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 121,128,288
Belgium 112,813,663
France 31,880,154
Finland 16,521,174
Viet Nam 11,796,473

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 62,150,652 58,977,636 -3,173,016
Belgium 65,255,911 47,557,752 -17,698,159
France 17,442,949 14,437,205 -3,005,744
Finland 6,640,163 9,881,011 +3,240,848
Viet Nam 5,701,483 6,094,990 +393,507
Italy 4,649,577 4,269,887 -379,690
Sweden 3,083,754 3,367,322 +283,568
San Marino 2,803,444 3,603,672 +800,228
Netherlands 2,079,112 2,291,847 +212,735
Germany 1,428,496 1,374,260 -54,236

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 122,080,673
Belgium 114,751,183
France 31,920,600
Finland 20,946,650
Italy 15,200,756

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 62,122,524 59,958,149 -2,164,375
Belgium 66,145,890 48,605,293 -17,540,597
France 17,360,129 14,560,471 -2,799,658
Finland 8,165,364 12,781,286 +4,615,922
Italy 7,369,327 7,831,429 +462,102
Viet Nam 5,750,371 6,049,902 +299,531
Spain 2,446,341 1,976,066 -470,275
Netherlands 1,253,335 1,544,900 +291,565
Taiwan 490,259 1,539,489 +1,049,230
Sweden 1,565,326 459,325 -1,106,001

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Inner London - West 7
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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 3 10 +7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 7 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
Kent 2 2 +0

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) 247,891,775
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 88,410,046
Other 2,858,466
Road transport 1,593,024
Air transport 108,990

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) 127,700,961 120,190,814 -7,510,147
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 48,914,737 39,495,309 -9,419,428
Other 1,553,219 1,305,247 -247,972
Road transport 35,769 1,557,255 +1,521,486
Air transport 74,594 34,396 -40,198

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 127,052,822
Boston 93,497,481
Dover 25,796,408
Eurotunnel 22,189,346
London 15,605,747

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 66,545,257 60,507,565 -6,037,692
Boston 50,894,588 42,602,893 -8,291,695
Dover 12,186,178 13,610,230 +1,424,052
Eurotunnel 16,557,816 5,631,530 -10,926,286
London 3,911,077 11,694,670 +7,783,593
Immingham Docks 6,487,543 7,949,568 +1,462,025
Avonmouth Docks 1,859,508 4,595,268 +2,735,760
Sunderland 3,677,062 2,227,150 -1,449,912
Harwich 5,502,751 346,673 -5,156,078
Killingholme 1,816,976 1,779,717 -37,259

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
26
Specialised construction activities
17
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Manufacture of basic metals
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 24
2026-04 28
2026-03 19
2026-02 30
2026-01 25

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+ 44
1m-15m 40
15m-54m 16
Other 10
0-1m 8

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 65,089,242
Netherlands 55,929,572
Greece 8,749,691
United States 8,035,786
Belgium 7,649,490

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 38,513,659 26,575,583 -11,938,076
Netherlands 38,863,778 17,065,794 -21,797,984
Greece 7,842,220 907,471 -6,934,749
United States 4,205,995 3,829,791 -376,204
Belgium 7,310,771 338,719 -6,972,052
France 4,008,526 2,172,091 -1,836,435
Germany 1,847,916 1,576,202 -271,714
Switzerland 1,864,380 1,406,450 -457,930
Poland 1,656,327 1,537,648 -118,679
Norway 2,209,545 65,784 -2,143,761

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 4,960,388
Ireland 587,386
Netherlands 65,772

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 2,203,650 2,756,738 +553,088
Ireland 369,026 218,360 -150,666
Netherlands 39,007 26,765 -12,242

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) 143,751,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,412,203
Other 5,647,808
Air transport 105,251

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) 97,327,602 46,423,575 -50,904,027
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,934,935 9,477,268 -5,457,667
Other 2,645,945 3,001,863 +355,918
Air transport 81,531 23,720 -57,811

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 53,414,607
Liverpool Docks 46,538,950
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,159,981
Heysham 11,638,517
Holyhead 9,553,021

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 39,344,590 14,070,017 -25,274,573
Liverpool Docks 29,759,254 16,779,696 -12,979,558
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,952,401 7,207,580 -1,744,821
Heysham 7,123,467 4,515,050 -2,608,417
Holyhead 6,668,172 2,884,849 -3,783,323
Hull 5,654,437 1,999,574 -3,654,863
Southampton 2,648,205 3,512,563 +864,358
000 2,645,945 3,001,863 +355,918
Harwich 2,579,934 1,423,880 -1,156,054
Portsmouth 1,732,251 1,303,404 -428,847

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