Import/export HS code 72089080: Various hot-rolled steel products

Other hot-rolled steel products, not elsewhere specified, used in various industrial and construction 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 £
Belgium 7,874,304
Netherlands 1,531,229
China 898,903
Denmark 537,090
Austria 189,799

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 5,450,341 2,423,963 -3,026,378
Netherlands 953,021 578,208 -374,813
China 530,368 368,535 -161,833
Denmark 2,377 534,713 +532,336
Austria 178,735 11,064 -167,671
Germany 63,022 9,529 -53,493
United States 48,178 20,989 -27,189
France 31,967 12,904 -19,063
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 34,701 791 -33,910
Poland 29,980 2,780 -27,200

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 8,023,015
China 916,707
Netherlands 622,898
Denmark 537,090
Germany 502,494

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 5,548,423 2,474,592 -3,073,831
China 546,440 370,267 -176,173
Netherlands 407,877 215,021 -192,856
Denmark 2,377 534,713 +532,336
Germany 287,654 214,840 -72,814
Austria 334,245 52,879 -281,366
United States 87,392 19,218 -68,174
Czechia 15,191 32,764 +17,573
Italy 26,406 11,039 -15,367
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 34,701 0 -34,701

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Inner London - West 4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 1 -4
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 3 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 3 +3
West Midlands 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -2
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +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) 8,887,959
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,303,529
Air transport 208,378
Other 1,763

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,399,166 2,488,793 -3,910,373
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 877,838 1,425,691 +547,853
Air transport 118,363 90,015 -28,348
Other 314 1,449 +1,135

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 8,653,510
Goole 711,794
Felixstowe 665,951
London 300,628
Southampton 244,442

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 £
Immingham Docks 5,925,735 2,727,775 -3,197,960
Goole 178,735 533,059 +354,324
Felixstowe 413,939 252,012 -161,927
London 297,852 2,776 -295,076
Southampton 136,289 108,153 -28,136
Dover 124,848 29,082 -95,766
Eurotunnel 38,881 70,821 +31,940
Hull 50,401 40,476 -9,925
Tyne 30,813 49,838 +19,025
Killingholme 11,820 50,206 +38,386

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 15
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Manufacture of electrical equipment 4
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 11
2026-03 9
2026-02 8
2026-01 4
2025-12 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+ 27
1m-15m 13
15m-54m 7
0-1m 4
Other 3

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 2,029,449
Italy 325,331
Austria 143,000
Germany 122,828
Trinidad and Tobago 119,746

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 969,949 1,059,500 +89,551
Italy 171,201 154,130 -17,071
Austria 95,065 47,935 -47,130
Germany 53,797 69,031 +15,234
Trinidad and Tobago 73,436 46,310 -27,126
Angola 0 117,801 +117,801
United States 60,626 6,590 -54,036
United Arab Emirates 5,529 60,525 +54,996
Netherlands 58,676 4,613 -54,063
Ghana 62,252 0 -62,252

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 £
XI 512,272

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 £
XI 224,537 287,735 +63,198

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) 2,363,456
Other 512,739
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 470,792
Air transport 243,018
Road transport 2,837

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) 1,180,587 1,182,869 +2,282
Other 224,537 288,202 +63,665
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 242,788 228,004 -14,784
Air transport 152,115 90,903 -61,212
Road transport 2,837 0 -2,837

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 1,017,117
000 512,739
Dover / Eurotunnel 450,391
London Gateway Port 426,535
Holyhead 352,981

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 £
Heysham 462,934 554,183 +91,249
000 224,537 288,202 +63,665
Dover / Eurotunnel 225,061 225,330 +269
London Gateway Port 201,036 225,499 +24,463
Holyhead 178,811 174,170 -4,641
London 108,269 154,130 +45,861
London Heathrow Airport 94,851 9,347 -85,504
Immingham Docks 61,323 35,686 -25,637
Liverpool Docks 47,884 39,370 -8,514
ZLC 42,811 28,575 -14,236

Quick facts

HS code: 72089080

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

Description: Other hot-rolled steel products, not elsewhere specified, used in various industrial and construction applications