Import/export HS code 7227: Hot-rolled steel bars and rods in coils

Hot-rolled steel bars and rods made of alloy steel, wound in irregular coils

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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 £
Poland 9,024,068
France 4,760,678
Germany 4,445,902
Japan 3,755,364
Spain 2,860,216

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 £
Poland 4,627,223 4,396,845 -230,378
France 3,155,098 1,605,580 -1,549,518
Germany 2,350,637 2,095,265 -255,372
Japan 2,310,431 1,444,933 -865,498
Spain 1,640,797 1,219,419 -421,378
Netherlands 1,016,412 778,598 -237,814
United States 479,454 459,487 -19,967
Czechia 107,675 191,623 +83,948
South Korea 89,295 76,023 -13,272
Turkey 2,074 28,943 +26,869

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 £
Czechia 9,317,452
France 5,138,024
Germany 4,225,539
Japan 3,871,087
Spain 2,898,827

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 £
Czechia 4,734,898 4,582,554 -152,344
France 3,181,795 1,956,229 -1,225,566
Germany 2,179,229 2,046,310 -132,919
Japan 2,426,154 1,444,933 -981,221
Spain 1,672,171 1,226,656 -445,515
Netherlands 915,687 479,427 -436,260
United States 479,454 136,545 -342,909
Austria 122,583 234,995 +112,412
South Korea 55,784 101,888 +46,104
Poland 0 105,894 +105,894

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 5
South Yorkshire 4
West Yorkshire 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Southern 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 5 3 -2
South Yorkshire 4 1 -3
West Yorkshire 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2
Southern Scotland 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Highlands and Islands 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
North Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
North Yorkshire 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) 18,798,088
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,551,796
Other 912,155
Air transport 894,091

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) 9,745,389 9,052,699 -692,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,698,806 2,852,990 -1,845,816
Other 912,155 0 -912,155
Air transport 425,329 468,762 +43,433

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Goole 12,303,094
Dover 3,880,711
Immingham Docks 2,147,500
Southampton 1,861,242
Avonmouth Docks 1,311,055

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 £
Goole 6,601,154 5,701,940 -899,214
Dover 2,507,004 1,373,707 -1,133,297
Immingham Docks 1,298,855 848,645 -450,210
Southampton 895,238 966,004 +70,766
Avonmouth Docks 481,581 829,474 +347,893
TRT 269,908 699,701 +429,793
499 231,512 734,387 +502,875
000 912,155 0 -912,155
Liverpool Docks 784,547 12,803 -771,744
Eurotunnel 513,450 225,023 -288,427

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of basic metals 11
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 4
Other manufacturing 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 4
2026-03 4
2026-02 1
2026-01 4
2025-12 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
1m-15m 10
15m-54m 8
54m+ 5
0-1m 1
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 £
Germany 14,616,301
Belgium 13,965,355
Spain 6,384,896
Czechia 3,643,419
Sweden 3,328,846

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 £
Germany 4,943,788 9,672,513 +4,728,725
Belgium 6,827,623 7,137,732 +310,109
Spain 4,118,643 2,266,253 -1,852,390
Czechia 522,198 3,121,221 +2,599,023
Sweden 1,657,010 1,671,836 +14,826
Italy 1,888,449 1,213,004 -675,445
Taiwan 1,542,166 939,571 -602,595
Luxembourg 1,173,306 0 -1,173,306
Netherlands 373,785 750,258 +376,473
Slovakia 167,427 919,253 +751,826

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) 49,256,631
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,809,995
Air transport 100,565

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) 21,749,586 27,507,045 +5,757,459
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,565,507 1,244,488 -321,019
Air transport 73,632 26,933 -46,699

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 40,957,836
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,317,554
Felixstowe 1,873,101
Hull 1,049,182
London Gateway Port 797,345

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 16,628,339 24,329,497 +7,701,158
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,293,601 2,023,953 -2,269,648
Felixstowe 1,320,801 552,300 -768,501
Hull 630,462 418,720 -211,742
London Gateway Port 235,583 561,762 +326,179
Poole 0 306,484 +306,484
Dover 66,957 163,202 +96,245
London 97,442 121,336 +23,894
Killingholme 26,933 127,020 +100,087
Liverpool Docks 0 64,113 +64,113

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 7227

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

Description: Hot-rolled steel bars and rods made of alloy steel, wound in irregular coils