Import/export HS code 72192210: Stainless steel sheets with 2.5% or more nickel

Medium-thick stainless steel sheets with high nickel content (2.5% or more), for 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 £
Belgium 28,252,572
Sweden 16,102,552
Spain 13,001,360
Netherlands 8,079,049
Finland 7,649,526

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 17,299,974 10,952,598 -6,347,376
Sweden 9,155,765 6,946,787 -2,208,978
Spain 5,601,470 7,399,890 +1,798,420
Netherlands 5,650,799 2,428,250 -3,222,549
Finland 4,112,378 3,537,148 -575,230
China 2,708,293 4,390,453 +1,682,160
Germany 1,407,601 1,221,899 -185,702
Taiwan 900,444 335,658 -564,786
Malaysia 577,395 296,129 -281,266
Austria 318,826 366,695 +47,869

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 24,216,368
Sweden 18,754,983
Finland 17,472,199
Spain 14,140,144
China 6,270,961

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 14,443,244 9,773,124 -4,670,120
Sweden 10,686,015 8,068,968 -2,617,047
Finland 11,589,569 5,882,630 -5,706,939
Spain 5,665,137 8,475,007 +2,809,870
China 2,555,270 3,715,691 +1,160,421
Germany 718,314 632,325 -85,989
Indonesia 720,349 624,417 -95,932
Taiwan 756,340 400,570 -355,770
Malaysia 435,081 296,129 -138,952
Austria 318,826 366,695 +47,869

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 7
West Yorkshire 5
Lancashire 4
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
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Lancashire 2 4 +2
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) 45,038,645
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,721,545
Other 343,750
Air transport 203,151
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) 25,794,267 19,244,378 -6,549,889
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,785,080 19,936,465 -3,848,615
Other 164,252 179,498 +15,246
Air transport 92,808 110,343 +17,535
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 37,428,937
London 13,443,820
Purfleet 9,355,589
Killingholme 9,317,150
Liverpool Docks 5,962,588

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 19,666,913 17,762,024 -1,904,889
London 8,060,962 5,382,858 -2,678,104
Purfleet 5,893,236 3,462,353 -2,430,883
Killingholme 5,870,544 3,446,606 -2,423,938
Liverpool Docks 2,727,372 3,235,216 +507,844
Dover 2,209,980 1,382,167 -827,813
Felixstowe 1,320,700 1,565,382 +244,682
Eurotunnel 1,158,059 943,406 -214,653
Middlesbrough 1,027,927 727,539 -300,388
Southampton 533,487 193,453 -340,034

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 32
Manufacture of basic metals 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
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 13
2025-10 15
2025-09 20
2025-08 13
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
1m-15m 18
54m+ 16
15m-54m 6
Other 6
0-1m 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 £
Ireland 2,398,748
Singapore 263,223
Kazakhstan 187,637
Saudi Arabia 128,305
Canada 119,260

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 1,564,491 834,257 -730,234
Singapore 130,445 132,778 +2,333
Kazakhstan 54,881 132,756 +77,875
Saudi Arabia 82,222 46,083 -36,139
Canada 113,565 5,695 -107,870
United States 34,635 64,270 +29,635
France 77,216 15,493 -61,723
Spain 55,836 8,867 -46,969
Senegal 58,258 0 -58,258
Italy 12,144 37,983 +25,839

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) 2,684,006
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 537,754
Air transport 363,614
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) 1,724,061 959,945 -764,116
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 341,257 196,497 -144,760
Air transport 208,076 155,538 -52,538
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 1,619,323
Dover / Eurotunnel 418,134
Heysham 331,523
Liverpool Docks 312,260
London Heathrow Airport 199,436

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 1,132,576 486,747 -645,829
Dover / Eurotunnel 238,891 179,243 -59,648
Heysham 228,182 103,341 -124,841
Liverpool Docks 126,200 186,060 +59,860
London Heathrow Airport 101,065 98,371 -2,694
Southampton 50,150 132,778 +82,628
London Gateway Port 171,101 0 -171,101
000 84,889 76,052 -8,837
Warton Aerodrome 82,222 41,251 -40,971
London 60,699 8,239 -52,460

Quick facts

HS code: 72192210

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

Description: Medium-thick stainless steel sheets with high nickel content (2.5% or more), for corrosion resistance