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 31,699,715
Germany 13,734,936
France 6,452,890
Spain 4,455,531
Sweden 3,899,763

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 15,575,282 16,124,433 +549,151
Germany 7,843,541 5,891,395 -1,952,146
France 3,320,132 3,132,758 -187,374
Spain 2,987,056 1,468,475 -1,518,581
Sweden 2,120,906 1,778,857 -342,049
Italy 1,693,511 1,321,159 -372,352
China 2,080,779 671,010 -1,409,769
United States 1,526,252 518,919 -1,007,333
Canada 1,245,155 694,233 -550,922
Egypt 735,520 569,988 -165,532

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 29,618,111
Germany 11,125,968
China 6,752,331
France 6,214,657
Spain 4,575,200

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 15,322,475 14,295,636 -1,026,839
Germany 5,575,225 5,550,743 -24,482
China 4,209,882 2,542,449 -1,667,433
France 3,264,422 2,950,235 -314,187
Spain 3,011,683 1,563,517 -1,448,166
Sweden 2,093,421 1,660,044 -433,377
Italy 1,679,205 1,321,048 -358,157
United States 1,842,758 675,445 -1,167,313
Canada 1,222,417 729,224 -493,193
Egypt 735,520 569,988 -165,532

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8
West Midlands 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Greater Manchester 7

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 7 4 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 4 -4
West Midlands 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 2 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Cheshire 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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) 62,548,258
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,727,197
Air transport 2,379,361
Other 1,258,227
Rail transport 241,600

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) 33,109,792 29,438,466 -3,671,326
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,432,971 3,294,226 -2,138,745
Air transport 1,510,205 869,156 -641,049
Other 1,012,448 245,779 -766,669
Rail transport 195,436 46,164 -149,272

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 33,480,020
Immingham Docks 8,248,009
Liverpool Docks 7,637,296
Dover 6,528,708
Felixstowe 4,116,751

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 17,294,839 16,185,181 -1,109,658
Immingham Docks 4,529,936 3,718,073 -811,863
Liverpool Docks 4,870,874 2,766,422 -2,104,452
Dover 4,054,542 2,474,166 -1,580,376
Felixstowe 2,375,338 1,741,413 -633,925
Eurotunnel 1,744,546 1,321,066 -423,480
Purfleet 1,208,654 1,746,734 +538,080
Killingholme 829,829 1,134,953 +305,124
000 1,012,448 245,779 -766,669
London Heathrow Airport 563,292 566,451 +3,159

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 16
Manufacture of basic metals 14
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 13
Other manufacturing 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 24
2025-10 30
2025-09 20
2025-08 24

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 43
0-1m 10
15m-54m 10
Other 5

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 33,220,953
United States 21,361,056
China 15,776,323
India 4,771,234
Sweden 3,578,785

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 16,290,130 16,930,823 +640,693
United States 10,135,893 11,225,163 +1,089,270
China 8,171,637 7,604,686 -566,951
India 2,591,443 2,179,791 -411,652
Sweden 1,830,840 1,747,945 -82,895
Taiwan 1,263,412 1,702,032 +438,620
Ireland 1,212,538 1,011,084 -201,454
France 1,059,142 803,031 -256,111
Belgium 819,730 704,003 -115,727
Singapore 1,172,463 143,087 -1,029,376

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 £
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 £
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) 46,559,854
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,729,395
Air transport 5,592,704
Road transport 4,094
Other 171

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) 24,262,414 22,297,440 -1,964,974
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,883,770 23,845,625 +1,961,855
Air transport 3,399,904 2,192,800 -1,207,104
Road transport 4,094 0 -4,094
Other 171 0 -171

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,867,565
London Gateway Port 12,783,877
Liverpool Docks 11,308,030
Felixstowe 11,012,675
Southampton 8,872,843

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 17,623,427 18,244,138 +620,711
London Gateway Port 5,898,989 6,884,888 +985,899
Liverpool Docks 6,053,837 5,254,193 -799,644
Felixstowe 7,498,298 3,514,377 -3,983,921
Southampton 2,636,525 6,236,318 +3,599,793
Immingham Docks 3,737,361 4,086,643 +349,282
London Heathrow Airport 1,309,611 1,116,390 -193,221
London 795,637 964,174 +168,537
Bristol Airport 1,007,687 479,968 -527,719
Holyhead 689,887 521,760 -168,127

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