Import/export HS code 721632: I-shaped steel sections

I-shaped steel sections, hot-rolled or extruded

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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 £
Spain 224,535,913
Luxembourg 33,990,199
Germany 29,332,467
Ireland 15,553,795
Turkey 14,243,224

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 £
Spain 130,562,487 93,973,426 -36,589,061
Luxembourg 25,580,290 8,409,909 -17,170,381
Germany 18,713,097 10,619,370 -8,093,727
Ireland 8,665,965 6,887,830 -1,778,135
Turkey 4,371,443 9,871,781 +5,500,338
Netherlands 4,627,549 5,913,940 +1,286,391
Belgium 2,096,785 7,147,097 +5,050,312
United Arab Emirates 0 3,995,383 +3,995,383
Brazil 0 2,565,652 +2,565,652
South Korea 1,065,256 1,323,007 +257,751

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 £
Spain 199,409,493
Germany 31,558,431
Luxembourg 26,808,725
Turkey 15,623,492
South Korea 7,734,695

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 £
Spain 116,386,644 83,022,849 -33,363,795
Germany 19,129,141 12,429,290 -6,699,851
Luxembourg 22,883,050 3,925,675 -18,957,375
Turkey 4,544,122 11,079,370 +6,535,248
South Korea 3,284,229 4,450,466 +1,166,237
India 11,258 6,646,824 +6,635,566
United Arab Emirates 37,303 3,996,730 +3,959,427
Brazil 0 2,565,652 +2,565,652
United Kingdom 1,010,714 277,536 -733,178
Ireland 343,055 94,395 -248,660

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 4
North Yorkshire 4
Outer London - West and North West 3
West Midlands 3
West Yorkshire 3

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
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
North Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
West Midlands 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 2 0 -2
South East Wales 2 1 -1
Suffolk 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -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) 287,590,005
Other 53,235,587
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,627,940
Air transport 13,658
Road transport 3,291

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) 163,276,548 124,313,457 -38,963,091
Other 29,882,884 23,352,703 -6,530,181
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,022,089 4,605,851 -416,238
Air transport 1,364 12,294 +10,930
Road transport 3,291 0 -3,291

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
TRT 177,560,554
000 53,235,587
Goole 29,621,758
Dover 13,675,641
Poole 13,348,842

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 £
TRT 102,554,091 75,006,463 -27,547,628
000 29,882,884 23,352,703 -6,530,181
Goole 21,354,114 8,267,644 -13,086,470
Dover 5,842,548 7,833,093 +1,990,545
Poole 5,330,240 8,018,602 +2,688,362
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 8,433,679 1,733,803 -6,699,876
Great Yarmouth 2,734,039 6,340,334 +3,606,295
London 4,440,621 4,234,529 -206,092
Warrenpoint Harbour 2,869,687 3,669,558 +799,871
Hartlepool 0 5,363,148 +5,363,148

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 20
Specialised construction activities 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Construction of buildings 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 11
2025-10 11
2025-09 9
2025-08 8
2025-07 11

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
15m-54m 8
1m-15m 6
0-1m 3
Other 2

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 £
United States 48,108,183
Ireland 45,420,867
Canada 16,300,775
Turkey 15,318,335
Netherlands 4,892,976

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 £
United States 23,155,856 24,952,327 +1,796,471
Ireland 21,094,889 24,325,978 +3,231,089
Canada 12,685,155 3,615,620 -9,069,535
Turkey 2,183,922 13,134,413 +10,950,491
Netherlands 2,550,443 2,342,533 -207,910
Germany 465,796 3,953,173 +3,487,377
Guyana 3,794,272 0 -3,794,272
Australia 626,039 517,995 -108,044
Denmark 252,951 602,313 +349,362
Greece 496,640 196,823 -299,817

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 30,942,848
Turkey 9,718,726
XU 259,098

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 12,658,065 18,284,783 +5,626,718
Turkey 5,151,303 4,567,423 -583,880
XU 126,785 132,313 +5,528

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 95,281,095
Other 40,920,672
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,400,975
Air transport 196,272

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,619,885 48,661,210 +2,041,325
Other 17,936,153 22,984,519 +5,048,366
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,540,835 3,860,140 -680,695
Air transport 106,834 89,438 -17,396

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 73,855,574
000 40,920,672
TRT 5,408,630
Grimsby 5,309,216
Immingham Docks 3,852,845

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 £
Middlesbrough 38,996,781 34,858,793 -4,137,988
000 17,936,153 22,984,519 +5,048,366
TRT 859,250 4,549,380 +3,690,130
Grimsby 0 5,309,216 +5,309,216
Immingham Docks 1,867,290 1,985,555 +118,265
Hull 3,805,563 13,118 -3,792,445
Goole 662,704 2,947,395 +2,284,691
Heysham 2,206,027 1,076,804 -1,129,223
Liverpool Docks 871,780 221,379 -650,401
Dover / Eurotunnel 395,530 626,391 +230,861

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 721632

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

Description: I-shaped steel sections, hot-rolled or extruded