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 139,013,974
Belgium 117,669,484
France 32,721,265
Finland 15,498,632
Viet Nam 11,950,079

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 75,523,582 63,490,392 -12,033,190
Belgium 69,239,759 48,429,725 -20,810,034
France 16,444,275 16,276,990 -167,285
Finland 6,421,046 9,077,586 +2,656,540
Viet Nam 5,506,791 6,443,288 +936,497
Italy 4,802,239 4,383,217 -419,022
Sweden 2,912,817 3,705,157 +792,340
San Marino 2,243,261 3,965,200 +1,721,939
Netherlands 1,955,641 2,568,826 +613,185
Germany 1,447,556 1,563,589 +116,033

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 139,990,439
Belgium 119,616,810
France 32,724,028
Finland 19,652,715
Italy 15,073,343

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 75,520,595 64,469,844 -11,050,751
Belgium 70,128,993 49,487,817 -20,641,176
France 16,301,184 16,422,844 +121,660
Finland 7,398,216 12,254,499 +4,856,283
Italy 6,830,971 8,242,372 +1,411,401
Viet Nam 5,555,679 6,398,200 +842,521
Spain 2,276,465 2,240,489 -35,976
Netherlands 1,121,589 1,730,824 +609,235
Sweden 1,935,647 527,295 -1,408,352
Taiwan 490,259 1,498,558 +1,008,299

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
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 4 10 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 7 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 6 6 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 5 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
Kent 0 4 +4

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) 269,583,030
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 89,935,862
Other 3,362,835
Road transport 1,596,516
Air transport 106,009

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) 142,869,542 126,713,488 -16,156,054
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 48,825,063 41,110,799 -7,714,264
Other 1,883,226 1,479,609 -403,617
Road transport 46,416 1,550,100 +1,503,684
Air transport 76,092 29,917 -46,175

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 144,994,132
Boston 97,464,765
Dover 26,591,796
Eurotunnel 22,625,986
Immingham Docks 14,401,678

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 79,862,647 65,131,485 -14,731,162
Boston 53,378,156 44,086,609 -9,291,547
Dover 11,813,335 14,778,461 +2,965,126
Eurotunnel 16,452,481 6,173,505 -10,278,976
Immingham Docks 6,405,412 7,996,266 +1,590,854
London 3,137,011 11,125,305 +7,988,294
Harwich 6,358,275 342,260 -6,016,015
Avonmouth Docks 1,922,756 4,494,054 +2,571,298
Sunderland 3,517,584 2,407,661 -1,109,923
Killingholme 1,863,181 1,710,362 -152,819

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 27
Specialised construction activities 18
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 14
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
2026-04 28
2026-03 19
2026-02 30
2026-01 25
2025-12 21

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 17
Other 10
0-1m 9

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 67,369,680
Netherlands 61,513,395
Greece 8,951,969
United States 8,079,779
Belgium 7,952,578

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 37,308,272 30,061,408 -7,246,864
Netherlands 41,041,945 20,471,450 -20,570,495
Greece 7,151,353 1,800,616 -5,350,737
United States 3,828,130 4,251,649 +423,519
Belgium 7,540,336 412,242 -7,128,094
France 4,418,226 2,202,161 -2,216,065
Switzerland 1,969,303 1,755,177 -214,126
Germany 1,800,983 1,806,180 +5,197
Poland 1,805,236 1,603,188 -202,048
Italy 2,096,254 1,205,183 -891,071

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 4,906,673
Ireland 617,622
Netherlands 80,968
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 2,089,349 2,817,324 +727,975
Ireland 461,274 156,348 -304,926
Netherlands 54,203 26,765 -27,438
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) 154,251,064
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,832,541
Other 5,640,546
Air transport 174,232

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) 99,790,228 54,460,836 -45,329,392
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,862,366 10,970,175 -2,892,191
Other 2,632,706 3,007,840 +375,134
Air transport 132,550 41,682 -90,868

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 58,280,850
Liverpool Docks 47,903,953
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,114,484
Heysham 12,413,013
Holyhead 9,881,351

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 40,998,115 17,282,735 -23,715,380
Liverpool Docks 27,719,258 20,184,695 -7,534,563
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,142,672 7,971,812 -1,170,860
Heysham 7,307,749 5,105,264 -2,202,485
Holyhead 6,633,393 3,247,958 -3,385,435
Hull 6,859,580 2,149,150 -4,710,430
Southampton 2,318,130 3,889,774 +1,571,644
000 2,632,706 3,007,840 +375,134
Harwich 2,593,652 1,507,964 -1,085,688
Portsmouth 1,769,653 1,547,214 -222,439

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