Import/export HS code 72199080: Various stainless steel flat products

Other types of flat-rolled stainless steel products not specified elsewhere

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 19,947,845
China 7,445,630
United States 2,823,561
Germany 1,663,316
Spain 1,328,166

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 11,313,469 8,634,376 -2,679,093
China 4,024,184 3,421,446 -602,738
United States 2,611,239 212,322 -2,398,917
Germany 876,892 786,424 -90,468
Spain 759,980 568,186 -191,794
Netherlands 593,294 466,776 -126,518
Ireland 75,273 201,014 +125,741
Austria 116,081 149,141 +33,060
Denmark 136,065 100,877 -35,188
France 52,323 92,719 +40,396

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 12,959,999
China 7,760,635
France 6,971,529
United States 2,813,095
Germany 1,418,321

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 7,449,847 5,510,152 -1,939,695
China 4,181,869 3,578,766 -603,103
France 3,860,219 3,111,310 -748,909
United States 2,613,107 199,988 -2,413,119
Germany 738,763 679,558 -59,205
Spain 701,735 596,588 -105,147
Netherlands 294,598 439,567 +144,969
Taiwan 132,933 137,686 +4,753
Denmark 133,460 97,528 -35,932
Austria 116,081 114,132 -1,949

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Inner London - West 6

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 10 8 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 3 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Inner London - West 2 5 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 3 +2

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) 24,008,540
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,317,548
Air transport 921,565
Other 253,544
Rail transport 71,835

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) 13,344,982 10,663,558 -2,681,424
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,694,873 3,622,675 -3,072,198
Air transport 501,163 420,402 -80,761
Other 171,187 82,357 -88,830
Rail transport 0 71,835 +71,835
Road transport 0 2,531 +2,531

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,238,846
Killingholme 6,231,965
Purfleet 5,514,776
Dover 3,910,220
Southampton 2,974,931

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 £
Felixstowe 3,453,433 2,785,413 -668,020
Killingholme 3,589,693 2,642,272 -947,421
Purfleet 2,793,956 2,720,820 -73,136
Dover 2,323,044 1,587,176 -735,868
Southampton 2,782,868 192,063 -2,590,805
Eurotunnel 1,055,024 1,316,576 +261,552
Immingham Docks 1,555,560 438,643 -1,116,917
Middlesbrough 1,241,467 660,454 -581,013
London 463,603 1,022,637 +559,034
London Gateway Port 113,850 546,120 +432,270

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 28
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 8
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 11
2025-10 18
2025-09 12
2025-08 15

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 41
54m+ 35
0-1m 14
15m-54m 12
Other 6

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 £
Germany 3,549,876
Ireland 3,510,182
France 1,666,910
Spain 1,451,163
United States 1,394,484

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 £
Germany 1,637,526 1,912,350 +274,824
Ireland 1,966,632 1,543,550 -423,082
France 604,913 1,061,997 +457,084
Spain 511,701 939,462 +427,761
United States 846,798 547,686 -299,112
Czechia 149,973 813,496 +663,523
Sweden 76,541 546,933 +470,392
Canada 163,468 113,738 -49,730
Poland 48,568 75,876 +27,308
India 79,438 38,969 -40,469

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 205,316
China 3,914

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 154,906 50,410 -104,496
China 1,225 2,689 +1,464

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) 11,650,993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,527,068
Air transport 438,458
Other 209,230

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) 5,055,190 6,595,803 +1,540,613
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,167,167 1,359,901 +192,734
Air transport 274,737 163,721 -111,016
Other 156,131 53,099 -103,032

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,033,991
Heysham 1,732,671
Holyhead 1,370,798
Immingham Docks 875,304
London Gateway Port 867,674

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,141,648 4,892,343 +1,750,695
Heysham 1,009,595 723,076 -286,519
Holyhead 760,754 610,044 -150,710
Immingham Docks 174,301 701,003 +526,702
London Gateway Port 796,930 70,744 -726,186
Liverpool Docks 123,313 368,751 +245,438
Southampton 4,690 359,145 +354,455
London Heathrow Airport 215,280 102,636 -112,644
000 156,131 53,099 -103,032
Portsmouth 29,095 87,867 +58,772

Quick facts

HS code: 72199080

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

Description: Other types of flat-rolled stainless steel products not specified elsewhere