Import/export HS code 74040010: Waste and scrap of refined copper

High-quality copper waste and scraps from purified copper, often used in recycling

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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 £
Ireland 117,391,691
Netherlands 38,040,798
Germany 16,825,115
France 9,193,278
United States 3,429,336

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 £
Ireland 55,209,808 62,181,883 +6,972,075
Netherlands 26,061,437 11,979,361 -14,082,076
Germany 8,139,281 8,685,834 +546,553
France 3,498,269 5,695,009 +2,196,740
United States 2,880,285 549,051 -2,331,234
Iceland 1,118,185 1,356,263 +238,078
Mexico 944,079 1,010,656 +66,577
Italy 1,075,712 578,644 -497,068
Belgium 956,842 577,525 -379,317
Kenya 432,587 641,933 +209,346

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 £
Ireland 112,040,661
Netherlands 37,181,985
Germany 17,223,638
France 8,882,230
United States 4,957,468

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 £
Ireland 52,771,172 59,269,489 +6,498,317
Netherlands 25,505,680 11,676,305 -13,829,375
Germany 8,197,448 9,026,190 +828,742
France 3,108,985 5,773,245 +2,664,260
United States 3,397,761 1,559,707 -1,838,054
Iceland 1,118,185 1,356,263 +238,078
United Kingdom 1,167,893 755,323 -412,570
Italy 1,176,830 443,910 -732,920
Poland 1,191,776 0 -1,191,776
Kenya 432,587 641,933 +209,346

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
West Yorkshire 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3

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
Greater Manchester 7 2 -5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
South East Wales 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 141,558,480
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,232,625
Other 5,351,030
Air transport 109,780

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 76,339,226 65,219,254 -11,119,972
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,061,304 27,171,321 +2,110,017
Other 2,438,636 2,912,394 +473,758
Air transport 81,411 28,369 -53,042

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 35,853,338
Liverpool Docks 32,293,131
Dover 25,948,284
Ayr Harbour 23,834,363
Hull 21,890,210

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 £
Holyhead 15,585,301 20,268,037 +4,682,736
Liverpool Docks 14,630,911 17,662,220 +3,031,309
Dover 12,363,885 13,584,399 +1,220,514
Ayr Harbour 12,189,365 11,644,998 -544,367
Hull 14,048,269 7,841,941 -6,206,328
Heysham 8,530,509 7,736,804 -793,705
Eurotunnel 9,960,345 4,115,657 -5,844,688
Felixstowe 3,207,541 2,498,036 -709,505
000 2,438,636 2,912,394 +473,758
Immingham Docks 2,476,413 2,409,975 -66,438

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
20
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery
13
Manufacture of basic metals
9
Other manufacturing
6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 9
2026-04 11
2026-03 11
2026-02 17
2026-01 11

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+ 26
1m-15m 18
15m-54m 12
0-1m 8
Other 4

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 £
China 1,315,573,145
India 310,987,425
Germany 204,852,410
Belgium 175,448,088
South Korea 143,508,811

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 £
China 616,429,789 699,143,356 +82,713,567
India 154,928,721 156,058,704 +1,129,983
Germany 90,711,812 114,140,598 +23,428,786
Belgium 99,108,811 76,339,277 -22,769,534
South Korea 58,295,269 85,213,542 +26,918,273
Japan 90,187,392 53,290,636 -36,896,756
Spain 59,227,485 77,584,947 +18,357,462
Greece 36,716,095 45,811,736 +9,095,641
France 29,171,131 20,766,803 -8,404,328
Thailand 27,320,530 14,648,819 -12,671,711

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 2,698,789

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 1,143,463 1,555,326 +411,863

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) 2,137,780,159
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 712,653,290
Road transport 3,138,775
Other 2,698,789
Air transport 146,744

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) 977,833,782 1,159,946,377 +182,112,595
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 403,802,222 308,851,068 -94,951,154
Road transport 2,274,736 864,039 -1,410,697
Other 1,143,463 1,555,326 +411,863
Air transport 134,737 12,007 -122,730

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 972,391,322
Felixstowe 691,912,309
Dover / Eurotunnel 243,493,129
Liverpool Docks 206,988,754
Southampton 133,070,797

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 £
London Gateway Port 294,108,288 678,283,034 +384,174,746
Felixstowe 500,147,859 191,764,450 -308,383,409
Dover / Eurotunnel 123,374,480 120,118,649 -3,255,831
Liverpool Docks 90,984,083 116,004,671 +25,020,588
Southampton 59,650,105 73,420,692 +13,770,587
Immingham Docks 64,383,099 66,672,672 +2,289,573
Greenock 49,382,872 45,797,928 -3,584,944
London 45,017,924 42,364,878 -2,653,046
Grangemouth Docks 21,110,008 41,993,594 +20,883,586
Dover 23,714,383 26,180,026 +2,465,643

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 74040010

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

Description: High-quality copper waste and scraps from purified copper, often used in recycling