Import/export HS code 721633: H-shaped steel sections

H-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 125,248,300
Luxembourg 46,321,603
Germany 36,222,538
Netherlands 12,364,111
South Korea 11,113,435

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 72,902,398 52,345,902 -20,556,496
Luxembourg 21,761,614 24,559,989 +2,798,375
Germany 21,087,185 15,135,353 -5,951,832
Netherlands 7,498,230 4,865,881 -2,632,349
South Korea 10,740,275 373,160 -10,367,115
Belgium 375,847 2,492,285 +2,116,438
Brazil 0 2,810,678 +2,810,678
Turkey 0 2,211,362 +2,211,362
United Arab Emirates 0 2,144,873 +2,144,873
Ireland 1,277,371 793,603 -483,768

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 116,639,456
Germany 37,400,477
Luxembourg 33,819,765
South Korea 15,783,589
Brazil 2,810,678

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 68,207,426 48,432,030 -19,775,396
Germany 22,720,425 14,680,052 -8,040,373
Luxembourg 17,132,885 16,686,880 -446,005
South Korea 12,953,480 2,830,109 -10,123,371
Brazil 0 2,810,678 +2,810,678
Turkey 103,864 2,609,323 +2,505,459
United Arab Emirates 12,321 2,281,186 +2,268,865
India 3,328 1,178,111 +1,174,783
China 0 881,519 +881,519
United Kingdom 589,365 129,820 -459,545

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Yorkshire 5
Inner London - West 3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3
Suffolk 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
North Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 3 +2
Suffolk 0 3 +3
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 1 1 +0
West Midlands 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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) 198,251,042
Other 29,732,079
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,408,722
Air transport 3,560

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) 114,203,520 84,047,522 -30,155,998
Other 14,288,438 15,443,641 +1,155,203
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,574,170 8,834,552 +260,382
Air transport 0 3,560 +3,560

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
TRT 106,078,995
000 29,732,079
London 21,675,758
Dover 18,460,101
Goole 14,531,795

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 59,458,035 46,620,960 -12,837,075
000 14,288,438 15,443,641 +1,155,203
London 13,464,830 8,210,928 -5,253,902
Dover 10,873,328 7,586,773 -3,286,555
Goole 11,925,136 2,606,659 -9,318,477
Poole 5,336,546 8,254,811 +2,918,265
Great Yarmouth 4,090,316 7,168,736 +3,078,420
Immingham Docks 5,372,975 3,160,713 -2,212,262
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 3,670,328 2,248,763 -1,421,565
Liverpool Docks 3,870,551 43,990 -3,826,561

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 17
Specialised construction activities 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 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 10
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+ 26
15m-54m 6
Other 3
1m-15m 2
0-1m 1

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 £
Turkey 66,355,719
Ireland 28,218,360
United States 14,651,124
Netherlands 11,401,944
Canada 9,574,412

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 £
Turkey 28,348,535 38,007,184 +9,658,649
Ireland 15,436,766 12,781,594 -2,655,172
United States 6,752,108 7,899,016 +1,146,908
Netherlands 6,400,695 5,001,249 -1,399,446
Canada 7,337,347 2,237,065 -5,100,282
Germany 3,139,780 5,967,405 +2,827,625
Sweden 2,217,858 467,015 -1,750,843
Portugal 878,326 337,301 -541,025
Greece 1,075,625 58,776 -1,016,849
Denmark 523,557 556,547 +32,990

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 22,569,757
XU 43,292

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 11,744,485 10,825,272 -919,213
XU 29,134 14,158 -14,976

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) 113,311,907
Other 22,613,049
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,191,086
Air transport 11,782

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) 54,125,151 59,186,756 +5,061,605
Other 11,773,619 10,839,430 -934,189
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,960,941 5,230,145 -2,730,796
Air transport 1,022 10,760 +9,738

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 87,073,218
000 22,613,049
TRT 13,373,607
Immingham Docks 9,075,687
Grimsby 6,056,552

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 46,664,891 40,408,327 -6,256,564
000 11,773,619 10,839,430 -934,189
TRT 3,709,248 9,664,359 +5,955,111
Immingham Docks 5,377,567 3,698,120 -1,679,447
Grimsby 0 6,056,552 +6,056,552
Heysham 1,748,892 1,069,537 -679,355
Liverpool Docks 1,883,691 922,014 -961,677
Goole 808,151 1,256,136 +447,985
Felixstowe 624,621 154,929 -469,692
Dover / Eurotunnel 255,273 395,416 +140,143

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 721633

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

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