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

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 £
Ireland 2,047,439
China 2,019,139
Norway 2,000,809
United States 927,763
Spain 892,920

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 1,580,113 467,326 -1,112,787
China 1,101,837 917,302 -184,535
Norway 613,600 1,387,209 +773,609
United States 540,846 386,917 -153,929
Spain 230,350 662,570 +432,220
Netherlands 465,582 262,188 -203,394
Italy 364,931 351,803 -13,128
Switzerland 373,378 250,928 -122,450
Germany 313,985 284,803 -29,182
Greece 308,064 129,444 -178,620

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 2,115,027
Norway 1,345,225
Italy 1,045,889
United Kingdom 927,955
Spain 920,488

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 1,154,975 960,052 -194,923
Norway 73,822 1,271,403 +1,197,581
Italy 665,550 380,339 -285,211
United Kingdom 679,018 248,937 -430,081
Spain 226,753 693,735 +466,982
United States 506,077 328,530 -177,547
Germany 393,088 351,089 -41,999
Ireland 468,591 173,228 -295,363
Netherlands 442,841 167,124 -275,717
Switzerland 352,505 211,228 -141,277

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16
West Midlands 16
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 11 +1
West Midlands 10 10 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 11 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 8 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 8 5 -3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Merseyside 5 3 -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) 4,486,924
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,510,869
Air transport 3,395,104
Other 1,409,181
Road transport 93,007

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) 2,543,805 1,943,119 -600,686
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,912,880 1,597,989 -314,891
Air transport 1,229,992 2,165,112 +935,120
Other 1,110,236 298,945 -811,291
Road transport 10,268 82,739 +72,471

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,720,848
000 1,409,181
Aberdeen Airport 1,285,225
Dover 995,930
Liverpool Docks 919,160

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 730,085 990,763 +260,678
000 1,110,236 298,945 -811,291
Aberdeen Airport 101,066 1,184,159 +1,083,093
Dover 379,898 616,032 +236,134
Liverpool Docks 577,309 341,851 -235,458
London Heathrow Airport 488,186 371,518 -116,668
East Midlands Airport 439,076 294,168 -144,908
Immingham Docks 544,396 90,845 -453,551
Tyne 308,064 248,037 -60,027
Aberdeen Docks 455,098 53,924 -401,174

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 57
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 22
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 19
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 14
Other manufacturing 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 26
2026-03 25
2026-02 27
2026-01 17
2025-12 22

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+ 89
1m-15m 63
15m-54m 25
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 17,226,087
Brazil 3,864,155
Norway 2,486,437
France 1,892,940
Netherlands 1,748,534

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 8,594,755 8,631,332 +36,577
Brazil 2,023,517 1,840,638 -182,879
Norway 794,338 1,692,099 +897,761
France 853,597 1,039,343 +185,746
Netherlands 1,284,574 463,960 -820,614
Germany 261,064 1,126,440 +865,376
United States 705,641 409,671 -295,970
Spain 495,820 487,144 -8,676
Switzerland 69,483 871,202 +801,719
India 549,249 179,826 -369,423

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 5,074,974
Poland 77,879
Ireland 1,719
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 2,674,884 2,400,090 -274,794
Poland 9,451 68,428 +58,977
Ireland 874 845 -29
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) 19,288,318
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,030,211
Other 5,158,344
Air transport 4,582,900
Road transport 36,263

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) 8,994,864 10,293,454 +1,298,590
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,071,187 4,959,024 -112,163
Other 2,686,786 2,471,558 -215,228
Air transport 2,603,482 1,979,418 -624,064
Road transport 36,263 0 -36,263

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 6,581,175
Liverpool Docks 5,508,839
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,323,453
000 5,158,344
London Gateway Port 4,102,739

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 £
Holyhead 2,151,434 4,429,741 +2,278,307
Liverpool Docks 3,836,485 1,672,354 -2,164,131
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,106,981 3,216,472 +1,109,491
000 2,686,786 2,471,558 -215,228
London Gateway Port 2,447,977 1,654,762 -793,215
London Heathrow Airport 1,423,445 1,093,190 -330,255
Immingham Docks 1,240,640 1,174,743 -65,897
Aberdeen Docks 157,678 1,456,903 +1,299,225
London 894,794 572,944 -321,850
East Midlands Airport 452,888 492,654 +39,766

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