Import/export HS code 722810: High-speed steel bars and rods

Bars and rods made of high-speed steel, used for cutting and drilling tools

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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 £
Austria 4,975,926
Spain 3,799,935
France 3,611,269
Germany 2,303,053
Taiwan 905,139

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 £
Austria 2,682,237 2,293,689 -388,548
Spain 1,703,258 2,096,677 +393,419
France 1,595,405 2,015,864 +420,459
Germany 1,301,571 1,001,482 -300,089
Taiwan 447,820 457,319 +9,499
Sweden 502,194 328,443 -173,751
China 572,478 141,218 -431,260
Netherlands 55,584 497,919 +442,335
United States 195,462 163,184 -32,278
Japan 100,105 87,431 -12,674

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 £
Austria 5,139,043
Spain 3,807,742
France 3,606,333
China 1,609,455
Sweden 1,472,636

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 £
Austria 2,802,604 2,336,439 -466,165
Spain 1,703,258 2,104,484 +401,226
France 1,693,987 1,912,346 +218,359
China 1,013,134 596,321 -416,813
Sweden 692,693 779,943 +87,250
Germany 418,209 606,220 +188,011
Taiwan 468,517 457,319 -11,198
United States 226,653 189,703 -36,950
Japan 100,105 87,431 -12,674
Italy 105,159 14,426 -90,733

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
West Midlands 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
West Central Scotland 0 2 +2

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) 15,827,775
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,122,897
Air transport 611,992
Other 37,906

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) 7,805,916 8,021,859 +215,943
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,150,477 972,420 -178,057
Air transport 335,890 276,102 -59,788
Other 17,674 20,232 +2,558

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 6,171,852
Dover 4,880,968
Immingham Docks 1,719,420
Southampton 1,541,983
Felixstowe 1,060,453

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 £
Eurotunnel 2,596,295 3,575,557 +979,262
Dover 2,495,315 2,385,653 -109,662
Immingham Docks 756,098 963,322 +207,224
Southampton 961,106 580,877 -380,229
Felixstowe 414,674 645,779 +231,105
Killingholme 942,633 0 -942,633
Harwich 464,563 249,254 -215,309
Dover / Eurotunnel 142,077 262,493 +120,416
Manchester Airport 127,618 113,043 -14,575
London Heathrow Airport 75,921 53,041 -22,880

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 11
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 4
Other manufacturing 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 5
2026-03 7
2026-02 7
2026-01 8
2025-12 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
54m+ 21
1m-15m 17
15m-54m 4
Other 3
0-1m 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 £
Ireland 2,148,244
Germany 951,424
Austria 662,142
Belgium 357,652
Brazil 225,346

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 £
Ireland 999,603 1,148,641 +149,038
Germany 327,307 624,117 +296,810
Austria 659,372 2,770 -656,602
Belgium 3,524 354,128 +350,604
Brazil 0 225,346 +225,346
France 80,516 136,531 +56,015
Bosnia and Herzegovina 176,086 0 -176,086
Italy 125,534 2,716 -122,818
South Korea 119,114 0 -119,114
Netherlands 38,982 45,914 +6,932

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 £
Italy 32,832
XI 2,576
Ireland 967
China 120

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 £
Italy 2,051 30,781 +28,730
XI 1,812 764 -1,048
Ireland 486 481 -5
China 0 120 +120

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) 5,062,217
Air transport 231,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 166,381
Other 36,495

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) 2,427,312 2,634,905 +207,593
Air transport 125,493 106,155 -19,338
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 135,181 31,200 -103,981
Other 4,349 32,146 +27,797

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,854,711
Holyhead 1,929,550
London Gateway Port 122,970
Liverpool Docks 107,713
East Midlands Airport 104,110

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 1,400,695 1,454,016 +53,321
Holyhead 866,152 1,063,398 +197,246
London Gateway Port 121,279 1,691 -119,588
Liverpool Docks 107,713 0 -107,713
East Midlands Airport 74,296 29,814 -44,482
London Heathrow Airport 19,921 72,668 +52,747
Heysham 20,875 53,097 +32,222
Immingham Docks 0 39,532 +39,532
Southampton 8,211 29,509 +21,298
000 4,349 32,146 +27,797

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 722810

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

Description: Bars and rods made of high-speed steel, used for cutting and drilling tools