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 138,492,284
Belgium 111,564,911
France 31,913,119
Finland 13,970,140
Italy 11,406,658

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 78,669,890 59,822,394 -18,847,496
Belgium 62,883,187 48,681,724 -14,201,463
France 16,809,659 15,103,460 -1,706,199
Finland 6,496,033 7,474,107 +978,074
Italy 7,799,743 3,606,915 -4,192,828
Viet Nam 2,514,936 5,970,512 +3,455,576
Sweden 3,246,973 3,269,871 +22,898
San Marino 2,053,567 3,122,553 +1,068,986
Netherlands 1,691,967 2,443,445 +751,478
Ireland 2,369,284 761,407 -1,607,877

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 138,721,182
Belgium 113,390,539
France 31,415,915
Finland 16,727,711
Italy 15,808,346

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 78,876,155 59,845,027 -19,031,128
Belgium 63,694,600 49,695,939 -13,998,661
France 16,395,992 15,019,923 -1,376,069
Finland 6,586,951 10,140,760 +3,553,809
Italy 9,150,378 6,657,968 -2,492,410
Viet Nam 2,514,936 5,974,312 +3,459,376
Spain 1,839,199 2,472,006 +632,807
Sweden 3,156,055 597,916 -2,558,139
Netherlands 1,030,409 1,354,083 +323,674
Poland 1,393,163 201,016 -1,192,147

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 4 6 +2
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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Kent 0 3 +3

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) 255,827,050
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 89,437,731
Other 3,985,087
Road transport 123,923
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) 137,370,936 118,456,114 -18,914,822
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,736,383 36,701,348 -16,035,035
Other 2,154,208 1,830,879 -323,329
Road transport 66,174 57,749 -8,425
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 145,645,582
Boston 89,730,235
Dover 25,512,514
Eurotunnel 22,564,064
Immingham Docks 12,862,962

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 80,811,466 64,834,116 -15,977,350
Boston 45,365,648 44,364,587 -1,001,061
Dover 13,197,474 12,315,040 -882,434
Eurotunnel 17,023,837 5,540,227 -11,483,610
Immingham Docks 5,532,285 7,330,677 +1,798,392
London 2,652,481 7,464,838 +4,812,357
Harwich 7,215,132 2,554,584 -4,660,548
Sunderland 3,141,568 2,684,426 -457,142
Newport 4,770,899 0 -4,770,899
000 2,154,208 1,830,879 -323,329

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 24
Specialised construction activities 13
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 11
Manufacture of basic metals 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 23
2025-10 31
2025-09 28
2025-08 20
2025-07 25

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+ 40
1m-15m 35
15m-54m 14
0-1m 9
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 72,556,610
Ireland 65,667,790
Greece 9,890,563
Belgium 7,887,401
France 7,690,943

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 49,262,582 23,294,028 -25,968,554
Ireland 32,876,187 32,791,603 -84,584
Greece 5,764,978 4,125,585 -1,639,393
Belgium 7,135,035 752,366 -6,382,669
France 5,154,106 2,536,837 -2,617,269
United States 2,814,573 4,726,365 +1,911,792
Switzerland 2,161,746 1,605,237 -556,509
Germany 1,891,932 1,699,948 -191,984
Poland 2,120,006 1,416,566 -703,440
Italy 2,742,915 679,168 -2,063,747

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 4,497,320
Ireland 747,663
Netherlands 88,154
XU 40,078
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 2,141,223 2,356,097 +214,874
Ireland 590,589 157,074 -433,515
Netherlands 68,144 20,010 -48,134
XU 32,675 7,403 -25,272
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) 152,730,970
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,254,360
Other 5,374,236
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) 90,267,644 62,463,326 -27,804,318
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,593,027 13,661,333 -10,931,694
Other 2,833,652 2,540,584 -293,068
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 65,687,301
Liverpool Docks 47,617,737
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,430,770
Heysham 12,621,030
Hull 10,582,201

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 44,915,174 20,772,127 -24,143,047
Liverpool Docks 23,255,667 24,362,070 +1,106,403
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,853,957 6,576,813 -3,277,144
Heysham 6,078,211 6,542,819 +464,608
Hull 8,069,243 2,512,958 -5,556,285
Holyhead 6,312,876 3,400,296 -2,912,580
Southampton 2,222,582 3,750,633 +1,528,051
000 2,833,652 2,540,584 -293,068
Harwich 3,069,261 1,957,401 -1,111,860
Portsmouth 1,756,252 2,195,201 +438,949

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