Import/export HS code 72199080: Various stainless steel flat products

Other types of flat-rolled stainless steel products not specified elsewhere

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 20,397,973
China 8,005,080
United States 2,806,339
Germany 1,762,600
Spain 1,163,860

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 10,189,002 10,208,971 +19,969
China 4,153,556 3,851,524 -302,032
United States 2,607,939 198,400 -2,409,539
Germany 900,192 862,408 -37,784
Spain 712,873 450,987 -261,886
Netherlands 649,021 496,776 -152,245
Austria 154,377 266,333 +111,956
France 90,649 319,364 +228,715
Ireland 80,255 212,026 +131,771
Denmark 124,436 115,139 -9,297

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 13,790,901
China 8,314,379
France 6,560,443
United States 2,788,511
Germany 1,702,109

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 6,994,271 6,796,630 -197,641
China 4,276,829 4,037,550 -239,279
France 3,198,680 3,361,763 +163,083
United States 2,593,298 195,213 -2,398,085
Germany 846,313 855,796 +9,483
Spain 654,628 488,507 -166,121
Netherlands 372,840 466,112 +93,272
Ireland 12,468 353,238 +340,770
Austria 139,992 127,643 -12,349
Taiwan 171,114 82,040 -89,074

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 11
Inner London - West 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6

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 8 8 +0
Inner London - West 3 6 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 3 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 7 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 3 -3
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Lancashire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 2 -2

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) 24,933,769
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,919,411
Air transport 905,951
Other 254,191
Rail transport 71,835

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) 12,538,965 12,394,804 -144,161
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,658,428 4,260,983 -2,397,445
Air transport 477,663 428,288 -49,375
Other 175,361 78,830 -96,531
Rail transport 0 71,835 +71,835
Road transport 0 2,531 +2,531

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,616,865
Killingholme 6,195,209
Purfleet 5,947,798
Dover 4,089,795
Southampton 2,757,417

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 £
Felixstowe 3,776,523 2,840,342 -936,181
Killingholme 3,344,506 2,850,703 -493,803
Purfleet 2,327,404 3,620,394 +1,292,990
Dover 2,162,612 1,927,183 -235,429
Southampton 2,545,578 211,839 -2,333,739
Eurotunnel 1,254,696 1,350,670 +95,974
Middlesbrough 1,140,200 821,106 -319,094
Immingham Docks 1,139,215 479,497 -659,718
London 659,821 952,139 +292,318
London Gateway Port 266,300 515,549 +249,249

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 26
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7

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 9
2026-01 8
2025-12 11

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 39
54m+ 38
15m-54m 13
0-1m 12
Other 8

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 3,813,344
Germany 3,667,813
Spain 1,874,600
France 1,733,606
United States 1,374,028

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 2,106,275 1,707,069 -399,206
Germany 1,649,620 2,018,193 +368,573
Spain 711,247 1,163,353 +452,106
France 638,406 1,095,200 +456,794
United States 1,178,685 195,343 -983,342
Czechia 372,175 849,557 +477,382
Sweden 142,803 705,110 +562,307
Canada 140,565 120,972 -19,593
Norway 49,176 89,942 +40,766
Hungary 10,033 109,873 +99,840

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 221,342
China 3,867

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 177,419 43,923 -133,496
China 3,036 831 -2,205

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) 12,854,677
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,724,863
Air transport 432,108
Other 225,209

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) 5,612,271 7,242,406 +1,630,135
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,599,185 1,125,678 -473,507
Air transport 283,840 148,268 -135,572
Other 180,455 44,754 -135,701

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,927,327
Heysham 1,898,770
Holyhead 1,448,589
Immingham Docks 1,108,687
London Gateway Port 773,506

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,568,981 5,358,346 +1,789,365
Heysham 1,076,762 822,008 -254,754
Holyhead 741,833 706,756 -35,077
Immingham Docks 245,958 862,729 +616,771
London Gateway Port 766,831 6,675 -760,156
Liverpool Docks 176,532 369,681 +193,149
Southampton 330,620 73,737 -256,883
London Heathrow Airport 217,135 77,936 -139,199
000 180,455 44,754 -135,701
Portsmouth 47,735 108,938 +61,203

Quick facts

HS code: 72199080

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

Description: Other types of flat-rolled stainless steel products not specified elsewhere