Import/export HS code 722519: Various flat steel products

Flat steel sheets or coils made from alloy steel, 600mm or wider, excluding grain-oriented types

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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 £
Ireland 5,872,902
France 1,817,654
Sweden 535,405
Germany 256,396
Italy 170,986

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 3,900,993 1,971,909 -1,929,084
France 1,175,244 642,410 -532,834
Sweden 189,143 346,262 +157,119
Germany 90,742 165,654 +74,912
Italy 126,305 44,681 -81,624
Netherlands 152,641 10,727 -141,914
Romania 155,110 0 -155,110
China 30,905 87,063 +56,158
Finland 34,452 71,172 +36,720

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 £
Ireland 5,531,777
Romania 1,213,812
France 666,186
Sweden 600,090
Germany 455,393

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 £
Ireland 3,699,529 1,832,248 -1,867,281
Romania 936,598 277,214 -659,384
France 311,898 354,288 +42,390
Sweden 253,828 346,262 +92,434
Germany 268,104 187,289 -80,815
Italy 118,757 44,681 -74,076
China 29,946 87,063 +57,117
Finland 34,452 71,172 +36,720
United Kingdom 959 0 -959

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3
Inner London - East 2
Cheshire 1
Greater Manchester 1
Kent 1

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Kent 1 1 +0
Norfolk 1 0 -1
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0

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) 7,721,096
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,114,129
Other 341,125
Air transport 19,063

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) 4,895,049 2,826,047 -2,069,002
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 751,465 362,664 -388,801
Other 201,464 139,661 -61,803
Air transport 7,557 11,506 +3,949

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 4,585,228
Dover 2,005,515
Liverpool Docks 832,995
Immingham Docks 772,036
000 341,125

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 £
Holyhead 2,931,497 1,653,731 -1,277,766
Dover 1,231,675 773,840 -457,835
Liverpool Docks 643,448 189,547 -453,901
Immingham Docks 366,108 405,928 +39,820
000 201,464 139,661 -61,803
Eurotunnel 151,872 78,905 -72,967
Milford 127,990 65,278 -62,712
Harwich 89,278 0 -89,278
Dover / Eurotunnel 78,106 0 -78,106
Heysham 26,540 0 -26,540

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Specialised construction activities 6
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 3
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Manufacture of electrical equipment 2
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 3
2025-10 2
2025-09 3
2025-08 3

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
1m-15m 6
54m+ 6
Other 2
15m-54m 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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 275,111
France 81,937
Ireland 32,639
Denmark 31,399
Canada 8,812

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 183,821 91,290 -92,531
France 19,821 62,116 +42,295
Ireland 13,755 18,884 +5,129
Denmark 0 31,399 +31,399
Canada 8,812 0 -8,812
United Arab Emirates 7,870 0 -7,870
India 6,990 0 -6,990
Netherlands 4,109 0 -4,109
Sweden 3,102 0 -3,102
China 1,003 0 -1,003

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 £
Ireland 25,398

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 £
Ireland 13,714 11,684 -2,030

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 289,977
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 96,348
Air transport 42,097
Other 25,439

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 167,288 122,689 -44,599
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,032 69,316 +42,284
Air transport 41,208 889 -40,319
Other 13,755 11,684 -2,071

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 159,418
Felixstowe 91,290
Eurotunnel 62,116
London Heathrow Airport 41,208
Immingham Docks 34,501

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 £
Southampton 159,418 0 -159,418
Felixstowe 0 91,290 +91,290
Eurotunnel 0 62,116 +62,116
London Heathrow Airport 41,208 0 -41,208
Immingham Docks 3,102 31,399 +28,297
000 13,755 11,684 -2,071
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,821 0 -19,821
London Gateway Port 7,870 0 -7,870
Holyhead 0 7,200 +7,200
Dover 4,109 0 -4,109

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 722519

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

Description: Flat steel sheets or coils made from alloy steel, 600mm or wider, excluding grain-oriented types