Import/export HS code 721922: Stainless steel sheets, 4.75mm to 10mm thick

Medium-thick stainless steel sheets, ranging from 4.75mm to 10mm, for various industrial applications

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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 £
Belgium 29,173,669
Sweden 16,497,718
Spain 13,001,360
Netherlands 8,996,208
Finland 7,973,965

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 £
Belgium 17,655,479 11,518,190 -6,137,289
Sweden 9,455,927 7,041,791 -2,414,136
Spain 5,601,470 7,399,890 +1,798,420
Netherlands 5,806,946 3,189,262 -2,617,684
Finland 4,315,326 3,658,639 -656,687
China 3,025,158 4,651,160 +1,626,002
South Africa 3,053,752 489,493 -2,564,259
Germany 1,469,024 1,436,966 -32,058
Turkey 982,340 876,083 -106,257
Taiwan 900,444 459,478 -440,966

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 £
Belgium 24,351,629
Sweden 19,395,357
Finland 18,082,336
Spain 14,244,466
China 6,893,610

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 £
Belgium 14,497,035 9,854,594 -4,642,441
Sweden 11,126,026 8,269,331 -2,856,695
Finland 12,007,560 6,074,776 -5,932,784
Spain 5,665,137 8,579,329 +2,914,192
China 2,892,934 4,000,676 +1,107,742
South Africa 2,909,920 1,228,520 -1,681,400
Indonesia 1,177,726 1,406,428 +228,702
Germany 746,015 733,789 -12,226
Taiwan 756,340 524,390 -231,950
France 596,108 605,442 +9,334

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 7
Lancashire 5
West Yorkshire 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Greater Manchester 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
West Midlands 6 6 +0
Lancashire 3 5 +2
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
West Central Scotland 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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) 52,223,744
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,442,309
Other 343,750
Air transport 235,287
Road transport 8,054

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) 30,376,583 21,847,161 -8,529,422
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,443,207 20,999,102 -3,444,105
Other 164,252 179,498 +15,246
Air transport 110,646 124,641 +13,995
Road transport 8,054 0 -8,054

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 42,288,782
London 13,872,980
Purfleet 9,854,930
Killingholme 9,370,614
Liverpool Docks 6,169,017

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 £
Immingham Docks 23,068,952 19,219,830 -3,849,122
London 8,304,785 5,568,195 -2,736,590
Purfleet 6,060,738 3,794,192 -2,266,546
Killingholme 5,903,803 3,466,811 -2,436,992
Liverpool Docks 2,727,372 3,441,645 +714,273
Felixstowe 2,379,277 2,558,778 +179,501
Dover 2,443,513 1,631,276 -812,237
Eurotunnel 1,219,858 1,091,303 -128,555
Middlesbrough 1,027,927 781,581 -246,346
Southampton 545,635 193,453 -352,182

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 34
Manufacture of basic metals 8
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
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
2025-11 15
2025-10 16
2025-09 20
2025-08 13
2025-07 13

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
1m-15m 21
54m+ 17
15m-54m 9
Other 7
0-1m 4

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 £
Ireland 2,423,035
Egypt 540,003
France 316,836
Singapore 263,223
Italy 200,916

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 £
Ireland 1,578,892 844,143 -734,749
Egypt 213,853 326,150 +112,297
France 243,378 73,458 -169,920
Singapore 130,445 132,778 +2,333
Italy 162,933 37,983 -124,950
Kazakhstan 54,881 132,756 +77,875
Spain 144,810 8,867 -135,943
Saudi Arabia 82,222 46,083 -36,139
Canada 113,565 5,695 -107,870
Poland 111,408 0 -111,408

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 152,457
Finland 7,091
Sweden 767
Austria 519
Poland 107

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 77,691 74,766 -2,925
Finland 7,091 0 -7,091
Sweden 0 767 +767
Austria 0 519 +519
Poland 107 0 -107

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,222,899
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,114,851
Air transport 373,650
Other 160,941

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,195,103 1,027,796 -1,167,307
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 588,589 526,262 -62,327
Air transport 210,203 163,447 -46,756
Other 84,889 76,052 -8,837

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,636,805
Dover / Eurotunnel 808,644
Felixstowe 466,259
Heysham 334,602
Liverpool Docks 313,920

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 £
Holyhead 1,145,317 491,488 -653,829
Dover / Eurotunnel 595,380 213,264 -382,116
Felixstowe 222,109 244,150 +22,041
Heysham 228,182 106,420 -121,762
Liverpool Docks 127,860 186,060 +58,200
Southampton 50,150 224,028 +173,878
London Heathrow Airport 101,065 99,271 -1,794
London Gateway Port 171,101 1,885 -169,216
000 84,889 76,052 -8,837
Warton Aerodrome 82,222 41,251 -40,971

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 721922

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

Description: Medium-thick stainless steel sheets, ranging from 4.75mm to 10mm, for various industrial applications