Import/export HS code 72285069: Small cold-formed alloy steel bars

Cold-formed alloy steel bars with a diameter of less than 80 mm

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 £
Germany 10,220,589
Spain 9,697,892
Italy 4,479,080
Finland 4,168,345
Turkey 3,433,007

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 £
Germany 5,751,696 4,468,893 -1,282,803
Spain 6,800,842 2,897,050 -3,903,792
Italy 2,536,612 1,942,468 -594,144
Finland 1,493,904 2,674,441 +1,180,537
Turkey 1,063,452 2,369,555 +1,306,103
Austria 1,376,974 1,944,237 +567,263
Czechia 1,728,216 1,518,495 -209,721
United States 1,172,568 1,467,421 +294,853
India 1,675,739 694,661 -981,078
France 1,212,140 924,694 -287,446

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 £
Germany 9,832,956
Spain 9,792,064
Finland 4,268,899
Italy 4,210,834
Austria 3,604,548

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 £
Germany 5,663,278 4,169,678 -1,493,600
Spain 6,854,790 2,937,274 -3,917,516
Finland 1,508,083 2,760,816 +1,252,733
Italy 2,550,103 1,660,731 -889,372
Austria 1,380,844 2,223,704 +842,860
Czechia 1,924,906 1,611,184 -313,722
Turkey 1,063,452 2,342,598 +1,279,146
United States 1,424,633 1,516,423 +91,790
India 1,659,171 694,661 -964,510
Egypt 1,185,682 783,006 -402,676

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 30
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
South Yorkshire 10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7

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 26 20 -6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -2
South Yorkshire 8 7 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 5 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Lancashire 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1

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) 30,736,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,719,290
Air transport 2,615,671
Other 104,329
Road transport 42,533

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) 16,200,532 14,536,249 -1,664,283
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,137,192 7,582,098 -3,555,094
Air transport 1,301,745 1,313,926 +12,181
Other 65,388 38,941 -26,447
Road transport 20,743 21,790 +1,047

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,949,348
Avonmouth Docks 6,911,001
Immingham Docks 6,141,148
Dover 5,766,570
London 4,422,779

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 £
Felixstowe 3,617,168 3,332,180 -284,988
Avonmouth Docks 4,655,466 2,255,535 -2,399,931
Immingham Docks 3,089,165 3,051,983 -37,182
Dover 3,217,844 2,548,726 -669,118
London 1,359,964 3,062,815 +1,702,851
Eurotunnel 1,762,235 2,432,994 +670,759
Harwich 2,772,468 1,358,970 -1,413,498
Liverpool Docks 1,946,975 1,069,928 -877,047
London Heathrow Airport 1,221,389 711,621 -509,768
Hull 1,160,599 483,372 -677,227

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 49
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 35
Manufacture of basic metals 15
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8
Other manufacturing 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 33
2025-11 30
2025-10 37
2025-09 36
2025-08 31

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 61
54m+ 36
15m-54m 18
0-1m 8
Other 5

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 £
France 20,695,810
India 1,779,674
Italy 1,752,329
Poland 1,565,619
Germany 1,195,947

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 £
France 12,109,783 8,586,027 -3,523,756
India 914,615 865,059 -49,556
Italy 1,132,503 619,826 -512,677
Poland 1,190,832 374,787 -816,045
Germany 823,841 372,106 -451,735
United States 902,568 252,382 -650,186
Sweden 406,379 402,218 -4,161
Malaysia 395,782 351,046 -44,736
Czechia 325,842 298,442 -27,400
Spain 192,264 413,694 +221,430

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 £
India 28,771
Egypt 15,209
Italy 13,839
China 4,939
XI 4,857

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 £
India 2,738 26,033 +23,295
Egypt 5,873 9,336 +3,463
Italy 11,243 2,596 -8,647
China 4,939 0 -4,939
XI 2,731 2,126 -605
Turkey 285 1,107 +822
Czechia 402 0 -402
Spain 54 18 -36
Finland 56 0 -56

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) 28,552,411
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,979,740
Air transport 2,173,898
Other 76,516
Road transport 20,323

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) 16,749,002 11,803,409 -4,945,593
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,016,296 963,444 -1,052,852
Air transport 1,222,560 951,338 -271,222
Other 33,230 43,286 +10,056
Road transport 20,323 0 -20,323

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,497,832
London Heathrow Airport 1,753,789
Southampton 1,506,650
Immingham Docks 1,292,753
Dover 893,572

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 14,986,825 10,511,007 -4,475,818
London Heathrow Airport 952,403 801,386 -151,017
Southampton 975,821 530,829 -444,992
Immingham Docks 651,310 641,443 -9,867
Dover 643,197 250,375 -392,822
London Gateway Port 404,244 266,182 -138,062
Felixstowe 425,349 69,834 -355,515
Holyhead 80,191 223,339 +143,148
Eurotunnel 282,988 1,370 -281,618
Avonmouth Docks 66,075 117,932 +51,857

Quick facts

HS code: 72285069

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

Description: Cold-formed alloy steel bars with a diameter of less than 80 mm