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Commodity code · Chapter 72

72283061 — Bars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, not further worked

Commodity code 72283061 covers bars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded (excl. prod, within HMRC chapter 72 (iron and steel). 48 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 23 counties and 38 towns.

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48Businesses trading
23Counties
38Towns
1,967Import declarations

Businesses importing under 72283061

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Most active business

SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire 246 import declarations 238 export declarations SG18 *Ch. 19Ch. 32Ch. 38Ch. 39 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include other bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished, plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium alloys, of a thickness of > 0,2 mm, square or rectangular (excl. expanded plates, sheets and strip).

▼ Expected to slow by 16.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity246 in the last 6 months
SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Jul 24: 54 import declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Aug 24: 53 import declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Sep 24: 48 import declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Oct 24: 57 import declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Nov 24: 54 import declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Dec 24: 42 import declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Jan 25: 48 import declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Feb 25: 47 import declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Mar 25: 41 import declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Apr 25: 43 import declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — May 25: 44 import declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Jun 25: 45 import declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Jul 25: 38 import declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Aug 25: 37 import declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Sep 25: 44 import declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Oct 25: 39 import declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Nov 25: 44 import declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Dec 25: 33 import declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Jan 26: 40 import declarations (current 6-month window)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Feb 26: 41 import declarations (current 6-month window)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Mar 26: 40 import declarations (current 6-month window)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Apr 26: 39 import declarations (current 6-month window)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — May 26: 39 import declarations (current 6-month window)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Jun 26: 47 import declarations (current 6-month window)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Jul 26: 32 import declarations (modelled forecast)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Aug 26: 31 import declarations (modelled forecast)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Sep 26: 37 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity238 in the last 6 months
SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Jul 24: 49 export declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Aug 24: 42 export declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Sep 24: 45 export declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Oct 24: 46 export declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Nov 24: 42 export declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Dec 24: 40 export declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Jan 25: 34 export declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Feb 25: 35 export declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Mar 25: 44 export declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Apr 25: 40 export declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — May 25: 41 export declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Jun 25: 35 export declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Jul 25: 32 export declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Aug 25: 39 export declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Sep 25: 44 export declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Oct 25: 45 export declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Nov 25: 45 export declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Dec 25: 34 export declarations (historic)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Jan 26: 40 export declarations (current 6-month window)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Feb 26: 38 export declarations (current 6-month window)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Mar 26: 37 export declarations (current 6-month window)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Apr 26: 41 export declarations (current 6-month window)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — May 26: 46 export declarations (current 6-month window)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Jun 26: 36 export declarations (current 6-month window)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Jul 26: 31 export declarations (modelled forecast)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Aug 26: 38 export declarations (modelled forecast)SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD — Sep 26: 43 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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BARRETT STEEL LIMITED

Bradford, West Yorkshire 320 import declarations 79 export declarations BD4 *Ch. 23Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 38 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include bars and rods, of iron or non-alloy steel, only hot-rolled, only hot-drawn or only hot-extruded (excl. of rectangular [other than square] cross-section and those containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling, bars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded (excl. products of high-speed steel or silico-manganese steel, semi-finished products, flat-rolled products and hot-rolled bars and rods in i.

