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 2,404,628
China 2,088,291
Taiwan 1,438,028
Poland 638,012
United States 629,629

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 1,145,815 1,258,813 +112,998
China 931,456 1,156,835 +225,379
Taiwan 1,230,761 207,267 -1,023,494
Poland 100,946 537,066 +436,120
United States 308,264 321,365 +13,101
India 483,411 103,548 -379,863
France 550,452 33,118 -517,334
Ireland 258,742 238,646 -20,096
Norway 239,520 189,337 -50,183
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 2,940,019
China 2,114,209
Taiwan 1,438,028
India 561,041
Slovakia 540,282

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 1,651,591 1,288,428 -363,163
China 957,374 1,156,835 +199,461
Taiwan 1,230,761 207,267 -1,023,494
India 457,493 103,548 -353,945
Slovakia 214,041 326,241 +112,200
Poland 100,946 438,636 +337,690
Norway 290,813 189,337 -101,476
Ireland 218,980 228,873 +9,893
Bosnia and Herzegovina 129,623 101,558 -28,065
Germany 80,238 26,924 -53,314

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 5
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 4 1 -3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 2 -1
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Lancashire 3 0 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
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) 5,174,301
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,771,005
Air transport 750,475
Road transport 234,828
Other 101,156

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) 2,676,096 2,498,205 -177,891
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,520,963 1,250,042 -1,270,921
Air transport 280,127 470,348 +190,221
Road transport 133,270 101,558 -31,712
Other 59,546 41,610 -17,936

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,745,618
Felixstowe 1,329,418
Dover 1,328,691
Hull 1,264,544
Immingham Docks 1,200,939

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 1,452,404 293,214 -1,159,190
Felixstowe 751,241 578,177 -173,064
Dover 593,081 735,610 +142,529
Hull 603,098 661,446 +58,348
Immingham Docks 636,612 564,327 -72,285
Holyhead 170,987 230,435 +59,448
Dover / Eurotunnel 370,300 10,127 -360,173
Middlesbrough 164,763 187,051 +22,288
London Heathrow Airport 140,790 181,560 +40,770
Belfast Port 134,526 135,601 +1,075

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 12
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Other manufacturing 7
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 6
2025-11 4
2025-10 6
2025-09 4
2025-08 5

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+ 20
1m-15m 18
15m-54m 8
0-1m 2
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 11,019,402
Georgia 1,579,055
Australia 1,546,032
Germany 1,301,452
Czechia 1,156,760

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 4,756,823 6,262,579 +1,505,756
Georgia 1,579,055 0 -1,579,055
Australia 1,505,296 40,736 -1,464,560
Germany 224,691 1,076,761 +852,070
Czechia 1,155,741 1,019 -1,154,722
Italy 553,311 297,804 -255,507
Ireland 164,320 599,082 +434,762
Turkey 583,289 0 -583,289
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

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

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) 15,041,441
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,928,152
Air transport 3,125,867
Other 14,780
Road transport 11,834

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) 7,752,738 7,288,703 -464,035
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,475,935 1,452,217 -1,023,718
Air transport 2,447,125 678,742 -1,768,383
Other 8,940 5,840 -3,100
Road transport 11,834 0 -11,834

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 8,738,658
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,277,812
London Heathrow Airport 2,219,975
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 2,705,322 6,033,336 +3,328,014
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,920,554 357,258 -1,563,296
London Heathrow Airport 2,044,404 175,571 -1,868,833
Felixstowe 2,115,980 37,048 -2,078,932
London Gateway Port 2,047,896 32,985 -2,014,911
Middlesbrough 854,852 144,689 -710,163
TRT 0 945,333 +945,333
Immingham Docks 230,913 478,939 +248,026
Holyhead 63,096 379,544 +316,448
ZLC 116,847 212,651 +95,804

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