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 122,288,447
Luxembourg 48,051,506
Germany 35,408,441
Netherlands 12,246,182
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 71,478,044 50,810,403 -20,667,641
Luxembourg 23,268,190 24,783,316 +1,515,126
Germany 20,900,394 14,508,047 -6,392,347
Netherlands 8,225,876 4,020,306 -4,205,570
South Korea 11,113,435 0 -11,113,435
Brazil 1,494,106 2,926,750 +1,432,644
Thailand 0 2,963,597 +2,963,597
Belgium 708,230 2,159,902 +1,451,672
China 318,425 2,513,939 +2,195,514
Turkey 967,432 1,547,045 +579,613

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 113,338,681
Germany 36,565,835
Luxembourg 35,014,537
South Korea 15,781,342
Brazil 4,420,856

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 66,676,356 46,662,325 -20,014,031
Germany 22,800,033 13,765,802 -9,034,231
Luxembourg 17,896,646 17,117,891 -778,755
South Korea 13,770,570 2,010,772 -11,759,798
Brazil 1,494,106 2,926,750 +1,432,644
China 0 3,389,629 +3,389,629
Turkey 1,304,897 1,711,405 +406,508
Thailand 0 2,963,597 +2,963,597
United Arab Emirates 47,779 2,245,728 +2,197,949
India 335,711 845,728 +510,017

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Yorkshire 6
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 4 -1
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 2 +1
Suffolk 2 2 +0
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
Cheshire 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) 202,630,644
Other 30,487,648
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,400,160
Air transport 3,560
Road transport 2,112

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) 117,113,609 85,517,035 -31,596,574
Other 15,101,594 15,386,054 +284,460
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,820,698 8,579,462 -241,236
Air transport 0 3,560 +3,560
Road transport 0 2,112 +2,112

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
TRT 105,908,472
000 30,487,648
London 20,179,331
Dover 18,191,936
Goole 14,779,246

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 59,960,385 45,948,087 -14,012,298
000 15,101,594 15,386,054 +284,460
London 12,004,370 8,174,961 -3,829,409
Dover 10,851,000 7,340,936 -3,510,064
Goole 12,295,756 2,483,490 -9,812,266
Poole 5,010,465 8,254,811 +3,244,346
Great Yarmouth 4,909,902 7,564,685 +2,654,783
Immingham Docks 5,600,656 2,811,641 -2,789,015
Hartlepool 1,494,106 5,082,383 +3,588,277
Liverpool Docks 3,870,551 2,565,318 -1,305,233

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 18
Specialised construction activities 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 11
2025-10 11
2025-09 9
2025-08 10

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 7
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 28,555,664
United States 16,215,728
Canada 12,089,411
Netherlands 11,520,001

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 28,368,219 37,987,500 +9,619,281
Ireland 14,932,058 13,623,606 -1,308,452
United States 6,468,505 9,747,223 +3,278,718
Canada 9,129,286 2,960,125 -6,169,161
Netherlands 6,395,305 5,124,696 -1,270,609
Germany 3,139,780 5,967,405 +2,827,625
Sweden 2,684,873 0 -2,684,873
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 22,545,873

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 11,824,634 10,721,239 -1,103,395

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) 117,531,289
Other 22,586,978
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,434,416
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) 55,643,969 61,887,320 +6,243,351
Other 11,852,738 10,734,240 -1,118,498
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,863,813 6,570,603 -1,293,210
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 91,185,217
000 22,586,978
TRT 13,373,607
Immingham Docks 9,173,788
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 48,136,351 43,048,866 -5,087,485
000 11,852,738 10,734,240 -1,118,498
TRT 3,709,248 9,664,359 +5,955,111
Immingham Docks 5,842,182 3,331,606 -2,510,576
Grimsby 0 6,056,552 +6,056,552
Heysham 1,531,257 1,537,472 +6,215
Liverpool Docks 1,557,874 1,357,649 -200,225
Goole 808,151 1,256,136 +447,985
Dover / Eurotunnel 269,415 1,122,751 +853,336
Felixstowe 624,621 154,929 -469,692

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