Import/export HS code 262040: Aluminium-rich waste

Waste materials that mainly contain aluminium, often from industrial processes

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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 £
Iceland 1,374,520
France 1,034,093
Germany 141,141
Ireland 119,122
Greece 87,661

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 £
Iceland 498,384 876,136 +377,752
France 458,615 575,478 +116,863
Germany 141,141 0 -141,141
Ireland 70,750 48,372 -22,378
Greece 87,661 0 -87,661
China 12,676 14,447 +1,771
United States 19,568 0 -19,568
Canada 2,634 0 -2,634

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 £
Iceland 1,374,520
France 1,034,093
Germany 141,141
Greece 87,661
China 27,123

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 £
Iceland 498,384 876,136 +377,752
France 458,615 575,478 +116,863
Germany 141,141 0 -141,141
Greece 87,661 0 -87,661
China 12,676 14,447 +1,771
United States 19,568 0 -19,568
Canada 2,634 0 -2,634

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Mid and South West Wales 1

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
Mid and South West Wales 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,604,339
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,060,199
Other 119,122
Air transport 22,202

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 713,756 890,583 +176,827
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 484,721 575,478 +90,757
Other 70,750 48,372 -22,378
Air transport 22,202 0 -22,202

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,374,520
London 1,034,093
Eurotunnel 141,141
000 119,122
London Gateway Port 114,784

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 £
Middlesbrough 498,384 876,136 +377,752
London 458,615 575,478 +116,863
Eurotunnel 141,141 0 -141,141
000 70,750 48,372 -22,378
London Gateway Port 100,337 14,447 -85,890
East Midlands Airport 10,118 0 -10,118
London Stansted Airport 6,388 0 -6,388
London Heathrow Airport 5,696 0 -5,696

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 1
2025-05 1
2024-12 1
2024-11 1
2024-08 1

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
15m-54m 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 £
Netherlands 28,985,664
Belgium 9,347,496
Denmark 2,518,304
France 2,366,445
Norway 1,935,178

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 £
Netherlands 16,980,267 12,005,397 -4,974,870
Belgium 4,694,382 4,653,114 -41,268
Denmark 1,652,128 866,176 -785,952
France 828,948 1,537,497 +708,549
Norway 1,110,393 824,785 -285,608
Ireland 422,916 382,414 -40,502
Spain 71,551 571,365 +499,814
Germany 437,428 134,123 -303,305
South Korea 0 378,563 +378,563
Poland 38,320 184,095 +145,775

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 £
XI 789,087
Ireland 16,243

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 £
XI 419,179 369,908 -49,271
Ireland 3,737 12,506 +8,769

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) 43,426,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,549,730
Other 805,330
Air transport 38

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) 24,045,605 19,380,402 -4,665,203
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,767,812 1,781,918 +14,106
Other 422,916 382,414 -40,502
Air transport 38 0 -38

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,361,922
Immingham Docks 12,985,656
London 2,557,441
Swansea 1,935,178
Dover 843,521

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 16,121,700 10,240,222 -5,881,478
Immingham Docks 6,115,738 6,869,918 +754,180
London 1,106,716 1,450,725 +344,009
Swansea 1,110,393 824,785 -285,608
Dover 403,896 439,625 +35,729
000 422,916 382,414 -40,502
Eurotunnel 373,980 360,433 -13,547
Greenock 71,551 319,616 +248,065
London Gateway Port 0 378,563 +378,563
Grangemouth Docks 0 251,749 +251,749

Quick facts

HS code: 262040

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

Description: Waste materials that mainly contain aluminium, often from industrial processes