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 8,010,416
Portugal 4,339,866
Austria 3,989,156
Germany 3,145,485
France 2,094,063

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 3,120,785 4,889,631 +1,768,846
Portugal 2,760,034 1,579,832 -1,180,202
Austria 1,671,113 2,318,043 +646,930
Germany 1,793,976 1,351,509 -442,467
France 1,119,487 974,576 -144,911
India 697,549 726,537 +28,988
Netherlands 762,247 594,727 -167,520
China 200,917 801,478 +600,561
Norway 58,039 900,080 +842,041
Italy 476,597 378,912 -97,685

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 7,797,376
Portugal 4,903,460
Austria 4,652,207
Germany 3,384,294
India 2,017,663

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 2,886,399 4,910,977 +2,024,578
Portugal 3,041,890 1,861,570 -1,180,320
Austria 1,721,549 2,930,658 +1,209,109
Germany 2,017,331 1,366,963 -650,368
India 1,036,923 980,740 -56,183
France 967,964 361,378 -606,586
China 212,295 803,970 +591,675
Italy 506,859 360,379 -146,480
Belgium 379,011 229,466 -149,545
Norway 23,159 354,448 +331,289

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 9
Greater Manchester 6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5
South Yorkshire 4
Cheshire 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 8 +1
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 4 +1
South Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Cheshire 0 3 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Devon 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,344,834
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,190,080
Air transport 4,481,917
Other 1,197,451
Road transport 61,022

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) 8,584,973 8,759,861 +174,888
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 969,095 4,220,985 +3,251,890
Air transport 2,760,620 1,721,297 -1,039,323
Other 1,015,321 182,130 -833,191
Road transport 0 61,022 +61,022

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 5,905,192
Immingham Docks 3,385,787
London Heathrow Airport 3,371,281
Felixstowe 3,047,672
Newhaven 2,364,196

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 3,253,309 2,651,883 -601,426
Immingham Docks 1,453,635 1,932,152 +478,517
London Heathrow Airport 2,143,980 1,227,301 -916,679
Felixstowe 1,419,516 1,628,156 +208,640
Newhaven 921,017 1,443,179 +522,162
Liverpool Docks 0 1,788,135 +1,788,135
Southampton 3,220 1,409,289 +1,406,069
Killingholme 1,008,704 250,438 -758,266
000 1,015,321 182,130 -833,191
Dover 658,526 497,911 -160,615

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 basic metals 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9
Manufacture of other transport equipment 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 16
2025-10 15
2025-09 18
2025-08 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
54m+ 23
1m-15m 21
15m-54m 9
Other 6
0-1m 1

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 £
Portugal 633,238
Italy 431,799
Saudi Arabia 303,977
Netherlands 103,588
United States 101,728

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 £
Portugal 633,238 0 -633,238
Italy 313,859 117,940 -195,919
Saudi Arabia 303,977 0 -303,977
Netherlands 103,588 0 -103,588
United States 6,618 95,110 +88,492
Ireland 42,976 55,831 +12,855
France 50,438 45,296 -5,142
India 44,954 36,569 -8,385
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 0 133 +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) 1,512,518
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 449,360
Air transport 252,493
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) 1,192,580 319,938 -872,642
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 429,795 19,565 -410,230
Air transport 91,685 160,808 +69,123
Other 1,032 2,032 +1,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,088,205
Southampton 294,332
Dover 169,484
London Heathrow Airport 146,740
Immingham Docks 126,060

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 831,346 256,859 -574,487
Southampton 290,898 3,434 -287,464
Dover 160,100 9,384 -150,716
London Heathrow Airport 59,539 87,201 +27,662
Immingham Docks 122,525 3,535 -118,990
London Gateway Port 125,235 0 -125,235
Holyhead 36,656 49,695 +13,039
London Stansted Airport 5,029 60,283 +55,254
Harwich 32,930 0 -32,930
East Midlands Airport 8,175 10,389 +2,214

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