Import/export HS code 72189911: Rolled stainless steel products

Stainless steel products shaped by rolling or continuous casting

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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 £
Sweden 2,124,160
Spain 1,384,559
Netherlands 107,692
Taiwan 105,343
Poland 73,097

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 £
Sweden 76,082 2,048,078 +1,971,996
Spain 945,920 438,639 -507,281
Netherlands 51,252 56,440 +5,188
Taiwan 105,343 0 -105,343
Poland 0 73,097 +73,097
India 0 21,703 +21,703
Brazil 11,347 0 -11,347
United States 4,439 0 -4,439
Germany 0 4,133 +4,133
Canada 3,683 0 -3,683

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 £
Sweden 1,396,227
Spain 1,384,559
United Kingdom 735,003
Netherlands 106,242
Taiwan 105,343

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 £
Sweden 76,082 1,320,145 +1,244,063
Spain 945,920 438,639 -507,281
United Kingdom 5,620 729,383 +723,763
Netherlands 51,252 54,990 +3,738
Taiwan 105,343 0 -105,343
Poland 0 73,097 +73,097
India 0 21,703 +21,703
Brazil 15,030 0 -15,030
Germany 0 4,133 +4,133
Switzerland 1,969 0 -1,969

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 1
Inner London - West 1
North Eastern Scotland 1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1

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 - East 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
North Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 1 +1

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) 2,836,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 858,631
Air transport 149,146

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) 1,044,828 1,791,654 +746,826
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,348 827,283 +795,935
Air transport 125,993 23,153 -102,840

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 1,246,634
Poole 967,166
Immingham Docks 884,980
Portsmouth 309,263
Dover 181,327

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 £
Hull 0 1,246,634 +1,246,634
Poole 550,131 417,035 -133,096
Immingham Docks 76,082 808,898 +732,816
Portsmouth 295,890 13,373 -282,517
Dover 96,825 84,502 -12,323
Harwich 51,252 41,499 -9,753
East Midlands Airport 81,671 0 -81,671
London Heathrow Airport 44,322 21,703 -22,619
Eurotunnel 0 6,996 +6,996
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,074 0 -3,074

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 2
Fishing and aquaculture 1
Manufacture of basic metals 1
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 3
2024-07 2
2024-03 1

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+ 5
Other 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 £
Sweden 107,439,232
Spain 40,163,663
United States 35,577,948
Portugal 29,145,536
Italy 921,822

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 £
Sweden 62,398,270 45,040,962 -17,357,308
Spain 35,660,977 4,502,686 -31,158,291
United States 27,312,937 8,265,011 -19,047,926
Portugal 18,040,125 11,105,411 -6,934,714
Italy 10,283 911,539 +901,256
Taiwan 0 526,853 +526,853
France 57,467 17,554 -39,913
India 60,070 0 -60,070
Germany 51,258 0 -51,258
Malaysia 0 12,423 +12,423

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) 158,853,133
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 55,115,954
Air transport 23,284

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) 103,553,640 55,299,493 -48,254,147
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,037,747 15,078,207 -24,959,540
Air transport 8,690 14,594 +5,904

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 64,343,594
Immingham Docks 52,145,042
Avonmouth Docks 37,559,896
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,000,331
Liverpool Docks 27,312,937

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 £
Hull 27,542,691 36,800,903 +9,258,212
Immingham Docks 34,855,579 17,289,463 -17,566,116
Avonmouth Docks 33,057,210 4,502,686 -28,554,524
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,762,900 11,237,431 -9,525,469
Liverpool Docks 27,312,937 0 -27,312,937
Southampton 0 526,853 +526,853
London Gateway Port 60,070 0 -60,070
East Midlands Airport 8,690 14,594 +5,904
London 0 15,392 +15,392
Holyhead 0 4,972 +4,972

Quick facts

HS code: 72189911

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

Description: Stainless steel products shaped by rolling or continuous casting