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 8,038,308
Portugal 4,566,520
Austria 4,245,379
Germany 3,350,277
France 2,134,553

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 2,746,208 5,292,100 +2,545,892
Portugal 2,746,944 1,819,576 -927,368
Austria 1,808,241 2,437,138 +628,897
Germany 1,827,815 1,522,462 -305,353
France 1,101,560 1,032,993 -68,567
Netherlands 1,186,629 594,727 -591,902
India 614,888 837,308 +222,420
China 200,917 801,478 +600,561
Norway 4,177 955,246 +951,069
Italy 433,143 435,545 +2,402

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 7,825,268
Portugal 5,132,685
Austria 4,908,430
Germany 3,961,328
India 2,087,518

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 2,500,986 5,324,282 +2,823,296
Portugal 2,980,214 2,152,471 -827,743
Austria 1,858,677 3,049,753 +1,191,076
Germany 2,457,248 1,504,080 -953,168
India 963,850 1,123,668 +159,818
France 1,001,353 370,317 -631,036
China 212,295 803,970 +591,675
Italy 467,970 417,012 -50,958
Belgium 399,311 241,546 -157,765
Norway 2,873 374,734 +371,861

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 6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6
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 3 5 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
South Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Cheshire 0 3 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
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) 18,531,605
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,230,246
Air transport 4,500,970
Other 1,216,621
Road transport 61,022

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) 9,111,083 9,420,522 +309,439
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 845,192 4,385,054 +3,539,862
Air transport 2,698,261 1,802,709 -895,552
Other 697,546 519,075 -178,471
Road transport 0 61,022 +61,022

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 6,347,696
Felixstowe 3,548,460
Immingham Docks 3,478,065
London Heathrow Airport 3,390,334
Newhaven 2,370,641

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 3,624,384 2,723,312 -901,072
Felixstowe 1,684,254 1,864,206 +179,952
Immingham Docks 1,522,287 1,955,778 +433,491
London Heathrow Airport 2,103,240 1,287,094 -816,146
Newhaven 662,743 1,707,898 +1,045,155
Liverpool Docks 0 1,788,135 +1,788,135
Southampton 3,220 1,409,289 +1,406,069
Killingholme 1,041,928 299,060 -742,868
000 697,546 519,075 -178,471
Dover 671,504 534,116 -137,388

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 4
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
2026-01 14
2025-11 16
2025-10 15
2025-09 18
2025-08 12

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
54m+ 23
1m-15m 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 934,640
Italy 431,799
Saudi Arabia 303,977
Netherlands 103,588
United States 102,851

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 934,640 0 -934,640
Italy 313,859 117,940 -195,919
Saudi Arabia 303,977 0 -303,977
Netherlands 103,588 0 -103,588
United States 4,909 97,942 +93,033
Ireland 44,763 55,831 +11,068
France 50,438 45,296 -5,142
India 55,046 36,569 -18,477
Thailand 64,475 0 -64,475
Poland 29,067 29,438 +371

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
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
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) 1,843,649
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 460,231
Air transport 263,911
Other 3,064

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) 1,521,499 322,150 -1,199,349
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 427,892 32,339 -395,553
Air transport 98,973 164,938 +65,965
Other 1,032 2,032 +1,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,417,549
Southampton 294,332
Dover 169,484
London Heathrow Airport 156,832
Immingham Docks 135,808

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 1,158,478 259,071 -899,407
Southampton 290,898 3,434 -287,464
Dover 160,100 9,384 -150,716
London Heathrow Airport 69,631 87,201 +17,570
Immingham Docks 132,273 3,535 -128,738
London Gateway Port 126,358 0 -126,358
Holyhead 38,443 49,695 +11,252
London Stansted Airport 2,197 63,115 +60,918
Harwich 32,930 0 -32,930
East Midlands Airport 6,877 11,687 +4,810

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