Import/export HS code 722810: High-speed steel bars and rods

Bars and rods made of high-speed steel, used for cutting and drilling tools

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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 £
Austria 5,235,979
Spain 3,883,986
France 3,392,196
Germany 2,881,426
China 982,645

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 £
Austria 3,033,380 2,202,599 -830,781
Spain 1,531,530 2,352,456 +820,926
France 1,427,211 1,964,985 +537,774
Germany 2,072,619 808,807 -1,263,812
China 574,051 408,594 -165,457
Sweden 468,586 346,896 -121,690
Taiwan 234,304 491,697 +257,393
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 506,264 0 -506,264
United States 58,517 303,409 +244,892
Japan 149,223 35,798 -113,425

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 £
Austria 5,446,042
France 3,987,978
Spain 3,890,838
China 2,412,994
Sweden 1,272,561

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 £
Austria 3,205,300 2,240,742 -964,558
France 2,286,082 1,701,896 -584,186
Spain 1,530,575 2,360,263 +829,688
China 1,545,879 867,115 -678,764
Sweden 522,871 749,690 +226,819
Taiwan 234,304 512,394 +278,090
Germany 433,630 310,999 -122,631
United States 89,708 329,928 +240,220
Japan 149,223 35,798 -113,425
Italy 151,423 25,139 -126,284

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
West Midlands 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 3 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
Cheshire 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) 16,257,533
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,569,479
Air transport 588,276
Other 31,314

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) 8,518,112 7,739,421 -778,691
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,531,700 1,037,779 -493,921
Air transport 225,489 362,787 +137,298
Other 16,985 14,329 -2,656

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 6,094,482
Dover 5,408,336
Southampton 1,975,561
Immingham Docks 1,562,841
Killingholme 1,317,900

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 £
Eurotunnel 3,185,726 2,908,756 -276,970
Dover 2,337,069 3,071,267 +734,198
Southampton 1,257,345 718,216 -539,129
Immingham Docks 725,187 837,654 +112,467
Killingholme 1,062,355 255,545 -806,810
Felixstowe 440,613 394,252 -46,361
Harwich 494,590 199,719 -294,871
Dover / Eurotunnel 190,532 220,039 +29,507
Manchester Airport 20,176 219,416 +199,240
Thamesport 98,803 31,225 -67,578

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 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 6
Other manufacturing 4
Manufacture of basic metals 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 5
2025-10 7
2025-09 5
2025-08 6
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+ 20
1m-15m 16
15m-54m 5
Other 5
0-1m 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 £
Ireland 1,876,668
Austria 690,579
Germany 659,611
France 204,015
Bosnia and Herzegovina 176,086

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 926,597 950,071 +23,474
Austria 687,809 2,770 -685,039
Germany 476,009 183,602 -292,407
France 135,481 68,534 -66,947
Bosnia and Herzegovina 176,086 0 -176,086
Italy 106,251 23,223 -83,028
South Korea 0 119,114 +119,114
Netherlands 52,186 23,586 -28,600
Spain 29,160 29,141 -19
Hungary 35,462 17,454 -18,008

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 £
Italy 27,995
XI 2,654
Ireland 617
China 120

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 £
Italy 0 27,995 +27,995
XI 1,853 801 -1,052
Ireland 115 502 +387
China 0 120 +120

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) 3,831,326
Air transport 220,002
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 152,155
Other 31,386

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) 2,581,156 1,250,170 -1,330,986
Air transport 135,384 84,618 -50,766
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,375 122,780 +93,405
Other 1,968 29,418 +27,450

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,943,090
Holyhead 1,696,985
London Gateway Port 136,454
East Midlands Airport 125,800
Liverpool Docks 107,713

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 1,625,739 317,351 -1,308,388
Holyhead 815,374 881,611 +66,237
London Gateway Port 15,175 121,279 +106,104
East Midlands Airport 94,344 31,456 -62,888
Liverpool Docks 80,040 27,673 -52,367
London Heathrow Airport 18,210 39,601 +21,391
Heysham 31,570 8,500 -23,070
000 1,968 29,418 +27,450
Portsmouth 28,433 0 -28,433
Eurotunnel 0 15,035 +15,035

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 722810

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

Description: Bars and rods made of high-speed steel, used for cutting and drilling tools