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 1,507,962
France 1,079,944
Germany 180,801
Ireland 118,991
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 697,297 810,665 +113,368
France 465,978 613,966 +147,988
Germany 180,801 0 -180,801
Ireland 81,507 37,484 -44,023
Greece 87,661 0 -87,661
China 0 27,123 +27,123
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 1,507,962
France 1,079,944
Germany 180,801
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 697,297 810,665 +113,368
France 465,978 613,966 +147,988
Germany 180,801 0 -180,801
Greece 87,661 0 -87,661
China 0 27,123 +27,123
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) 1,783,632
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,099,859
Other 118,991
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) 945,844 837,788 -108,056
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 485,893 613,966 +128,073
Other 81,507 37,484 -44,023
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 1,507,962
London 1,079,944
Eurotunnel 180,801
000 118,991
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 697,297 810,665 +113,368
London 465,978 613,966 +147,988
Eurotunnel 180,801 0 -180,801
000 81,507 37,484 -44,023
London Gateway Port 87,661 27,123 -60,538
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 30,930,095
Belgium 10,379,253
Denmark 2,863,776
France 2,336,803
Norway 2,228,459

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 17,798,419 13,131,676 -4,666,743
Belgium 5,141,025 5,238,228 +97,203
Denmark 1,203,984 1,659,792 +455,808
France 620,956 1,715,847 +1,094,891
Norway 1,132,563 1,095,896 -36,667
Ireland 378,043 431,460 +53,417
Germany 509,547 175,441 -334,106
Spain 0 642,916 +642,916
South Korea 0 360,033 +360,033
Poland 0 182,694 +182,694

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 793,260
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 375,721 417,539 +41,818
Ireland 2,322 13,921 +11,599

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) 46,549,916
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,104,959
Other 809,503
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) 24,446,238 22,103,678 -2,342,560
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,998,909 2,106,050 +107,141
Other 378,043 431,460 +53,417
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 28,415,106
Immingham Docks 13,744,724
London 2,642,266
Swansea 2,228,459
Eurotunnel 939,953

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 15,852,099 12,563,007 -3,289,092
Immingham Docks 6,742,847 7,001,877 +259,030
London 1,013,191 1,629,075 +615,884
Swansea 1,132,563 1,095,896 -36,667
Eurotunnel 564,178 375,775 -188,403
Dover 415,733 402,264 -13,469
000 378,043 431,460 +53,417
Hull 336,899 95,899 -241,000
Greenock 0 391,167 +391,167
London Gateway Port 0 360,033 +360,033

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