Import/export HS code 72107080: Various painted or coated steel sheets

Other steel sheets with paint, varnish, or plastic coating for various uses

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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 £
South Korea 133,916,331
Belgium 110,426,063
France 31,120,987
Finland 13,890,792
Italy 9,162,992

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 £
South Korea 76,644,225 57,272,106 -19,372,119
Belgium 66,687,232 43,738,831 -22,948,401
France 17,282,414 13,838,573 -3,443,841
Finland 6,494,445 7,396,347 +901,902
Italy 5,591,161 3,571,831 -2,019,330
Viet Nam 4,254,370 4,231,078 -23,292
Sweden 3,108,729 3,026,662 -82,067
San Marino 2,229,290 2,994,254 +764,964
Netherlands 1,666,997 2,457,861 +790,864
Germany 1,382,653 1,215,543 -167,110

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 £
South Korea 134,557,726
Belgium 112,291,546
France 30,988,277
Finland 16,971,483
Italy 13,874,301

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 £
South Korea 76,745,125 57,812,601 -18,932,524
Belgium 67,669,825 44,621,721 -23,048,104
France 16,924,074 14,064,203 -2,859,871
Finland 7,021,310 9,950,173 +2,928,863
Italy 7,379,716 6,494,585 -885,131
Viet Nam 4,254,370 4,234,878 -19,492
Spain 1,911,443 2,198,005 +286,562
Sweden 2,581,864 468,407 -2,113,457
Netherlands 971,401 1,529,214 +557,813
Poland 1,180,517 294,001 -886,516

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Inner London - West 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6

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 5 10 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
Kent 0 4 +4
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 248,209,403
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 85,612,436
Other 3,404,908
Road transport 1,574,828
Air transport 112,795

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 140,160,072 108,049,331 -32,110,741
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 50,678,830 34,933,606 -15,745,224
Other 1,994,722 1,410,186 -584,536
Road transport 77,958 1,496,870 +1,418,912
Air transport 86,025 26,770 -59,255

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 138,850,788
Boston 89,468,087
Dover 24,759,759
Eurotunnel 22,423,863
Immingham Docks 12,457,188

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 £
Liverpool Docks 79,810,048 59,040,740 -20,769,308
Boston 49,955,904 39,512,183 -10,443,721
Dover 12,594,477 12,165,282 -429,195
Eurotunnel 17,336,730 5,087,133 -12,249,597
Immingham Docks 5,790,948 6,666,240 +875,292
London 2,619,299 8,408,165 +5,788,866
Harwich 6,759,758 1,200,386 -5,559,372
Sunderland 3,505,179 2,360,800 -1,144,379
Avonmouth Docks 1,922,756 1,505,768 -416,988
000 1,994,722 1,410,186 -584,536

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 25
Specialised construction activities 14
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of basic metals 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 23
2025-10 31
2025-09 28
2025-08 20

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 39
54m+ 39
15m-54m 16
0-1m 8
Other 7

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 64,666,306
Netherlands 63,894,065
Greece 9,557,990
Belgium 7,851,140
United States 7,452,589

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 35,837,541 28,828,765 -7,008,776
Netherlands 42,734,058 21,160,007 -21,574,051
Greece 6,650,481 2,907,509 -3,742,972
Belgium 7,318,140 533,000 -6,785,140
United States 3,155,202 4,297,387 +1,142,185
France 4,939,926 1,962,962 -2,976,964
Switzerland 2,229,464 1,467,011 -762,453
Germany 1,845,662 1,539,711 -305,951
Poland 1,975,010 1,256,024 -718,986
Italy 2,254,975 713,859 -1,541,116

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 4,323,218
Ireland 625,358
Netherlands 69,341
Belgium 1,021

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 2,083,241 2,239,977 +156,736
Ireland 508,497 116,861 -391,636
Netherlands 54,425 14,916 -39,509
Belgium 1,021 0 -1,021

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) 152,118,265
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,223,692
Other 5,059,016
Air transport 171,483

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) 97,062,565 55,055,700 -42,006,865
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,727,275 11,496,417 -4,230,858
Other 2,679,859 2,379,157 -300,702
Air transport 119,320 52,163 -67,157

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 60,156,721
Liverpool Docks 46,628,278
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,410,550
Heysham 12,749,104
Hull 9,830,705

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 £
Immingham Docks 41,269,388 18,887,333 -22,382,055
Liverpool Docks 25,936,889 20,691,389 -5,245,500
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,100,177 6,310,373 -2,789,804
Heysham 7,173,777 5,575,327 -1,598,450
Hull 7,817,725 2,012,980 -5,804,745
Holyhead 6,551,116 3,009,570 -3,541,546
Southampton 2,410,687 3,538,220 +1,127,533
000 2,679,859 2,379,157 -300,702
Harwich 2,478,258 1,707,794 -770,464
Portsmouth 2,190,001 1,600,391 -589,610

Quick facts

HS code: 72107080

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

Description: Other steel sheets with paint, varnish, or plastic coating for various uses