Import/export HS code 72224090: Various stainless steel angles, shapes, and sections

Stainless steel angles, shapes, and sections not classified elsewhere, used in various industries

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  • 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 £
Ireland 2,574,629
China 2,070,597
Norway 1,604,316
United States 835,308
Italy 819,669

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 £
Ireland 1,538,243 1,036,386 -501,857
China 1,035,269 1,035,328 +59
Norway 448,166 1,156,150 +707,984
United States 397,592 437,716 +40,124
Italy 432,241 387,428 -44,813
Netherlands 448,554 256,845 -191,709
Switzerland 335,432 347,125 +11,693
Spain 119,352 517,075 +397,723
Germany 253,159 347,418 +94,259
Greece 0 437,508 +437,508

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 £
China 2,155,230
Italy 1,119,157
United Kingdom 1,089,285
Norway 959,052
United States 791,811

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 £
China 1,094,729 1,060,501 -34,228
Italy 422,893 696,264 +273,371
United Kingdom 663,991 425,294 -238,697
Norway 104,837 854,215 +749,378
United States 362,658 429,153 +66,495
Ireland 488,000 266,961 -221,039
Germany 374,650 327,159 -47,491
Spain 123,967 546,342 +422,375
Switzerland 311,225 325,053 +13,828
Netherlands 421,512 164,955 -256,557

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
Inner London - West 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9

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 12 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 9 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 8 -1
Inner London - West 9 4 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 6 2 -4
Inner London - East 6 3 -3
Merseyside 5 5 +0

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) 4,633,353
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,392,689
Air transport 3,122,047
Other 1,824,776
Road transport 74,539

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) 2,278,747 2,354,606 +75,859
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,690,806 1,701,883 +11,077
Air transport 1,323,463 1,798,584 +475,121
Other 1,050,789 773,987 -276,802
Road transport 10,268 64,271 +54,003

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,824,776
Felixstowe 1,744,639
Aberdeen Airport 1,115,823
Dover 937,159
London Heathrow Airport 853,977

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 £
000 1,050,789 773,987 -276,802
Felixstowe 961,964 782,675 -179,289
Aberdeen Airport 358,626 757,197 +398,571
Dover 385,267 551,892 +166,625
London Heathrow Airport 417,460 436,517 +19,057
Liverpool Docks 214,224 516,897 +302,673
East Midlands Airport 446,005 266,393 -179,612
Immingham Docks 623,016 41,006 -582,010
Tyne 0 545,552 +545,552
Eurotunnel 300,314 230,150 -70,164

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 57
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 20
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 13
Other manufacturing 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 25
2025-10 24
2025-09 22
2025-08 19
2025-07 23

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+ 83
1m-15m 62
15m-54m 23
Other 15
0-1m 13

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 16,512,477
Brazil 3,191,419
Norway 2,510,678
Netherlands 2,004,930
France 1,884,531

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 8,047,285 8,465,192 +417,907
Brazil 1,506,543 1,684,876 +178,333
Norway 618,102 1,892,576 +1,274,474
Netherlands 421,188 1,583,742 +1,162,554
France 686,418 1,198,113 +511,695
Germany 231,371 1,112,573 +881,202
United States 815,947 369,366 -446,581
Spain 574,246 486,837 -87,409
Switzerland 71,776 845,534 +773,758
Italy 267,031 475,085 +208,054

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 5,467,806
Poland 10,292
XU 5,241
Ireland 2,218
India 455

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 2,458,550 3,009,256 +550,706
Poland 7,390 2,902 -4,488
XU 3,557 1,684 -1,873
Ireland 499 1,719 +1,220
India 84 371 +287

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) 18,211,102
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,910,629
Other 5,486,012
Air transport 4,242,721
Road transport 38,958

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) 8,307,506 9,903,596 +1,596,090
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,916,515 5,994,114 +2,077,599
Other 2,470,080 3,015,932 +545,852
Air transport 1,948,539 2,294,182 +345,643
Road transport 38,958 0 -38,958

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 5,859,572
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,525,227
000 5,486,012
Holyhead 5,259,858
London Gateway Port 3,701,737

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 £
Liverpool Docks 3,493,423 2,366,149 -1,127,274
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,978,131 3,547,096 +1,568,965
000 2,470,080 3,015,932 +545,852
Holyhead 1,999,056 3,260,802 +1,261,746
London Gateway Port 2,280,682 1,421,055 -859,627
London Heathrow Airport 1,110,792 1,222,543 +111,751
Immingham Docks 459,751 1,828,639 +1,368,888
Aberdeen Docks 89,420 1,519,813 +1,430,393
London 467,845 945,150 +477,305
East Midlands Airport 506,518 348,121 -158,397

Quick facts

HS code: 72224090

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

Description: Stainless steel angles, shapes, and sections not classified elsewhere, used in various industries