Import/export HS code 7205: Iron or steel granules and powders

Granules and powders made from pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron, or steel

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* 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 £
Belgium 38,548,175
Germany 12,829,791
France 7,440,178
Sweden 4,072,541
Spain 3,783,954

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 £
Belgium 15,343,214 23,204,961 +7,861,747
Germany 7,145,865 5,683,926 -1,461,939
France 3,223,658 4,216,520 +992,862
Sweden 1,785,226 2,287,315 +502,089
Spain 2,679,183 1,104,771 -1,574,412
Italy 1,593,753 1,520,472 -73,281
China 1,735,714 791,698 -944,016
United States 1,008,028 728,085 -279,943
Canada 939,437 551,914 -387,523
Egypt 688,670 586,506 -102,164

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 £
Belgium 35,349,380
Germany 12,047,723
France 7,189,340
China 5,988,831
Sweden 3,909,213

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 £
Belgium 14,319,540 21,029,840 +6,710,300
Germany 5,471,630 6,576,093 +1,104,463
France 3,106,030 4,083,310 +977,280
China 3,968,892 2,019,939 -1,948,953
Sweden 1,754,946 2,154,267 +399,321
Spain 2,734,428 1,169,195 -1,565,233
Italy 1,578,300 1,514,013 -64,287
United States 1,296,007 852,505 -443,502
Canada 912,733 593,220 -319,513
Egypt 688,670 608,978 -79,692

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
West Midlands 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 6

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 3 -4
West Midlands 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 4 -2
Cheshire 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Norfolk 2 3 +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) 69,653,232
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,384,332
Air transport 2,224,527
Other 588,256
Rail transport 167,357

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) 31,591,063 38,062,169 +6,471,106
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,971,502 3,412,830 -1,558,672
Air transport 1,194,479 1,030,048 -164,431
Other 494,479 93,777 -400,702
Rail transport 167,357 0 -167,357
Road transport 0 17,522 +17,522

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 40,271,441
Immingham Docks 8,946,137
Liverpool Docks 6,404,069
Dover 6,217,699
Felixstowe 4,293,973

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 £
London 15,768,480 24,502,961 +8,734,481
Immingham Docks 3,988,078 4,958,059 +969,981
Liverpool Docks 4,242,937 2,161,132 -2,081,805
Dover 3,697,445 2,520,254 -1,177,191
Felixstowe 2,212,747 2,081,226 -131,521
Eurotunnel 1,992,638 1,690,323 -302,315
Purfleet 1,852,969 1,245,359 -607,610
Killingholme 1,002,273 827,587 -174,686
London Heathrow Airport 570,494 587,232 +16,738
Harwich 473,930 510,463 +36,533

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
36
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
17
Manufacture of basic metals
14
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
14
Other manufacturing
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 27
2026-04 28
2026-03 29
2026-02 37
2026-01 25

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+ 60
1m-15m 44
15m-54m 12
0-1m 10
Other 7

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 £
Germany 35,494,547
United States 21,515,271
China 18,201,675
India 5,667,025
Sweden 4,335,808

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 £
Germany 17,183,377 18,311,170 +1,127,793
United States 9,379,144 12,136,127 +2,756,983
China 7,305,381 10,896,294 +3,590,913
India 2,760,589 2,906,436 +145,847
Sweden 1,901,775 2,434,033 +532,258
Taiwan 1,618,163 2,183,652 +565,489
Ireland 1,184,012 1,148,468 -35,544
France 986,918 791,046 -195,872
Belgium 884,698 806,775 -77,923
Singapore 1,135,571 34,394 -1,101,177

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 £
Ireland 1,266
China 171

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 £
Ireland 0 1,266 +1,266
China 171 0 -171

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) 50,661,913
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,341,389
Air transport 5,270,789
Other 4,281
Road transport 4,094

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) 25,461,733 25,200,180 -261,553
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,496,010 28,845,379 +8,349,369
Air transport 3,175,684 2,095,105 -1,080,579
Other 171 4,110 +3,939
Road transport 4,094 0 -4,094

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 38,284,702
London Gateway Port 16,230,484
Southampton 11,198,489
Liverpool Docks 10,575,647
Felixstowe 10,020,621

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 18,245,686 20,039,016 +1,793,330
London Gateway Port 6,284,349 9,946,135 +3,661,786
Southampton 2,205,889 8,992,600 +6,786,711
Liverpool Docks 5,039,924 5,535,723 +495,799
Felixstowe 7,398,886 2,621,735 -4,777,151
Immingham Docks 3,971,117 4,552,625 +581,508
London Heathrow Airport 1,396,833 1,023,189 -373,644
London 1,038,019 875,448 -162,571
Bristol Airport 975,748 425,826 -549,922
Holyhead 566,429 727,707 +161,278

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 7205

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

Description: Granules and powders made from pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron, or steel