▲ Expected to increase by 0.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity320 in the last 6 months
BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Jul 24: 52 import declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Aug 24: 50 import declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Sep 24: 51 import declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Oct 24: 54 import declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Nov 24: 50 import declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Dec 24: 48 import declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Jan 25: 42 import declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Feb 25: 57 import declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Mar 25: 53 import declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Apr 25: 61 import declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — May 25: 57 import declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Jun 25: 49 import declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Jul 25: 53 import declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Aug 25: 49 import declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Sep 25: 52 import declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Oct 25: 53 import declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Nov 25: 51 import declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Dec 25: 52 import declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Jan 26: 52 import declarations (current 6-month window)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Feb 26: 54 import declarations (current 6-month window)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Mar 26: 54 import declarations (current 6-month window)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Apr 26: 51 import declarations (current 6-month window)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — May 26: 51 import declarations (current 6-month window)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Jun 26: 58 import declarations (current 6-month window)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Jul 26: 54 import declarations (modelled forecast)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Aug 26: 49 import declarations (modelled forecast)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Sep 26: 52 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity79 in the last 6 months
BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Jul 24: 15 export declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Aug 24: 18 export declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Sep 24: 18 export declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Oct 24: 21 export declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Nov 24: 14 export declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Dec 24: 16 export declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Jan 25: 18 export declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Feb 25: 13 export declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Mar 25: 16 export declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Apr 25: 15 export declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — May 25: 11 export declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Jun 25: 16 export declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Jul 25: 16 export declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Aug 25: 18 export declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Sep 25: 17 export declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Oct 25: 18 export declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Nov 25: 12 export declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Dec 25: 11 export declarations (historic)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Jan 26: 14 export declarations (current 6-month window)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Feb 26: 15 export declarations (current 6-month window)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Mar 26: 18 export declarations (current 6-month window)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Apr 26: 9 export declarations (current 6-month window)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — May 26: 10 export declarations (current 6-month window)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Jun 26: 13 export declarations (current 6-month window)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Jul 26: 14 export declarations (modelled forecast)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Aug 26: 16 export declarations (modelled forecast)BARRETT STEEL LIMITED — Sep 26: 15 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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HOWCO GROUP PLC

Glasgow City, Glasgow City 156 import declarations 124 export declarations G3 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include bars and rods of stainless steel, only hot-rolled, only hot-drawn or only hot-extruded, of circular cross-section, other bars and rods of stainless steel, cold-formed or cold-finished and further worked, or not further worked than forged, or forged, or hot-formed by other means and further worked, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 4.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity156 in the last 6 months
HOWCO GROUP PLC — Jul 24: 21 import declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Aug 24: 23 import declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Sep 24: 19 import declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Oct 24: 21 import declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Nov 24: 24 import declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Dec 24: 20 import declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Jan 25: 25 import declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Feb 25: 24 import declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Mar 25: 23 import declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Apr 25: 23 import declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — May 25: 26 import declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Jun 25: 38 import declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Jul 25: 23 import declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Aug 25: 28 import declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Sep 25: 24 import declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Oct 25: 25 import declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Nov 25: 25 import declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Dec 25: 21 import declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Jan 26: 25 import declarations (current 6-month window)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Feb 26: 25 import declarations (current 6-month window)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Mar 26: 25 import declarations (current 6-month window)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Apr 26: 28 import declarations (current 6-month window)HOWCO GROUP PLC — May 26: 25 import declarations (current 6-month window)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Jun 26: 28 import declarations (current 6-month window)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Jul 26: 24 import declarations (modelled forecast)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Aug 26: 29 import declarations (modelled forecast)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Sep 26: 25 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity124 in the last 6 months
HOWCO GROUP PLC — Jul 24: 20 export declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Aug 24: 23 export declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Sep 24: 19 export declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Oct 24: 23 export declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Nov 24: 25 export declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Dec 24: 21 export declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Jan 25: 20 export declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Feb 25: 24 export declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Mar 25: 20 export declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Apr 25: 21 export declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — May 25: 22 export declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Jun 25: 24 export declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Jul 25: 25 export declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Aug 25: 21 export declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Sep 25: 23 export declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Oct 25: 23 export declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Nov 25: 19 export declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Dec 25: 22 export declarations (historic)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Jan 26: 17 export declarations (current 6-month window)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Feb 26: 21 export declarations (current 6-month window)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Mar 26: 22 export declarations (current 6-month window)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Apr 26: 22 export declarations (current 6-month window)HOWCO GROUP PLC — May 26: 24 export declarations (current 6-month window)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Jun 26: 18 export declarations (current 6-month window)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Jul 26: 25 export declarations (modelled forecast)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Aug 26: 21 export declarations (modelled forecast)HOWCO GROUP PLC — Sep 26: 23 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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About commodity code 72283061

What goods does commodity code 72283061 cover?

Bars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded (excl. prod. It sits in HMRC chapter 72, iron and steel. Every UK customs declaration carries a code like this one to classify the goods being moved.

How many UK businesses import under 72283061?

48 businesses filed customs declarations against code 72283061 in the last six months, spread across 23 counties and 38 towns, totalling 1,967 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 72283061?

The busiest counties are South Yorkshire (16 businesses), Derbyshire (7 businesses), West Midlands (4 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.