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 9,328,273
Spain 8,219,796
Italy 4,049,819
Finland 3,962,742
Czechia 3,128,933

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 5,695,146 3,633,127 -2,062,019
Spain 5,982,128 2,237,668 -3,744,460
Italy 2,374,282 1,675,537 -698,745
Finland 1,702,958 2,259,784 +556,826
Czechia 1,905,068 1,223,865 -681,203
Austria 1,389,785 1,680,875 +291,090
Turkey 833,961 1,849,500 +1,015,539
United States 1,103,624 1,224,819 +121,195
India 1,737,885 455,923 -1,281,962
Egypt 1,411,755 556,933 -854,822

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 8,949,277
Spain 8,311,494
Finland 4,057,063
Italy 3,794,441
Czechia 3,418,312

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 5,695,971 3,253,306 -2,442,665
Spain 6,053,394 2,258,100 -3,795,294
Finland 1,711,790 2,345,273 +633,483
Italy 2,299,195 1,495,246 -803,949
Czechia 2,102,574 1,315,738 -786,836
Austria 1,394,809 1,959,188 +564,379
Turkey 807,004 1,849,500 +1,042,496
United States 1,334,949 1,274,694 -60,255
India 1,721,317 455,923 -1,265,394
Egypt 1,411,755 556,933 -854,822

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 29
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
South Yorkshire 10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7

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 25 20 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 6 -3
South Yorkshire 8 6 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 5 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Lancashire 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0

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) 28,193,164
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,341,182
Air transport 2,276,472
Other 87,394
Road transport 42,533

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) 15,966,498 12,226,666 -3,739,832
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,500,173 5,841,009 -4,659,164
Air transport 1,208,187 1,068,285 -139,902
Other 83,703 3,691 -80,012
Road transport 20,743 21,790 +1,047

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Avonmouth Docks 5,992,257
Immingham Docks 5,967,023
Felixstowe 5,868,485
Dover 5,354,731
London 4,290,108

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 £
Avonmouth Docks 4,239,135 1,753,122 -2,486,013
Immingham Docks 3,408,820 2,558,203 -850,617
Felixstowe 3,398,377 2,470,108 -928,269
Dover 3,095,750 2,258,981 -836,769
London 1,343,417 2,946,691 +1,603,274
Eurotunnel 1,845,052 2,115,764 +270,712
Harwich 2,760,068 905,504 -1,854,564
Liverpool Docks 2,178,646 716,047 -1,462,599
London Heathrow Airport 1,049,866 570,927 -478,939
Killingholme 776,112 705,312 -70,800

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 48
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 34
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
2026-01 33
2025-11 30
2025-10 37
2025-09 36
2025-08 31

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 60
54m+ 33
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 19,343,480
India 1,580,003
Italy 1,354,981
United States 1,104,690
Poland 1,051,647

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 14,043,063 5,300,417 -8,742,646
India 817,458 762,545 -54,913
Italy 973,463 381,518 -591,945
United States 1,031,274 73,416 -957,858
Poland 829,052 222,595 -606,457
Germany 605,513 238,558 -366,955
Sweden 419,337 300,238 -119,099
Malaysia 419,944 282,273 -137,671
Spain 318,296 245,180 -73,116
Czechia 254,486 289,158 +34,672

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 28,771
Egypt 14,128
Italy 13,475
China 4,939
XI 4,857

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 4,517 24,254 +19,737
Egypt 5,156 8,972 +3,816
Italy 12,387 1,088 -11,299
China 4,939 0 -4,939
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) 25,721,051
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,705,025
Air transport 2,000,627
Other 75,017
Road transport 20,323

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) 18,156,106 7,564,945 -10,591,161
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,084,606 620,419 -1,464,187
Air transport 1,251,804 748,823 -502,981
Other 37,940 37,077 -863
Road transport 20,323 0 -20,323

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,736,169
London Heathrow Airport 1,611,560
Southampton 1,453,688
Immingham Docks 1,176,201
Dover 880,367

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 16,070,747 6,665,422 -9,405,325
London Heathrow Airport 994,886 616,674 -378,212
Southampton 1,128,901 324,787 -804,114
Immingham Docks 783,605 392,596 -391,009
Dover 680,162 200,205 -479,957
London Gateway Port 287,612 247,131 -40,481
Felixstowe 429,355 48,501 -380,854
Holyhead 142,754 154,137 +11,383
Eurotunnel 282,988 1,370 -281,618
Avonmouth Docks 184,007 0 -184,007

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