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 58,926,284
Germany 12,860,008
Spain 5,377,115
Netherlands 5,275,026
United States 1,614,378

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 33,695,152 25,231,132 -8,464,020
Germany 7,804,606 5,055,402 -2,749,204
Spain 3,015,696 2,361,419 -654,277
Netherlands 3,195,207 2,079,819 -1,115,388
United States 1,153,877 460,501 -693,376
Ireland 768,946 718,442 -50,504
Belgium 623,521 481,891 -141,630
France 443,130 312,232 -130,898
Italy 352,898 120,406 -232,492
China 173,877 115,148 -58,729

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 59,034,201
Germany 15,852,429
Spain 5,594,474
Belgium 2,419,529
United States 1,596,817

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 33,802,007 25,232,194 -8,569,813
Germany 9,914,719 5,937,710 -3,977,009
Spain 3,049,957 2,544,517 -505,440
Belgium 1,148,185 1,271,344 +123,159
United States 1,150,052 446,765 -703,287
Ireland 696,076 700,045 +3,969
France 356,367 400,726 +44,359
Netherlands 512,040 208,344 -303,696
China 364,254 40,579 -323,675
Italy 145,763 87,071 -58,692

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 12
West Midlands 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Cheshire 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 10 +1
West Midlands 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 8 -1
Cheshire 6 8 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Essex 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,957,996
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,354,533
Road transport 8,948,245
Air transport 2,377,125
Other 154,769

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) 25,607,874 13,350,122 -12,257,752
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,829,037 18,525,496 -1,303,541
Road transport 4,503,351 4,444,894 -58,457
Air transport 1,535,712 841,413 -694,299
Other 72,870 81,899 +9,029

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 43,479,438
ZLC 14,218,528
Dover 4,746,259
London 4,452,653
Harwich 3,745,441

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 24,976,125 18,503,313 -6,472,812
ZLC 8,034,044 6,184,484 -1,849,560
Dover 3,578,426 1,167,833 -2,410,593
London 1,461,420 2,991,233 +1,529,813
Harwich 2,299,316 1,446,125 -853,191
Immingham Docks 2,778,541 812,557 -1,965,984
Purfleet 1,797,084 1,233,539 -563,545
Killingholme 764,000 1,784,799 +1,020,799
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,458,634 889,835 -568,799
Eurotunnel 1,055,000 172,247 -882,753

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 26
Manufacture of electrical equipment 23
Other manufacturing 19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 35
2025-11 38
2025-10 37
2025-09 32
2025-08 28

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+ 54
1m-15m 46
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 6,378,251
France 2,543,418
United States 2,360,485
Netherlands 1,124,256
Belgium 870,963

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 3,141,599 3,236,652 +95,053
France 1,090,675 1,452,743 +362,068
United States 1,330,416 1,030,069 -300,347
Netherlands 526,894 597,362 +70,468
Belgium 859,305 11,658 -847,647
Ireland 539,827 92,205 -447,622
South Korea 261,678 275,468 +13,790
Italy 218,002 295,265 +77,263
Turkey 162,892 200,167 +37,275
Czechia 136,867 108,773 -28,094

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 £
India 325,162
Ireland 80,899
Turkey 48,758
Greece 3,971
Belgium 1,668

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 £
India 324,555 607 -323,948
Ireland 20,038 60,861 +40,823
Turkey 47,050 1,708 -45,342
Greece 3,971 0 -3,971
Belgium 1,636 32 -1,604
China 945 269 -676
Germany 567 0 -567
Spain 270 0 -270

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) 12,330,900
Air transport 3,296,588
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,061,548
Other 559,198
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) 6,062,427 6,268,473 +206,046
Air transport 1,725,185 1,571,403 -153,782
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 821,445 240,103 -581,342
Other 495,223 63,975 -431,248
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 11,273,268
London Heathrow Airport 2,675,069
Immingham Docks 1,187,128
000 559,198
East Midlands Airport 363,513

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 5,251,045 6,022,223 +771,178
London Heathrow Airport 1,424,248 1,250,821 -173,427
Immingham Docks 1,088,586 98,542 -990,044
000 495,223 63,975 -431,248
East Midlands Airport 186,208 177,305 -8,903
London Gateway Port 221,903 125,558 -96,345
ZLC 98,299 133,073 +34,774
Southampton 49,636 90,523 +40,887
Liverpool Docks 93,578 13,614 -79,964
Dover 51,445 32,425 -19,020

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