Import/export HS code 722592: Zinc-coated steel by other methods

Steel sheets or strips coated with zinc using non-electrolytic methods, providing corrosion protection

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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 £
Belgium 84,323,393
Netherlands 55,998,914
France 55,736,634
Germany 47,037,127
Austria 39,710,712

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 43,378,744 40,944,649 -2,434,095
Netherlands 38,041,446 17,957,468 -20,083,978
France 28,214,542 27,522,092 -692,450
Germany 21,346,255 25,690,872 +4,344,617
Austria 25,319,488 14,391,224 -10,928,264
Finland 1,447,242 1,854,882 +407,640
China 211,941 375,082 +163,141
Spain 184,596 178,455 -6,141
Slovakia 161,636 0 -161,636
Switzerland 0 115,423 +115,423

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 85,179,107
Germany 78,429,855
France 54,709,987
Austria 40,753,112
Netherlands 23,770,732

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 44,008,493 41,170,614 -2,837,879
Germany 45,758,296 32,671,559 -13,086,737
France 28,171,597 26,538,390 -1,633,207
Austria 25,319,488 15,433,624 -9,885,864
Netherlands 12,985,871 10,784,861 -2,201,010
Finland 1,447,242 1,854,882 +407,640
China 239,835 375,082 +135,247
Spain 184,596 151,716 -32,880
Slovakia 168,449 0 -168,449
Turkey 22,719 43,228 +20,509

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 8
Inner London - West 2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2
West Central Scotland 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1

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 6 +0
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 1 +0
West Central Scotland 0 2 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0

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) 219,371,478
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 68,014,625
Other 90,340
Road transport 29,956
Air transport 25,476

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) 119,040,757 100,330,721 -18,710,036
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,277,410 28,737,215 -10,540,195
Other 28,836 61,504 +32,668
Road transport 22,719 7,237 -15,482
Air transport 25,476 0 -25,476

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Boston 107,373,854
Sunderland 83,292,599
Immingham Docks 51,373,657
Eurotunnel 19,269,450
Dover 12,622,521

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 £
Boston 58,605,315 48,768,539 -9,836,776
Sunderland 45,745,374 37,547,225 -8,198,149
Immingham Docks 29,514,719 21,858,938 -7,655,781
Eurotunnel 12,184,969 7,084,481 -5,100,488
Dover 6,423,022 6,199,499 -223,523
London 588,533 1,753,377 +1,164,844
Harwich 1,675,987 664,283 -1,011,704
Middlesbrough 819,733 1,251,061 +431,328
Purfleet 763,717 901,179 +137,462
Hull 782,022 821,731 +39,709

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of basic metals 4
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 5
2025-10 6
2025-09 5
2025-08 8
2025-07 7

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+ 14
1m-15m 3
15m-54m 2
Other 2

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 £
Spain 74,146,882
Portugal 13,302,896
France 12,626,656
Netherlands 8,762,931
Poland 7,938,087

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 £
Spain 34,499,639 39,647,243 +5,147,604
Portugal 6,336,599 6,966,297 +629,698
France 7,051,631 5,575,025 -1,476,606
Netherlands 4,571,950 4,190,981 -380,969
Poland 649,562 7,288,525 +6,638,963
Turkey 4,901,971 2,093,831 -2,808,140
Germany 1,139,390 3,959,001 +2,819,611
Ireland 19,138 4,375,857 +4,356,719
Belgium 1,141,248 1,654,008 +512,760
Sweden 1,687,352 0 -1,687,352

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 £
XU 181
China 117

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 £
XU 181 0 -181
China 117 0 -117

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 125,690,400
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,108,636
Rail transport 156,396
Air transport 91,046
Other 298

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,872,027 65,818,373 +5,946,346
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,463,088 10,645,548 +7,182,460
Rail transport 0 156,396 +156,396
Air transport 49,286 41,760 -7,526
Other 298 0 -298

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Newport 113,609,041
Avonmouth Docks 9,699,359
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,815,263
Immingham Docks 1,929,556
Heysham 1,861,227

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 £
Newport 50,672,433 62,936,608 +12,264,175
Avonmouth Docks 7,176,337 2,523,022 -4,653,315
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,861,711 4,953,552 +2,091,841
Immingham Docks 1,776,072 153,484 -1,622,588
Heysham 0 1,861,227 +1,861,227
Liverpool Docks 4,661 1,548,108 +1,543,447
Holyhead 14,179 973,874 +959,695
Harwich 74,011 723,885 +649,874
Portsmouth 327,781 358,490 +30,709
Felixstowe 171,336 316,407 +145,071

Quick facts

HS code: 722592

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

Description: Steel sheets or strips coated with zinc using non-electrolytic methods, providing corrosion protection