Import/export HS code 720890: Various hot-rolled steel products

Other types of hot-rolled steel products, not elsewhere specified, used in various industrial applications

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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 6,723,405
Netherlands 1,737,962
China 826,236
Germany 735,277
India 380,942

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 3,433,803 3,289,602 -144,201
Netherlands 1,148,840 589,122 -559,718
China 413,606 412,630 -976
Germany 416,119 319,158 -96,961
India 380,942 0 -380,942
Denmark 2,377 263,270 +260,893
Spain 127,773 104,981 -22,792
France 125,170 70,539 -54,631
Austria 178,735 11,064 -167,671
United States 21,335 54,291 +32,956

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 6,872,525
Germany 1,126,320
Netherlands 861,209
China 856,763
India 382,111

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 3,537,089 3,335,436 -201,653
Germany 633,406 492,914 -140,492
Netherlands 597,851 263,358 -334,493
China 441,363 415,400 -25,963
India 382,111 0 -382,111
Austria 320,157 46,178 -273,979
Denmark 2,377 263,270 +260,893
Spain 137,964 107,704 -30,260
France 79,244 81,692 +2,448
United States 50,694 61,998 +11,304

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Greater Manchester 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 2 -5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 2 +2
Cheshire 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 2 +2
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 2 +2

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) 9,288,902
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,069,436
Air transport 209,077
Other 25,761
Road transport 2,853

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) 5,107,248 4,181,654 -925,594
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,189,650 879,786 -309,864
Air transport 98,666 110,411 +11,745
Other 308 25,453 +25,145
Road transport 2,853 0 -2,853

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 7,662,294
Dover 898,126
Felixstowe 757,338
Goole 440,351
London 315,484

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 3,993,312 3,668,982 -324,330
Dover 534,483 363,643 -170,840
Felixstowe 480,310 277,028 -203,282
Goole 178,735 261,616 +82,881
London 282,719 32,765 -249,954
London Gateway Port 201,047 19,395 -181,652
Southampton 50,516 155,432 +104,916
Liverpool Docks 188,129 0 -188,129
Eurotunnel 102,116 74,703 -27,413
Dover / Eurotunnel 80,015 95,939 +15,924

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 19
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 5
Manufacture of electrical equipment 4
Specialised construction activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 13
2025-10 8
2025-09 10
2025-08 8
2025-07 9

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+ 28
1m-15m 19
15m-54m 7
Other 5
0-1m 4

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 £
Ireland 2,535,899
Italy 266,861
Trinidad and Tobago 177,912
Austria 151,064
Germany 129,101

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 £
Ireland 1,475,453 1,060,446 -415,007
Italy 157,405 109,456 -47,949
Trinidad and Tobago 145,242 32,670 -112,572
Austria 99,745 51,319 -48,426
Germany 60,756 68,345 +7,589
Ghana 89,669 10,377 -79,292
United States 57,454 19,209 -38,245
Netherlands 57,494 11,320 -46,174
Canada 3,258 62,675 +59,417
Belgium 45,515 5,603 -39,912

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 415,785
XU 467

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 194,090 221,695 +27,605
XU 0 467 +467

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,823,217
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 502,576
Other 416,252
Air transport 239,626
Road transport 2,837

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,695,171 1,128,046 -567,125
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 359,410 143,166 -216,244
Other 194,090 222,162 +28,072
Air transport 112,378 127,248 +14,870
Road transport 2,837 0 -2,837

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 1,092,835
Liverpool Docks 563,845
Holyhead 466,661
Dover / Eurotunnel 449,648
000 416,252

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 £
Heysham 518,203 574,632 +56,429
Liverpool Docks 451,952 111,893 -340,059
Holyhead 285,326 181,335 -103,991
Dover / Eurotunnel 247,658 201,990 -45,668
000 194,090 222,162 +28,072
London Gateway Port 292,210 62,830 -229,380
London 108,269 44,361 -63,908
London Heathrow Airport 77,363 49,967 -27,396
Immingham Docks 5,218 58,055 +52,837
Dover 51,259 0 -51,259

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 720890

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

Description: Other types of hot-rolled steel products, not elsewhere specified, used in various industrial applications