Import/export HS code 720719: Various semi-finished steel products

Semi-finished steel products not listed elsewhere

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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 £
Italy 2,756,178
China 2,353,444
Taiwan 1,071,181
Poland 697,784
United States 659,962

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 £
Italy 1,267,504 1,488,674 +221,170
China 1,116,867 1,236,577 +119,710
Taiwan 1,063,562 7,619 -1,055,943
Poland 188,246 509,538 +321,292
United States 325,323 334,639 +9,316
Ireland 259,524 253,881 -5,643
Norway 175,376 267,287 +91,911
India 327,697 76,737 -250,960
Bosnia and Herzegovina 231,181 0 -231,181
Austria 62,411 86,484 +24,073

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 £
Italy 2,847,432
China 2,364,863
Taiwan 1,071,181
Poland 599,354
Slovakia 541,674

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 £
Italy 1,330,512 1,516,920 +186,408
China 1,116,867 1,247,996 +131,129
Taiwan 1,063,562 7,619 -1,055,943
Poland 188,246 411,108 +222,862
Slovakia 272,731 268,943 -3,788
Ireland 226,164 239,690 +13,526
Norway 194,237 267,287 +73,050
India 327,697 76,737 -250,960
Bosnia and Herzegovina 231,181 0 -231,181
Slovenia 0 104,654 +104,654

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 4
West Midlands 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3
Lancashire 3

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 3 2 -1
West Midlands 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -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) 5,112,423
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,294,335
Air transport 913,065
Road transport 234,828
Other 103,243

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) 2,272,915 2,839,508 +566,593
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,173,624 1,120,711 -1,052,913
Air transport 442,179 470,886 +28,707
Road transport 234,828 0 -234,828
Other 72,993 30,250 -42,743

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,605,263
Hull 1,406,306
Southampton 1,306,786
Felixstowe 1,240,102
Immingham Docks 947,380

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 £
Dover 695,414 909,849 +214,435
Hull 569,842 836,464 +266,622
Southampton 1,095,949 210,837 -885,112
Felixstowe 746,122 493,980 -252,142
Immingham Docks 477,536 469,844 -7,692
Holyhead 218,245 241,252 +23,007
Middlesbrough 172,080 267,287 +95,207
London Heathrow Airport 201,799 116,397 -85,402
East Midlands Airport 26,483 280,925 +254,442
Belfast Port 85,864 196,992 +111,128

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
8
Other manufacturing
6
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 6
2026-04 7
2026-03 6
2026-02 8
2026-01 6

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 20
54m+ 15
15m-54m 9
0-1m 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 £
United States 12,081,235
Germany 1,372,601
Italy 869,582
Ireland 775,908
Australia 741,151

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 5,370,293 6,710,942 +1,340,649
Germany 166,042 1,206,559 +1,040,517
Italy 557,259 312,323 -244,936
Ireland 352,991 422,917 +69,926
Australia 739,659 1,492 -738,167
Turkey 415,703 0 -415,703
Georgia 392,367 0 -392,367
Czechia 366,034 1,204 -364,830
Libya 252,517 33,967 -218,550
Greece 268,861 1,236 -267,625

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 £
Austria 10,709
XI 2,670

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 £
Austria 10,157 552 -9,605
XI 2,123 547 -1,576

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) 13,893,001
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,069,499
Air transport 2,373,314
Other 13,850

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) 6,194,713 7,698,288 +1,503,575
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,876,615 1,192,884 -683,731
Air transport 1,831,835 541,479 -1,290,356
Other 12,751 1,099 -11,652

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 10,425,007
London Heathrow Airport 1,677,343
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,391,130
London Gateway Port 998,907
TRT 945,333

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 £
Southampton 3,961,273 6,463,734 +2,502,461
London Heathrow Airport 1,529,048 148,295 -1,380,753
Dover / Eurotunnel 807,411 583,719 -223,692
London Gateway Port 810,513 188,394 -622,119
TRT 0 945,333 +945,333
Middlesbrough 832,973 0 -832,973
Felixstowe 713,823 0 -713,823
Immingham Docks 492,867 186,659 -306,208
Holyhead 232,226 217,381 -14,845
Liverpool Docks 110,397 186,683 +76,286

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 720719

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

Description: Semi-finished steel products not listed elsewhere