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 18,600,313
China 7,631,740
United States 2,783,340
Germany 1,699,481
Spain 1,295,015

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 9,349,569 9,250,744 -98,825
China 3,995,821 3,635,919 -359,902
United States 2,644,154 139,186 -2,504,968
Germany 957,495 741,986 -215,509
Spain 931,662 363,353 -568,309
Netherlands 615,858 452,341 -163,517
Austria 175,001 245,709 +70,708
France 84,598 316,580 +231,982
Ireland 68,987 214,554 +145,567
Poland 78,203 58,732 -19,471

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 12,909,744
China 7,939,146
France 5,616,320
United States 2,764,414
Germany 1,607,699

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 6,626,174 6,283,570 -342,604
China 4,122,281 3,816,865 -305,416
France 2,707,175 2,909,145 +201,970
United States 2,630,472 133,942 -2,496,530
Germany 895,795 711,904 -183,891
Spain 879,962 400,873 -479,089
Netherlands 379,753 422,810 +43,057
Ireland 12,468 353,238 +340,770
Taiwan 202,471 82,453 -120,018
Austria 139,992 127,643 -12,349

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
Inner London - West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5

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 7 8 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 2 6 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 3 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 2 -2
Essex 2 1 -1
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0

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) 23,048,935
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,470,630
Air transport 873,789
Other 232,673
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) 11,868,608 11,180,327 -688,281
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,468,302 4,002,328 -2,465,974
Air transport 508,305 365,484 -142,821
Other 156,256 76,417 -79,839
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 6,217,306
Killingholme 5,623,839
Purfleet 5,440,338
Dover 3,661,831
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 3,588,750 2,628,556 -960,194
Killingholme 2,967,329 2,656,510 -310,819
Purfleet 2,351,526 3,088,812 +737,286
Dover 1,844,052 1,817,779 -26,273
Southampton 2,589,968 167,449 -2,422,519
Eurotunnel 1,394,184 1,085,342 -308,842
Middlesbrough 1,003,476 744,060 -259,416
London 694,639 844,951 +150,312
Immingham Docks 1,093,905 412,156 -681,749
London Gateway Port 260,123 515,549 +255,426

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
22
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 10
2026-04 16
2026-03 16
2026-02 9
2026-01 8

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 35
54m+ 34
0-1m 9
Other 8
15m-54m 7

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 3,578,895
Germany 3,370,447
Spain 1,912,541
France 1,758,647
United States 1,392,644

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 2,031,468 1,547,427 -484,041
Germany 1,589,299 1,781,148 +191,849
Spain 817,346 1,095,195 +277,849
France 695,991 1,062,656 +366,665
United States 1,179,026 213,618 -965,408
Czechia 644,435 663,568 +19,133
Sweden 376,033 490,440 +114,407
Canada 76,415 113,472 +37,057
Hungary 17,178 102,728 +85,550
Finland 68,478 41,975 -26,503

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 89,094
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 60,225 28,869 -31,356
China 3,867 0 -3,867

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) 12,576,384
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,643,497
Air transport 444,238
Other 92,961

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) 6,041,452 6,534,932 +493,480
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,728,397 915,100 -813,297
Air transport 293,107 151,131 -141,976
Other 64,092 28,869 -35,223

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,753,068
Heysham 1,890,085
Holyhead 1,349,880
Immingham Docks 1,089,497
London Gateway Port 735,780

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 3,959,421 4,793,647 +834,226
Heysham 1,176,493 713,592 -462,901
Holyhead 685,448 664,432 -21,016
Immingham Docks 454,448 635,049 +180,601
London Gateway Port 723,625 12,155 -711,470
Liverpool Docks 135,949 371,554 +235,605
Southampton 327,512 73,737 -253,775
London Heathrow Airport 226,389 92,712 -133,677
Portsmouth 47,735 124,758 +77,023
Felixstowe 97,413 0 -97,413

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