Import/export HS code 72249090: Forged alloy steel products

Forged semi-finished alloy steel products, suitable for heavy-duty applications

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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 2,485,608
France 2,142,061
Italy 1,966,604
India 1,801,310
Austria 1,095,593

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 1,351,399 1,134,209 -217,190
France 183,666 1,958,395 +1,774,729
Italy 1,021,469 945,135 -76,334
India 1,192,397 608,913 -583,484
Austria 347,980 747,613 +399,633
China 249,717 330,537 +80,820
Canada 483,622 0 -483,622
Sweden 443,191 0 -443,191
Czechia 53,066 77,558 +24,492
Norway 94,102 0 -94,102

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 2,484,497
Italy 2,019,126
Brazil 1,939,515
India 1,802,269
Austria 1,095,593

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 1,351,399 1,133,098 -218,301
Italy 1,030,756 988,370 -42,386
Brazil 0 1,939,515 +1,939,515
India 1,193,356 608,913 -584,443
Austria 347,980 747,613 +399,633
China 249,717 331,487 +81,770
Canada 483,622 0 -483,622
Sweden 475,091 0 -475,091
France 175,514 0 -175,514
Czechia 53,066 88,805 +35,739

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 3
Greater Manchester 2
Inner London - West 2
Northern Ireland 2
West Central Scotland 2

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 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 0 -2
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Northern Ireland 2 0 -2
West Central Scotland 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Devon 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,860,667
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,377,979
Air transport 2,172,497
Road transport 4,762

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,446,613 3,414,054 +967,441
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,964,853 1,413,126 -551,727
Air transport 1,154,605 1,017,892 -136,713
Road transport 4,762 0 -4,762

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,918,666
Newport 1,905,024
Immingham Docks 1,500,740
London Heathrow Airport 841,348
Grangemouth Docks 814,687

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 £
Southampton 825,256 1,093,410 +268,154
Newport 0 1,905,024 +1,905,024
Immingham Docks 720,258 780,482 +60,224
London Heathrow Airport 332,174 509,174 +177,000
Grangemouth Docks 814,687 0 -814,687
Dover 479,896 246,210 -233,686
Leeds Bradford Airport 325,171 370,377 +45,206
Liverpool Docks 687,394 0 -687,394
Manchester Airport 370,898 27,706 -343,192
Felixstowe 134,767 184,791 +50,024

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Manufacture of basic metals 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 6
2025-11 4
2025-10 5
2025-09 3
2025-08 5

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+ 16
1m-15m 6
15m-54m 5
0-1m 2
Other 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 £
Italy 9,236,232
United States 4,313,183
China 3,614,871
Canada 3,494,024
Brazil 1,558,369

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 7,604,410 1,631,822 -5,972,588
United States 2,117,579 2,195,604 +78,025
China 2,045,764 1,569,107 -476,657
Canada 1,978,184 1,515,840 -462,344
Brazil 998,135 560,234 -437,901
India 691,386 243,620 -447,766
Norway 537,808 337,655 -200,153
South Korea 260,127 479,095 +218,968
France 144,058 64,987 -79,071
Romania 162,217 30,460 -131,757

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 £
Pakistan 1,427

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 £
Pakistan 1,427 0 -1,427

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) 10,522,267
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,800,981
Air transport 5,090,964
Other 1,667

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) 8,478,173 2,044,094 -6,434,079
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,164,014 3,636,967 -2,527,047
Air transport 2,056,251 3,034,713 +978,462
Other 1,667 0 -1,667

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,420,298
Liverpool Docks 5,565,658
Manchester Airport 2,923,635
London Gateway Port 1,953,215
London Heathrow Airport 1,248,588

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 7,674,225 1,746,073 -5,928,152
Liverpool Docks 2,990,667 2,574,991 -415,676
Manchester Airport 1,297,113 1,626,522 +329,409
London Gateway Port 1,521,864 431,351 -1,090,513
London Heathrow Airport 509,514 739,074 +229,560
Southampton 938,887 45,518 -893,369
Immingham Docks 515,820 334,465 -181,355
East Midlands Airport 221,432 469,637 +248,205
Felixstowe 191,477 435,583 +244,106
Grangemouth Docks 306,542 113,080 -193,462

Quick facts

HS code: 72249090

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

Description: Forged semi-finished alloy steel products, suitable for heavy-duty applications