Import/export HS code 722599: Various coated steel

Steel sheets or strips with various coatings, excluding zinc, used in specialized 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 £
France 51,150,698
Netherlands 10,570,082
Germany 2,565,076
Finland 348,530
Slovenia 232,712

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 £
France 31,457,226 19,693,472 -11,763,754
Netherlands 7,618,521 2,951,561 -4,666,960
Germany 0 2,565,076 +2,565,076
Finland 166,086 182,444 +16,358
Slovenia 156,891 75,821 -81,070
Ireland 115,470 105,199 -10,271
Belgium 174,324 30,456 -143,868
Viet Nam 204,622 0 -204,622
China 33,884 58,599 +24,715
Italy 38,416 0 -38,416

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 £
France 50,110,332
Germany 7,612,093
Netherlands 3,499,457
Finland 3,363,083
United Kingdom 238,294

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 £
France 31,429,659 18,680,673 -12,748,986
Germany 3,605,446 4,006,647 +401,201
Netherlands 2,356,009 1,143,448 -1,212,561
Finland 1,771,282 1,591,801 -179,481
United Kingdom 117,849 120,445 +2,596
Viet Nam 204,622 23,470 -181,152
Belgium 174,324 28,604 -145,720
Ireland 68,058 49,751 -18,307
China 34,909 58,599 +23,690
Slovenia 71,706 3,144 -68,562

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 5
Inner London - West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Cheshire 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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 4 +2
Inner London - West 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 2 0 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 2 +2
South East Wales 1 2 +1
West of England 2 0 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 54,359,069
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,334,854
Air transport 80,346
Other 42,583

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) 33,540,860 20,818,209 -12,722,651
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,449,649 4,885,205 -1,564,444
Air transport 31,890 48,456 +16,566
Other 42,583 0 -42,583

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Boston 37,234,161
Sunderland 10,589,734
Eurotunnel 7,043,816
Immingham Docks 5,849,069
Dover 2,662,861

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 £
Boston 23,754,142 13,480,019 -10,274,123
Sunderland 5,657,156 4,932,578 -724,578
Eurotunnel 4,400,840 2,642,976 -1,757,864
Immingham Docks 3,470,077 2,378,992 -1,091,085
Dover 1,362,294 1,300,567 -61,727
London 202,335 262,003 +59,668
Felixstowe 243,587 86,524 -157,063
Dover / Eurotunnel 86,825 179,360 +92,535
Harwich 204,648 39,166 -165,482
Newport 200,964 32,405 -168,559

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 9
Manufacture of basic metals 4
Other manufacturing 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 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 7
2025-11 5
2025-10 5
2025-09 3
2025-08 2

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+ 18
1m-15m 8
Other 4
0-1m 2
15m-54m 2

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 £
Belgium 113,765,106
Netherlands 101,824,458
Ireland 38,356,072
Spain 18,818,908
United States 18,735,911

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 £
Belgium 64,849,479 48,915,627 -15,933,852
Netherlands 48,143,117 53,681,341 +5,538,224
Ireland 19,017,772 19,338,300 +320,528
Spain 13,201,577 5,617,331 -7,584,246
United States 8,815,610 9,920,301 +1,104,691
Slovenia 4,203,316 5,989,902 +1,786,586
Norway 3,516,196 4,543,992 +1,027,796
Italy 1,949,759 3,813,970 +1,864,211
Germany 2,292,566 2,809,631 +517,065
Sweden 2,238,776 1,090,592 -1,148,184

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 22,609
Ireland 14,584

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 7,123 15,486 +8,363
Ireland 14,584 0 -14,584

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) 267,964,033
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,618,688
Other 3,934,440
Air transport 358,505
Rail transport 43,411

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) 139,867,156 128,096,877 -11,770,279
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,078,176 27,540,512 -4,537,664
Other 920,997 3,013,443 +2,092,446
Air transport 156,633 201,872 +45,239
Rail transport 0 43,411 +43,411
Road transport 1,133 0 -1,133

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 121,933,172
Dover / Eurotunnel 66,969,422
London 42,162,742
Newport 32,438,782
Holyhead 17,199,352

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 £
Immingham Docks 57,613,200 64,319,972 +6,706,772
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,571,596 30,397,826 -6,173,770
London 23,077,755 19,084,987 -3,992,768
Newport 20,080,042 12,358,740 -7,721,302
Holyhead 9,376,994 7,822,358 -1,554,636
London Gateway Port 4,470,923 5,995,046 +1,524,123
Liverpool Docks 5,889,642 4,377,861 -1,511,781
Heysham 3,653,353 4,633,453 +980,100
Hull 3,199,185 2,836,469 -362,716
Avonmouth Docks 3,846,562 741,447 -3,105,115

Quick facts

HS code: 722599

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

Description: Steel sheets or strips with various coatings, excluding zinc, used in specialized applications