Import/export HS code 7406: Copper powders and flakes

Copper in powder or flake form, used in various industries like electronics and manufacturing

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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 3,909,846
United States 3,385,445
Thailand 3,173,724
Germany 2,682,138
Italy 1,119,498

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 3,239,707 670,139 -2,569,568
United States 2,007,151 1,378,294 -628,857
Thailand 1,354,106 1,819,618 +465,512
Germany 1,504,861 1,177,277 -327,584
Italy 610,957 508,541 -102,416
France 518,649 326,999 -191,650
Australia 252,260 288,949 +36,689
Spain 145,736 94,557 -51,179
Netherlands 84,976 21,447 -63,529
Japan 53,689 4,254 -49,435

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 3,942,708
United States 3,415,796
Thailand 3,187,840
Germany 2,691,140
France 830,853

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 3,265,520 677,188 -2,588,332
United States 2,039,353 1,376,443 -662,910
Thailand 1,345,734 1,842,106 +496,372
Germany 1,515,136 1,176,004 -339,132
France 518,649 312,204 -206,445
Italy 258,864 290,118 +31,254
Australia 252,260 288,949 +36,689
Spain 145,736 111,933 -33,803
Japan 58,107 4,254 -53,853
United Kingdom 8,372 38,877 +30,505

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4

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 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 2 -2
South East Wales 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +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) 10,542,251
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,022,231
Air transport 1,676,456

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) 6,398,367 4,143,884 -2,254,483
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,416,850 1,605,381 -811,469
Air transport 1,045,938 630,518 -415,420

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,479,779
Southampton 2,774,305
Eurotunnel 2,085,045
Dover 1,206,593
London 682,043

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 3,378,465 2,101,314 -1,277,151
Southampton 1,575,522 1,198,783 -376,739
Eurotunnel 1,221,625 863,420 -358,205
Dover 773,777 432,816 -340,961
London 539,867 142,176 -397,691
Manchester Airport 413,398 176,186 -237,212
Liverpool Docks 386,103 178,762 -207,341
London Heathrow Airport 329,583 143,754 -185,829
London Gateway Port 332,951 130,137 -202,814
Thamesport 150,459 253,457 +102,998

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 18
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 5
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 11
2025-10 10
2025-09 10
2025-08 12

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+ 27
1m-15m 18
0-1m 9
15m-54m 5
Other 3

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 £
United States 23,658,411
France 13,037,919
Italy 10,363,803
Sweden 8,788,719
Germany 6,558,139

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 £
United States 12,302,411 11,356,000 -946,411
France 6,947,764 6,090,155 -857,609
Italy 5,925,503 4,438,300 -1,487,203
Sweden 4,565,063 4,223,656 -341,407
Germany 2,976,431 3,581,708 +605,277
Malaysia 4,826,082 304,251 -4,521,831
Norway 2,243,822 2,079,225 -164,597
Thailand 2,573,563 1,015,394 -1,558,169
India 1,650,641 1,666,407 +15,766
South Korea 2,071,163 748,911 -1,322,252

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) 51,252,456
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,006,456
Air transport 4,395,930

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) 30,586,388 20,666,068 -9,920,320
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,352,158 21,654,298 -2,697,860
Air transport 2,107,066 2,288,864 +181,798

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,842,381
Southampton 25,368,681
Immingham Docks 18,210,542
London Gateway Port 8,411,651
Felixstowe 6,625,301

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 18,135,994 15,706,387 -2,429,607
Southampton 12,849,191 12,519,490 -329,701
Immingham Docks 9,984,861 8,225,681 -1,759,180
London Gateway Port 5,143,905 3,267,746 -1,876,159
Felixstowe 6,219,042 406,259 -5,812,783
London Heathrow Airport 1,051,109 1,228,814 +177,705
Hull 633,190 1,214,922 +581,732
Liverpool Docks 1,109,348 291,529 -817,819
Manchester Airport 436,988 706,175 +269,187
Avonmouth Docks 141,620 508,267 +366,647

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 7406

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

Description: Copper in powder or flake form, used in various industries like electronics and manufacturing