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 19,993,153
China 7,641,275
United States 3,030,127
Germany 1,651,875
Spain 1,544,175

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 11,668,211 8,324,942 -3,343,269
China 3,900,183 3,741,092 -159,091
United States 398,017 2,632,110 +2,234,093
Germany 807,269 844,606 +37,337
Spain 953,515 590,660 -362,855
Netherlands 579,169 509,644 -69,525
Austria 116,081 149,141 +33,060
Denmark 136,065 88,566 -47,499
Ireland 39,758 115,023 +75,265
France 62,575 91,519 +28,944

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 13,225,198
China 7,957,650
France 6,697,130
United States 3,036,652
Spain 1,514,332

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 7,643,518 5,581,680 -2,061,838
China 4,056,075 3,901,575 -154,500
France 3,965,497 2,731,633 -1,233,864
United States 418,769 2,617,883 +2,199,114
Spain 895,270 619,062 -276,208
Germany 684,488 725,272 +40,784
Netherlands 297,347 465,561 +168,214
Taiwan 119,866 150,753 +30,887
Austria 116,081 114,132 -1,949
Finland 110,536 114,281 +3,745

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
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 11 8 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 6 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Inner London - West 2 5 +3
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 1 -3
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) 24,001,920
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,682,301
Air transport 1,136,091
Other 267,948
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) 13,531,387 10,470,533 -3,060,854
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,481,709 6,200,592 +1,718,883
Air transport 646,480 489,611 -156,869
Other 185,591 82,357 -103,234
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 £
Killingholme 6,462,943
Felixstowe 6,391,178
Purfleet 5,233,871
Dover 3,831,948
Southampton 3,037,521

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 £
Killingholme 3,707,458 2,755,485 -951,973
Felixstowe 3,321,752 3,069,426 -252,326
Purfleet 2,866,534 2,367,337 -499,197
Dover 2,490,858 1,341,090 -1,149,768
Southampton 460,709 2,576,812 +2,116,103
Eurotunnel 1,008,334 1,438,508 +430,174
Immingham Docks 1,762,708 417,274 -1,345,434
Middlesbrough 1,220,860 760,700 -460,160
London 447,928 1,074,792 +626,864
London Heathrow Airport 472,061 290,625 -181,436

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
2025-11 11
2025-10 18
2025-09 12
2025-08 15
2025-07 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 39
54m+ 33
0-1m 14
15m-54m 12
Other 7

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 3,512,247
Germany 3,133,186
France 1,537,487
United States 1,525,866
Spain 1,346,235

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 1,941,609 1,570,638 -370,971
Germany 1,665,572 1,467,614 -197,958
France 631,750 905,737 +273,987
United States 871,766 654,100 -217,666
Spain 473,292 872,943 +399,651
Czechia 118,787 728,871 +610,084
Sweden 70,781 470,309 +399,528
Switzerland 290,426 8,961 -281,465
Canada 167,518 113,738 -53,780
Poland 53,522 75,876 +22,354

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 219,900
China 3,961
XU 431

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 166,709 53,191 -113,518
China 286 3,675 +3,389
XU 431 0 -431

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) 11,046,228
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,582,661
Air transport 425,512
Other 224,292
Road transport 1,376

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) 5,202,488 5,843,740 +641,252
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,218,091 1,364,570 +146,479
Air transport 243,585 181,927 -61,658
Other 167,426 56,866 -110,560
Road transport 1,376 0 -1,376

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,457,207
Heysham 1,758,385
Holyhead 1,329,649
London Gateway Port 996,736
Immingham Docks 788,866

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 3,305,845 4,151,362 +845,517
Heysham 1,006,434 751,951 -254,483
Holyhead 747,285 582,364 -164,921
London Gateway Port 849,423 147,313 -702,110
Immingham Docks 157,013 631,853 +474,840
Liverpool Docks 123,313 363,881 +240,568
Southampton 7,480 357,420 +349,940
London Heathrow Airport 183,111 123,618 -59,493
000 167,426 56,866 -110,560
Felixstowe 36,947 60,466 +23,519

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