Import/export HS code 7507: Nickel tubes, pipes, and fittings

Nickel tubes, pipes, and connecting parts like couplings and elbows. Used in plumbing, chemical plants, and oil refineries

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* 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 25,525,966
Germany 19,095,809
Italy 9,918,850
Australia 7,773,792
Netherlands 7,487,193

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 16,185,530 9,340,436 -6,845,094
Germany 9,141,609 9,954,200 +812,591
Italy 6,255,195 3,663,655 -2,591,540
Australia 2,515,886 5,257,906 +2,742,020
Netherlands 4,751,660 2,735,533 -2,016,127
France 1,903,251 1,597,078 -306,173
Austria 3,267,190 75,080 -3,192,110
Spain 2,376,542 753,544 -1,622,998
China 899,512 1,655,906 +756,394
Norway 2,111,121 59,569 -2,051,552

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 States 25,070,124
Germany 18,914,174
Italy 10,136,547
Australia 7,770,002
Austria 4,124,891

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 States 15,960,195 9,109,929 -6,850,266
Germany 9,419,466 9,494,708 +75,242
Italy 6,190,350 3,946,197 -2,244,153
Australia 2,512,096 5,257,906 +2,745,810
Austria 3,751,276 373,615 -3,377,661
United Kingdom 2,471,294 1,590,685 -880,609
France 1,888,247 1,903,334 +15,087
China 1,686,035 1,942,434 +256,399
Spain 1,990,081 490,463 -1,499,618
Japan 1,752,389 558,468 -1,193,921

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 18
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
North Eastern Scotland 14
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14

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 21 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 10 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 13 +1
North Eastern Scotland 9 10 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 9 -1
Inner London - West 10 8 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Outer London - West and North West 7 7 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 8 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 52,803,477
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,271,376
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,081,741
Other 650,652
Road transport 29,828

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 £
Air transport 30,961,133 21,842,344 -9,118,789
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,697,214 14,574,162 -5,123,052
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,931,030 2,150,711 -2,780,319
Other 605,098 45,554 -559,544
Road transport 1,055 28,773 +27,718

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 19,135,892
Dover 16,181,764
London Stansted Airport 9,797,780
Immingham Docks 8,915,566
Aberdeen Airport 7,864,267

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 8,355,449 10,780,443 +2,424,994
Dover 9,995,331 6,186,433 -3,808,898
London Stansted Airport 7,075,382 2,722,398 -4,352,984
Immingham Docks 3,334,109 5,581,457 +2,247,348
Aberdeen Airport 5,189,698 2,674,569 -2,515,129
Manchester Airport 4,937,817 854,158 -4,083,659
East Midlands Airport 2,987,323 2,231,787 -755,536
Eurotunnel 2,845,132 843,069 -2,002,063
Hull 1,641,246 796,582 -844,664
Birmingham Airport 1,222,174 962,084 -260,090

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
57
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
40
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
Other manufacturing
23
Manufacture of other transport equipment
19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 60
2026-04 55
2026-03 64
2026-02 65
2026-01 63

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+ 120
1m-15m 104
15m-54m 33
Other 22
0-1m 19

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 £
United States 54,699,060
Norway 19,724,404
Netherlands 16,831,770
France 11,871,903
Qatar 11,309,345

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 £
United States 30,790,834 23,908,226 -6,882,608
Norway 6,956,743 12,767,661 +5,810,918
Netherlands 9,168,168 7,663,602 -1,504,566
France 4,249,594 7,622,309 +3,372,715
Qatar 9,169,036 2,140,309 -7,028,727
South Korea 3,605,606 6,883,477 +3,277,871
United Arab Emirates 5,067,551 5,040,049 -27,502
Germany 5,570,767 3,710,211 -1,860,556
Singapore 4,982,009 3,937,855 -1,044,154
China 4,429,742 4,186,979 -242,763

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 16,799
XI 7,136

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 16,799 +16,799
XI 6,557 579 -5,978

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) 91,248,053
Air transport 80,441,288
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,110,422
Other 23,935
Road transport 1,774

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) 50,683,432 40,564,621 -10,118,811
Air transport 40,123,738 40,317,550 +193,812
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,667,813 24,442,609 -3,225,204
Other 6,557 17,378 +10,821
Road transport 1,774 0 -1,774

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 40,800,852
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,110,044
London Gateway Port 28,679,435
Southampton 16,889,399
Liverpool Docks 16,604,061

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 20,563,343 20,237,509 -325,834
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,975,234 16,134,810 -3,840,424
London Gateway Port 20,936,785 7,742,650 -13,194,135
Southampton 3,332,867 13,556,532 +10,223,665
Liverpool Docks 12,183,764 4,420,297 -7,763,467
East Midlands Airport 7,281,185 7,002,938 -278,247
Felixstowe 7,727,386 3,635,147 -4,092,239
Aberdeen Docks 3,500,288 7,444,385 +3,944,097
Immingham Docks 4,954,120 5,315,236 +361,116
London Stansted Airport 5,113,711 4,671,451 -442,260

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 7507

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

Description: Nickel tubes, pipes, and connecting parts like couplings and elbows. Used in plumbing, chemical plants, and oil refineries