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 6,892,634
Netherlands 1,619,625
China 837,497
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 3,932,136 2,960,498 -971,638
Netherlands 1,080,951 538,674 -542,277
China 400,541 436,956 +36,415
Denmark 2,377 263,270 +260,893
Austria 178,735 11,064 -167,671
Germany 99,896 5,175 -94,721
United States 25,017 50,609 +25,592
France 42,209 10,491 -31,718
Italy 31,821 4,980 -26,841
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 34,701 791 -33,910

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 7,039,835
China 866,906
Netherlands 752,945
Germany 505,458
Austria 364,083

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 4,031,959 3,007,876 -1,024,083
China 429,159 437,747 +8,588
Netherlands 518,841 234,104 -284,737
Germany 310,888 194,570 -116,318
Austria 334,245 29,838 -304,407
Denmark 2,377 263,270 +260,893
United States 53,697 58,995 +5,298
Italy 47,283 7,829 -39,454
Czechia 13,935 33,346 +19,411
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 34,701 0 -34,701

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 3
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 3 0 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 2 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 2 +2
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
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) 8,305,091
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,724,439
Air transport 189,894
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) 5,042,774 3,262,317 -1,780,457
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 763,158 961,281 +198,123
Air transport 91,961 97,933 +5,972
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 7,744,475
Felixstowe 706,197
Goole 440,351
London 308,232
Southampton 212,205

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 4,446,816 3,297,659 -1,149,157
Felixstowe 431,307 274,890 -156,417
Goole 178,735 261,616 +82,881
London 305,456 2,776 -302,680
Southampton 50,516 161,689 +111,173
Dover 139,482 15,241 -124,241
Eurotunnel 75,662 54,528 -21,134
Hull 63,838 32,013 -31,825
Tyne 34,182 38,311 +4,129
Killingholme 18,485 50,206 +31,721

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 13
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 4
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 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
2026-01 4
2025-11 9
2025-10 5
2025-09 6
2025-08 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+ 21
1m-15m 11
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 2,031,152
Italy 266,861
Trinidad and Tobago 177,912
Austria 153,352
Germany 108,850

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 989,983 1,041,169 +51,186
Italy 157,405 109,456 -47,949
Trinidad and Tobago 145,242 32,670 -112,572
Austria 93,827 59,525 -34,302
Germany 53,595 55,255 +1,660
Ghana 65,569 10,377 -55,192
United States 57,454 9,762 -47,692
Netherlands 48,829 11,320 -37,509
Australia 46,011 0 -46,011
Spain 25,928 18,901 -7,027

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 455,324

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 211,455 243,869 +32,414

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) 2,272,873
Other 455,791
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 388,095
Air transport 230,965
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) 1,190,215 1,082,658 -107,557
Other 211,455 244,336 +32,881
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 312,457 75,638 -236,819
Air transport 125,293 105,672 -19,621
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 1,043,792
000 455,791
Dover / Eurotunnel 443,590
Holyhead 394,867
London Gateway Port 330,940

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 471,088 572,704 +101,616
000 211,455 244,336 +32,881
Dover / Eurotunnel 245,537 198,053 -47,484
Holyhead 224,401 170,466 -53,935
London Gateway Port 269,330 61,610 -207,720
London 108,269 44,361 -63,908
London Heathrow Airport 99,082 28,248 -70,834
Liverpool Docks 32,372 46,044 +13,672
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