 3,037,068 +344,749
Spain 3,433,369 2,226,594 -1,206,775
China 2,647,566 2,610,874 -36,692
Italy 2,826,904 1,886,485 -940,419
Taiwan 3,072,908 1,058,861 -2,014,047
France 1,462,953 1,136,240 -326,713
Poland 1,397,023 1,017,743 -379,280
Sweden 1,024,465 1,046,812 +22,347
Japan 1,574,628 367,229 -1,207,399
United States 972,320 919,793 -52,527

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 28
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 25
Inner London - West 19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18

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 21 20 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 13 -5
Inner London - West 12 10 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 11 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 11 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 11 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 9 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 11 +2
Greater Manchester 10 10 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 10 -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) 26,646,924
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,521,008
Other 6,357,040
Air transport 5,019,668
Road transport 267,567

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) 14,530,346 12,116,578 -2,413,768
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,688,933 5,832,075 -2,856,858
Other 3,163,110 3,193,930 +30,820
Air transport 3,164,569 1,855,099 -1,309,470
Road transport 91,906 175,661 +83,755

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 12,603,742
Eurotunnel 8,243,367
Felixstowe 6,808,778
000 6,357,040
Thamesport 3,818,929

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 £
Dover 6,460,709 6,143,033 -317,676
Eurotunnel 4,418,031 3,825,336 -592,695
Felixstowe 4,176,567 2,632,211 -1,544,356
000 3,163,110 3,193,930 +30,820
Thamesport 1,786,849 2,032,080 +245,231
Southampton 2,066,515 557,437 -1,509,078
Birmingham Airport 858,854 548,139 -310,715
Immingham Docks 845,834 450,266 -395,568
East Midlands Airport 593,636 563,442 -30,194
London Stansted Airport 1,021,853 116,054 -905,799

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
102
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
46
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
44
Other manufacturing
32
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
27

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 78
2026-04 74
2026-03 75
2026-02 70
2026-01 61

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 154
54m+ 131
15m-54m 62
0-1m 29
Other 20

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 £
Belgium 6,942,416
United States 5,534,846
Italy 5,212,514
Germany 3,657,695
Poland 3,556,710

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 £
Belgium 3,284,320 3,658,096 +373,776
United States 3,211,808 2,323,038 -888,770
Italy 1,879,259 3,333,255 +1,453,996
Germany 1,693,677 1,964,018 +270,341
Poland 1,730,156 1,826,554 +96,398
Turkey 1,401,107 868,510 -532,597
France 1,029,401 1,061,774 +32,373
Denmark 917,311 1,083,249 +165,938
Iceland 892,495 1,107,488 +214,993
Canada 1,033,256 399,105 -634,151

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 £
Ireland 16,932
Belgium 10,454
XI 6,621
Germany 1,947
Spain 1,920

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 £
Ireland 1,480 15,452 +13,972
Belgium 10,454 0 -10,454
XI 5,616 1,005 -4,611
Germany 906 1,041 +135
Spain 708 1,212 +504
Switzerland 957 327 -630
Netherlands 0 1,182 +1,182
Sweden 770 0 -770
China 494 15 -479
Nicaragua 0 281 +281

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) 32,370,168
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,717,924
Air transport 6,514,111
Other 42,514

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) 15,694,414 16,675,754 +981,340
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,994,872 2,723,052 -2,271,820
Air transport 3,530,486 2,983,625 -546,861
Other 21,915 20,599 -1,316

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,548,559
Immingham Docks 7,414,584
London Heathrow Airport 2,752,884
Liverpool Docks 2,113,249
Southampton 1,786,539

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 11,592,379 11,956,180 +363,801
Immingham Docks 3,875,710 3,538,874 -336,836
London Heathrow Airport 1,497,287 1,255,597 -241,690
Liverpool Docks 1,401,055 712,194 -688,861
Southampton 1,163,057 623,482 -539,575
East Midlands Airport 1,104,501 581,894 -522,607
Felixstowe 757,846 784,342 +26,496
London Gateway Port 1,171,087 271,154 -899,933
ZLC 406,013 377,598 -28,415
London 43,275 707,390 +664,115

Quick facts

HS code: 73269094

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

Description: Products made through closed-die forging, like precision tools or automotive parts