Import/export HS code 72089080: Various hot-rolled steel products

Other hot-rolled steel products, not elsewhere specified, used in various industrial and construction 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 1,687,696
China 824,439
Denmark 265,647
Austria 189,799

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 1,114,249 573,447 -540,802
China 411,809 412,630 +821
Denmark 2,377 263,270 +260,893
Austria 178,735 11,064 -167,671
Germany 99,896 5,175 -94,721
United States 21,335 54,291 +32,956
France 42,209 10,491 -31,718
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 31,768 6,224 -25,544
Poland 34,420 2,780 -31,640

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
China 854,966
Netherlands 810,943
Germany 504,565
Austria 366,335

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
China 439,566 415,400 -24,166
Netherlands 563,260 247,683 -315,577
Germany 305,257 199,308 -105,949
Austria 320,157 46,178 -273,979
Denmark 2,377 263,270 +260,893
United States 50,694 61,998 +11,304
Italy 47,283 7,829 -39,454
Czechia 13,935 31,704 +17,769
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 31,768 5,433 -26,335

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 6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2

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 5 2 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 3 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 2 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 2 +2
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 2 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 0 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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) 8,264,923
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,656,134
Air transport 193,405
Road transport 2,853
Other 402

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) 4,561,974 3,702,949 -859,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 791,801 864,333 +72,532
Air transport 90,490 102,915 +12,425
Road transport 2,853 0 -2,853
Other 308 94 -214

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 7,606,004
Felixstowe 731,495
Goole 440,351
London 308,232
Southampton 205,948

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 3,954,829 3,651,175 -303,654
Felixstowe 471,333 260,162 -211,171
Goole 178,735 261,616 +82,881
London 278,140 30,092 -248,048
Southampton 50,516 155,432 +104,916
Dover 121,999 37,164 -84,835
Eurotunnel 97,289 48,387 -48,902
Hull 69,845 32,121 -37,724
Tyne 52,238 38,311 -13,927
London Heathrow Airport 51,524 3,029 -48,495

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 14
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 9
2025-10 5
2025-09 6
2025-08 6
2025-07 7

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+ 24
1m-15m 10
15m-54m 7
0-1m 4
Other 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 2,022,980
Italy 266,861
Trinidad and Tobago 177,912
Austria 151,064
Germany 120,927

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 962,534 1,060,446 +97,912
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 60,171 -585
Ghana 89,669 10,377 -79,292
Netherlands 57,494 11,320 -46,174
United States 57,454 9,762 -47,692
Belgium 45,515 5,603 -39,912
Australia 32,721 14,390 -18,331

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) 2,302,124
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 440,596
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) 1,182,252 1,119,872 -62,380
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 359,410 81,186 -278,224
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
Dover / Eurotunnel 441,474
000 416,252
Holyhead 377,191
London Gateway Port 355,040

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
Dover / Eurotunnel 247,658 193,816 -53,842
000 194,090 222,162 +28,072
Holyhead 195,856 181,335 -14,521
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
Liverpool Docks 28,503 49,913 +21,410
Immingham Docks 5,218 58,055 +52,837
Dover 51,259 0 -51,259

Quick facts

HS code: 72089080

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

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