Import/export HS code 72112380: Flat-rolled steel, less than 0.35mm thick, less than 0.25% carbon

Flat-rolled steel with less than 0.25% carbon, thinner than 0.35mm

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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 £
China 225,230
France 220,869
United States 187,698
Germany 153,905
Switzerland 87,339

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 £
China 225,230 0 -225,230
France 125,691 95,178 -30,513
United States 131,156 56,542 -74,614
Germany 28,836 125,069 +96,233
Switzerland 46,894 40,445 -6,449
Spain 30,568 0 -30,568
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 27,589 +27,589
Portugal 16,900 0 -16,900
Italy 2,460 10,449 +7,989
Netherlands 3,920 7,476 +3,556

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 £
China 252,819
France 194,954
United States 192,360
Germany 142,474
Switzerland 89,374

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 £
China 225,230 27,589 -197,641
France 118,976 75,978 -42,998
United States 131,540 60,820 -70,720
Germany 28,836 113,638 +84,802
Switzerland 46,894 42,480 -4,414
Spain 46,386 30,631 -15,755
Portugal 16,900 0 -16,900
Italy 2,460 10,449 +7,989
Netherlands 3,920 5,441 +1,521
South Africa 6,519 0 -6,519

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 5
Essex 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Cheshire 1

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 4 +0
Essex 2 0 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
North Wales 0 1 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 0 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 0 -1
South East Wales 1 0 -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) 469,661
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 400,551
Air transport 126,890

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) 365,057 104,604 -260,453
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 200,462 200,089 -373
Air transport 64,557 62,333 -2,224

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 238,631
Southampton 157,221
Eurotunnel 146,682
Dover 129,571
Birmingham Airport 75,214

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 £
Felixstowe 216,699 21,932 -194,767
Southampton 93,706 63,515 -30,191
Eurotunnel 76,753 69,929 -6,824
Dover 46,035 83,536 +37,501
Birmingham Airport 34,698 40,516 +5,818
Dover / Eurotunnel 44,683 0 -44,683
Thamesport 30,955 5,404 -25,551
Purfleet 0 27,783 +27,783
London Stansted Airport 11,324 7,086 -4,238
Hull 17,991 0 -17,991

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6
Manufacture of basic metals 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-03 1
2025-12 2
2025-10 1
2025-09 2
2025-07 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+ 10
1m-15m 4
15m-54m 2
Other 2

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 £
Netherlands 165,599
United States 28,606
Germany 27,314
France 24,348
Taiwan 17,714

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 £
Netherlands 113,725 51,874 -61,851
United States 16,719 11,887 -4,832
Germany 18,435 8,879 -9,556
France 6,573 17,775 +11,202
Taiwan 0 17,714 +17,714
Turkey 0 13,879 +13,879
Sweden 13,133 0 -13,133
Belgium 6,527 4,833 -1,694
Italy 10,139 962 -9,177
China 7,610 0 -7,610

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 292,523
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,457
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,537
Road transport 5,412

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 £
Air transport 178,860 113,663 -65,197
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,096 21,361 +14,265
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,712 6,825 -11,887
Road transport 5,412 0 -5,412

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 194,695
East Midlands Airport 68,485
London Stansted Airport 33,756
London Gateway Port 28,457
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,081

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 £
ZLC 120,572 74,123 -46,449
East Midlands Airport 40,710 27,775 -12,935
London Stansted Airport 22,990 10,766 -12,224
London Gateway Port 7,096 21,361 +14,265
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,622 2,459 -15,163
Dover 0 3,047 +3,047
Immingham Docks 1,090 300 -790
London 0 1,019 +1,019
London Heathrow Airport 0 999 +999

Quick facts

HS code: 72112380

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

Description: Flat-rolled steel with less than 0.25% carbon, thinner than 0.35mm