Import/export HS code 7205: Iron or steel granules and powders

Granules and powders made from pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron, or steel

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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 £
Belgium 32,150,514
Germany 14,709,233
France 7,234,805
Spain 4,573,638
Sweden 4,118,773

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 £
Belgium 15,349,160 16,801,354 +1,452,194
Germany 8,249,136 6,460,097 -1,789,039
France 3,885,779 3,349,026 -536,753
Spain 2,814,573 1,759,065 -1,055,508
Sweden 2,305,370 1,813,403 -491,967
Italy 1,652,113 1,554,968 -97,145
China 1,962,838 902,556 -1,060,282
United States 1,851,526 599,135 -1,252,391
Canada 1,131,675 879,323 -252,352
Egypt 681,511 652,655 -28,856

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 £
Belgium 30,424,842
Germany 11,405,385
France 7,008,075
China 6,919,361
Spain 4,693,307

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 £
Belgium 15,282,222 15,142,620 -139,602
Germany 5,694,563 5,710,822 +16,259
France 3,847,714 3,160,361 -687,353
China 3,975,166 2,944,195 -1,030,971
Spain 2,812,603 1,880,704 -931,899
Sweden 2,310,179 1,772,713 -537,466
Italy 1,637,807 1,554,857 -82,950
United States 2,191,760 790,089 -1,401,671
Canada 1,108,937 914,314 -194,623
Egypt 681,511 652,655 -28,856

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 8
Inner London - West 8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8
West Midlands 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

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
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 5 -2
West Midlands 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 3 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
Cheshire 6 5 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 64,561,012
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,363,853
Air transport 2,729,647
Other 1,617,463
Rail transport 288,169

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,286,096 31,274,916 -2,011,180
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,194,211 4,169,642 -1,024,569
Air transport 1,863,974 865,673 -998,301
Other 1,350,207 267,256 -1,082,951
Rail transport 203,316 84,853 -118,463

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 34,000,869
Immingham Docks 9,212,602
Liverpool Docks 7,954,529
Dover 6,777,751
Felixstowe 4,155,872

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 16,985,781 17,015,088 +29,307
Immingham Docks 5,304,948 3,907,654 -1,397,294
Liverpool Docks 4,651,901 3,302,628 -1,349,273
Dover 4,007,342 2,770,409 -1,236,933
Felixstowe 2,062,073 2,093,799 +31,726
Eurotunnel 1,784,830 1,450,863 -333,967
Purfleet 1,214,848 1,858,360 +643,512
Killingholme 839,875 1,230,739 +390,864
000 1,350,207 267,256 -1,082,951
Harwich 374,777 828,716 +453,939

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 36
Manufacture of basic metals 14
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 14
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 12
Other manufacturing 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 24
2025-10 30
2025-09 20
2025-08 24
2025-07 39

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+ 59
1m-15m 46
15m-54m 11
0-1m 10
Other 6

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 33,683,341
United States 22,973,590
China 15,994,283
India 5,186,490
Sweden 3,672,833

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 15,841,948 17,841,393 +1,999,445
United States 10,211,205 12,762,385 +2,551,180
China 7,748,475 8,245,808 +497,333
India 2,503,523 2,682,967 +179,444
Sweden 1,825,288 1,847,545 +22,257
Taiwan 1,340,612 1,340,490 -122
Ireland 1,174,686 1,086,821 -87,865
France 1,089,693 870,331 -219,362
Belgium 691,053 873,061 +182,008
Singapore 852,372 466,512 -385,860

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 £
China 171

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 £
China 171 0 -171

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) 47,851,265
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,890,820
Air transport 6,256,437
Road transport 19,119
Other 171

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) 21,524,662 26,326,603 +4,801,941
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,948,919 23,941,901 +992,982
Air transport 3,709,258 2,547,179 -1,162,079
Road transport 19,119 0 -19,119
Other 171 0 -171

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,610,136
London Gateway Port 12,799,560
Felixstowe 12,082,996
Liverpool Docks 12,037,124
Southampton 8,604,240

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 17,069,101 19,541,035 +2,471,934
London Gateway Port 5,480,123 7,319,437 +1,839,314
Felixstowe 7,127,140 4,955,856 -2,171,284
Liverpool Docks 6,155,153 5,881,971 -273,182
Southampton 2,638,897 5,965,343 +3,326,446
Immingham Docks 3,464,447 4,334,114 +869,667
London Heathrow Airport 1,423,865 1,188,743 -235,122
London 662,451 1,116,658 +454,207
Bristol Airport 781,033 673,540 -107,493
Holyhead 725,695 541,534 -184,161

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 7205

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

Description: Granules and powders made from pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron, or steel