Import/export HS code 721922: Stainless steel sheets, 4.75mm to 10mm thick

Medium-thick stainless steel sheets, ranging from 4.75mm to 10mm, for various industrial applications

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Belgium 28,200,455
Sweden 17,164,661
Spain 13,130,469
Finland 9,207,834
China 8,998,540

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 £
Belgium 15,149,996 13,050,459 -2,099,537
Sweden 10,142,440 7,022,221 -3,120,219
Spain 5,712,453 7,418,016 +1,705,563
Finland 4,671,802 4,536,032 -135,770
China 4,411,692 4,586,848 +175,156
Netherlands 5,655,069 2,728,877 -2,926,192
Germany 1,483,958 1,419,494 -64,464
South Africa 2,623,555 0 -2,623,555
Turkey 1,303,492 932,391 -371,101
Taiwan 706,110 531,520 -174,590

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 £
Belgium 23,255,299
Sweden 20,049,362
Finland 18,305,701
Spain 14,823,683
China 7,617,908

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 £
Belgium 12,274,978 10,980,321 -1,294,657
Sweden 11,711,134 8,338,228 -3,372,906
Finland 11,706,670 6,599,031 -5,107,639
Spain 6,210,399 8,613,284 +2,402,885
China 4,000,151 3,617,757 -382,394
South Africa 2,654,611 1,396,445 -1,258,166
Indonesia 1,478,489 1,823,643 +345,154
Germany 894,643 462,582 -432,061
Taiwan 779,307 467,932 -311,375
France 612,095 568,664 -43,431

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 6
Greater Manchester 5
West Yorkshire 5
Lancashire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3

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
West Midlands 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 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) 52,032,134
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,866,029
Other 467,127
Air transport 282,016

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) 31,396,328 20,635,806 -10,760,522
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,653,907 24,212,122 +1,558,215
Other 213,443 253,684 +40,241
Air transport 151,735 130,281 -21,454

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 42,732,525
London 13,555,228
Purfleet 9,204,933
Killingholme 8,759,071
Liverpool Docks 7,558,919

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 £
Immingham Docks 22,878,814 19,853,711 -3,025,103
London 8,109,853 5,445,375 -2,664,478
Purfleet 5,202,718 4,002,215 -1,200,503
Killingholme 5,141,236 3,617,835 -1,523,401
Liverpool Docks 3,501,013 4,057,906 +556,893
Felixstowe 2,889,019 2,234,762 -654,257
Dover 2,268,169 2,449,482 +181,313
Eurotunnel 1,089,687 1,256,425 +166,738
Middlesbrough 1,191,140 700,393 -490,747
Southampton 573,545 157,406 -416,139

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 32
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9
Manufacture of basic metals 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 17
2026-03 18
2026-02 17
2026-01 13
2025-12 15

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 23
54m+ 16
15m-54m 9
Other 6
0-1m 3

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 2,344,653
Egypt 572,438
Kazakhstan 284,916
Singapore 265,982
France 231,838

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 1,488,264 856,389 -631,875
Egypt 351,134 221,304 -129,830
Kazakhstan 134,537 150,379 +15,842
Singapore 130,445 135,537 +5,092
France 178,816 53,022 -125,794
Spain 133,820 60,947 -72,873
Saudi Arabia 112,546 16,289 -96,257
Canada 113,565 5,695 -107,870
Czechia 5,122 90,724 +85,602
United States 4,102 69,097 +64,995

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 158,027
Finland 5,320
Sweden 767
Austria 519

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 77,691 80,336 +2,645
Finland 5,320 0 -5,320
Sweden 0 767 +767
Austria 0 519 +519

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) 3,127,173
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,128,841
Air transport 396,761
Other 164,633

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) 1,956,422 1,170,751 -785,671
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 631,174 497,667 -133,507
Air transport 269,599 127,162 -142,437
Other 83,011 81,622 -1,389

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,552,202
Dover / Eurotunnel 736,054
Felixstowe 436,036
Heysham 357,179
Liverpool Docks 289,197

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 £
Holyhead 986,873 565,329 -421,544
Dover / Eurotunnel 437,579 298,475 -139,104
Felixstowe 309,672 126,364 -183,308
Heysham 231,586 125,593 -105,993
Liverpool Docks 163,808 125,389 -38,419
Southampton 41,462 216,422 +174,960
London Gateway Port 168,290 87,499 -80,791
London Heathrow Airport 128,487 80,900 -47,587
000 83,011 81,622 -1,389
Warton Aerodrome 107,714 16,289 -91,425

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 721922

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

Description: Medium-thick stainless steel sheets, ranging from 4.75mm to 10mm, for various industrial applications