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 1,592,609
China 129,767
United States 13,531
Malaysia 10,239
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 661,579 931,030 +269,451
China 5,538 124,229 +118,691
United States 4,856 8,675 +3,819
Malaysia 0 10,239 +10,239
Spain 5,140 0 -5,140
Canada 4,149 0 -4,149
Italy 0 2,946 +2,946
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 1,592,609
China 129,767
Malaysia 9,332
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 661,579 931,030 +269,451
China 5,538 124,229 +118,691
Malaysia 0 9,332 +9,332
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 0 2,946 +2,946
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
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
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) 1,724,932
Air transport 26,702
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) 669,673 1,055,259 +385,586
Air transport 13,390 13,312 -78
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 0 9,763 +9,763

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,516,105
Felixstowe 117,634
London Gateway Port 87,044
London Stansted Airport 13,202
East Midlands Airport 8,891

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 575,716 940,389 +364,673
Felixstowe 3,945 113,689 +109,744
London Gateway Port 85,863 1,181 -84,682
London Stansted Airport 9,996 3,206 -6,790
East Midlands Airport 0 8,891 +8,891
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

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 3

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 1

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
Germany 131,945
China 86,671
Netherlands 62,168
United States 45,392

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
Germany 76,194 55,751 -20,443
China 0 86,671 +86,671
Netherlands 32,991 29,177 -3,814
United States 45,392 0 -45,392
France 0 31,520 +31,520
Belgium 27,490 0 -27,490
India 0 22,741 +22,741
Switzerland 2,777 9,724 +6,947
Spain 6,550 0 -6,550

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) 307,045
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 270,142
Air transport 11,954
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) 93,343 213,702 +120,359
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 148,422 121,720 -26,702
Air transport 8,682 3,272 -5,410
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 222,942
Felixstowe 131,250
London Gateway Port 126,274
Immingham Docks 54,390
Southampton 42,331

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 126,330 96,612 -29,718
Felixstowe 0 131,250 +131,250
London Gateway Port 45,722 80,552 +34,830
Immingham Docks 27,382 27,008 -374
Southampton 42,331 0 -42,331
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