Import/export HS code 721210: Flat-rolled steel coated with tin

Flat-rolled steel products coated or plated with tin

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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 £
Germany 724,676
Netherlands 391,984
China 253,317
Belgium 157,836
Spain 138,148

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 £
Germany 453,452 271,224 -182,228
Netherlands 158,945 233,039 +74,094
China 233,218 20,099 -213,119
Belgium 103,230 54,606 -48,624
Spain 85,483 52,665 -32,818
Malaysia 72,633 17,222 -55,411
South Korea 55,959 0 -55,959
Italy 14,341 25,142 +10,801
Norway 19,607 8,995 -10,612
Taiwan 19,114 0 -19,114

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 £
Germany 683,050
China 400,798
Taiwan 223,246
Spain 185,062
Philippines 166,510

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 £
Germany 432,857 250,193 -182,664
China 380,699 20,099 -360,600
Taiwan 123,690 99,556 -24,134
Spain 86,396 98,666 +12,270
Philippines 0 166,510 +166,510
South Korea 57,857 0 -57,857
Turkey 46,197 0 -46,197
Malaysia 21,933 17,222 -4,711
Italy 14,341 24,168 +9,827
Poland 30,983 3,712 -27,271

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2
West Midlands 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
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Essex 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Norfolk 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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) 1,023,793
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 829,012
Air transport 84,972
Other 9,454

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) 733,233 290,560 -442,673
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 426,746 402,266 -24,480
Air transport 69,651 15,321 -54,330
Other 7,574 1,880 -5,694

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Boston 395,496
Immingham Docks 294,172
Felixstowe 291,784
Southampton 262,189
Dover 148,000

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 £
Boston 237,368 158,128 -79,240
Immingham Docks 128,210 165,962 +37,752
Felixstowe 137,622 154,162 +16,540
Southampton 239,163 23,026 -216,137
Dover 109,675 38,325 -71,350
Eurotunnel 74,518 69,556 -4,962
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,189 9,100 -55,089
London 63,422 6,510 -56,912
London Heathrow Airport 55,959 2,001 -53,958
Hull 38,575 16,459 -22,116

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of paper and paper products 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Manufacture of basic metals 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 1
2026-03 4
2026-02 2
2025-11 2
2025-10 1

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 7
54m+ 6
Other 2
0-1m 1
15m-54m 1

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 £
France 3,930,945
Italy 2,217,869
Germany 533,930
Kenya 295,229
Ireland 294,766

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 £
France 2,165,875 1,765,070 -400,805
Italy 1,235,915 981,954 -253,961
Germany 142,051 391,879 +249,828
Kenya 187,040 108,189 -78,851
Ireland 266,474 28,292 -238,182
Kazakhstan 27,135 181,659 +154,524
Israel 0 130,798 +130,798
Czechia 52,226 33,105 -19,121
Switzerland 26,768 39,553 +12,785
United Arab Emirates 0 17,184 +17,184

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 276,806

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 257,848 18,958 -238,890

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) 6,988,574
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 434,200
Other 276,814
Air transport 133,468

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) 3,642,881 3,345,693 -297,188
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 188,865 245,335 +56,470
Other 257,848 18,966 -238,882
Air transport 53,902 79,566 +25,664

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,966,726
London Gateway Port 277,405
000 276,814
Liverpool Docks 130,798
East Midlands Airport 67,469

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,630,359 3,336,367 -293,992
London Gateway Port 180,015 97,390 -82,625
000 257,848 18,966 -238,882
Liverpool Docks 0 130,798 +130,798
East Midlands Airport 27,916 39,553 +11,637
London Heathrow Airport 24,136 29,520 +5,384
Boston 0 17,147 +17,147
Holyhead 8,626 6,072 -2,554
Middlesbrough 8,850 0 -8,850
London Stansted Airport 0 8,623 +8,623

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 721210

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

Description: Flat-rolled steel products coated or plated with tin