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 26,292,682
Germany 19,891,385
Italy 11,647,273
Netherlands 7,797,095
Australia 7,032,094

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 16,635,470 9,657,212 -6,978,258
Germany 9,670,694 10,220,691 +549,997
Italy 6,771,251 4,876,022 -1,895,229
Netherlands 3,672,354 4,124,741 +452,387
Australia 1,269,255 5,762,839 +4,493,584
France 2,402,220 1,799,758 -602,462
Austria 2,905,963 516,103 -2,389,860
Spain 2,449,465 797,406 -1,652,059
China 914,602 1,341,147 +426,545
Norway 2,123,981 71,847 -2,052,134

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 25,888,063
Germany 19,760,351
Italy 12,000,660
Australia 7,028,304
France 4,430,394

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 16,533,981 9,354,082 -7,179,899
Germany 9,627,390 10,132,961 +505,571
Italy 6,738,748 5,261,912 -1,476,836
Australia 1,265,465 5,762,839 +4,497,374
France 2,401,376 2,029,018 -372,358
United Kingdom 2,034,587 2,299,742 +265,155
Austria 3,427,900 811,206 -2,616,694
China 1,715,512 1,665,990 -49,522
Spain 2,032,015 532,654 -1,499,361
India 830,274 1,450,594 +620,320

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 26
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Inner London - West 15
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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 20 20 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 11 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 13 +2
Inner London - West 10 9 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 11 +1
North Eastern Scotland 10 10 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 9 +0
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 8 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 9 +1

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 54,517,390
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,169,734
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,568,646
Other 779,286
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 31,493,134 23,024,256 -8,468,878
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,380,603 17,789,131 -591,472
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,135,225 2,433,421 -2,701,804
Other 683,317 95,969 -587,348
Road transport 0 29,828 +29,828

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 18,935,020
Dover 17,554,809
London Stansted Airport 10,031,730
Aberdeen Airport 9,218,116
Immingham Docks 8,205,147

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 7,340,913 11,594,107 +4,253,194
Dover 9,743,286 7,811,523 -1,931,763
London Stansted Airport 6,927,498 3,104,232 -3,823,266
Aberdeen Airport 6,602,687 2,615,429 -3,987,258
Immingham Docks 2,173,510 6,031,637 +3,858,127
Manchester Airport 5,039,242 881,370 -4,157,872
East Midlands Airport 2,926,100 2,522,445 -403,655
Eurotunnel 3,762,250 1,100,820 -2,661,430
Hull 641,142 1,761,085 +1,119,943
Birmingham Airport 1,470,998 871,042 -599,956

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 56
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 40
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 30
Other manufacturing 24
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 55
2026-03 64
2026-02 65
2026-01 63
2025-12 57

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+ 123
1m-15m 109
15m-54m 31
Other 26
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 59,776,420
Norway 20,124,115
Netherlands 18,984,842
Qatar 12,074,545
France 11,994,005

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 32,414,034 27,362,386 -5,051,648
Norway 8,980,138 11,143,977 +2,163,839
Netherlands 10,415,585 8,569,257 -1,846,328
Qatar 7,769,451 4,305,094 -3,464,357
France 4,555,390 7,438,615 +2,883,225
United Arab Emirates 5,287,448 5,085,823 -201,625
South Korea 3,233,766 6,985,083 +3,751,317
Germany 5,677,025 4,122,844 -1,554,181
Singapore 5,711,868 3,894,569 -1,817,299
China 5,028,046 4,336,339 -691,707

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 8,243

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 7,664 579 -7,085

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) 98,929,710
Air transport 84,006,147
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 57,405,438
Other 25,042
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) 52,617,775 46,311,935 -6,305,840
Air transport 41,908,173 42,097,974 +189,801
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,155,288 25,250,150 -6,905,138
Other 7,664 17,378 +9,714
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 42,665,819
Dover / Eurotunnel 41,329,545
London Gateway Port 30,855,988
Liverpool Docks 17,439,479
Southampton 16,527,410

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 22,107,244 20,558,575 -1,548,669
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,865,555 18,463,990 -4,401,565
London Gateway Port 21,138,468 9,717,520 -11,420,948
Liverpool Docks 9,513,324 7,926,155 -1,587,169
Southampton 3,544,034 12,983,376 +9,439,342
Felixstowe 12,235,300 3,202,640 -9,032,660
East Midlands Airport 7,120,421 7,486,884 +366,463
Aberdeen Docks 3,621,380 7,398,674 +3,777,294
Immingham Docks 6,734,968 3,917,520 -2,817,448
London Stansted Airport 5,473,866 5,108,308 -365,558

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