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 26,422,665
Germany 20,045,927
Italy 10,358,290
Australia 7,773,792
Netherlands 7,695,737

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 16,180,440 10,242,225 -5,938,215
Germany 9,897,161 10,148,766 +251,605
Italy 6,247,990 4,110,300 -2,137,690
Australia 2,515,886 5,257,906 +2,742,020
Netherlands 4,693,700 3,002,037 -1,691,663
France 2,147,543 1,790,794 -356,749
Austria 3,107,982 314,084 -2,793,898
Spain 2,331,250 836,343 -1,494,907
China 811,628 1,747,380 +935,752
Norway 2,119,295 69,809 -2,049,486

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 26,074,073
Germany 19,851,489
Italy 10,640,514
Australia 7,770,002
Austria 4,242,538

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 16,091,151 9,982,922 -6,108,229
Germany 10,281,470 9,570,019 -711,451
Italy 6,328,949 4,311,565 -2,017,384
Australia 2,512,096 5,257,906 +2,745,810
Austria 3,629,919 612,619 -3,017,300
France 2,116,586 2,113,310 -3,276
United Kingdom 2,367,607 1,832,037 -535,570
China 1,608,569 2,043,394 +434,825
Spain 1,911,829 571,591 -1,340,238
Japan 1,288,305 1,023,669 -264,636

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 19
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Shropshire and Staffordshire 15
Inner London - West 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 15 10 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 13 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 10 +0
Inner London - West 10 8 -2
North Eastern Scotland 9 10 +1
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 54,909,094
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,336,767
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,494,445
Other 709,917
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 31,468,169 23,440,925 -8,027,244
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,666,912 15,669,855 -3,997,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,136,327 2,358,118 -2,778,209
Other 625,528 84,389 -541,139
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 19,735,453
Dover 16,904,749
London Stansted Airport 9,996,013
Immingham Docks 8,925,758
Aberdeen Airport 8,559,481

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 8,221,890 11,513,563 +3,291,673
Dover 10,004,502 6,900,247 -3,104,255
London Stansted Airport 6,867,340 3,128,673 -3,738,667
Immingham Docks 3,222,872 5,702,886 +2,480,014
Aberdeen Airport 5,884,912 2,674,569 -3,210,343
Manchester Airport 4,990,250 894,804 -4,095,446
East Midlands Airport 2,882,643 2,543,258 -339,385
Eurotunnel 2,807,836 1,089,361 -1,718,475
Birmingham Airport 1,453,405 1,013,701 -439,704
Hull 1,619,691 824,216 -795,475

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.
29
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+ 121
1m-15m 108
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 56,337,173
Norway 21,353,879
Netherlands 18,320,360
Qatar 12,195,999
France 12,182,794

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 30,500,812 25,836,361 -4,664,451
Norway 8,195,659 13,158,220 +4,962,561
Netherlands 10,198,627 8,121,733 -2,076,894
Qatar 10,019,152 2,176,847 -7,842,305
France 4,298,161 7,884,633 +3,586,472
South Korea 3,361,371 7,312,060 +3,950,689
United Arab Emirates 5,046,435 5,315,229 +268,794
China 5,240,556 4,309,277 -931,279
Germany 5,509,044 3,985,158 -1,523,886
Singapore 5,087,568 4,295,807 -791,761

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) 94,626,224
Air transport 84,739,926
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 57,186,203
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) 51,724,948 42,901,276 -8,823,672
Air transport 41,570,230 43,169,696 +1,599,466
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,731,370 26,454,833 -4,276,537
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 43,578,318
Dover / Eurotunnel 39,449,035
London Gateway Port 29,810,102
Southampton 17,493,123
Liverpool Docks 17,096,958

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 22,151,224 21,427,094 -724,130
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,569,542 17,879,493 -3,690,049
London Gateway Port 21,655,208 8,154,894 -13,500,314
Southampton 3,692,216 13,800,907 +10,108,691
Liverpool Docks 11,348,785 5,748,173 -5,600,612
East Midlands Airport 7,036,844 7,694,337 +657,493
Felixstowe 8,270,090 3,635,147 -4,634,943
Immingham Docks 6,285,258 5,509,861 -775,397
Aberdeen Docks 3,434,848 7,740,202 +4,305,354
London Stansted Airport 5,268,923 5,098,069 -170,854

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