Import/export HS code 72269191: Thick hot-rolled steel, under 600mm

Hot-rolled steel sheets or coils, less than 600mm wide, with a thickness of 4.75mm or more

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Spain 3,085,420
Germany 1,459,712
Austria 1,214,274
Sweden 1,104,524
Turkey 763,138

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 1,464,524 1,620,896 +156,372
Germany 415,435 1,044,277 +628,842
Austria 672,390 541,884 -130,506
Sweden 912,796 191,728 -721,068
Turkey 0 763,138 +763,138
United States 360,952 145,143 -215,809
Netherlands 389,752 1,812 -387,940
France 35,746 97,304 +61,558
India 61,423 38,055 -23,368
Italy 54,324 39,296 -15,028

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 3,135,987
Sweden 1,377,411
Austria 1,215,222
Germany 1,185,725
Turkey 1,083,012

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 1,470,102 1,665,885 +195,783
Sweden 953,213 424,198 -529,015
Austria 672,390 542,832 -129,558
Germany 411,524 774,201 +362,677
Turkey 319,874 763,138 +443,264
United States 309,746 142,453 -167,293
France 145,693 76,372 -69,321
Italy 56,252 50,634 -5,618
India 61,423 38,055 -23,368
Slovenia 11,072 43,187 +32,115

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 7
West Yorkshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Inner London - West 2
North Yorkshire 2

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 5 -1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 0 -2
North Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 2 +1
South East Wales 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,310,382
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,159,603
Air transport 505,621

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) 1,693,552 2,616,830 +923,278
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,374,083 1,785,520 -588,563
Air transport 367,194 138,427 -228,767

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Avonmouth Docks 1,989,606
Immingham Docks 1,268,102
Dover 1,146,621
Southampton 1,048,861
Eurotunnel 1,005,070

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 £
Avonmouth Docks 960,240 1,029,366 +69,126
Immingham Docks 1,021,800 246,302 -775,498
Dover 149,597 997,024 +847,427
Southampton 504,284 544,577 +40,293
Eurotunnel 507,410 497,660 -9,750
Hull 35,057 773,172 +738,115
London Heathrow Airport 355,497 135,494 -220,003
Dover / Eurotunnel 304,354 49,158 -255,196
TRT 319,874 22,118 -297,756
London 199,782 32,065 -167,717

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 24
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7
Manufacture of basic metals 3
Other manufacturing 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 11
2025-10 10
2025-09 13
2025-08 4
2025-07 10

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+ 17
1m-15m 16
15m-54m 6
0-1m 1
Other 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 £
Germany 12,544,572
Italy 1,793,581
Canada 1,443,776
United States 1,144,020
Netherlands 711,274

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 £
Germany 6,725,107 5,819,465 -905,642
Italy 1,596,380 197,201 -1,399,179
Canada 3,400 1,440,376 +1,436,976
United States 543,759 600,261 +56,502
Netherlands 386,804 324,470 -62,334
Australia 248,826 158,245 -90,581
France 71,462 159,795 +88,333
Spain 31,367 143,687 +112,320
Austria 114,607 0 -114,607
Israel 61,179 36,800 -24,379

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 £
United States 506

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 £
United States 506 0 -506

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) 16,358,502
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,329,310
Air transport 464,965
Road transport 2,493
Other 506

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) 8,329,639 8,028,863 -300,776
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,437,246 892,064 -545,182
Air transport 261,938 203,027 -58,911
Road transport 2,493 0 -2,493
Other 506 0 -506

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,223,512
Immingham Docks 5,108,431
Southampton 618,264
Felixstowe 441,854
Hull 400,134

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 6,605,847 4,617,665 -1,988,182
Immingham Docks 2,390,160 2,718,271 +328,111
Southampton 399,606 218,658 -180,948
Felixstowe 0 441,854 +441,854
Hull 0 400,134 +400,134
London Gateway Port 279,100 115,576 -163,524
East Midlands Airport 142,654 92,532 -50,122
London Heathrow Airport 103,854 99,791 -4,063
Liverpool Docks 3,400 115,976 +112,576
Middlesbrough 0 109,820 +109,820

Quick facts

HS code: 72269191

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

Description: Hot-rolled steel sheets or coils, less than 600mm wide, with a thickness of 4.75mm or more