Import/export HS code 72071116: Steel blocks, thickness over 130mm

Rectangular steel blocks thicker than 130mm

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
India 9,787,040
China 9,751,810
Ukraine 9,151,592
Germany 4,973,755
Spain 1,670,371

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 £
India 9,785,787 1,253 -9,784,534
China 9,751,810 0 -9,751,810
Ukraine 9,151,592 0 -9,151,592
Germany 2,351,853 2,621,902 +270,049
Spain 1,670,371 0 -1,670,371
Brazil 0 1,127,301 +1,127,301
Italy 0 301,597 +301,597
Turkey 0 24,290 +24,290
France 0 4,466 +4,466

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 £
India 9,787,040
China 9,751,810
Ukraine 9,151,592
Germany 4,953,261
Spain 1,670,371

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 £
India 9,785,787 1,253 -9,784,534
China 9,751,810 0 -9,751,810
Ukraine 9,151,592 0 -9,151,592
Germany 2,351,853 2,601,408 +249,555
Spain 1,670,371 0 -1,670,371
Brazil 0 1,127,301 +1,127,301
Italy 0 301,597 +301,597
Turkey 0 24,290 +24,290
Poland 0 20,494 +20,494
France 0 4,466 +4,466

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1

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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,245,086
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,547,136

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,661,335 1,583,751 -31,077,584
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 50,078 2,497,058 +2,446,980

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Sunderland 28,689,189
Medway 2,526,642
TRT 2,235,502
Cardiff Docks 1,670,371
Middlesbrough 1,127,301

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 £
Sunderland 28,689,189 0 -28,689,189
Medway 50,078 2,476,564 +2,426,486
TRT 2,110,658 124,844 -1,985,814
Cardiff Docks 1,670,371 0 -1,670,371
Middlesbrough 0 1,127,301 +1,127,301
Hull 0 301,597 +301,597
Goole 191,117 0 -191,117
Liverpool Docks 0 14,432 +14,432
Immingham Docks 0 10,247 +10,247
Killingholme 0 10,247 +10,247

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of basic metals 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-02 1

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+ 1

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 £
Netherlands 8,166,769
Germany 3,918,348
Turkey 3,436,390
Poland 2,245,418
Belgium 459,200

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 £
Netherlands 7,649,465 517,304 -7,132,161
Germany 0 3,918,348 +3,918,348
Turkey 0 3,436,390 +3,436,390
Poland 0 2,245,418 +2,245,418
Belgium 163,048 296,152 +133,104
France 126,370 78,210 -48,160
China 15,474 49,878 +34,404
Austria 35,704 16,135 -19,569
United States 21,608 0 -21,608
United Arab Emirates 5,953 0 -5,953

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) 11,110,351
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,377,909
Air transport 89,078

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) 2,400,760 8,709,591 +6,308,831
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,582,138 1,795,771 -3,786,367
Air transport 34,724 54,354 +19,630

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 10,605,589
TRT 3,918,348
Middlesbrough 3,436,390
Dover / Eurotunnel 242,551
Killingholme 147,281

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 7,557,676 3,047,913 -4,509,763
TRT 0 3,918,348 +3,918,348
Middlesbrough 0 3,436,390 +3,436,390
Dover / Eurotunnel 150,801 91,750 -59,051
Killingholme 147,281 0 -147,281
Hull 69,727 10,961 -58,766
Tyne 51,460 0 -51,460
East Midlands Airport 31,004 13,779 -17,225
London Heathrow Airport 3,720 40,575 +36,855
London Gateway Port 5,953 0 -5,953

Quick facts

HS code: 72071116

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

Description: Rectangular steel blocks thicker than 130mm