Import/export HS code 72283089: Various hot-rolled alloy steel bars

Hot-rolled alloy steel bars not covered by other specific codes

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Taiwan 544,659
Spain 453,187
Italy 442,800
France 398,495
United States 264,447

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 £
Taiwan 498,101 46,558 -451,543
Spain 0 453,187 +453,187
Italy 313,572 129,228 -184,344
France 256,942 141,553 -115,389
United States 191,375 73,072 -118,303
Panama 0 191,063 +191,063
Egypt 0 172,174 +172,174
Switzerland 27,859 138,503 +110,644
China 69,413 24,145 -45,268
Turkey 18,408 75,115 +56,707

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 £
Taiwan 544,659
Spain 467,176
France 418,388
Italy 368,630
United States 337,353

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 £
Taiwan 498,101 46,558 -451,543
Spain 0 467,176 +467,176
France 276,835 141,553 -135,282
Italy 313,572 55,058 -258,514
United States 91,024 246,329 +155,305
Egypt 0 172,174 +172,174
China 171,380 0 -171,380
Switzerland 27,859 138,503 +110,644
Turkey 18,408 75,115 +56,707
Austria 8,060 82,970 +74,910

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 9
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4
South Yorkshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 5 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
South Yorkshire 0 3 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 2 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Devon 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,269,893
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 951,663
Air transport 686,050
Road transport 45,631

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) 629,247 640,646 +11,399
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 230,143 721,520 +491,377
Air transport 556,108 129,942 -426,166
Road transport 9,880 35,751 +25,871

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 498,376
Dover 420,072
Liverpool Docks 363,237
Avonmouth Docks 295,975
Immingham Docks 234,638

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 377,798 120,578 -257,220
Dover 251,091 168,981 -82,110
Liverpool Docks 0 363,237 +363,237
Avonmouth Docks 0 295,975 +295,975
Immingham Docks 203,605 31,033 -172,572
ZLC 37,739 174,254 +136,515
Felixstowe 140,553 57,869 -82,684
Southampton 74,752 59,836 -14,916
Killingholme 67,591 37,477 -30,114
Portsmouth 0 97,376 +97,376

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
20
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
8
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
5
Manufacture of other transport equipment
3
Other manufacturing
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 5
2026-04 8
2026-03 6
2026-02 7
2026-01 4

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 14
15m-54m 6
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 £
United States 6,607,104
South Africa 271,815
South Korea 161,777
Canada 134,438
Australia 116,250

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 £
United States 980,673 5,626,431 +4,645,758
South Africa 166,493 105,322 -61,171
South Korea 159,452 2,325 -157,127
Canada 70,869 63,569 -7,300
Australia 63,854 52,396 -11,458
Germany 2,876 72,251 +69,375
Saudi Arabia 72,396 0 -72,396
India 50,854 20,447 -30,407
New Zealand 31,322 29,917 -1,405
China 54,896 0 -54,896

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) 5,783,478
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,663,267
Air transport 402,301

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) 842,252 4,941,226 +4,098,974
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 593,412 1,069,855 +476,443
Air transport 335,107 67,194 -267,913

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 5,171,068
Middlesbrough 994,515
London Gateway Port 393,298
London Heathrow Airport 360,414
Liverpool Docks 330,658

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 747,784 4,423,284 +3,675,500
Middlesbrough 64,814 929,701 +864,887
London Gateway Port 223,762 169,536 -54,226
London Heathrow Airport 308,995 51,419 -257,576
Liverpool Docks 163,951 166,707 +2,756
Southampton 133,419 187,231 +53,812
Dover 0 72,080 +72,080
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,971 4,651 -60,320
Killingholme 25,513 33,964 +8,451
ZLC 24,852 1,155 -23,697

Quick facts

HS code: 72283089

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

Description: Hot-rolled alloy steel bars not covered by other specific codes