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 65,608,684
Germany 13,824,041
Spain 5,470,126
Netherlands 5,087,215
United States 1,712,248

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 32,751,532 32,857,152 +105,620
Germany 6,751,041 7,073,000 +321,959
Spain 2,872,502 2,597,624 -274,878
Netherlands 3,127,367 1,959,848 -1,167,519
United States 1,160,734 551,514 -609,220
Ireland 707,049 875,913 +168,864
Belgium 611,856 664,955 +53,099
France 367,278 367,719 +441
Italy 332,585 133,838 -198,747
China 198,263 249,667 +51,404

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 65,716,601
Germany 16,534,167
Spain 5,765,133
Belgium 2,603,848
United States 1,685,371

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 32,858,387 32,858,214 -173
Germany 8,866,889 7,667,278 -1,199,611
Spain 2,800,252 2,964,881 +164,629
Belgium 1,228,174 1,375,674 +147,500
United States 1,150,257 535,114 -615,143
Ireland 637,255 865,476 +228,221
France 362,052 510,846 +148,794
Netherlands 395,622 311,111 -84,511
China 367,544 108,385 -259,159
India 152,564 78,545 -74,019

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 9 11 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 9 +1
West Midlands 9 8 -1
Cheshire 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Essex 5 3 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 5 +2
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 2 -3
Merseyside 4 5 +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) 45,846,199
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,976,416
Road transport 11,441,046
Air transport 2,539,678
Other 143,741

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) 22,364,025 23,482,174 +1,118,149
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,912,704 16,063,712 -4,848,992
Road transport 4,309,231 7,131,815 +2,822,584
Air transport 1,543,657 996,021 -547,636
Other 69,794 73,947 +4,153

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 47,665,990
ZLC 16,191,850
London 5,073,912
Harwich 4,174,812
Dover 4,095,764

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 24,863,503 22,802,487 -2,061,016
ZLC 6,752,124 9,439,726 +2,687,602
London 1,570,207 3,503,705 +1,933,498
Harwich 2,362,311 1,812,501 -549,810
Dover 2,446,500 1,649,264 -797,236
Immingham Docks 2,427,745 1,039,696 -1,388,049
Purfleet 2,133,278 1,277,401 -855,877
Killingholme 922,899 2,365,471 +1,442,572
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,691,198 653,213 -1,037,985
Eurotunnel 970,687 200,697 -769,990

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 29
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 27
Manufacture of electrical equipment 23
Other manufacturing 19
Manufacture of basic metals 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 40
2026-03 29
2026-02 27
2026-01 35
2025-12 23

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+ 51
1m-15m 47
15m-54m 21
0-1m 12
Other 10

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 8,070,796
France 3,242,090
United States 2,650,459
Netherlands 1,298,396
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 3,421,396 4,649,400 +1,228,004
France 1,177,128 2,064,962 +887,834
United States 1,564,763 1,085,696 -479,067
Netherlands 543,658 754,738 +211,080
Congo 0 751,962 +751,962
Belgium 685,048 6,912 -678,136
South Korea 261,904 429,245 +167,341
Italy 214,922 339,406 +124,484
Sweden 135,582 259,750 +124,168
Turkey 190,073 195,380 +5,307

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 12,345
India 2,276
Belgium 1,293
China 1,021

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 36,143 44,756 +8,613
Turkey 10,846 1,499 -9,347
India 1,895 381 -1,514
Belgium 1,261 32 -1,229
China 836 185 -651
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) 15,258,619
Air transport 4,423,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,038,565
Other 195,143
Road transport 4,310

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) 6,564,859 8,693,760 +2,128,901
Air transport 1,964,156 2,459,225 +495,069
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 609,137 429,428 -179,709
Other 147,792 47,351 -100,441
Road transport 4,310 0 -4,310

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,086,505
London Heathrow Airport 3,000,951
East Midlands Airport 1,156,036
Immingham Docks 1,077,135
London Gateway Port 335,644

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 5,738,220 8,348,285 +2,610,065
London Heathrow Airport 1,668,079 1,332,872 -335,207
East Midlands Airport 189,556 966,480 +776,924
Immingham Docks 937,731 139,404 -798,327
London Gateway Port 218,417 117,227 -101,190
Southampton 51,492 247,286 +195,794
ZLC 94,740 144,071 +49,331
000 147,792 47,351 -100,441
Liverpool Docks 86,435 49,009 -37,426
Holyhead 22,618 57,253 +34,635

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