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 11,626,185
Germany 6,271,497
Belgium 5,930,146
Italy 5,138,531
Taiwan 4,325,827

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 5,947,959 5,678,226 -269,733
Germany 2,718,000 3,553,497 +835,497
Belgium 2,754,203 3,175,943 +421,740
Italy 3,066,179 2,072,352 -993,827
Taiwan 3,057,408 1,268,419 -1,788,989
China 1,918,408 2,226,509 +308,101
France 1,882,949 1,360,655 -522,294
Netherlands 1,646,796 1,163,411 -483,385
Japan 1,992,970 464,354 -1,528,616
Poland 1,216,657 886,322 -330,335

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 £
Spain 6,014,179
Germany 5,957,766
China 5,495,317
Italy 5,378,116
Taiwan 4,743,468

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 £
Spain 3,470,088 2,544,091 -925,997
Germany 2,583,850 3,373,916 +790,066
China 2,574,834 2,920,483 +345,649
Italy 3,207,772 2,170,344 -1,037,428
Taiwan 3,315,744 1,427,724 -1,888,020
France 1,539,894 1,210,633 -329,261
Japan 1,912,302 463,384 -1,448,918
Poland 1,397,295 918,192 -479,103
Sweden 958,144 1,175,333 +217,189
United States 1,195,192 927,167 -268,025

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 30
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 20
Inner London - West 20

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 23 20 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 14 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 11 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 17 11 -6
Inner London - West 15 7 -8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 12 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 10 -3
Greater Manchester 10 11 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 11 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 11 +0

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) 28,078,664
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,782,501
Other 6,300,948
Air transport 5,473,411
Road transport 273,663

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) 14,663,788 13,414,876 -1,248,912
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,050,384 6,732,117 -2,318,267
Other 3,019,564 3,281,384 +261,820
Air transport 3,414,823 2,058,588 -1,356,235
Road transport 100,996 172,667 +71,671

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,612,130
Eurotunnel 8,211,939
Felixstowe 7,432,669
000 6,300,948
Thamesport 3,894,049

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 6,916,585 6,695,545 -221,040
Eurotunnel 3,962,225 4,249,714 +287,489
Felixstowe 4,300,691 3,131,978 -1,168,713
000 3,019,564 3,281,384 +261,820
Thamesport 1,676,602 2,217,447 +540,845
Southampton 2,510,321 744,766 -1,765,555
Birmingham Airport 876,310 583,438 -292,872
Immingham Docks 879,604 466,498 -413,106
London Stansted Airport 1,071,217 232,826 -838,391
East Midlands Airport 661,536 614,737 -46,799

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 107
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 46
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 45
Other manufacturing 33
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
2026-04 74
2026-03 75
2026-02 70
2026-01 61
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 158
54m+ 141
15m-54m 63
0-1m 31
Other 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 £
Belgium 6,960,465
United States 5,843,795
Italy 5,480,638
Germany 4,025,053
Poland 3,560,828

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 3,167,022 3,793,443 +626,421
United States 3,122,450 2,721,345 -401,105
Italy 2,061,467 3,419,171 +1,357,704
Germany 1,325,825 2,699,228 +1,373,403
Poland 1,699,760 1,861,068 +161,308
Turkey 1,446,096 1,028,130 -417,966
France 1,093,371 1,079,795 -13,576
Iceland 805,570 1,330,240 +524,670
Denmark 841,138 1,233,743 +392,605
Canada 1,053,679 411,944 -641,735

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 15,778
Belgium 10,454
XI 7,747
Germany 2,011
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 0 15,778 +15,778
Belgium 10,454 0 -10,454
XI 6,742 1,005 -5,737
Germany 954 1,057 +103
Spain 708 1,212 +504
Switzerland 1,099 549 -550
Netherlands 0 1,182 +1,182
Sweden 82 688 +606
China 562 15 -547
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) 33,806,161
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,055,093
Air transport 6,549,866
Other 43,025

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) 15,614,414 18,191,747 +2,577,333
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,254,201 2,800,892 -2,453,309
Air transport 2,612,318 3,937,548 +1,325,230
Other 21,174 21,851 +677

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,143,349
Immingham Docks 7,606,603
London Heathrow Airport 2,821,802
Liverpool Docks 2,297,657
Southampton 1,848,806

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 11,838,524 13,304,825 +1,466,301
Immingham Docks 3,712,414 3,894,189 +181,775
London Heathrow Airport 1,153,381 1,668,421 +515,040
Liverpool Docks 1,573,856 723,801 -850,055
Southampton 1,166,275 682,531 -483,744
East Midlands Airport 489,985 1,214,676 +724,691
London Gateway Port 1,357,664 285,975 -1,071,689
Felixstowe 611,890 833,766 +221,876
ZLC 420,750 367,169 -53,581
London Stansted Airport 190,716 256,470 +65,754

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