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 10,570,077
Germany 5,796,721
Belgium 5,372,852
Italy 5,148,142
Taiwan 4,737,628

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 5,727,603 4,842,474 -885,129
Germany 3,185,966 2,610,755 -575,211
Belgium 2,658,244 2,714,608 +56,364
Italy 3,313,325 1,834,817 -1,478,508
Taiwan 3,333,105 1,404,523 -1,928,582
China 1,979,642 1,510,705 -468,937
France 1,844,366 1,211,095 -633,271
Netherlands 1,426,416 1,299,939 -126,477
Japan 2,158,927 422,003 -1,736,924
Poland 1,637,993 820,745 -817,248

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 5,780,548
Germany 5,473,168
Italy 5,364,984
China 5,063,803
Taiwan 4,695,148

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 3,393,107 2,387,441 -1,005,666
Germany 3,045,731 2,427,437 -618,294
Italy 3,466,405 1,898,579 -1,567,826
China 2,919,515 2,144,288 -775,227
Taiwan 3,159,661 1,535,487 -1,624,174
Japan 2,232,582 429,427 -1,803,155
Poland 1,821,049 818,916 -1,002,133
France 1,486,805 1,100,897 -385,908
United States 1,297,196 806,597 -490,599
Sweden 949,049 1,014,002 +64,953

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 27
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 21
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19
Inner London - West 19

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 24 16 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 13 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16 11 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 8 -9
Inner London - West 16 6 -10
Greater Manchester 15 9 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 12 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 12 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 11 11 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 12 +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) 26,879,255
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,467,682
Other 5,518,379
Air transport 5,338,012
Road transport 185,690

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) 15,135,158 11,744,097 -3,391,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,579,548 5,888,134 -3,691,414
Other 2,928,899 2,589,480 -339,419
Air transport 3,503,480 1,834,532 -1,668,948
Road transport 85,897 99,793 +13,896

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,378,588
Felixstowe 7,263,847
Eurotunnel 7,256,622
000 5,518,379
Southampton 3,598,345

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 7,809,492 5,569,096 -2,240,396
Felixstowe 4,390,884 2,872,963 -1,517,921
Eurotunnel 3,535,179 3,721,443 +186,264
000 2,928,899 2,589,480 -339,419
Southampton 3,026,129 572,216 -2,453,913
Thamesport 1,668,096 1,846,346 +178,250
London Stansted Airport 1,012,426 397,632 -614,794
Birmingham Airport 888,614 474,371 -414,243
Immingham Docks 795,057 506,276 -288,781
East Midlands Airport 782,973 432,181 -350,792

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 48
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 42
Other manufacturing 32
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 61
2025-11 63
2025-10 70
2025-09 75
2025-08 75

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 59
0-1m 31
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 6,202,373
United States 5,038,117
Italy 4,900,005
Germany 3,849,114
Poland 3,066,425

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 3,229,641 2,972,732 -256,909
United States 2,598,492 2,439,625 -158,867
Italy 2,346,099 2,553,906 +207,807
Germany 1,321,200 2,527,914 +1,206,714
Poland 1,623,524 1,442,901 -180,623
Turkey 1,346,700 893,259 -453,441
France 1,149,199 883,802 -265,397
Denmark 802,572 832,338 +29,766
Iceland 814,181 689,542 -124,639
Canada 800,722 468,731 -331,991

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 £
Belgium 10,454
Ireland 10,358
XI 6,742
Switzerland 1,941
Germany 1,225

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 £
Belgium 0 10,454 +10,454
Ireland 0 10,358 +10,358
XI 6,742 0 -6,742
Switzerland 1,386 555 -831
Germany 934 291 -643
Spain 708 355 -353
Sweden 82 688 +606
Netherlands 0 709 +709
China 562 0 -562
India 0 195 +195

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) 29,770,028
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,724,999
Air transport 5,459,407
Other 34,397

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) 15,248,269 14,521,759 -726,510
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,611,076 3,113,923 -1,497,153
Air transport 2,454,354 3,005,053 +550,699
Other 10,768 23,629 +12,861

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,138,624
Immingham Docks 6,161,041
London Heathrow Airport 2,323,025
Liverpool Docks 1,922,095
Southampton 1,853,798

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 12,089,380 11,049,244 -1,040,136
Immingham Docks 3,382,219 2,778,822 -603,397
London Heathrow Airport 1,076,017 1,247,008 +170,991
Liverpool Docks 1,226,161 695,934 -530,227
Southampton 753,654 1,100,144 +346,490
London Gateway Port 1,391,010 290,949 -1,100,061
East Midlands Airport 467,472 1,085,953 +618,481
Felixstowe 466,354 814,345 +347,991
ZLC 350,371 339,264 -11,107
Portsmouth 98,881 349,004 +250,123

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