Import/export HS code 720719: Various semi-finished steel products

Semi-finished steel products not listed elsewhere

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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 £
Italy 2,578,904
China 2,059,111
Taiwan 1,439,938
United States 643,557
Poland 638,012

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 £
Italy 1,308,428 1,270,476 -37,952
China 708,652 1,350,459 +641,807
Taiwan 1,230,203 209,735 -1,020,468
United States 327,503 316,054 -11,449
Poland 74,074 563,938 +489,864
India 487,726 124,769 -362,957
France 546,805 36,765 -510,040
Ireland 233,045 248,121 +15,076
Norway 255,435 86,334 -169,101
Bosnia and Herzegovina 129,623 101,558 -28,065

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 £
Italy 3,116,303
China 2,085,029
Taiwan 1,439,938
India 586,577
Slovakia 539,945

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 £
Italy 1,835,073 1,281,230 -553,843
China 734,570 1,350,459 +615,889
Taiwan 1,230,203 209,735 -1,020,468
India 461,808 124,769 -337,039
Slovakia 216,617 323,328 +106,711
Poland 74,074 465,508 +391,434
Ireland 204,698 226,627 +21,929
Norway 287,867 105,195 -182,672
Bosnia and Herzegovina 129,623 101,558 -28,065
Sierra Leone 143,872 0 -143,872

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 6
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4
West Midlands 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3

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 5 2 -3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 2 -1
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,268,933
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,768,178
Air transport 748,620
Road transport 234,828
Other 102,944

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) 2,836,651 2,432,282 -404,369
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,452,216 1,315,962 -1,136,254
Air transport 164,012 584,608 +420,596
Road transport 129,623 105,205 -24,418
Other 45,629 57,315 +11,686

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,803,988
Dover 1,361,997
Hull 1,337,799
Felixstowe 1,329,708
Immingham Docks 1,305,219

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 £
Southampton 1,444,830 359,158 -1,085,672
Dover 633,585 728,412 +94,827
Hull 676,353 661,446 -14,907
Felixstowe 707,507 622,201 -85,306
Immingham Docks 728,323 576,896 -151,427
Holyhead 156,705 228,189 +71,484
Dover / Eurotunnel 371,321 10,127 -361,194
London Heathrow Airport 52,228 263,045 +210,817
Middlesbrough 180,678 84,048 -96,630
ZLC 129,623 105,205 -24,418

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Other manufacturing 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 4
2025-10 6
2025-09 4
2025-08 5
2025-07 6

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+ 22
1m-15m 17
15m-54m 8
0-1m 3
Other 2

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 11,018,188
Czechia 1,641,736
Australia 1,584,132
Georgia 1,579,055
Germany 1,392,060

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 4,734,198 6,283,990 +1,549,792
Czechia 1,640,717 1,019 -1,639,698
Australia 1,543,396 40,736 -1,502,660
Georgia 1,579,055 0 -1,579,055
Germany 300,799 1,091,261 +790,462
Italy 362,196 468,883 +106,687
Ireland 108,583 661,734 +553,151
Turkey 666,109 0 -666,109
Libya 505,034 33,967 -471,067
Mozambique 441,693 0 -441,693

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 £
Austria 12,186
XI 2,123
XU 471

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 £
Austria 6,346 5,840 -506
XI 2,123 0 -2,123
XU 324 147 -177

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) 15,171,102
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,494,221
Air transport 3,118,787
Road transport 24,409
Other 14,780

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) 7,829,750 7,341,352 -488,398
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,771,333 1,722,888 -1,048,445
Air transport 2,480,710 638,077 -1,842,633
Road transport 24,409 0 -24,409
Other 8,793 5,987 -2,806

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 8,764,940
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,845,106
London Heathrow Airport 2,247,579
Felixstowe 2,153,028
London Gateway Port 2,080,881

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 £
Southampton 2,707,554 6,057,386 +3,349,832
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,442,383 402,723 -2,039,660
London Heathrow Airport 2,078,878 168,701 -1,910,177
Felixstowe 2,115,980 37,048 -2,078,932
London Gateway Port 2,022,328 58,553 -1,963,775
Middlesbrough 776,317 306,044 -470,273
TRT 0 945,333 +945,333
Immingham Docks 226,063 483,789 +257,726
Holyhead 23,256 427,799 +404,543
ZLC 129,422 183,772 +54,350

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 720719

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

Description: Semi-finished steel products not listed elsewhere