Import/export HS code 740319: Various unwrought copper

Other types of raw copper not yet shaped or worked, used in various industries

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
China 560,057
Germany 426,864
United Arab Emirates 171,433
France 150,084
India 46,869

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 £
China 332,834 227,223 -105,611
Germany 141,576 285,288 +143,712
United Arab Emirates 82,090 89,343 +7,253
France 52,496 97,588 +45,092
India 41,955 4,914 -37,041
United States 35,853 5,087 -30,766
Oman 30,624 0 -30,624
Italy 0 16,239 +16,239
Netherlands 14,200 0 -14,200
Japan 1,007 6,604 +5,597

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 £
China 572,095
Germany 430,831
United Arab Emirates 202,057
France 132,347
India 46,869

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 £
China 332,834 239,261 -93,573
Germany 145,543 285,288 +139,745
United Arab Emirates 112,714 89,343 -23,371
France 52,496 79,851 +27,355
India 41,955 4,914 -37,041
United States 38,822 4,007 -34,815
Italy 0 16,239 +16,239
Japan 1,007 6,604 +5,597
Netherlands 7,264 0 -7,264
Finland 0 6,779 +6,779

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4
Inner London - West 2
Outer London - West and North West 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Devon 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
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Devon 0 1 +1
Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 0 -1
South East 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) 818,295
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 432,475
Air transport 227,386
Other 731

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) 497,467 320,828 -176,639
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 107,939 324,536 +216,597
Air transport 133,706 93,680 -40,026
Other 731 0 -731

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 656,367
Eurotunnel 229,760
Birmingham Airport 151,058
Dover 132,817
London Gateway Port 83,472

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 389,295 267,072 -122,223
Eurotunnel 43,146 186,614 +143,468
Birmingham Airport 83,100 67,958 -15,142
Dover 45,529 87,288 +41,759
London Gateway Port 49,688 33,784 -15,904
Southampton 48,102 15,406 -32,696
East Midlands Airport 35,887 23,630 -12,257
Immingham Docks 17,994 29,088 +11,094
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 21,546 +21,546
London Heathrow Airport 12,236 0 -12,236

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7
Other manufacturing
3
Education
1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 4
2026-04 5
2026-03 2
2026-02 3
2025-11 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
1m-15m 11
Other 3
0-1m 2
54m+ 2
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 £
Germany 2,341,024
Malaysia 1,726,715
United States 767,578
India 336,062
China 197,642

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 £
Germany 1,736,939 604,085 -1,132,854
Malaysia 1,726,715 0 -1,726,715
United States 760,203 7,375 -752,828
India 336,062 0 -336,062
China 80,892 116,750 +35,858
Belgium 170,446 880 -169,566
United States Virgin Islands 121,508 0 -121,508
Italy 2,226 87,601 +85,375
Netherlands 48,476 20,804 -27,672
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 26,099 20,239 -5,860

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 £
Sierra Leone 23

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 £
Sierra Leone 23 0 -23

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) 3,456,365
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,317,198
Air transport 225,873
Other 23

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) 3,328,623 127,742 -3,200,881
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,610,800 706,398 -904,402
Air transport 144,459 81,414 -63,045
Other 23 0 -23

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,312,728
Southampton 1,174,853
London Gateway Port 975,982
Felixstowe 677,783
Dover / Eurotunnel 257,531

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 1,702,251 610,477 -1,091,774
Southampton 1,174,853 0 -1,174,853
London Gateway Port 848,240 127,742 -720,498
Felixstowe 677,783 0 -677,783
Dover / Eurotunnel 180,965 76,566 -104,399
London 162,944 0 -162,944
Liverpool Docks 156,609 0 -156,609
East Midlands Airport 73,340 52,722 -20,618
London Heathrow Airport 39,584 6,045 -33,539
London Stansted Airport 18,932 11,915 -7,017

Quick facts

HS code: 740319

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

Description: Other types of raw copper not yet shaped or worked, used in various industries