Import/export HS code 740819: Various copper wire

Copper wire with varying thicknesses, not exceeding 6 mm, used in general electrical wiring

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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 £
Turkey 62,519,711
Germany 13,136,757
Spain 5,127,489
Netherlands 4,607,528
Ireland 1,648,327

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 £
Turkey 31,348,059 31,171,652 -176,407
Germany 6,107,998 7,028,759 +920,761
Spain 2,839,167 2,288,322 -550,845
Netherlands 2,886,954 1,720,574 -1,166,380
Ireland 719,903 928,424 +208,521
Belgium 536,335 723,048 +186,713
United States 644,451 564,139 -80,312
France 469,211 252,249 -216,962
Italy 314,460 124,722 -189,738
China 189,434 245,339 +55,905

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 £
Turkey 62,627,628
Germany 15,474,462
Spain 5,422,496
Belgium 2,528,956
Ireland 1,514,149

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 £
Turkey 31,455,976 31,171,652 -284,324
Germany 7,959,422 7,515,040 -444,382
Spain 2,766,917 2,655,579 -111,338
Belgium 1,152,993 1,375,963 +222,970
Ireland 644,752 869,397 +224,645
United States 634,222 547,491 -86,731
France 441,432 417,300 -24,132
Netherlands 445,127 236,620 -208,507
China 363,580 101,326 -262,254
Sweden 99,809 101,429 +1,620

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
West Midlands 11
Cheshire 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

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 10 10 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 6 -4
West Midlands 9 8 -1
Cheshire 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Essex 5 2 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 5 +2
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Merseyside 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 2 -3

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) 44,718,745
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,467,852
Road transport 11,370,901
Air transport 1,998,295
Other 197,688

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) 22,234,104 22,484,641 +250,537
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,997,169 15,470,683 -2,526,486
Road transport 4,973,884 6,397,017 +1,423,133
Air transport 1,045,598 952,697 -92,901
Other 107,012 90,676 -16,336

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 44,615,833
ZLC 16,089,733
London 4,957,520
Harwich 4,005,235
Dover 3,858,147

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 22,852,495 21,763,338 -1,089,157
ZLC 7,314,178 8,775,555 +1,461,377
London 1,512,543 3,444,977 +1,932,434
Harwich 2,248,904 1,756,331 -492,573
Dover 2,205,895 1,652,252 -553,643
Purfleet 2,314,255 1,086,489 -1,227,766
Killingholme 1,101,072 2,007,795 +906,723
Immingham Docks 2,051,477 1,016,745 -1,034,732
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,550,148 684,361 -865,787
Eurotunnel 829,983 188,496 -641,487

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
27
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
26
Manufacture of electrical equipment
22
Other manufacturing
18
Manufacture of basic metals
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 27
2026-04 40
2026-03 29
2026-02 27
2026-01 35

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+ 49
1m-15m 46
15m-54m 20
0-1m 11
Other 11

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 7,732,143
France 3,294,721
United States 2,585,028
Netherlands 1,294,353
Congo 751,962

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 3,233,044 4,499,099 +1,266,055
France 1,133,925 2,160,796 +1,026,871
United States 1,620,166 964,862 -655,304
Netherlands 610,303 684,050 +73,747
Congo 0 751,962 +751,962
South Korea 285,639 437,552 +151,913
Italy 216,385 309,464 +93,079
Belgium 504,474 3,129 -501,345
Turkey 213,485 239,625 +26,140
Sweden 162,824 237,659 +74,835

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 £
Ireland 80,899
Turkey 11,179
India 2,181
China 992
Belgium 898

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 £
Ireland 37,190 43,709 +6,519
Turkey 10,896 283 -10,613
India 1,946 235 -1,711
China 816 176 -640
Belgium 889 9 -880
Germany 347 0 -347
Spain 270 0 -270
Greece 3 0 -3

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) 14,949,680
Air transport 4,396,515
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 868,731
Other 193,458

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) 6,409,521 8,540,159 +2,130,638
Air transport 1,950,286 2,446,229 +495,943
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 500,725 368,006 -132,719
Other 148,606 44,852 -103,754

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,900,332
London Heathrow Airport 2,970,685
East Midlands Airport 1,163,061
Immingham Docks 720,989
London Gateway Port 321,720

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 5,694,355 8,205,977 +2,511,622
London Heathrow Airport 1,676,481 1,294,204 -382,277
East Midlands Airport 163,491 999,570 +836,079
Immingham Docks 598,320 122,669 -475,651
London Gateway Port 320,626 1,094 -319,532
Southampton 51,492 247,286 +195,794
ZLC 96,067 134,376 +38,309
000 148,606 44,852 -103,754
Liverpool Docks 67,260 103,720 +36,460
London 0 85,335 +85,335

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 740819

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

Description: Copper wire with varying thicknesses, not exceeding 6 mm, used in general electrical wiring