Import/export HS code 72192210: Stainless steel sheets with 2.5% or more nickel

Medium-thick stainless steel sheets with high nickel content (2.5% or more), for corrosion resistance

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  • 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 27,153,525
Sweden 16,883,410
Spain 13,130,469
Finland 8,843,960
China 8,420,968

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 14,678,042 12,475,483 -2,202,559
Sweden 9,891,955 6,991,455 -2,900,500
Spain 5,712,453 7,418,016 +1,705,563
Finland 4,428,012 4,415,948 -12,064
China 4,094,827 4,326,141 +231,314
Netherlands 5,475,457 1,317,386 -4,158,071
Germany 1,348,132 1,289,468 -58,664
Taiwan 706,110 364,914 -341,196
France 180,413 652,682 +472,269
Austria 236,628 463,702 +227,074

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 23,030,534
Sweden 19,480,799
Finland 17,673,152
Spain 14,719,361
China 6,992,774

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 12,193,382 10,837,152 -1,356,230
Sweden 11,305,138 8,175,661 -3,129,477
Finland 11,260,094 6,413,058 -4,847,036
Spain 6,154,265 8,565,096 +2,410,831
China 3,662,487 3,330,287 -332,200
Indonesia 707,895 1,097,989 +390,094
Germany 804,332 407,920 -396,412
Taiwan 779,307 301,326 -477,981
Slovenia 176,943 635,321 +458,378
Austria 236,628 474,931 +238,303

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 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
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
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
West Central Scotland 0 2 +2
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,956,998
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,913,196
Other 467,127
Air transport 262,655

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,803,930 23,153,068 +1,349,138
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,924,774 17,988,422 -8,936,352
Other 213,443 253,684 +40,241
Air transport 135,799 126,856 -8,943

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 38,209,896
London 13,037,549
Killingholme 8,738,866
Purfleet 8,720,862
Liverpool Docks 7,309,704

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 19,880,173 18,329,723 -1,550,450
London 7,790,074 5,247,475 -2,542,599
Killingholme 5,141,236 3,597,630 -1,543,606
Purfleet 4,962,324 3,758,538 -1,203,786
Liverpool Docks 3,501,013 3,808,691 +307,678
Dover 2,003,599 2,196,027 +192,428
Felixstowe 1,509,650 1,284,226 -225,424
Eurotunnel 1,007,073 1,115,744 +108,671
Middlesbrough 1,187,735 603,990 -583,745
Southampton 569,534 157,406 -412,128

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 basic metals 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 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
2026-04 16
2026-03 16
2026-02 16
2026-01 12
2025-12 12

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 21
54m+ 15
15m-54m 7
Other 5
0-1m 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 2,294,269
Kazakhstan 284,916
Singapore 265,982
Saudi Arabia 128,835
Canada 119,260

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 1,471,451 822,818 -648,633
Kazakhstan 134,537 150,379 +15,842
Singapore 130,445 135,537 +5,092
Saudi Arabia 112,546 16,289 -96,257
Canada 113,565 5,695 -107,870
France 58,821 33,723 -25,098
Czechia 5,122 86,556 +81,434
United States 1,975 64,270 +62,295
Spain 46,864 14,840 -32,024
Senegal 58,258 0 -58,258

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) 2,780,580
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 541,605
Air transport 371,406
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) 1,715,837 1,064,743 -651,094
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 278,155 263,450 -14,705
Air transport 266,572 104,834 -161,738
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 1,524,056
Dover / Eurotunnel 547,580
Heysham 337,007
Liverpool Docks 289,197
London Gateway Port 233,358

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 972,126 551,930 -420,196
Dover / Eurotunnel 303,159 244,421 -58,738
Heysham 231,586 105,421 -126,165
Liverpool Docks 163,808 125,389 -38,419
London Gateway Port 166,405 66,953 -99,452
London Heathrow Airport 127,587 70,255 -57,332
000 83,011 81,622 -1,389
Southampton 0 132,778 +132,778
Warton Aerodrome 107,714 16,289 -91,425
London 58,258 43,371 -14,887

Quick facts

HS code: 72192210

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

Description: Medium-thick stainless steel sheets with high nickel content (2.5% or more), for corrosion resistance