Import/export HS code 7227: Hot-rolled steel bars and rods in coils

Hot-rolled steel bars and rods made of alloy steel, wound in irregular coils

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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 £
Poland 8,255,650
France 5,200,840
Germany 4,163,510
Japan 3,474,046
Spain 2,738,879

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 £
Poland 4,718,876 3,536,774 -1,182,102
France 3,518,430 1,682,410 -1,836,020
Germany 2,291,382 1,872,128 -419,254
Japan 1,718,303 1,755,743 +37,440
Spain 1,572,013 1,166,866 -405,147
Netherlands 1,306,620 792,963 -513,657
United States 276,971 720,975 +444,004
Czechia 116,321 97,183 -19,138
South Korea 91,187 79,087 -12,100
Italy 26,556 7,565 -18,991

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 £
Czechia 8,469,154
France 5,567,192
Germany 4,018,389
Japan 3,589,769
Spain 2,762,743

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 £
Czechia 4,835,197 3,633,957 -1,201,240
France 3,545,127 2,022,065 -1,523,062
Germany 2,278,886 1,739,503 -539,383
Japan 1,718,303 1,871,466 +153,163
Spain 1,557,266 1,205,477 -351,789
Netherlands 1,213,701 515,011 -698,690
United States 276,971 409,027 +132,056
Austria 91,136 191,715 +100,579
South Korea 57,676 104,952 +47,276
Poland 0 64,528 +64,528

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
South Yorkshire 4
West Midlands 4
West Yorkshire 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
South Yorkshire 4 1 -3
West Midlands 4 2 -2
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 0 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2
North Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
Southern Scotland 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Highlands and Islands 0 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,211,043
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,348,641
Air transport 945,468
Other 912,155

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) 9,438,142 7,772,901 -1,665,241
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,435,682 2,912,959 -2,522,723
Air transport 280,430 665,038 +384,608
Other 495,593 416,562 -79,031

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Goole 11,440,179
Dover 4,363,452
Immingham Docks 2,484,622
Southampton 1,907,247
Avonmouth Docks 1,041,054

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 £
Goole 6,871,848 4,568,331 -2,303,517
Dover 2,909,810 1,453,642 -1,456,168
Immingham Docks 1,641,086 843,536 -797,550
Southampton 511,182 1,396,065 +884,883
Avonmouth Docks 354,694 686,360 +331,666
499 190,697 779,833 +589,136
Liverpool Docks 808,268 133,915 -674,353
000 495,593 416,562 -79,031
TRT 208,752 628,950 +420,198
Tyne 712,449 0 -712,449

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of basic metals 12
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Other manufacturing 4
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 2
2025-10 4
2025-09 2
2025-08 3

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 12
15m-54m 8
54m+ 7
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 13,826,743
Belgium 13,129,887
Spain 6,062,517
Czechia 3,744,160
Italy 3,592,889

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 3,563,295 10,263,448 +6,700,153
Belgium 7,131,592 5,998,295 -1,133,297
Spain 3,503,699 2,558,818 -944,881
Czechia 629,848 3,114,312 +2,484,464
Italy 2,012,002 1,580,887 -431,115
Sweden 1,754,007 1,657,457 -96,550
Taiwan 1,511,786 810,088 -701,698
Luxembourg 1,218,367 156,932 -1,061,435
Netherlands 514,075 522,072 +7,997
Slovakia 21,882 737,698 +715,816

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) 45,306,952
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,801,902
Air transport 105,051

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) 18,136,961 27,169,991 +9,033,030
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,881,934 919,968 -2,961,966
Air transport 31,549 73,502 +41,953

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 38,902,725
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,172,128
Felixstowe 1,870,766
Hull 1,451,980
London Gateway Port 465,326

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 £
Immingham Docks 15,178,962 23,723,763 +8,544,801
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,613,006 2,559,122 -1,053,884
Felixstowe 1,526,004 344,762 -1,181,242
Hull 1,000,125 451,855 -548,270
London Gateway Port 0 465,326 +465,326
Killingholme 322,565 127,099 -195,466
Dover 135,454 113,186 -22,268
London 97,756 121,032 +23,276
Liverpool Docks 106,919 64,113 -42,806
Poole 0 57,101 +57,101

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 7227

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

Description: Hot-rolled steel bars and rods made of alloy steel, wound in irregular coils