Import/export HS code 7401: Copper mattes and cement copper

Unrefined copper materials, like copper mattes and precipitated copper, used in making pure copper

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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 £
Bulgaria 863,061
Poland 438,992
Norway 270,642
Turkey 56,577
Denmark 32,824

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 £
Bulgaria 0 863,061 +863,061
Poland 0 438,992 +438,992
Norway 270,642 0 -270,642
Turkey 0 56,577 +56,577
Denmark 0 32,824 +32,824
China 13,317 9,542 -3,775
India 4,724 1,274 -3,450
United States 2,848 947 -1,901
Germany 0 2,353 +2,353
Spain 2,197 0 -2,197

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 £
Bulgaria 863,061
Poland 438,992
Norway 270,642
Turkey 56,577
Denmark 32,824

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 £
Bulgaria 0 863,061 +863,061
Poland 0 438,992 +438,992
Norway 270,642 0 -270,642
Turkey 0 56,577 +56,577
Denmark 0 32,824 +32,824
China 13,317 9,542 -3,775
India 4,724 1,274 -3,450
United States 2,848 947 -1,901
Germany 0 2,353 +2,353
Spain 2,197 0 -2,197

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 1
Northern Ireland 1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1
North 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
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Northern Ireland 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 0 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 0 1 +1
North Wales 0 1 +1

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) 1,148,320
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 471,317
Air transport 83,217

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) 271,627 876,693 +605,066
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 0 471,317 +471,317
Air transport 25,194 58,023 +32,829

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 872,603
Dover 419,933
Hull 270,642
ZLC 51,384
Birmingham Airport 36,864

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 £
Felixstowe 0 872,603 +872,603
Dover 0 419,933 +419,933
Hull 270,642 0 -270,642
ZLC 0 51,384 +51,384
Birmingham Airport 3,093 33,771 +30,678
Leeds Bradford Airport 0 19,059 +19,059
Manchester Airport 12,302 5,193 -7,109
London Heathrow Airport 3,739 0 -3,739
East Midlands Airport 3,212 0 -3,212
London Stansted Airport 2,848 0 -2,848

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 1
Manufacture of paper and paper products 1
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 2
2025-02 3

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
54m+ 2
15m-54m 1
1m-15m 1
Other 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 £
South Korea 1,147,920
Ireland 92,148
Germany 85,963
India 75,446
Norway 31,689

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 £
South Korea 413,816 734,104 +320,288
Ireland 85,380 6,768 -78,612
Germany 85,963 0 -85,963
India 946 74,500 +73,554
Norway 30,815 874 -29,941
Romania 0 23,259 +23,259
Saudi Arabia 0 17,654 +17,654
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 15,667 0 -15,667
Italy 13,533 0 -13,533
United States 9,708 973 -8,735

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,241,242
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 179,303
Air transport 138,459

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 414,984 826,258 +411,274
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 171,343 7,960 -163,383
Air transport 108,910 29,549 -79,361

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,150,292
East Midlands Airport 108,667
London Gateway Port 92,154
Holyhead 85,380
Harwich 68,156

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 £
Immingham Docks 413,816 736,476 +322,660
East Midlands Airport 80,418 28,249 -52,169
London Gateway Port 0 92,154 +92,154
Holyhead 85,380 0 -85,380
Harwich 68,156 0 -68,156
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,807 0 -17,807
London Heathrow Airport 15,667 0 -15,667
ZLC 11,221 0 -11,221
Milford 0 5,588 +5,588
London Stansted Airport 1,604 1,300 -304

Quick facts

HS code: 7401

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

Description: Unrefined copper materials, like copper mattes and precipitated copper, used in making pure copper