Import/export HS code 721632: I-shaped steel sections

I-shaped steel sections, hot-rolled or extruded

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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 £
Spain 199,042,960
Luxembourg 29,803,939
Germany 24,757,495
Turkey 14,721,742
Ireland 13,939,657

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 £
Spain 132,057,898 66,985,062 -65,072,836
Luxembourg 26,964,176 2,839,763 -24,124,413
Germany 18,577,358 6,180,137 -12,397,221
Turkey 5,888,199 8,833,543 +2,945,344
Ireland 8,260,202 5,679,455 -2,580,747
Netherlands 5,877,769 3,800,286 -2,077,483
Belgium 5,256,875 3,387,852 -1,869,023
United Arab Emirates 1,690 3,993,693 +3,992,003
Brazil 1,454,453 2,026,223 +571,770
South Korea 2,388,263 0 -2,388,263

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 £
Spain 174,320,736
Germany 27,385,360
Luxembourg 23,085,635
Turkey 16,102,010
South Korea 7,703,426

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 £
Spain 114,667,713 59,653,023 -55,014,690
Germany 20,104,642 7,280,718 -12,823,924
Luxembourg 22,051,752 1,033,883 -21,017,869
Turkey 7,246,558 8,855,452 +1,608,894
South Korea 5,850,734 1,852,692 -3,998,042
India 3,761,901 2,895,236 -866,665
United Arab Emirates 1,690 3,995,040 +3,993,350
Brazil 1,454,453 2,026,223 +571,770
United Kingdom 918,606 266,532 -652,074
Ireland 342,255 94,395 -247,860

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
North Yorkshire 4
West Midlands 3
West Yorkshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
North Yorkshire 4 3 -1
West Midlands 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 2 0 -2
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Suffolk 2 1 -1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 1 1 +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) 256,632,490
Other 47,963,939
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,967,090
Air transport 12,294
Road transport 3,291

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) 172,208,921 84,423,569 -87,785,352
Other 32,265,547 15,698,392 -16,567,155
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,872,392 4,094,698 -777,694
Air transport 0 12,294 +12,294
Road transport 3,291 0 -3,291

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
TRT 158,303,327
000 47,963,939
Goole 24,321,178
Dover 13,062,279
Poole 12,037,699

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 £
TRT 103,657,657 54,645,670 -49,011,987
000 32,265,547 15,698,392 -16,567,155
Goole 23,615,029 706,149 -22,908,880
Dover 8,732,485 4,329,794 -4,402,691
Poole 5,900,246 6,137,453 +237,207
Great Yarmouth 4,217,167 5,369,899 +1,152,732
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 6,638,194 1,371,031 -5,267,163
London 4,635,158 3,295,489 -1,339,669
Warrenpoint Harbour 3,131,947 3,654,913 +522,966
Hartlepool 1,454,453 3,908,695 +2,454,242

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 19
Specialised construction activities 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Construction of buildings 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 11
2025-10 11
2025-09 9
2025-08 8

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+ 19
15m-54m 9
1m-15m 5
0-1m 3
Other 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 £
United States 46,935,759
Ireland 42,983,877
Turkey 15,249,072
Canada 14,422,011
Netherlands 4,688,692

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 £
United States 15,826,260 31,109,499 +15,283,239
Ireland 23,241,932 19,741,945 -3,499,987
Turkey 5,960,249 9,288,823 +3,328,574
Canada 11,398,052 3,023,959 -8,374,093
Netherlands 2,345,347 2,343,345 -2,002
Germany 465,076 3,951,128 +3,486,052
Australia 724,034 336,584 -387,450
Denmark 135,777 602,313 +466,536
Greece 496,640 196,823 -299,817
Belgium 93,083 581,304 +488,221

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 30,015,061
Turkey 9,101,280

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 14,847,958 15,167,103 +319,145
Turkey 6,181,461 2,919,819 -3,261,642

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 87,641,266
Other 39,336,411
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,734,592
Air transport 195,302

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,374,437 50,266,829 +12,892,392
Other 21,135,206 18,201,205 -2,934,001
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,480,489 4,254,103 +773,614
Air transport 178,458 16,844 -161,614

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 70,449,931
000 39,336,411
Grimsby 5,309,216
TRT 5,220,420
Immingham Docks 3,751,447

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 £
Middlesbrough 33,722,940 36,726,991 +3,004,051
000 21,135,206 18,201,205 -2,934,001
Grimsby 0 5,309,216 +5,309,216
TRT 671,040 4,549,380 +3,878,340
Immingham Docks 1,768,804 1,982,643 +213,839
Goole 662,704 2,947,395 +2,284,691
Heysham 1,342,439 1,181,305 -161,134
Dover / Eurotunnel 344,214 671,348 +327,134
Liverpool Docks 713,445 298,812 -414,633
London Gateway Port 562,972 166,737 -396,235

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 721632

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

Description: I-shaped steel sections, hot-rolled or extruded