Import/export HS code 72085390: Various medium-thick hot-rolled steel sheets

Other hot-rolled steel sheets with a thickness between 3mm and 4.75mm, used in various industrial applications

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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 £
Sweden 7,443,227
Finland 4,026,254
Netherlands 2,989,387
Turkey 404,425
Ireland 366,275

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 £
Sweden 3,507,576 3,935,651 +428,075
Finland 2,387,263 1,638,991 -748,272
Netherlands 1,542,472 1,446,915 -95,557
Turkey 299,147 105,278 -193,869
Ireland 253,736 112,539 -141,197
Germany 172,704 53,331 -119,373
Portugal 61,171 2,667 -58,504
Italy 49,915 1,924 -47,991
Denmark 36,730 11,085 -25,645
France 27,331 6,577 -20,754

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 £
Sweden 7,470,319
Finland 4,079,075
Netherlands 2,751,434
Turkey 405,464
Germany 255,816

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 £
Sweden 3,519,312 3,951,007 +431,695
Finland 2,400,432 1,678,643 -721,789
Netherlands 1,381,592 1,369,842 -11,750
Turkey 301,436 104,028 -197,408
Germany 200,580 55,236 -145,344
Austria 136,397 44,274 -92,123
Italy 58,407 3,752 -54,655
Portugal 61,171 0 -61,171
France 14,264 1,661 -12,603
Slovakia 10,164 3,083 -7,081

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 4
Cheshire 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Inner London - West 2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2

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
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Cheshire 1 3 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 2 +2
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 0 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) 8,420,030
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,877,113
Other 368,942
Air transport 15,978
Road transport 1,151

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) 4,954,165 3,465,865 -1,488,300
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,130,606 3,746,507 +615,901
Other 253,736 115,206 -138,530
Air transport 3,188 12,790 +9,602
Road transport 0 1,151 +1,151

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 7,441,372
Immingham Docks 4,438,991
Felixstowe 2,530,201
000 368,942
Belfast Port 361,487

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 £
Hull 5,703,496 1,737,876 -3,965,620
Immingham Docks 408,987 4,030,004 +3,621,017
Felixstowe 1,239,002 1,291,199 +52,197
000 253,736 115,206 -138,530
Belfast Port 288,325 73,162 -215,163
Harwich 118,800 7,094 -111,706
Eurotunnel 84,098 29,399 -54,699
Dover 46,612 20,326 -26,286
Greenock 61,171 0 -61,171
TRT 33,275 0 -33,275

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 14
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 4
Manufacture of basic metals 3
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 5
2025-10 8
2025-09 6
2025-08 9

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+ 22
15m-54m 5
0-1m 2
1m-15m 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 £
Ireland 12,385,514
Australia 3,180,865
Egypt 159,000
United Arab Emirates 151,722
Poland 108,727

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 £
Ireland 7,081,082 5,304,432 -1,776,650
Australia 1,606,033 1,574,832 -31,201
Egypt 43,000 116,000 +73,000
United Arab Emirates 91,363 60,359 -31,004
Poland 94,341 14,386 -79,955
Italy 91,540 0 -91,540
Czechia 58,494 1,793 -56,701
United States 0 41,910 +41,910
France 15,575 0 -15,575
Slovakia 13,583 0 -13,583

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 £
Taiwan 1,633,273
Belgium 1,614,028
France 1,194,853
Germany 884,573
South Korea 368,326

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 £
Taiwan 1,252,451 380,822 -871,629
Belgium 595,362 1,018,666 +423,304
France 714,419 480,434 -233,985
Germany 401,075 483,498 +82,423
South Korea 122,683 245,643 +122,960
Turkey 179,749 47,940 -131,809
India 13,287 30,020 +16,733
XI 21,683 14,384 -7,299
Netherlands 0 2,569 +2,569
Viet Nam 1,012 0 -1,012

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 7,486,272
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,660,270
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,062,462
Air transport 25,489

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 £
Other 4,088,267 3,398,005 -690,262
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,042,701 1,617,569 -1,425,132
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,966,629 2,095,833 +129,204
Air transport 3,155 22,334 +19,179

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 7,486,272
Southampton 3,172,383
Liverpool Docks 1,714,364
Holyhead 1,623,763
Milford 754,051

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 £
000 4,088,267 3,398,005 -690,262
Southampton 1,584,025 1,588,358 +4,333
Liverpool Docks 1,174,222 540,142 -634,080
Holyhead 981,126 642,637 -338,489
Milford 361,781 392,270 +30,489
Heysham 336,889 154,049 -182,840
Fishguard 138,797 177,329 +38,532
Felixstowe 135,896 176,359 +40,463
Dover / Eurotunnel 126,271 2,711 -123,560
Immingham Docks 77,554 2,681 -74,873

Quick facts

HS code: 72085390

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

Description: Other hot-rolled steel sheets with a thickness between 3mm and 4.75mm, used in various industrial applications