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 8,145,863
France 4,999,364
Germany 3,939,562
Japan 3,474,046
Spain 2,621,797

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 4,870,013 3,275,850 -1,594,163
France 3,532,368 1,466,996 -2,065,372
Germany 2,491,863 1,447,699 -1,044,164
Japan 2,134,865 1,339,181 -795,684
Spain 1,527,512 1,094,285 -433,227
Netherlands 1,205,924 760,099 -445,825
United States 301,834 675,529 +373,695
Czechia 107,896 97,183 -10,713
South Korea 89,295 50,974 -38,321
Italy 26,556 7,565 -18,991

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 8,350,942
France 5,365,716
Germany 3,773,485
Japan 3,589,769
Spain 2,645,661

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 4,977,909 3,373,033 -1,604,876
France 3,559,065 1,806,651 -1,752,414
Germany 2,338,991 1,434,494 -904,497
Japan 2,250,588 1,339,181 -911,407
Spain 1,544,139 1,101,522 -442,617
Netherlands 1,102,587 513,521 -589,066
United States 301,834 363,581 +61,747
Austria 94,833 188,018 +93,185
South Korea 55,784 76,839 +21,055
Poland 0 64,528 +64,528

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
South Yorkshire 4
West Midlands 4
West Yorkshire 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
South Yorkshire 4 1 -3
West Midlands 4 2 -2
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 0 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2
North Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
Southern Scotland 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Highlands and Islands 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) 16,784,397
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,935,052
Air transport 940,837
Other 912,155

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) 9,733,618 7,050,779 -2,682,839
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,332,806 2,602,246 -2,730,560
Air transport 322,735 618,102 +295,367
Other 912,155 0 -912,155

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Goole 11,098,019
Dover 4,161,976
Immingham Docks 2,297,580
Southampton 1,907,247
Avonmouth Docks 1,041,054

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 7,045,008 4,053,011 -2,991,997
Dover 2,912,990 1,248,986 -1,664,004
Immingham Docks 1,499,792 797,788 -702,004
Southampton 655,018 1,252,229 +597,211
Avonmouth Docks 354,694 686,360 +331,666
499 231,512 734,387 +502,875
000 912,155 0 -912,155
Liverpool Docks 794,607 83,976 -710,631
TRT 221,779 615,923 +394,144
Tyne 712,449 0 -712,449

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of basic metals 12
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Other manufacturing 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
2026-01 4
2025-11 2
2025-10 4
2025-09 2
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 12
15m-54m 9
54m+ 6
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 13,444,839
Belgium 12,388,908
Spain 5,643,967
Czechia 3,675,575
Italy 3,356,654

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 3,675,158 9,769,681 +6,094,523
Belgium 6,740,251 5,648,657 -1,091,594
Spain 3,234,771 2,409,196 -825,575
Czechia 561,263 3,114,312 +2,553,049
Italy 1,933,351 1,423,303 -510,048
Sweden 1,579,268 1,498,193 -81,075
Taiwan 1,518,528 746,172 -772,356
Luxembourg 1,263,597 77,194 -1,186,403
Netherlands 392,338 522,072 +129,734
Slovakia 21,882 737,698 +715,816

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) 44,839,446
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,875,733
Air transport 105,051

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) 19,059,068 25,780,378 +6,721,310
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,019,681 856,052 -1,163,629
Air transport 46,194 58,857 +12,663

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 37,619,425
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,759,967
Felixstowe 1,813,592
Hull 1,167,817
London Gateway Port 465,326

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 15,078,606 22,540,819 +7,462,213
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,350,467 2,409,500 -940,967
Felixstowe 1,532,746 280,846 -1,251,900
Hull 773,009 394,808 -378,201
London Gateway Port 0 465,326 +465,326
Dover 109,936 113,186 +3,250
London 97,756 121,032 +23,276
Liverpool Docks 106,919 64,113 -42,806
Killingholme 14,335 127,099 +112,764
Poole 0 57,101 +57,101

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