Import/export HS code 722219: Various stainless steel bars and rods

Stainless steel bars and rods with non-circular cross-sections, used in various industries

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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 £
United States 7,392,550
Portugal 4,669,752
Austria 4,014,208
France 2,991,763
Germany 2,854,332

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 £
United States 2,807,046 4,585,504 +1,778,458
Portugal 2,350,063 2,319,689 -30,374
Austria 1,466,999 2,547,209 +1,080,210
France 1,096,104 1,895,659 +799,555
Germany 1,454,431 1,399,901 -54,530
Netherlands 711,417 1,413,196 +701,779
India 901,415 611,579 -289,836
China 102,149 1,101,457 +999,308
Norway 61,501 947,228 +885,727
Italy 440,674 496,854 +56,180

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 £
United States 7,154,220
Portugal 5,217,021
Austria 5,138,957
Germany 3,802,642
India 2,349,411

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 £
United States 2,572,092 4,582,128 +2,010,036
Portugal 2,680,958 2,536,063 -144,895
Austria 1,517,435 3,621,522 +2,104,087
Germany 1,608,158 2,194,484 +586,326
India 1,191,982 1,157,429 -34,553
France 959,336 855,939 -103,397
China 136,266 873,821 +737,555
Italy 436,133 506,803 +70,670
Belgium 395,376 365,358 -30,018
Norway 21,195 387,065 +365,870

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 11
Greater Manchester 6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6
Cheshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 7 10 +3
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 5 +2
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Devon 2 1 -1
Essex 1 2 +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) 18,425,044
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,867,538
Air transport 3,845,493
Other 1,155,042
Road transport 626,193

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) 7,775,210 10,649,834 +2,874,624
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 911,698 4,955,840 +4,044,142
Air transport 2,202,593 1,642,900 -559,693
Other 1,113,253 41,789 -1,071,464
Road transport 1,124 625,069 +623,945

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 6,151,054
Immingham Docks 4,133,606
Felixstowe 3,263,563
Newhaven 2,728,053
London Heathrow Airport 2,603,058

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 £
Eurotunnel 2,650,399 3,500,655 +850,256
Immingham Docks 1,192,936 2,940,670 +1,747,734
Felixstowe 1,437,903 1,825,660 +387,757
Newhaven 1,175,327 1,552,726 +377,399
London Heathrow Airport 1,475,080 1,127,978 -347,102
Liverpool Docks 144,624 1,643,511 +1,498,887
Southampton 3,220 1,518,438 +1,515,218
Dover 585,326 753,922 +168,596
000 1,113,253 41,789 -1,071,464
Killingholme 742,786 310,961 -431,825

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 24
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10
Manufacture of basic metals 8
Manufacture of other transport equipment 4
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 14
2026-03 14
2026-02 12
2026-01 14
2025-12 14

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
54m+ 26
1m-15m 20
15m-54m 8
Other 6

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 £
Italy 431,799
Saudi Arabia 314,796
India 146,997
United States 109,612
Germany 99,010

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 £
Italy 346,600 85,199 -261,401
Saudi Arabia 303,977 10,819 -293,158
India 43,096 103,901 +60,805
United States 37,983 71,629 +33,646
Germany 22,842 76,168 +53,326
France 94,371 1,363 -93,008
Ireland 25,609 51,054 +25,445
Netherlands 74,106 0 -74,106
Thailand 64,475 0 -64,475
Pakistan 1,323 46,649 +45,326

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 1,804
Germany 133
Ireland 95

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 0 1,804 +1,804
Germany 133 0 -133
Ireland 0 95 +95

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) 886,710
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 474,757
Air transport 350,538
Other 3,064

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) 605,911 280,799 -325,112
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 436,121 38,636 -397,485
Air transport 125,667 224,871 +99,204
Other 1,165 1,899 +734

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 450,424
Southampton 294,332
London Heathrow Airport 235,454
Dover 162,170
Immingham Docks 132,454

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 296,968 153,456 -143,512
Southampton 294,332 0 -294,332
London Heathrow Airport 95,522 139,932 +44,410
Dover 152,786 9,384 -143,402
Immingham Docks 93,043 39,411 -53,632
London Gateway Port 115,259 0 -115,259
Felixstowe 18,514 65,534 +47,020
London Stansted Airport 5,956 62,262 +56,306
Holyhead 17,433 47,891 +30,458
Harwich 32,930 0 -32,930

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 722219

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

Description: Stainless steel bars and rods with non-circular cross-sections, used in various industries