Import/export HS code 722240: Stainless steel angles, shapes, and sections

Stainless steel angles, shapes, and sections, used in construction and manufacturing

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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 £
Spain 5,993,533
Taiwan 5,537,851
Germany 3,823,203
India 3,434,814
Ireland 2,709,186

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 £
Spain 3,224,781 2,768,752 -456,029
Taiwan 3,333,381 2,204,470 -1,128,911
Germany 2,164,283 1,658,920 -505,363
India 1,632,625 1,802,189 +169,564
Ireland 1,695,980 1,013,206 -682,774
China 1,393,515 1,281,766 -111,749
United States 1,611,095 543,455 -1,067,640
Norway 448,166 1,188,150 +739,984
Italy 750,363 665,388 -84,975
Netherlands 718,942 590,826 -128,116

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 £
Spain 6,269,006
Taiwan 5,535,341
India 4,567,619
China 3,201,842
Italy 1,937,804

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 £
Spain 3,230,808 3,038,198 -192,610
Taiwan 3,340,506 2,194,835 -1,145,671
India 2,306,475 2,261,144 -45,331
China 1,806,978 1,394,864 -412,114
Italy 963,375 974,429 +11,054
Germany 1,071,661 852,246 -219,415
United States 1,256,472 519,880 -736,592
Switzerland 638,620 629,847 -8,773
United Kingdom 712,317 455,926 -256,391
Turkey 678,709 467,478 -211,231

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 27
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17

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 17 19 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 16 +8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 13 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 15 +8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 13 +2
Outer London - West and North West 3 14 +11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 7 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 9 4 -5
Inner London - West 8 6 -2

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) 16,950,317
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,925,444
Air transport 4,363,195
Other 1,725,453
Road transport 99,304

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) 9,504,541 7,445,776 -2,058,765
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,623,538 6,301,906 -321,632
Air transport 2,410,383 1,952,812 -457,571
Other 1,057,890 667,563 -390,327
Road transport 15,517 83,787 +68,270

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,343,283
Southampton 5,578,482
Dover 4,297,901
Avonmouth Docks 3,450,434
Immingham Docks 2,223,655

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 2,756,980 3,586,303 +829,323
Southampton 3,697,520 1,880,962 -1,816,558
Dover 2,432,472 1,865,429 -567,043
Avonmouth Docks 2,129,411 1,321,023 -808,388
Immingham Docks 1,307,726 915,929 -391,797
London Heathrow Airport 1,303,966 430,209 -873,757
000 1,057,890 667,563 -390,327
Aberdeen Airport 358,626 757,197 +398,571
Eurotunnel 536,088 519,105 -16,983
ZLC 529,488 447,982 -81,506

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 82
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 42
Specialised construction activities 38
Other manufacturing 21
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 38
2025-11 53
2025-10 46
2025-09 46
2025-08 48

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 120
54m+ 109
0-1m 40
15m-54m 34
Other 19

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 16,709,002
Brazil 3,572,070
Norway 2,850,220
United States 2,749,742
India 2,441,092

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 8,270,332 8,438,670 +168,338
Brazil 1,687,126 1,884,944 +197,818
Norway 921,321 1,928,899 +1,007,578
United States 2,004,900 744,842 -1,260,058
India 1,123,247 1,317,845 +194,598
France 960,245 1,308,292 +348,047
Netherlands 720,859 1,366,253 +645,394
Germany 734,062 1,151,266 +417,204
Italy 734,793 541,903 -192,890
Switzerland 155,100 958,874 +803,774

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 5,218,117
Poland 10,354
Germany 5,824
Portugal 3,556
Ireland 2,310

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 2,440,684 2,777,433 +336,749
Poland 8,706 1,648 -7,058
Germany 3,585 2,239 -1,346
Portugal 1,999 1,557 -442
Ireland 1,373 937 -436
India 84 1,155 +1,071
China 1,175 0 -1,175
Italy 443 207 -236
Spain 475 78 -397
Slovenia 59 0 -59

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) 21,483,546
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,152,685
Air transport 5,750,121
Other 5,287,457
Road transport 40,414

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) 10,717,431 10,766,115 +48,684
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,806,094 7,346,591 +540,497
Air transport 2,781,010 2,969,111 +188,101
Other 2,487,515 2,799,942 +312,427
Road transport 40,414 0 -40,414

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,418,383
London Gateway Port 6,475,741
Liverpool Docks 5,769,984
Holyhead 5,670,031
000 5,287,457

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 3,429,801 3,988,582 +558,781
London Gateway Port 3,927,835 2,547,906 -1,379,929
Liverpool Docks 3,561,535 2,208,449 -1,353,086
Holyhead 2,124,725 3,545,306 +1,420,581
000 2,487,515 2,799,942 +312,427
Immingham Docks 1,448,339 1,700,629 +252,290
London Heathrow Airport 1,373,471 1,633,104 +259,633
London 930,085 949,353 +19,268
Aberdeen Docks 89,420 1,519,813 +1,430,393
East Midlands Airport 831,166 524,570 -306,596

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 722240

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

Description: Stainless steel angles, shapes, and sections, used in construction and manufacturing