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 221,702,689
Luxembourg 29,571,167
Germany 29,415,261
Turkey 17,625,349
Ireland 15,258,238

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 131,499,227 90,203,462 -41,295,765
Luxembourg 26,532,777 3,038,390 -23,494,387
Germany 16,910,705 12,504,556 -4,406,149
Turkey 7,052,343 10,573,006 +3,520,663
Ireland 8,229,742 7,028,496 -1,201,246
Netherlands 7,206,098 3,606,281 -3,599,817
Belgium 5,236,391 3,421,568 -1,814,823
United Arab Emirates 1,690 4,017,250 +4,015,560
Brazil 1,454,453 2,026,223 +571,770
South Korea 2,249,837 0 -2,249,837

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 193,827,607
Germany 32,258,532
Luxembourg 22,815,477
Turkey 19,007,376
South Korea 7,641,023

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 115,268,647 78,558,960 -36,709,687
Germany 18,419,665 13,838,867 -4,580,798
Luxembourg 21,524,872 1,290,605 -20,234,267
Turkey 8,413,912 10,593,464 +2,179,552
South Korea 7,113,048 527,975 -6,585,073
India 3,761,901 2,895,236 -866,665
United Arab Emirates 3,037 4,046,314 +4,043,277
Brazil 1,454,453 2,026,223 +571,770
United Kingdom 968,867 225,287 -743,580
Ireland 342,255 101,821 -240,434

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 5
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 4 +0
West Midlands 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Northern Ireland 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Suffolk 2 2 +0
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) 281,450,473
Other 53,779,846
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,376,348
Air transport 12,294
Road transport 6,248

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) 172,638,561 108,811,912 -63,826,649
Other 30,824,753 22,955,093 -7,869,660
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,314,828 6,061,520 +746,692
Air transport 0 12,294 +12,294
Road transport 3,291 2,957 -334

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
TRT 176,922,569
000 53,779,846
Goole 24,222,314
Poole 13,487,838
Dover 13,049,263

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 104,648,571 72,273,998 -32,374,573
000 30,824,753 22,955,093 -7,869,660
Goole 22,406,271 1,816,043 -20,590,228
Poole 6,192,710 7,295,128 +1,102,418
Dover 8,091,182 4,958,081 -3,133,101
Great Yarmouth 5,844,594 5,163,186 -681,408
London 4,646,841 5,311,598 +664,757
Warrenpoint Harbour 3,861,837 4,041,188 +179,351
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 5,614,354 1,371,031 -4,243,323
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 20
Specialised construction activities 7
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
2026-04 16
2026-03 9
2026-02 11
2026-01 8
2025-12 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 7
0-1m 3
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 £
Ireland 54,102,539
United States 51,681,372
Turkey 19,355,112
Canada 12,831,291
Netherlands 4,708,670

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 23,477,987 30,624,552 +7,146,565
United States 14,207,885 37,473,487 +23,265,602
Turkey 5,960,249 13,394,863 +7,434,614
Canada 9,122,682 3,708,609 -5,414,073
Netherlands 3,035,886 1,672,784 -1,363,102
Germany 865,693 3,567,186 +2,701,493
Australia 543,060 800,024 +256,964
Greece 496,640 196,823 -299,817
Denmark 59,478 617,859 +558,381
Belgium 133,131 543,308 +410,177

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 38,982,140
Turkey 10,664,755

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 14,414,082 24,568,058 +10,153,976
Turkey 6,791,858 3,872,897 -2,918,961

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) 94,927,283
Other 49,916,336
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,563,701
Air transport 200,307

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) 34,138,659 60,788,624 +26,649,965
Other 21,313,948 28,602,388 +7,288,440
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,579,873 4,983,828 +1,403,955
Air transport 188,294 12,013 -176,281

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 74,405,659
000 49,916,336
Grimsby 7,350,179
TRT 6,552,824
Immingham Docks 3,739,735

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 30,514,267 43,891,392 +13,377,125
000 21,313,948 28,602,388 +7,288,440
Grimsby 0 7,350,179 +7,350,179
TRT 1,097,914 5,454,910 +4,356,996
Immingham Docks 1,661,879 2,077,856 +415,977
Goole 662,704 2,947,395 +2,284,691
Heysham 1,378,725 1,441,399 +62,674
Liverpool Docks 722,184 532,430 -189,754
Dover / Eurotunnel 402,274 702,925 +300,651
Felixstowe 189,472 640,549 +451,077

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