Import/export HS code 722219: Various stainless steel bars and rods

Stainless steel bars and rods with non-circular cross-sections, used in various industries

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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 £
United States 8,095,945
Portugal 4,444,540
Austria 4,331,247
Germany 3,164,770
France 1,991,281

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 £
United States 2,283,437 5,812,508 +3,529,071
Portugal 2,631,130 1,813,410 -817,720
Austria 1,881,172 2,450,075 +568,903
Germany 1,821,391 1,343,379 -478,012
France 1,138,579 852,702 -285,877
Netherlands 996,795 784,561 -212,234
India 631,416 755,990 +124,574
China 200,917 766,192 +565,275
Norway 4,177 952,781 +948,604
Italy 425,487 435,582 +10,095

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 £
United States 7,882,905
Portugal 4,993,826
Austria 4,899,780
Germany 3,807,348
India 1,996,396

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 £
United States 2,092,926 5,789,979 +3,697,053
Portugal 2,866,219 2,127,607 -738,612
Austria 1,950,752 2,949,028 +998,276
Germany 2,283,426 1,523,922 -759,504
India 986,471 1,009,925 +23,454
France 970,274 332,915 -637,359
China 212,295 803,970 +591,675
Italy 454,293 424,657 -29,636
Belgium 337,702 294,748 -42,954
Norway 2,873 373,290 +370,417

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 9
Greater Manchester 5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5
South Yorkshire 4
Cheshire 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 9 +3
Greater Manchester 2 5 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 3 -1
South Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Cheshire 0 3 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Devon 2 1 -1

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) 18,358,069
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,969,584
Air transport 4,567,083
Other 1,222,285
Road transport 2,133

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) 8,849,329 9,508,740 +659,411
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 859,041 4,110,543 +3,251,502
Air transport 2,276,891 2,290,192 +13,301
Other 612,288 609,997 -2,291
Road transport 0 2,133 +2,133

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 6,466,586
Felixstowe 3,487,272
London Heathrow Airport 3,446,819
Immingham Docks 3,164,162
Newhaven 2,177,682

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 £
Eurotunnel 3,658,518 2,808,068 -850,450
Felixstowe 1,696,138 1,791,134 +94,996
London Heathrow Airport 1,691,884 1,754,935 +63,051
Immingham Docks 1,312,487 1,851,675 +539,188
Newhaven 498,558 1,679,124 +1,180,566
Liverpool Docks 0 1,788,135 +1,788,135
Killingholme 1,078,252 291,302 -786,950
Southampton 0 1,365,757 +1,365,757
000 612,288 609,997 -2,291
Dover 701,835 502,781 -199,054

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 26
Manufacture of basic metals 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9
Manufacture of other transport equipment 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 15
2025-09 18
2025-08 12
2025-07 19

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 22
54m+ 22
15m-54m 9
Other 6
0-1m 1

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 £
Portugal 1,185,672
Italy 431,799
Saudi Arabia 303,977
Netherlands 103,588
United States 100,602

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 £
Portugal 1,185,672 0 -1,185,672
Italy 313,859 117,940 -195,919
Saudi Arabia 303,977 0 -303,977
Netherlands 103,588 0 -103,588
United States 4,909 95,693 +90,784
France 50,438 45,296 -5,142
Ireland 50,073 45,366 -4,707
India 55,046 36,569 -18,477
Poland 46,043 24,950 -21,093
Thailand 64,475 0 -64,475

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 1,804
XU 1,032
Germany 133
Ireland 95

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 0 1,804 +1,804
XU 1,032 0 -1,032
Germany 0 133 +133
Ireland 0 95 +95

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) 2,140,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 457,856
Air transport 260,136
Other 3,064
Road transport 2,274

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) 1,834,251 306,722 -1,527,529
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 427,892 29,964 -397,928
Air transport 94,271 165,865 +71,594
Other 1,032 2,032 +1,000
Road transport 2,274 0 -2,274

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,720,028
Southampton 294,332
Dover 169,484
London Heathrow Airport 156,832
Immingham Docks 133,433

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 1,465,920 254,108 -1,211,812
Southampton 290,898 3,434 -287,464
Dover 160,100 9,384 -150,716
London Heathrow Airport 68,308 88,524 +20,216
Immingham Docks 132,273 1,160 -131,113
London Gateway Port 126,358 0 -126,358
Holyhead 41,188 39,230 -1,958
London Stansted Airport 2,197 62,126 +59,929
Harwich 32,930 0 -32,930
Felixstowe 5,740 12,774 +7,034

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 722219

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

Description: Stainless steel bars and rods with non-circular cross-sections, used in various industries