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 24,882,767
Sweden 16,445,535
Spain 14,328,792
Finland 8,946,720
China 8,588,970

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 13,509,489 11,373,278 -2,136,211
Sweden 9,804,875 6,640,660 -3,164,215
Spain 7,435,544 6,893,248 -542,296
Finland 4,409,893 4,536,827 +126,934
China 3,829,363 4,759,607 +930,244
Netherlands 5,178,887 2,055,733 -3,123,154
Germany 1,277,923 1,326,349 +48,426
South Africa 2,196,940 0 -2,196,940
Turkey 1,114,904 842,530 -272,374
Taiwan 638,812 517,805 -121,007

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 20,746,903
Sweden 19,231,287
Spain 16,144,868
Finland 15,918,635
China 7,151,754

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 11,125,372 9,621,531 -1,503,841
Sweden 11,341,566 7,889,721 -3,451,845
Spain 8,344,556 7,800,312 -544,244
Finland 9,980,227 5,938,408 -4,041,819
China 3,441,520 3,710,234 +268,714
South Africa 2,241,637 1,521,359 -720,278
Indonesia 1,379,470 1,823,912 +444,442
Germany 754,998 412,727 -342,271
Taiwan 712,009 454,217 -257,792
France 565,683 540,221 -25,462

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 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Lancashire 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 3 +2
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) 49,533,976
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,562,862
Other 466,658
Air transport 252,845

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) 29,671,642 19,862,334 -9,809,308
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,658,156 21,904,706 +246,550
Other 295,304 171,354 -123,950
Air transport 141,141 111,704 -29,437

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 41,968,697
London 12,845,792
Killingholme 7,648,903
Purfleet 7,582,479
Liverpool Docks 6,863,298

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 23,430,019 18,538,678 -4,891,341
London 7,876,644 4,969,148 -2,907,496
Killingholme 4,432,973 3,215,930 -1,217,043
Purfleet 4,512,188 3,070,291 -1,441,897
Liverpool Docks 2,804,805 4,058,493 +1,253,688
Felixstowe 2,473,851 2,578,511 +104,660
Dover 1,915,124 2,413,189 +498,065
Eurotunnel 1,128,492 1,053,375 -75,117
Middlesbrough 1,100,910 627,481 -473,429
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
2026-05 15
2026-04 17
2026-03 18
2026-02 17
2026-01 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 23
54m+ 18
15m-54m 8
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 2,061,882
Egypt 418,484
Kazakhstan 270,971
Singapore 270,147
France 195,991

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 1,286,371 775,511 -510,860
Egypt 246,968 171,516 -75,452
Kazakhstan 120,592 150,379 +29,787
Singapore 130,445 139,702 +9,257
France 156,292 39,699 -116,593
Saudi Arabia 112,546 16,289 -96,257
Spain 46,864 60,947 +14,083
Czechia 5,122 90,724 +85,602
Canada 77,764 2,720 -75,044
United States 1,975 69,097 +67,122

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 95,287
Sweden 767
Austria 519
Finland 107

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 41,178 54,109 +12,931
Sweden 0 767 +767
Austria 0 519 +519
Finland 107 0 -107

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) 2,736,982
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 964,356
Air transport 352,384
Other 96,680

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) 1,623,088 1,113,894 -509,194
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 513,713 450,643 -63,070
Air transport 215,795 136,589 -79,206
Other 41,285 55,395 +14,110

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,351,113
Dover / Eurotunnel 609,097
Heysham 343,450
Liverpool Docks 289,197
Felixstowe 282,082

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 838,785 512,328 -326,457
Dover / Eurotunnel 323,989 285,108 -38,881
Heysham 217,857 125,593 -92,264
Liverpool Docks 163,808 125,389 -38,419
Felixstowe 155,718 126,364 -29,354
London Gateway Port 168,290 91,993 -76,297
Southampton 91,250 166,634 +75,384
London Heathrow Airport 92,171 80,105 -12,066
Warton Aerodrome 107,714 16,289 -91,425
London 59,988 54,554 -5,434

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