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 8,136,888
Netherlands 1,466,033
China 801,121
Denmark 535,713
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 5,596,049 2,540,839 -3,055,210
Netherlands 894,680 571,353 -323,327
China 476,408 324,713 -151,695
Denmark 1,000 534,713 +533,713
Austria 189,799 0 -189,799
United States 63,098 6,069 -57,029
Germany 49,846 9,529 -40,317
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 35,492 0 -35,492
Sweden 28,127 0 -28,127
Poland 23,516 3,750 -19,766

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 8,313,056
China 818,925
Denmark 535,713
Netherlands 524,207
Germany 482,723

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 5,689,251 2,623,805 -3,065,446
China 493,271 325,654 -167,617
Denmark 1,000 534,713 +533,713
Netherlands 318,764 205,443 -113,321
Germany 274,528 208,195 -66,333
Austria 352,800 34,324 -318,476
United States 102,312 4,298 -98,014
Czechia 25,098 22,608 -2,490
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
Greater Manchester 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 3 +3
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
West Midlands 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -2
Inner London - East 2 0 -2

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) 9,105,050
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,148,755
Air transport 207,987
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) 6,485,170 2,619,880 -3,865,290
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 797,266 1,351,489 +554,223
Air transport 139,775 68,212 -71,563
Other 351 1,412 +1,061

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 8,838,896
Goole 711,794
Felixstowe 591,192
London 300,628
Southampton 221,419

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 5,958,286 2,880,610 -3,077,676
Goole 178,735 533,059 +354,324
Felixstowe 359,436 231,756 -127,680
London 297,852 2,776 -295,076
Southampton 136,352 85,067 -51,285
Dover 110,564 29,878 -80,686
Eurotunnel 56,711 53,995 -2,716
Tyne 48,365 32,286 -16,079
Hull 46,271 32,470 -13,801
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
18
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
2026-05 11
2026-04 12
2026-03 10
2026-02 8
2026-01 4

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+ 26
1m-15m 15
15m-54m 8
0-1m 4
Other 4

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 2,050,797
Italy 325,331
United Arab Emirates 210,302
Austria 146,308
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 1,114,003 936,794 -177,209
Italy 171,201 154,130 -17,071
United Arab Emirates 6,983 203,319 +196,336
Austria 114,645 31,663 -82,982
Trinidad and Tobago 79,076 40,670 -38,406
Germany 50,773 68,970 +18,197
Angola 0 117,801 +117,801
United States 60,626 6,590 -54,036
France 17,746 41,956 +24,210
Netherlands 40,781 4,613 -36,168

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 492,300

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 223,675 268,625 +44,950

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) 2,388,271
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 599,087
Other 492,767
Air transport 239,081
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) 1,316,742 1,071,529 -245,213
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 227,861 371,226 +143,365
Other 223,675 269,092 +45,417
Air transport 162,378 76,703 -85,675
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 1,095,717
London Gateway Port 552,022
000 492,767
Dover / Eurotunnel 457,849
Holyhead 334,554

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 602,438 493,279 -109,159
London Gateway Port 189,369 362,653 +173,284
000 223,675 269,092 +45,417
Dover / Eurotunnel 234,195 223,654 -10,541
Holyhead 207,431 127,123 -80,308
London 108,269 154,130 +45,861
London Heathrow Airport 94,851 9,347 -85,504
Immingham Docks 61,323 35,686 -25,637
ZLC 38,874 28,575 -10,299
Liverpool Docks 24,676 37,657 +12,981

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