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 648,360
Sweden 464,895
Ireland 230,209
France 121,802
United States 54,851

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 509,325 139,035 -370,290
Sweden 525 464,370 +463,845
Ireland 29,294 200,915 +171,621
France 108,080 13,722 -94,358
United States 43,070 11,781 -31,289
Taiwan 42,631 0 -42,631
Poland 37,428 0 -37,428
Italy 7,796 13,868 +6,072
Denmark 19,519 1,400 -18,119
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 680,549
Sweden 466,295
Italy 57,321
United States 52,420
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 541,514 139,035 -402,479
Sweden 525 465,770 +465,245
Italy 37,593 19,728 -17,865
United States 41,602 10,818 -30,784
France 42,792 8,033 -34,759
Taiwan 42,631 0 -42,631
Poland 37,428 0 -37,428
Denmark 19,519 0 -19,519
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 3 2 -1
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 0 -1
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) 1,123,492
Other 226,895
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 185,832
Air transport 137,997

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) 530,014 593,478 +63,464
Other 31,840 195,055 +163,215
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 158,566 27,266 -131,300
Air transport 102,147 35,850 -66,297

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 464,504
Southampton 356,706
Felixstowe 264,568
000 226,895
East Midlands Airport 74,879

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 £
Immingham Docks 525 463,979 +463,454
Southampton 356,706 0 -356,706
Felixstowe 133,669 130,899 -2,770
000 31,840 195,055 +163,215
East Midlands Airport 50,324 24,555 -25,769
Dover 61,366 8,404 -52,962
Newhaven 64,802 0 -64,802
Liverpool Docks 41,231 5,860 -35,371
London Heathrow Airport 32,927 7,979 -24,948
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 3,363,390
Canada 809,164
Germany 308,025
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 1,239,962 2,123,428 +883,466
Canada 809,164 0 -809,164
Germany 148,735 159,290 +10,555
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 43,381 26,620 -16,761
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 £
XI 360

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 £
XI 159 201 +42

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) 4,293,621
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 916,935
Air transport 88,374
Other 3,542

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) 2,160,443 2,133,178 -27,265
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 487,233 429,702 -57,531
Air transport 48,915 39,459 -9,456
Other 3,341 201 -3,140

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,618,566
Southampton 1,568,259
London Gateway Port 1,013,412
Dover / Eurotunnel 473,778
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 1,106,164 512,402 -593,762
Southampton 144,191 1,424,068 +1,279,877
London Gateway Port 818,745 194,667 -624,078
Dover / Eurotunnel 279,293 194,485 -84,808
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