Import/export HS code 72011011: Low-Silicon Pig Iron

Pig iron with 1% or less silicon, used in specific steel-making processes

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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 286,776
Netherlands 183,722
Ireland 47,231
Finland 15,917
Germany 6,361

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 286,776 0 -286,776
Netherlands 183,722 0 -183,722
Ireland 209 47,022 +46,813
Finland 0 15,917 +15,917
Germany 6,246 115 -6,131

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 286,776
Germany 189,968
Finland 15,917

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 286,776 0 -286,776
Germany 189,968 0 -189,968
Finland 0 15,917 +15,917

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 293,022
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 199,639
Other 47,346

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 293,022 0 -293,022
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 183,722 15,917 -167,805
Other 209 47,137 +46,928

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 286,776
Immingham Docks 183,722
000 47,346
Hull 15,917
Leeds Bradford Airport 6,246

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 286,776 0 -286,776
Immingham Docks 183,722 0 -183,722
000 209 47,137 +46,928
Hull 0 15,917 +15,917
Leeds Bradford Airport 6,246 0 -6,246

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

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 £
Mexico 26,957,385
Spain 3,083,550
Netherlands 878,577
United States 290,827
India 76,252

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 £
Mexico 21,455,801 5,501,584 -15,954,217
Spain 1,314,048 1,769,502 +455,454
Netherlands 878,577 0 -878,577
United States 203,627 87,200 -116,427
India 7,057 69,195 +62,138
Egypt 75,744 0 -75,744
Thailand 70,126 0 -70,126
Singapore 0 18,750 +18,750
Germany 2,026 16,630 +14,604
Qatar 0 11,395 +11,395

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) 31,130,591
Air transport 393,757
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,467

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) 23,780,495 7,350,096 -16,430,399
Air transport 241,925 151,832 -90,093
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,467 0 -2,467

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 28,525,044
Swansea 1,300,247
Newport 1,060,420
East Midlands Airport 336,370
London Gateway Port 83,241

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 £
Immingham Docks 22,334,378 6,190,666 -16,143,712
Swansea 1,300,247 0 -1,300,247
Newport 0 1,060,420 +1,060,420
East Midlands Airport 222,773 113,597 -109,176
London Gateway Port 75,744 7,497 -68,247
Felixstowe 70,126 2,318 -67,808
Middlesbrough 0 69,195 +69,195
London Heathrow Airport 12,095 18,750 +6,655
Liverpool Docks 2,467 20,000 +17,533
ZLC 0 17,126 +17,126

Quick facts

HS code: 72011011

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

Description: Pig iron with 1% or less silicon, used in specific steel-making processes