Import/export HS code 72191210: Stainless steel sheets with 2.5% or more nickel

Stainless steel sheets with high nickel content (2.5% or more), offering enhanced corrosion resistance

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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 £
Netherlands 818,362
China 737,294
Italy 725,321
Belgium 617,487
Indonesia 462,252

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 £
Netherlands 455,705 362,657 -93,048
China 159,621 577,673 +418,052
Italy 725,321 0 -725,321
Belgium 548,247 69,240 -479,007
Indonesia 0 462,252 +462,252
Sweden 118,799 51,793 -67,006
Finland 111,475 47,639 -63,836
Turkey 0 128,925 +128,925
Germany 3,620 49,119 +45,499
France 0 30,421 +30,421

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 £
Finland 1,266,325
Indonesia 1,164,498
Italy 740,651
Belgium 303,727
Sweden 170,592

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 £
Finland 776,720 489,605 -287,115
Indonesia 0 1,164,498 +1,164,498
Italy 725,321 15,330 -709,991
Belgium 263,439 40,288 -223,151
Sweden 118,799 51,793 -67,006
China 159,621 241 -159,380
Germany 75,268 4,134 -71,134
France 0 30,421 +30,421
United States 10,088 3,297 -6,791
Spain 3,620 7,840 +4,220

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lancashire 1
West Midlands 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
Lancashire 1 0 -1
West Midlands 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,360,565
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,569,602
Air transport 21,139

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) 1,115,216 1,245,349 +130,133
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,003,952 565,650 -438,302
Air transport 13,708 7,431 -6,277

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Avonmouth Docks 1,039,684
Killingholme 854,070
Newport 725,321
Immingham Docks 651,985
Felixstowe 354,404

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 £
Avonmouth Docks 0 1,039,684 +1,039,684
Killingholme 523,616 330,454 -193,162
Newport 725,321 0 -725,321
Immingham Docks 464,089 187,896 -276,193
Felixstowe 223,580 130,824 -92,756
London 123,032 52,693 -70,339
Hull 48,221 0 -48,221
Eurotunnel 0 30,421 +30,421
Harwich 0 25,973 +25,973
London Heathrow Airport 10,088 3,297 -6,791

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of basic metals 3
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-09 2
2025-02 1
2024-09 1
2024-02 2

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+ 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 £
Chile 187,748
United States 36,167
Kenya 24,935
Netherlands 21,898
Angola 12,972

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 £
Chile 0 187,748 +187,748
United States 0 36,167 +36,167
Kenya 24,935 0 -24,935
Netherlands 21,898 0 -21,898
Angola 12,972 0 -12,972
Trinidad and Tobago 0 8,965 +8,965
Spain 1,000 7,422 +6,422
Pakistan 0 3,177 +3,177
Germany 0 2,800 +2,800
Iraq 0 2,756 +2,756

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 2,147

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 2,147 0 -2,147

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) 256,518
Air transport 50,495
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,648
Other 2,147

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) 59,805 196,713 +136,908
Air transport 968 49,527 +48,559
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,000 10,648 +9,648
Other 2,147 0 -2,147

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 221,648
London Heathrow Airport 44,599
Felixstowe 21,898
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,443
Immingham Docks 8,575

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 £
London Gateway Port 24,935 196,713 +171,778
London Heathrow Airport 968 43,631 +42,663
Felixstowe 21,898 0 -21,898
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,000 8,443 +7,443
Immingham Docks 8,200 375 -7,825
East Midlands Airport 0 5,896 +5,896
Aberdeen Docks 4,772 0 -4,772
000 2,147 0 -2,147
Dover 0 1,830 +1,830

Quick facts

HS code: 72191210

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

Description: Stainless steel sheets with high nickel content (2.5% or more), offering enhanced corrosion resistance