Import/export HS code 7613: Aluminium gas containers

Aluminium containers specially made for storing compressed or liquefied gases

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  • 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 £
United States 22,240,410
France 12,167,805
Germany 4,830,711
China 4,671,658
Turkey 4,297,596

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 13,191,262 9,049,148 -4,142,114
France 5,621,169 6,546,636 +925,467
Germany 2,551,081 2,279,630 -271,451
China 2,275,656 2,396,002 +120,346
Turkey 2,345,272 1,952,324 -392,948
Taiwan 2,231,935 152,345 -2,079,590
Italy 254,059 874,072 +620,013
Netherlands 331,726 648,685 +316,959
Austria 155,932 216,142 +60,210
Singapore 210,130 156,541 -53,589

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 16,751,828
Israel 11,223,307
United Kingdom 10,626,816
China 4,822,825
Turkey 4,221,765

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 9,355,663 7,396,165 -1,959,498
Israel 5,124,738 6,098,569 +973,831
United Kingdom 6,019,041 4,607,775 -1,411,266
China 2,365,172 2,457,653 +92,481
Turkey 2,313,045 1,908,720 -404,325
Germany 1,243,892 1,351,360 +107,468
Taiwan 2,378,777 162,451 -2,216,326
Netherlands 267,953 510,496 +242,543
France 334,072 232,202 -101,870
Canada 262,246 256,196 -6,050

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19
Inner London - West 14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13
Outer London - West and North West 12

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 19 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 11 -3
Inner London - West 9 12 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 9 +2
Outer London - West and North West 9 6 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 7 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
West Midlands 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 4 7 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 3 -3

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 30,376,311
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,707,631
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,190,084
Other 200,354
Road transport 109,805

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 17,325,836 13,050,475 -4,275,361
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,063,741 8,643,890 +1,580,149
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,090,567 4,099,517 -1,991,050
Other 126,992 73,362 -53,630
Road transport 57,773 52,032 -5,741
Rail transport 28,470 0 -28,470

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 16,868,663
Eurotunnel 12,847,550
London Stansted Airport 6,407,757
Thamesport 4,613,548
Manchester Airport 4,356,459

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 9,068,140 7,800,523 -1,267,617
Eurotunnel 6,022,859 6,824,691 +801,832
London Stansted Airport 3,741,228 2,666,529 -1,074,699
Thamesport 2,414,098 2,199,450 -214,648
Manchester Airport 3,206,227 1,150,232 -2,055,995
Southampton 1,201,634 783,329 -418,305
Felixstowe 886,745 451,889 -434,856
Liverpool Docks 1,054,392 261,670 -792,722
East Midlands Airport 522,902 629,883 +106,981
Dover 295,051 774,018 +478,967

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
27
Air transport
22
Other manufacturing
20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
20
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 42
2026-04 45
2026-03 50
2026-02 47
2026-01 49

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+ 104
1m-15m 69
0-1m 22
15m-54m 19
Other 14

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 £
Germany 34,848,471
United States 26,474,287
India 22,753,976
Netherlands 9,271,900
Ireland 6,901,766

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 £
Germany 18,943,870 15,904,601 -3,039,269
United States 12,986,157 13,488,130 +501,973
India 11,922,496 10,831,480 -1,091,016
Netherlands 4,262,870 5,009,030 +746,160
Ireland 3,333,743 3,568,023 +234,280
Italy 3,246,306 3,278,868 +32,562
France 3,809,852 1,919,463 -1,890,389
Spain 2,884,597 2,628,475 -256,122
China 3,472,296 1,631,578 -1,840,718
Argentina 2,015,072 1,924,709 -90,363

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 £
Nicaragua 5,779
XI 3,772
United States 2,956
Ireland 174
Italy 19

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 £
Nicaragua 875 4,904 +4,029
XI 3,272 500 -2,772
United States 2,956 0 -2,956
Ireland 170 4 -166
Italy 19 0 -19

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) 76,583,301
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 57,488,598
Air transport 32,499,163
Other 106,456

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) 39,187,199 37,396,102 -1,791,097
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,528,141 25,960,457 -5,567,684
Air transport 17,589,622 14,909,541 -2,680,081
Other 95,779 10,677 -85,102

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 51,121,604
London Gateway Port 25,767,957
Southampton 16,836,176
Immingham Docks 13,697,936
London Stansted Airport 13,474,351

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 25,724,309 25,397,295 -327,014
London Gateway Port 15,472,758 10,295,199 -5,177,559
Southampton 5,735,351 11,100,825 +5,365,474
Immingham Docks 8,259,305 5,438,631 -2,820,674
London Stansted Airport 7,874,474 5,599,877 -2,274,597
London Heathrow Airport 5,726,490 5,589,442 -137,048
Felixstowe 5,899,547 4,163,767 -1,735,780
Liverpool Docks 4,828,119 3,022,040 -1,806,079
Manchester Airport 1,677,535 1,354,125 -323,410
Harwich 1,389,426 1,359,915 -29,511

Quick facts

HS code: 7613

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

Description: Aluminium containers specially made for storing compressed or liquefied gases