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 212,208,691
Germany 31,764,790
Luxembourg 24,469,460
Turkey 17,876,530
Ireland 14,245,426

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 131,150,895 81,057,796 -50,093,099
Germany 16,452,793 15,311,997 -1,140,796
Luxembourg 22,193,661 2,275,799 -19,917,862
Turkey 7,134,876 10,741,654 +3,606,778
Ireland 7,627,736 6,617,690 -1,010,046
Netherlands 8,256,967 2,232,966 -6,024,001
Belgium 5,671,728 2,982,031 -2,689,697
China 1,339,781 4,049,890 +2,710,109
United Arab Emirates 1,690 4,017,250 +4,015,560
Brazil 2,565,652 915,024 -1,650,628

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 186,559,479
Germany 34,003,057
Turkey 19,541,461
Luxembourg 19,005,912
India 7,066,181

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 115,858,077 70,701,402 -45,156,675
Germany 18,315,962 15,687,095 -2,628,867
Turkey 8,502,330 11,039,131 +2,536,801
Luxembourg 17,726,730 1,279,182 -16,447,548
India 3,761,901 3,304,280 -457,621
South Korea 6,546,140 92,051 -6,454,089
China 76,832 4,049,890 +3,973,058
United Arab Emirates 3,037 4,046,314 +4,043,277
Brazil 2,565,652 915,024 -1,650,628
United Kingdom 718,107 138,814 -579,293

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 3 -1
West Midlands 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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) 275,443,912
Other 49,936,707
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,037,654
Road transport 16,287
Air transport 12,294

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) 168,727,340 106,716,572 -62,010,768
Other 29,955,231 19,981,476 -9,973,755
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,046,104 4,991,550 -1,054,554
Road transport 0 16,287 +16,287
Air transport 2,961 9,333 +6,372

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
TRT 174,304,358
000 49,936,707
Goole 22,792,787
Poole 13,561,092
Dover 12,095,663

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 104,420,824 69,883,534 -34,537,290
000 29,955,231 19,981,476 -9,973,755
Goole 20,782,090 2,010,697 -18,771,393
Poole 7,147,914 6,413,178 -734,736
Dover 7,486,127 4,609,536 -2,876,591
Great Yarmouth 6,377,388 3,846,622 -2,530,766
London 5,344,748 3,966,625 -1,378,123
Liverpool Docks 1,256,230 5,045,600 +3,789,370
Warrenpoint Harbour 2,009,093 4,041,188 +2,032,095
Shoreham – Penney’s Wharf 5,421,133 584,214 -4,836,919

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
6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
1
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 12
2026-04 16
2026-03 9
2026-02 11
2026-01 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+ 17
15m-54m 10
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 £
United States 57,629,134
Ireland 52,253,130
Turkey 18,651,102
Canada 7,446,002
Germany 4,189,807

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 20,295,695 37,333,439 +17,037,744
Ireland 23,694,329 28,558,801 +4,864,472
Turkey 7,536,424 11,114,678 +3,578,254
Canada 3,765,505 3,680,497 -85,008
Germany 2,211,174 1,978,633 -232,541
Netherlands 2,044,751 408,681 -1,636,070
Australia 544,248 798,836 +254,588
Belgium 119,381 523,764 +404,383
Portugal 315,079 324,865 +9,786
Denmark 602,313 15,546 -586,767

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 38,579,191
Turkey 9,435,538

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 15,235,125 23,344,066 +8,108,941
Turkey 6,167,219 3,268,319 -2,898,900

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) 91,947,528
Other 48,273,851
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,941,561
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) 36,494,812 55,452,716 +18,957,904
Other 21,508,299 26,765,552 +5,257,253
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,349,782 3,591,779 -758,003
Air transport 193,747 6,560 -187,187

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 72,775,949
000 48,273,851
Grimsby 7,886,574
TRT 5,889,664
Goole 3,578,868

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 29,325,971 43,449,978 +14,124,007
000 21,508,299 26,765,552 +5,257,253
Grimsby 2,662,214 5,224,360 +2,562,146
TRT 3,138,122 2,751,542 -386,580
Goole 631,473 2,947,395 +2,315,922
Heysham 1,497,782 1,254,551 -243,231
Immingham Docks 1,253,911 1,227,063 -26,848
Liverpool Docks 578,577 553,134 -25,443
Dover / Eurotunnel 552,676 518,233 -34,443
London Gateway Port 564,160 181,201 -382,959

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