Import/export HS code 722880: Hollow drill bars and rods

Hollow bars and rods made of alloy or non-alloy steel, used for drilling purposes

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  • 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 £
China 691,434
Ireland 230,209
Sweden 161,517
France 121,802
United States 56,908

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 £
China 550,571 140,863 -409,708
Ireland 29,294 200,915 +171,621
Sweden 1,827 159,690 +157,863
France 108,080 13,722 -94,358
United States 44,066 12,842 -31,224
Taiwan 42,631 0 -42,631
Poland 37,428 0 -37,428
Italy 7,796 13,868 +6,072
Denmark 3,321 17,598 +14,277
Norway 12,465 0 -12,465

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 £
China 723,623
Sweden 162,917
Italy 57,321
United States 54,477
France 50,825

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 £
China 582,760 140,863 -441,897
Sweden 1,827 161,090 +159,263
Italy 37,593 19,728 -17,865
United States 42,598 11,879 -30,719
France 42,792 8,033 -34,759
Taiwan 42,631 0 -42,631
Poland 37,428 0 -37,428
Denmark 3,321 16,198 +12,877
Norway 11,482 0 -11,482
Netherlands 2,561 4,286 +1,725

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 3
West Midlands 3
West Yorkshire 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2
Inner London - West 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
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
West Midlands 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Devon 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Essex 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 863,188
Other 226,895
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 185,832
Air transport 140,054

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) 574,915 288,273 -286,642
Other 31,840 195,055 +163,215
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 158,041 27,791 -130,250
Air transport 85,117 54,937 -30,180

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 399,780
Felixstowe 264,568
000 226,895
Immingham Docks 161,126
East Midlands Airport 78,814

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 £
Southampton 399,780 0 -399,780
Felixstowe 133,669 130,899 -2,770
000 31,840 195,055 +163,215
Immingham Docks 1,827 159,299 +157,472
East Midlands Airport 38,061 40,753 +2,692
Dover 61,366 8,404 -52,962
Newhaven 64,802 0 -64,802
Liverpool Docks 41,231 5,860 -35,371
London Heathrow Airport 31,099 9,807 -21,292
Eurotunnel 18,799 0 -18,799

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 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 3
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 2
Manufacture of food products 2
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-09 1
2025-08 2
2025-06 1
2025-05 3
2025-03 2

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 9
54m+ 9
15m-54m 3
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 £
United States 3,128,722
Canada 809,164
Germany 311,625
Poland 183,632
Czechia 124,210

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 £
United States 1,074,173 2,054,549 +980,376
Canada 809,164 0 -809,164
Germany 152,335 159,290 +6,955
Poland 93,323 90,309 -3,014
Czechia 95,471 28,739 -66,732
Norway 56,931 51,258 -5,673
Turkey 1,444 68,880 +67,436
Ireland 43,431 26,620 -16,811
Hungary 63,640 0 -63,640
Nigeria 58,807 0 -58,807

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 £
XU 3,182
XI 360
Ireland 50

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 £
XU 3,182 0 -3,182
XI 159 201 +42
Ireland 50 0 -50

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,058,953
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 920,535
Air transport 88,374
Other 3,592

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,995,994 2,062,959 +66,965
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 490,833 429,702 -61,131
Air transport 47,575 40,799 -6,776
Other 3,391 201 -3,190

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,490,759
Southampton 1,461,398
London Gateway Port 1,013,412
Dover / Eurotunnel 477,378
Harwich 251,609

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 £
Liverpool Docks 1,106,164 384,595 -721,569
Southampton 144,191 1,317,207 +1,173,016
London Gateway Port 654,296 359,116 -295,180
Dover / Eurotunnel 282,893 194,485 -88,408
Harwich 95,292 156,317 +61,025
Immingham Docks 101,719 53,299 -48,420
Aberdeen Docks 58,807 0 -58,807
Holyhead 15,382 25,458 +10,076
London Heathrow Airport 2,245 33,468 +31,223
East Midlands Airport 31,124 1,007 -30,117

Quick facts

HS code: 722880

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

Description: Hollow bars and rods made of alloy or non-alloy steel, used for drilling purposes