Import/export HS code 720390: Various spongy iron products

Spongy iron and high-purity iron products not fitting other categories

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  • 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 £
Japan 1,656,948
China 129,767
United States 13,531
Malaysia 13,120
Spain 5,140

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 £
Japan 489,853 1,167,095 +677,242
China 6,719 123,048 +116,329
United States 4,856 8,675 +3,819
Malaysia 0 13,120 +13,120
Spain 5,140 0 -5,140
Canada 4,149 0 -4,149
Italy 1,088 1,858 +770
France 1,801 0 -1,801
Germany 0 1,215 +1,215

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 £
Japan 1,656,948
China 129,767
Malaysia 12,213
India 8,675
United States 6,071

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 £
Japan 489,853 1,167,095 +677,242
China 6,719 123,048 +116,329
Malaysia 0 12,213 +12,213
India 0 8,675 +8,675
United States 4,856 1,215 -3,641
Spain 5,140 0 -5,140
Canada 4,149 0 -4,149
Italy 1,088 1,858 +770
France 1,801 0 -1,801
United Kingdom 0 907 +907

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 1
Inner London - West 1

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 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 1 0 -1

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) 1,789,271
Air transport 29,583
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,763

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) 499,128 1,290,143 +791,015
Air transport 13,390 16,193 +2,803
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,088 8,675 +7,587

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,666,307
Felixstowe 117,634
London Stansted Airport 13,202
East Midlands Airport 11,772
Immingham Docks 8,675

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 489,853 1,176,454 +686,601
Felixstowe 3,945 113,689 +109,744
London Stansted Airport 9,996 3,206 -6,790
East Midlands Airport 0 11,772 +11,772
Immingham Docks 0 8,675 +8,675
London 4,149 0 -4,149
London Heathrow Airport 1,801 0 -1,801
Manchester Airport 1,593 0 -1,593
Birmingham Airport 0 1,215 +1,215
London Gateway Port 1,181 0 -1,181

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2024-07 4

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+ 2
Other 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 £
Malaysia 144,721
China 115,265
Germany 77,437
Netherlands 51,186
France 31,520

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 £
Malaysia 42,331 102,390 +60,059
China 0 115,265 +115,265
Germany 13,880 63,557 +49,677
Netherlands 32,976 18,210 -14,766
France 0 31,520 +31,520
Belgium 27,490 0 -27,490
India 0 22,741 +22,741
Switzerland 2,777 12,965 +10,188
Spain 6,550 0 -6,550
Iceland 2,600 540 -2,060

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) 284,627
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 207,893
Air transport 10,970
Other 2,404

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) 42,331 242,296 +199,965
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 86,273 121,620 +35,347
Air transport 7,698 3,272 -4,426
Other 2,404 0 -2,404

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 171,675
Felixstowe 131,250
London Gateway Port 109,146
Southampton 42,331
Immingham Docks 38,118

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 64,196 107,479 +43,283
Felixstowe 0 131,250 +131,250
London Gateway Port 0 109,146 +109,146
Southampton 42,331 0 -42,331
Immingham Docks 22,077 16,041 -6,036
ZLC 879 2,169 +1,290
London Heathrow Airport 2,494 0 -2,494
000 2,404 0 -2,404
East Midlands Airport 1,075 1,103 +28
Glasgow Airport 1,950 0 -1,950

Quick facts

HS code: 720390

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

Description: Spongy iron and high-purity iron products not fitting other categories