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 4,979,158
Spain 3,870,414
France 3,394,761
Germany 2,700,326
China 965,666

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 2,976,927 2,002,231 -974,696
Spain 1,538,445 2,331,969 +793,524
France 1,357,565 2,037,196 +679,631
Germany 1,832,258 868,068 -964,190
China 557,072 408,594 -148,478
Sweden 460,348 343,876 -116,472
Taiwan 355,178 370,823 +15,645
United States 168,108 221,840 +53,732
Netherlands 24,997 252,170 +227,173
Japan 148,070 26,457 -121,613

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 5,187,926
Spain 3,877,266
France 3,866,587
China 2,045,620
Sweden 1,256,514

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 3,149,086 2,038,840 -1,110,246
Spain 1,537,490 2,339,776 +802,286
France 1,963,201 1,903,386 -59,815
China 1,220,924 824,696 -396,228
Sweden 524,789 731,725 +206,936
Germany 430,671 379,471 -51,200
Taiwan 355,178 391,520 +36,342
United States 199,299 248,359 +49,060
Japan 148,070 26,457 -121,613
Italy 132,703 22,361 -110,342

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 4 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 2 +2
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
West Midlands 2 2 +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) 15,880,922
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,173,622
Air transport 613,855
Other 36,627

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) 8,160,696 7,720,226 -440,470
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,241,190 932,432 -308,758
Air transport 328,701 285,154 -43,547
Other 16,996 19,631 +2,635

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 5,976,664
Dover 5,236,186
Southampton 1,628,945
Immingham Docks 1,516,798
Killingholme 1,228,036

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 2,777,576 3,199,088 +421,512
Dover 2,312,409 2,923,777 +611,368
Southampton 920,070 708,875 -211,195
Immingham Docks 734,670 782,128 +47,458
Killingholme 1,123,777 104,259 -1,019,518
Felixstowe 557,520 359,769 -197,751
Harwich 520,185 172,674 -347,511
Dover / Eurotunnel 197,945 202,514 +4,569
Manchester Airport 127,618 111,974 -15,644
London Heathrow Airport 12,201 112,766 +100,565

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 11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 4
Other manufacturing 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 5
2025-10 7
2025-09 5
2025-08 6

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+ 21
1m-15m 16
15m-54m 4
Other 4
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 1,893,708
Germany 873,424
Austria 690,579
Bosnia and Herzegovina 176,086
France 158,630

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 889,408 1,004,300 +114,892
Germany 476,009 397,415 -78,594
Austria 687,809 2,770 -685,039
Bosnia and Herzegovina 176,086 0 -176,086
France 90,096 68,534 -21,562
Italy 106,251 23,223 -83,028
South Korea 0 119,114 +119,114
Netherlands 60,529 48,942 -11,587
Hungary 35,462 30,194 -5,268
Spain 33,236 18,980 -14,256

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 32,832
XI 2,826
Ireland 596
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 32,832 +32,832
XI 1,983 843 -1,140
Ireland 87 509 +422
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) 4,036,450
Air transport 228,141
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 136,980
Other 36,374

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) 2,487,425 1,549,025 -938,400
Air transport 157,907 70,234 -87,673
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,200 122,780 +108,580
Other 2,070 34,304 +32,234

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,136,162
Holyhead 1,709,037
East Midlands Airport 132,846
London Gateway Port 121,279
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 1,569,299 566,863 -1,002,436
Holyhead 778,083 930,954 +152,871
East Midlands Airport 102,687 30,159 -72,528
London Gateway Port 0 121,279 +121,279
Liverpool Docks 80,040 27,673 -52,367
London Heathrow Airport 28,371 30,533 +2,162
Heysham 31,570 8,500 -23,070
000 2,070 34,304 +32,234
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