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 25,295,185
Germany 17,640,689
Italy 9,703,467
Netherlands 7,640,951
Australia 5,599,154

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 16,856,639 8,438,546 -8,418,093
Germany 9,299,410 8,341,279 -958,131
Italy 6,073,006 3,630,461 -2,442,545
Netherlands 3,501,483 4,139,468 +637,985
Australia 94,612 5,504,542 +5,409,930
France 2,252,922 1,828,184 -424,738
Austria 2,644,772 840,848 -1,803,924
Spain 2,738,191 683,548 -2,054,643
Norway 2,118,560 84,835 -2,033,725
Japan 1,533,269 406,579 -1,126,690

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 25,027,307
Germany 17,725,374
Italy 9,933,653
Australia 5,595,364
United Kingdom 4,278,009

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 17,043,486 7,983,821 -9,059,665
Germany 9,478,063 8,247,311 -1,230,752
Italy 5,924,098 4,009,555 -1,914,543
Australia 90,822 5,504,542 +5,413,720
United Kingdom 1,781,421 2,496,588 +715,167
Austria 3,184,662 1,047,278 -2,137,384
France 2,182,998 1,924,755 -258,243
China 1,649,262 1,192,542 -456,720
Spain 2,313,521 484,405 -1,829,116
Japan 1,682,599 859,777 -822,822

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 22
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20
Inner London - West 16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16
North Eastern Scotland 15

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 18 17 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 9 -6
Inner London - West 12 8 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 12 +2
North Eastern Scotland 11 12 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 9 -1
Greater Manchester 9 10 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 9 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 11 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -2

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 52,731,154
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,280,279
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,193,991
Other 991,675
Road transport 21,190

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 31,600,139 21,131,015 -10,469,124
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,218,529 14,061,750 -3,156,779
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,560,911 2,633,080 -2,927,831
Other 659,036 332,639 -326,397
Road transport 0 21,190 +21,190

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 16,811,450
Dover 14,583,381
Aberdeen Airport 10,186,551
London Stansted Airport 9,865,925
Immingham Docks 6,314,391

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 6,853,394 9,958,056 +3,104,662
Dover 8,937,473 5,645,908 -3,291,565
Aberdeen Airport 7,581,151 2,605,400 -4,975,751
London Stansted Airport 6,713,589 3,152,336 -3,561,253
Immingham Docks 1,387,014 4,927,377 +3,540,363
Manchester Airport 5,072,136 772,212 -4,299,924
East Midlands Airport 3,089,881 2,482,190 -607,691
Eurotunnel 3,777,800 882,009 -2,895,791
Hull 529,679 1,733,169 +1,203,490
Birmingham Airport 1,099,355 929,683 -169,672

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 55
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 38
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 27
Other manufacturing 24
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 63
2025-11 63
2025-10 65
2025-09 52
2025-08 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
54m+ 117
1m-15m 107
Other 27
15m-54m 24
0-1m 21

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 57,543,738
Netherlands 18,959,357
Norway 16,792,373
Qatar 12,634,275
Singapore 10,126,129

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 33,245,147 24,298,591 -8,946,556
Netherlands 10,950,511 8,008,846 -2,941,665
Norway 8,705,923 8,086,450 -619,473
Qatar 7,825,503 4,808,772 -3,016,731
Singapore 5,884,416 4,241,713 -1,642,703
France 4,839,571 5,220,537 +380,966
China 5,775,188 4,150,514 -1,624,674
Germany 6,565,527 2,946,464 -3,619,063
United Arab Emirates 4,337,637 3,926,393 -411,244
Brazil 5,063,001 2,622,347 -2,440,654

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 £
XI 10,123

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 £
XI 8,477 1,646 -6,831

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) 94,281,160
Air transport 76,591,555
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 54,388,572
Road transport 16,649
Other 10,123

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) 53,811,121 40,470,039 -13,341,082
Air transport 41,599,694 34,991,861 -6,607,833
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,611,371 21,777,201 -10,834,170
Road transport 16,649 0 -16,649
Other 8,477 1,646 -6,831

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 40,740,748
Dover / Eurotunnel 39,767,135
London Gateway Port 33,062,203
Liverpool Docks 16,057,345
Felixstowe 15,281,435

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 22,603,507 18,137,241 -4,466,266
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,331,433 16,435,702 -6,895,731
London Gateway Port 21,442,537 11,619,666 -9,822,871
Liverpool Docks 7,901,061 8,156,284 +255,223
Felixstowe 13,769,420 1,512,015 -12,257,405
East Midlands Airport 6,596,868 6,042,820 -554,048
Southampton 3,682,466 8,838,049 +5,155,583
Immingham Docks 6,526,113 3,127,802 -3,398,311
London Stansted Airport 5,217,124 4,146,169 -1,070,955
Aberdeen Docks 4,029,350 5,093,945 +1,064,595

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