Import/export HS code 72224090: Various stainless steel angles, shapes, and sections

Stainless steel angles, shapes, and sections not classified elsewhere, used in various industries

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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 £
Ireland 2,334,179
China 2,026,853
Norway 1,596,012
United States 812,863
Italy 769,601

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 £
Ireland 1,553,613 780,566 -773,047
China 1,117,167 909,686 -207,481
Norway 461,435 1,134,577 +673,142
United States 574,222 238,641 -335,581
Italy 435,549 334,052 -101,497
Netherlands 466,927 250,276 -216,651
Spain 180,767 490,218 +309,451
Switzerland 306,613 322,269 +15,656
Germany 275,657 278,880 +3,223
Greece 0 437,508 +437,508

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 £
China 2,123,509
Italy 1,071,744
United Kingdom 1,051,918
Norway 952,851
United States 769,366

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 £
China 1,174,069 949,440 -224,629
Italy 424,536 647,208 +222,672
United Kingdom 640,771 411,147 -229,624
Norway 98,636 854,215 +755,579
United States 539,273 230,093 -309,180
Spain 183,279 519,485 +336,206
Ireland 486,492 213,649 -272,843
Germany 356,486 292,093 -64,393
Netherlands 433,096 154,907 -278,189
Switzerland 284,071 290,956 +6,885

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Inner London - West 9

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 9 12 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 10 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 8 4 -4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 6 2 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 2 -3
Inner London - East 7 2 -5

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) 4,424,489
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,247,238
Air transport 3,002,908
Other 1,640,677
Road transport 86,017

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) 2,253,287 2,171,202 -82,085
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,641,176 1,606,062 -35,114
Air transport 1,471,948 1,530,960 +59,012
Other 1,070,173 570,504 -499,669
Road transport 10,268 75,749 +65,481

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,764,771
000 1,640,677
Aberdeen Airport 1,066,083
Dover 893,394
London Heathrow Airport 803,937

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 985,569 779,202 -206,367
000 1,070,173 570,504 -499,669
Aberdeen Airport 330,459 735,624 +405,165
Dover 363,899 529,495 +165,596
London Heathrow Airport 523,468 280,469 -242,999
Liverpool Docks 239,135 486,875 +247,740
East Midlands Airport 478,045 227,325 -250,720
Immingham Docks 625,498 42,555 -582,943
Tyne 0 545,552 +545,552
Eurotunnel 266,374 220,381 -45,993

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 56
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 17
Other manufacturing 14
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 25
2025-10 24
2025-09 22
2025-08 19

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+ 79
1m-15m 60
15m-54m 22
Other 14
0-1m 12

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 15,477,727
Brazil 3,457,065
Norway 2,501,275
Netherlands 1,897,630
France 1,890,073

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 8,187,212 7,290,515 -896,697
Brazil 1,681,073 1,775,992 +94,919
Norway 723,765 1,777,510 +1,053,745
Netherlands 883,886 1,013,744 +129,858
France 845,708 1,044,365 +198,657
Germany 243,485 1,096,863 +853,378
United States 792,716 359,970 -432,746
Spain 570,763 448,087 -122,676
Switzerland 71,776 854,320 +782,544
Italy 258,016 477,335 +219,319

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 4,969,299
Poland 10,346
Ireland 2,218
India 455

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 2,658,429 2,310,870 -347,559
Poland 8,738 1,608 -7,130
Ireland 1,373 845 -528
India 84 371 +287

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) 17,511,977
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,952,181
Other 4,985,784
Air transport 4,104,843
Road transport 38,958

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) 8,477,109 9,034,868 +557,759
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,459,000 5,493,181 +1,034,181
Other 2,670,557 2,315,227 -355,330
Air transport 2,258,083 1,846,760 -411,323
Road transport 38,958 0 -38,958

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 5,494,313
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,318,442
Holyhead 5,149,714
000 4,985,784
London Gateway Port 3,911,983

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 £
Liverpool Docks 3,546,487 1,947,826 -1,598,661
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,082,282 3,236,160 +1,153,878
Holyhead 1,961,886 3,187,828 +1,225,942
000 2,670,557 2,315,227 -355,330
London Gateway Port 2,332,956 1,579,027 -753,929
Immingham Docks 756,928 1,529,016 +772,088
London Heathrow Airport 1,369,406 882,532 -486,874
Aberdeen Docks 105,019 1,502,970 +1,397,951
London 770,498 632,064 -138,434
East Midlands Airport 474,456 334,764 -139,692

Quick facts

HS code: 72224090

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

Description: Stainless steel angles, shapes, and sections not classified elsewhere, used in various industries