Import/export HS code 72085291: Wide hot-rolled steel sheets, 2,050mm or more

Hot-rolled steel sheets with a width of 2,050mm or more, suitable for large-scale construction projects

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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 £
Sweden 9,261,353
Netherlands 5,461,167
South Korea 4,507,074
Denmark 3,229,227
Spain 2,918,698

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 £
Sweden 3,478,374 5,782,979 +2,304,605
Netherlands 2,528,149 2,933,018 +404,869
South Korea 2,274,241 2,232,833 -41,408
Denmark 1,335,018 1,894,209 +559,191
Spain 2,009,172 909,526 -1,099,646
Germany 1,325,906 1,462,850 +136,944
Indonesia 0 2,048,806 +2,048,806
Belgium 1,223,151 811,455 -411,696
Italy 1,890,619 92,536 -1,798,083
Finland 561,921 579,641 +17,720

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 £
Sweden 9,516,586
South Korea 5,196,587
Denmark 3,229,355
Finland 2,949,314
Germany 2,915,339

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 £
Sweden 3,435,154 6,081,432 +2,646,278
South Korea 2,509,875 2,686,712 +176,837
Denmark 1,336,245 1,893,110 +556,865
Finland 1,333,311 1,616,003 +282,692
Germany 1,686,855 1,228,484 -458,371
Spain 1,741,584 832,988 -908,596
Indonesia 147,854 2,119,618 +1,971,764
Italy 1,939,086 187,102 -1,751,984
Belgium 870,900 909,259 +38,359
Japan 384,222 312,576 -71,646

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
West Midlands 5
West Yorkshire 4
Inner London - West 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 3 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
West Midlands 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
West Central Scotland 3 2 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 0 -2
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +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) 20,194,695
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,705,589
Other 1,110,507
Air transport 3,820

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) 9,623,030 10,571,665 +948,635
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,342,397 8,363,192 +1,020,795
Other 558,395 552,112 -6,283
Air transport 2,721 1,099 -1,622

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 12,326,550
Liverpool Docks 8,501,537
Goole 4,660,991
Hull 3,500,575
Sunderland 1,891,405

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 £
Immingham Docks 2,716,253 9,610,297 +6,894,044
Liverpool Docks 4,062,974 4,438,563 +375,589
Goole 1,778,473 2,882,518 +1,104,045
Hull 3,419,476 81,099 -3,338,377
Sunderland 1,866,415 24,990 -1,841,425
TRT 697,492 991,694 +294,202
Middlesbrough 824,632 334,561 -490,071
000 558,395 552,112 -6,283
Belfast Port 557,361 0 -557,361
London 224,444 277,067 +52,623

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 17
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10
Manufacture of other transport equipment 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 9
2025-10 11
2025-09 11
2025-08 12
2025-07 11

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+ 27
1m-15m 11
15m-54m 7
Other 3
0-1m 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 £
Australia 1,413,878
Ireland 1,175,018
Netherlands 444,822
Belgium 246,022
Germany 74,913

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 £
Australia 718,717 695,161 -23,556
Ireland 833,159 341,859 -491,300
Netherlands 18,455 426,367 +407,912
Belgium 246,022 0 -246,022
Germany 10,480 64,433 +53,953
Poland 20,149 0 -20,149
Azerbaijan 12,090 1,712 -10,378
Kazakhstan 13,029 0 -13,029
Qatar 0 8,690 +8,690
Italy 8,275 0 -8,275

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 £
XI 370,834
South Korea 38,017
XU 34,552
Italy 20,705
Finland 11,818

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 £
XI 309,439 61,395 -248,044
South Korea 18,644 19,373 +729
XU 29,181 5,371 -23,810
Italy 20,705 0 -20,705
Finland 0 11,818 +11,818
Indonesia 0 9,249 +9,249
Belgium 1,771 6,950 +5,179
South Korea 2,096 0 -2,096
Netherlands 0 1,664 +1,664
France 547 0 -547

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) 1,701,029
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,243,193
Other 498,714
Air transport 2,900

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) 985,372 715,657 -269,715
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 514,060 729,133 +215,073
Other 382,894 115,820 -267,074
Air transport 0 2,900 +2,900

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,426,308
Immingham Docks 765,630
000 498,714
Heysham 335,059
Liverpool Docks 200,464

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 718,717 707,591 -11,126
Immingham Docks 273,118 492,512 +219,394
000 382,894 115,820 -267,074
Heysham 217,969 117,090 -100,879
Liverpool Docks 145,566 54,898 -90,668
Holyhead 86,730 54,051 -32,679
Dover / Eurotunnel 34,860 8,081 -26,779
Harwich 15,821 0 -15,821
Tyne 6,651 0 -6,651
Aberdeen Docks 0 5,771 +5,771

Quick facts

HS code: 72085291

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

Description: Hot-rolled steel sheets with a width of 2,050mm or more, suitable for large-scale construction projects