Import/export HS code 72107080: Various painted or coated steel sheets

Other steel sheets with paint, varnish, or plastic coating for various uses

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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 £
South Korea 139,709,990
Belgium 112,537,660
France 32,677,079
Finland 14,997,188
Italy 9,501,741

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 £
South Korea 76,828,423 62,881,567 -13,946,856
Belgium 65,534,111 47,003,549 -18,530,562
France 16,970,279 15,706,800 -1,263,479
Finland 7,348,888 7,648,300 +299,412
Italy 5,684,180 3,817,561 -1,866,619
Viet Nam 4,254,370 4,231,078 -23,292
Sweden 3,217,988 3,339,919 +121,931
San Marino 2,111,888 3,275,182 +1,163,294
Netherlands 1,723,687 2,502,218 +778,531
Germany 1,441,178 1,346,265 -94,913

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 £
South Korea 140,351,385
Belgium 114,437,215
France 32,485,162
Finland 18,077,879
Italy 14,168,358

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 £
South Korea 76,929,323 63,422,062 -13,507,261
Belgium 66,432,452 48,004,763 -18,427,689
France 16,557,197 15,927,965 -629,232
Finland 7,692,960 10,384,919 +2,691,959
Italy 7,147,115 7,021,243 -125,872
Viet Nam 4,254,370 4,234,878 -19,492
Spain 1,932,406 2,318,042 +385,636
Sweden 2,873,916 598,871 -2,275,045
Netherlands 1,047,796 1,529,214 +481,418
Poland 1,306,075 305,521 -1,000,554

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Inner London - West 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6

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
West Midlands 5 10 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Kent 0 4 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 4 3 -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) 255,661,646
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 90,228,080
Other 3,670,394
Road transport 1,574,828
Air transport 112,795

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) 138,197,571 117,464,075 -20,733,496
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,466,684 37,761,396 -14,705,288
Other 2,211,657 1,458,737 -752,920
Road transport 76,634 1,498,194 +1,421,560
Air transport 47,238 65,557 +18,319

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 144,672,330
Boston 90,751,099
Dover 26,201,444
Eurotunnel 23,106,251
Immingham Docks 12,836,179

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 £
Liverpool Docks 80,045,829 64,626,501 -15,419,328
Boston 47,855,432 42,895,667 -4,959,765
Dover 13,216,256 12,985,188 -231,068
Eurotunnel 17,147,269 5,958,982 -11,188,287
Immingham Docks 5,642,040 7,194,139 +1,552,099
London 2,722,582 8,567,809 +5,845,227
Harwich 7,599,281 1,445,510 -6,153,771
Sunderland 3,424,468 2,547,077 -877,391
000 2,211,657 1,458,737 -752,920
Avonmouth Docks 1,922,756 1,505,768 -416,988

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 25
Specialised construction activities 14
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of basic metals 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 23
2025-10 31
2025-09 28
2025-08 20

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
1m-15m 40
54m+ 40
15m-54m 15
0-1m 8
Other 7

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 £
Netherlands 69,327,277
Ireland 66,150,624
Greece 9,757,394
Belgium 7,885,034
United States 7,592,589

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 £
Netherlands 46,493,395 22,833,882 -23,659,513
Ireland 33,501,757 32,648,867 -852,890
Greece 6,197,551 3,559,843 -2,637,708
Belgium 7,229,820 655,214 -6,574,606
United States 2,704,587 4,888,002 +2,183,415
France 4,796,728 2,403,065 -2,393,663
Switzerland 2,154,435 1,596,844 -557,591
Germany 1,940,742 1,611,159 -329,583
Poland 2,052,635 1,365,770 -686,865
Italy 2,321,835 810,733 -1,511,102

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 4,505,001
Ireland 691,806
Netherlands 82,177
Belgium 1,021

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 2,037,264 2,467,737 +430,473
Ireland 561,471 130,335 -431,136
Netherlands 66,398 15,779 -50,619
Belgium 1,021 0 -1,021

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) 153,895,900
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,401,647
Other 5,320,083
Air transport 171,483

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) 92,305,857 61,590,043 -30,715,814
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,245,800 13,155,847 -7,089,953
Other 2,698,829 2,621,254 -77,575
Air transport 119,320 52,163 -67,157

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 64,633,306
Liverpool Docks 47,573,130
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,841,508
Heysham 12,896,262
Hull 10,246,560

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 £
Immingham Docks 44,305,027 20,328,279 -23,976,748
Liverpool Docks 23,638,265 23,934,865 +296,600
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,024,274 6,817,234 -2,207,040
Heysham 6,870,873 6,025,389 -845,484
Hull 7,897,093 2,349,467 -5,547,626
Holyhead 6,321,150 3,544,624 -2,776,526
Southampton 2,250,164 3,838,743 +1,588,579
000 2,698,829 2,621,254 -77,575
Harwich 2,873,534 1,797,178 -1,076,356
Portsmouth 1,941,281 1,918,893 -22,388

Quick facts

HS code: 72107080

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

Description: Other steel sheets with paint, varnish, or plastic coating for various uses