Import/export HS code 72139110: Steel bars for concrete reinforcement

Small steel bars specifically designed to strengthen concrete structures like buildings and bridges

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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 £
Portugal 6,661,062
Netherlands 2,899,316
Ireland 726,920
Germany 29,582
Italy 18,449

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 £
Portugal 5,066,328 1,594,734 -3,471,594
Netherlands 2,860,529 38,787 -2,821,742
Ireland 610,880 116,040 -494,840
Germany 0 29,582 +29,582
Italy 18,449 0 -18,449
Lithuania 1,920 0 -1,920

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 £
Portugal 4,404,929
Ukraine 2,860,529
Ireland 416,400
Netherlands 38,787
Italy 18,449

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 £
Portugal 3,551,257 853,672 -2,697,585
Ukraine 2,860,529 0 -2,860,529
Ireland 360,819 55,581 -305,238
Netherlands 0 38,787 +38,787
Italy 18,449 0 -18,449
United Kingdom 0 4,170 +4,170

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +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) 4,395,894
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,347,370
Other 2,593,985

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) 3,542,222 853,672 -2,688,550
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,248,832 98,538 -3,150,294
Other 1,767,052 826,933 -940,119

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 4,469,225
Medway 2,860,529
000 2,593,985
499 165,489
Holyhead 156,001

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 3,633,293 835,932 -2,797,361
Medway 2,860,529 0 -2,860,529
000 1,767,052 826,933 -940,119
499 92,168 73,321 -18,847
Holyhead 156,001 0 -156,001
London 30,614 36,540 +5,926
Harwich 18,449 0 -18,449
Dover 0 4,170 +4,170
Immingham Docks 0 2,247 +2,247

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Specialised construction activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-09 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 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 £
Ireland 19,872,493
Belgium 10,855,689
Germany 6,714,130
Netherlands 3,795,652
France 154,219

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 6,877,835 12,994,658 +6,116,823
Belgium 1,995,850 8,859,839 +6,863,989
Germany 3,851,060 2,863,070 -987,990
Netherlands 457,502 3,338,150 +2,880,648
France 15,940 138,279 +122,339
Iceland 0 144,350 +144,350
Falkland Islands 0 11,924 +11,924

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 25,076
Ireland 196

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 8,512 16,564 +8,052
Ireland 161 35 -126

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) 21,953,947
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,565,103
Other 29,407

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) 7,205,507 14,748,440 +7,542,933
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,981,151 13,583,952 +7,602,801
Other 11,529 17,878 +6,349

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,203,719
Newport 19,408,829
Milford 1,378,573
Fishguard 321,914
Cardiff Docks 144,350

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 6,301,163 13,902,556 +7,601,393
Newport 5,981,151 13,427,678 +7,446,527
Milford 709,343 669,230 -40,113
Fishguard 163,829 158,085 -5,744
Cardiff Docks 0 144,350 +144,350
Liverpool Docks 11,983 18,569 +6,586
000 11,529 17,878 +6,349
Felixstowe 19,189 0 -19,189
Southampton 0 11,924 +11,924

Quick facts

HS code: 72139110

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

Description: Small steel bars specifically designed to strengthen concrete structures like buildings and bridges