Import/export HS code 72285069: Small cold-formed alloy steel bars

Cold-formed alloy steel bars with a diameter of less than 80 mm

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Germany 11,175,336
Spain 8,435,984
Italy 4,867,994
Finland 4,764,084
Austria 3,672,256

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 £
Germany 5,478,084 5,697,252 +219,168
Spain 5,754,561 2,681,423 -3,073,138
Italy 2,497,006 2,370,988 -126,018
Finland 1,677,222 3,086,862 +1,409,640
Austria 1,509,707 2,162,549 +652,842
Czechia 1,965,937 1,447,338 -518,599
Turkey 879,060 2,087,410 +1,208,350
United States 1,192,973 1,407,699 +214,726
France 1,042,337 1,031,260 -11,077
India 1,644,094 409,777 -1,234,317

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 £
Germany 10,687,314
Spain 8,532,250
Finland 4,922,091
Italy 4,626,691
Austria 3,982,589

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 £
Germany 5,520,577 5,166,737 -353,840
Spain 5,831,512 2,700,738 -3,130,774
Finland 1,687,513 3,234,578 +1,547,065
Italy 2,323,754 2,302,937 -20,817
Austria 1,521,890 2,460,699 +938,809
Czechia 2,152,054 1,534,061 -617,993
Turkey 852,103 2,087,410 +1,235,307
United States 1,401,895 1,449,727 +47,832
India 1,627,526 412,216 -1,215,310
Egypt 1,365,422 465,960 -899,462

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 31
South Yorkshire 10
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5

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 28 21 -7
South Yorkshire 8 7 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 7 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +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) 32,697,837
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,333,561
Air transport 2,587,923
Other 93,449
Road transport 65,085

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) 15,849,449 16,848,388 +998,939
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,409,422 6,924,139 -3,485,283
Air transport 1,207,857 1,380,066 +172,209
Other 83,865 9,584 -74,281
Road transport 20,743 44,342 +23,599

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 7,579,464
Avonmouth Docks 6,375,644
Felixstowe 6,315,665
Dover 5,967,985
London 5,521,928

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 £
Immingham Docks 3,212,632 4,366,832 +1,154,200
Avonmouth Docks 4,231,238 2,144,406 -2,086,832
Felixstowe 3,351,435 2,964,230 -387,205
Dover 3,050,417 2,917,568 -132,849
London 1,394,724 4,127,204 +2,732,480
Eurotunnel 1,907,043 2,213,091 +306,048
Harwich 2,776,513 935,284 -1,841,229
Liverpool Docks 2,130,514 557,015 -1,573,499
Killingholme 939,729 1,142,931 +203,202
Dover / Eurotunnel 942,333 923,823 -18,510

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 51
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 35
Manufacture of basic metals 14
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8
Other manufacturing 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 32
2026-03 30
2026-02 35
2026-01 33
2025-12 22

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 63
54m+ 35
15m-54m 19
0-1m 8
Other 5

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 £
France 19,261,763
India 1,861,554
Italy 1,565,560
Poland 1,117,971
United States 1,072,824

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 £
France 14,788,214 4,473,549 -10,314,665
India 849,713 1,011,841 +162,128
Italy 918,961 646,599 -272,362
Poland 812,706 305,265 -507,441
United States 936,501 136,323 -800,178
Germany 565,852 361,935 -203,917
Malaysia 445,236 455,772 +10,536
Sweden 479,312 312,268 -167,044
Spain 343,264 305,139 -38,125
Czechia 234,936 334,969 +100,033

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 £
India 41,577
Italy 16,704
Egypt 14,710
XI 4,857
Turkey 1,392

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 £
India 4,801 36,776 +31,975
Italy 12,242 4,462 -7,780
Egypt 4,763 9,947 +5,184
XI 4,857 0 -4,857
Turkey 285 1,107 +822
Czechia 402 0 -402
Finland 56 0 -56
Spain 0 18 +18

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) 26,423,767
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,990,244
Air transport 2,282,984
Other 86,795
Road transport 1,826

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) 18,853,324 7,570,443 -11,282,881
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,065,745 924,499 -1,141,246
Air transport 1,248,348 1,034,636 -213,712
Other 31,990 54,805 +22,815
Road transport 1,826 0 -1,826

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,062,612
London Heathrow Airport 1,874,114
Southampton 1,609,042
Immingham Docks 1,373,627
Dover 924,392

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 16,699,725 6,362,887 -10,336,838
London Heathrow Airport 987,387 886,727 -100,660
Southampton 1,110,634 498,408 -612,226
Immingham Docks 835,626 538,001 -297,625
Dover 671,471 252,921 -418,550
London Gateway Port 314,680 290,662 -24,018
Felixstowe 429,355 126,915 -302,440
Holyhead 176,185 161,435 -14,750
Eurotunnel 282,988 1,370 -281,618
Portsmouth 39,810 175,235 +135,425

Quick facts

HS code: 72285069

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

Description: Cold-formed alloy steel bars with a diameter of less than 80 mm