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 £
Spain 10,163,273
Germany 9,961,345
Italy 4,575,227
Finland 3,737,281
Austria 3,539,797

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 6,946,001 3,217,272 -3,728,729
Germany 5,858,102 4,103,243 -1,754,859
Italy 2,508,946 2,066,281 -442,665
Finland 1,320,830 2,416,451 +1,095,621
Austria 1,481,077 2,058,720 +577,643
Turkey 1,283,020 2,180,071 +897,051
Czechia 1,687,623 1,662,584 -25,039
United States 1,166,627 1,332,507 +165,880
India 1,538,234 832,166 -706,068
Egypt 1,329,224 783,006 -546,218

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 10,260,517
Germany 9,876,902
Italy 4,210,191
Finland 3,815,891
Austria 3,577,191

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 7,003,021 3,257,496 -3,745,525
Germany 5,824,814 4,052,088 -1,772,726
Italy 2,444,122 1,766,069 -678,053
Finland 1,333,722 2,482,169 +1,148,447
Austria 1,482,244 2,094,947 +612,703
Czechia 1,857,424 1,719,339 -138,085
Turkey 1,283,020 2,153,114 +870,094
United States 1,391,247 1,408,954 +17,707
India 1,521,666 832,166 -689,500
Egypt 1,329,224 783,006 -546,218

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 29
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
South Yorkshire 9
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 6 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 6 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 4 +3
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) 30,639,400
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,999,902
Air transport 2,527,852
Other 137,305
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) 16,064,910 14,574,490 -1,490,420
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,513,230 7,486,672 -4,026,558
Air transport 1,295,637 1,232,215 -63,422
Other 95,271 42,034 -53,237
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 £
Avonmouth Docks 7,248,752
Felixstowe 6,947,745
Immingham Docks 6,192,021
Dover 5,480,209
Harwich 4,284,693

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 4,742,534 2,506,218 -2,236,316
Felixstowe 3,769,333 3,178,412 -590,921
Immingham Docks 3,141,895 3,050,126 -91,769
Dover 3,117,679 2,362,530 -755,149
Harwich 2,586,403 1,698,290 -888,113
Eurotunnel 1,630,057 2,552,481 +922,424
London 1,321,663 2,627,295 +1,305,632
Liverpool Docks 2,218,147 1,001,369 -1,216,778
London Heathrow Airport 1,213,032 729,983 -483,049
Killingholme 814,060 932,287 +118,227

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 47
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 33
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
2025-11 30
2025-10 37
2025-09 36
2025-08 31
2025-07 30

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 60
54m+ 36
15m-54m 17
0-1m 6
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 21,177,885
India 1,810,649
Italy 1,748,636
Poland 1,557,115
United States 1,302,952

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 12,367,465 8,810,420 -3,557,045
India 964,222 846,427 -117,795
Italy 1,145,261 603,375 -541,886
Poland 1,178,214 378,901 -799,313
United States 928,428 374,524 -553,904
Germany 869,266 388,423 -480,843
Sweden 447,407 346,229 -101,178
Czechia 331,366 334,179 +2,813
Malaysia 340,388 319,777 -20,611
Spain 185,081 400,367 +215,286

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 14,286
XU 6,979
China 4,939

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 1,422 27,349 +25,927
Egypt 5,729 9,480 +3,751
Italy 6,979 7,307 +328
XU 4,909 2,070 -2,839
China 4,939 0 -4,939
XI 2,731 2,126 -605
Turkey 285 1,107 +822
Czechia 402 0 -402
Germany 102 0 -102
Spain 54 18 -36

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) 28,938,801
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,089,940
Air transport 2,204,548
Other 77,065
Road transport 23,122

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) 17,051,828 11,886,973 -5,164,855
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,118,050 971,890 -1,146,160
Air transport 1,149,329 1,055,219 -94,110
Other 27,608 49,457 +21,849
Road transport 23,122 0 -23,122

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,994,184
London Heathrow Airport 1,776,608
Southampton 1,568,495
Immingham Docks 1,276,763
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 15,328,621 10,665,563 -4,663,058
London Heathrow Airport 884,043 892,565 +8,522
Southampton 1,007,005 561,490 -445,515
Immingham Docks 690,449 586,314 -104,135
Dover 643,197 250,375 -392,822
London Gateway Port 442,120 235,442 -206,678
Felixstowe 425,349 65,666 -359,683
Holyhead 80,973 227,578 +146,605
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