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 6,892,634
Netherlands 1,566,364
China 785,271
Denmark 265,647
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 4,512,826 2,379,808 -2,133,018
Netherlands 1,060,810 505,554 -555,256
China 381,941 403,330 +21,389
Denmark 2,377 263,270 +260,893
Austria 178,735 11,064 -167,671
Germany 91,645 5,175 -86,470
United States 31,244 34,630 +3,386
France 40,183 10,491 -29,692
Italy 32,965 3,836 -29,129
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 34,701 791 -33,910

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 7,036,440
China 811,063
Netherlands 721,724
Germany 481,288
Austria 364,083

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 4,612,637 2,423,803 -2,188,834
China 406,942 404,121 -2,821
Netherlands 504,924 216,800 -288,124
Germany 298,207 183,081 -115,126
Austria 334,245 29,838 -304,407
Denmark 2,377 263,270 +260,893
United States 62,072 43,016 -19,056
Italy 48,427 6,685 -41,742
Czechia 14,879 32,402 +17,523
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 6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 2 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 3 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 0 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 2 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 2 +2
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 0 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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) 8,235,975
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,668,039
Air transport 189,894
Road transport 2,853
Other 402

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) 5,581,191 2,654,784 -2,926,407
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 746,661 921,378 +174,717
Air transport 110,341 79,553 -30,788
Road transport 2,853 0 -2,853
Other 308 94 -214

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 7,703,165
Felixstowe 653,971
Goole 440,351
London 300,628
Southampton 212,205

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 5,009,292 2,693,873 -2,315,419
Felixstowe 408,632 245,339 -163,293
Goole 178,735 261,616 +82,881
London 297,852 2,776 -295,076
Southampton 54,591 157,614 +103,023
Dover 139,482 15,241 -124,241
Eurotunnel 67,537 51,901 -15,636
Hull 59,726 30,893 -28,833
Killingholme 18,485 50,206 +31,721
Tyne 34,215 32,034 -2,181

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 13
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 4
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 9
2025-10 5
2025-09 6
2025-08 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
54m+ 21
1m-15m 11
15m-54m 7
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 1,914,574
Italy 215,562
Trinidad and Tobago 177,912
Austria 153,352
Germany 104,332

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 887,688 1,026,886 +139,198
Italy 106,106 109,456 +3,350
Trinidad and Tobago 145,242 32,670 -112,572
Austria 105,417 47,935 -57,482
Germany 53,687 50,645 -3,042
Ghana 75,946 0 -75,946
United States 60,626 6,590 -54,036
Netherlands 57,490 2,659 -54,831
Australia 46,011 0 -46,011
Spain 21,453 18,901 -2,552

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 447,710

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 203,841 243,869 +40,028

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) 2,107,032
Other 448,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 382,553
Air transport 230,965
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) 1,070,039 1,036,993 -33,046
Other 203,841 244,336 +40,495
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 323,296 59,257 -264,039
Air transport 135,335 95,630 -39,705
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 953,734
000 448,177
Dover / Eurotunnel 386,713
Holyhead 375,961
London Gateway Port 330,940

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 388,060 565,674 +177,614
000 203,841 244,336 +40,495
Dover / Eurotunnel 222,257 164,456 -57,801
Holyhead 205,495 170,466 -35,029
London Gateway Port 283,496 47,444 -236,052
London 108,269 44,361 -63,908
London Heathrow Airport 99,082 28,248 -70,834
Liverpool Docks 37,410 41,006 +3,596
Immingham Docks 5,218 58,055 +52,837
Fishguard 50,667 0 -50,667

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