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

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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 £
Belgium 25,367,171
Sweden 14,836,160
Spain 11,307,708
Netherlands 7,957,241
Finland 7,781,114

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 16,001,303 9,365,868 -6,635,435
Sweden 9,651,135 5,185,025 -4,466,110
Spain 5,189,100 6,118,608 +929,508
Netherlands 5,037,723 2,919,518 -2,118,205
Finland 4,470,105 3,311,009 -1,159,096
China 3,916,649 3,847,655 -68,994
South Africa 3,013,436 188,941 -2,824,495
Germany 1,331,427 1,228,985 -102,442
Turkey 1,252,357 692,437 -559,920
Taiwan 809,189 299,985 -509,204

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 20,888,250
Sweden 17,326,824
Finland 16,820,827
Spain 12,597,174
China 6,374,629

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 13,184,452 7,703,798 -5,480,654
Sweden 11,119,267 6,207,557 -4,911,710
Finland 11,278,019 5,542,808 -5,735,211
Spain 5,268,119 7,329,055 +2,060,936
China 3,555,453 2,819,176 -736,277
South Africa 3,027,510 1,090,228 -1,937,282
Indonesia 1,482,444 1,600,777 +118,333
Germany 798,060 515,720 -282,340
Taiwan 817,474 364,897 -452,577
France 586,218 408,710 -177,508

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 6
West Yorkshire 5
Greater Manchester 4
Lancashire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
West Midlands 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 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) 47,165,288
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,872,613
Other 337,166
Air transport 221,594

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) 30,810,846 16,354,442 -14,456,404
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,063,776 18,808,837 -3,254,939
Other 222,224 114,942 -107,282
Air transport 141,043 80,551 -60,492

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 37,687,579
London 12,558,899
Purfleet 8,337,346
Killingholme 8,028,911
Liverpool Docks 6,305,456

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 21,573,971 16,113,608 -5,460,363
London 8,146,940 4,411,959 -3,734,981
Purfleet 5,404,618 2,932,728 -2,471,890
Killingholme 5,379,064 2,649,847 -2,729,217
Liverpool Docks 3,146,389 3,159,067 +12,678
Felixstowe 2,923,392 1,817,919 -1,105,473
Dover 2,372,858 1,547,896 -824,962
Eurotunnel 1,029,019 995,387 -33,632
Middlesbrough 1,221,475 505,908 -715,567
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 31
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7
Manufacture of basic metals 6
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
2026-01 13
2025-11 15
2025-10 16
2025-09 20
2025-08 13

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 17
54m+ 16
15m-54m 8
Other 7
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 2,096,631
Egypt 524,160
Singapore 263,223
Kazakhstan 247,445
France 234,687

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 1,504,593 592,038 -912,555
Egypt 315,796 208,364 -107,432
Singapore 130,445 132,778 +2,333
Kazakhstan 54,881 192,564 +137,683
France 208,385 26,302 -182,083
Spain 133,820 5,121 -128,699
Saudi Arabia 110,096 11,450 -98,646
Canada 113,565 5,695 -107,870
United States 4,102 69,097 +64,995
Poland 61,511 0 -61,511

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 152,457
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 74,766 -2,925
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) 2,705,612
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,013,610
Air transport 364,700
Other 159,063

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) 1,922,520 783,092 -1,139,428
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 595,836 417,774 -178,062
Air transport 260,477 104,223 -156,254
Other 83,011 76,052 -6,959

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,354,019
Dover / Eurotunnel 605,390
Felixstowe 442,160
Liverpool Docks 304,689
Heysham 300,443

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 995,448 358,571 -636,877
Dover / Eurotunnel 359,430 245,960 -113,470
Felixstowe 315,796 126,364 -189,432
Liverpool Docks 181,559 123,130 -58,429
Heysham 221,589 78,854 -142,735
Southampton 0 224,028 +224,028
London Heathrow Airport 121,815 74,680 -47,135
London Gateway Port 168,290 0 -168,290
000 83,011 76,052 -6,959
Warton Aerodrome 105,264 11,450 -93,814

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