Import/export HS code 721190: Various flat-rolled steel, less than 600mm wide, not coated

Other flat-rolled iron or steel products, less than 600mm wide, without cladding, plating, or coating

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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 £
Greece 3,292,984
Czechia 1,382,197
France 1,285,681
Austria 943,329
Switzerland 427,427

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 £
Greece 1,789,398 1,503,586 -285,812
Czechia 1,230,845 151,352 -1,079,493
France 1,223,576 62,105 -1,161,471
Austria 943,329 0 -943,329
Switzerland 324,103 103,324 -220,779
Germany 152,946 270,922 +117,976
China 195,647 155,725 -39,922
Turkey 187,671 113,220 -74,451
Spain 95,061 30,054 -65,007
Italy 17,192 70,609 +53,417

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 £
Greece 3,310,917
France 1,283,697
Germany 1,256,803
Austria 976,563
Czechia 524,988

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 £
Greece 1,807,331 1,503,586 -303,745
France 1,205,179 78,518 -1,126,661
Germany 826,777 430,026 -396,751
Austria 976,563 0 -976,563
Czechia 524,988 0 -524,988
Switzerland 324,103 103,324 -220,779
China 196,561 157,695 -38,866
Turkey 187,671 113,220 -74,451
Italy 19,632 63,746 +44,114
United States 63,059 4,639 -58,420

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
West Midlands 5
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3
West Yorkshire 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
West Midlands 5 2 -3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 2 +1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0

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) 4,882,789
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,431,870
Road transport 277,051
Air transport 205,413
Other 83,721

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) 3,984,872 897,917 -3,086,955
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,961,233 1,470,637 -490,596
Road transport 165,034 112,017 -53,017
Air transport 107,579 97,834 -9,745
Other 68,621 15,100 -53,521

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,626,840
Felixstowe 1,896,595
Eurotunnel 1,097,184
London Gateway Port 748,774
Southampton 629,402

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 £
Dover 2,019,931 606,909 -1,413,022
Felixstowe 1,335,363 561,232 -774,131
Eurotunnel 940,037 157,147 -782,890
London Gateway Port 591,145 157,629 -433,516
Southampton 4,806 624,596 +619,790
Dover / Eurotunnel 574,248 12,682 -561,566
Killingholme 273,141 50,598 -222,543
ZLC 165,034 112,017 -53,017
Harwich 158,160 3,850 -154,310
000 68,621 15,100 -53,521

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 14
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 4
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 4
Other manufacturing 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1
2025-11 3
2025-10 2
2025-09 3
2025-08 5

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 17
54m+ 16
Other 7
0-1m 4
15m-54m 3

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 487,465
France 192,514
United States 120,647
Germany 89,096
Netherlands 32,595

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 184,301 303,164 +118,863
France 104,137 88,377 -15,760
United States 84,983 35,664 -49,319
Germany 61,101 27,995 -33,106
Netherlands 13,519 19,076 +5,557
Bahamas 0 25,224 +25,224
Portugal 3,378 17,951 +14,573
Brazil 7,854 8,672 +818
Angola 13,961 0 -13,961
Canada 11,100 2,112 -8,988

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 £
China 83
XL 18
XI 6

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 £
China 0 83 +83
XL 18 0 -18
XI 6 0 -6

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) 800,977
Air transport 278,139
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,699
Other 174

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) 365,125 435,852 +70,727
Air transport 180,166 97,973 -82,193
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,460 35,239 +25,779
Other 91 83 -8

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 372,209
Dover / Eurotunnel 285,517
London Heathrow Airport 103,392
East Midlands Airport 90,569
Holyhead 61,464

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 91,206 281,003 +189,797
Dover / Eurotunnel 166,928 118,589 -48,339
London Heathrow Airport 62,296 41,096 -21,200
East Midlands Airport 45,326 45,243 -83
Holyhead 45,390 16,074 -29,316
Liverpool Docks 45,111 0 -45,111
Immingham Docks 17,919 21,622 +3,703
London Gateway Port 3,621 25,852 +22,231
ZLC 23,528 0 -23,528
Aberdeen Airport 17,915 0 -17,915

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 721190

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

Description: Other flat-rolled iron or steel products, less than 600mm wide, without cladding, plating, or coating