Import/export HS code 740911: Copper plates in coils

Copper plates rolled into coils, commonly used in roofing and industrial machinery

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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 £
Germany 36,103,525
France 6,035,016
China 5,245,611
Italy 4,325,677
Turkey 2,680,682

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 £
Germany 16,979,759 19,123,766 +2,144,007
France 1,493,321 4,541,695 +3,048,374
China 3,715,838 1,529,773 -2,186,065
Italy 1,949,473 2,376,204 +426,731
Turkey 972,404 1,708,278 +735,874
Finland 190,626 1,494,458 +1,303,832
Bulgaria 1,149,064 383,736 -765,328
India 291,197 1,079,730 +788,533
United Arab Emirates 0 1,196,243 +1,196,243
Belgium 553,582 598,893 +45,311

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 £
Germany 35,341,491
France 5,554,332
China 5,329,031
Italy 4,414,216
Finland 3,380,245

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 £
Germany 16,986,596 18,354,895 +1,368,299
France 753,897 4,800,435 +4,046,538
China 3,715,838 1,613,193 -2,102,645
Italy 2,044,087 2,370,129 +326,042
Finland 190,626 3,189,619 +2,998,993
Turkey 972,404 1,708,278 +735,874
Bulgaria 1,528,642 285,203 -1,243,439
India 291,197 997,552 +706,355
United Arab Emirates 0 1,196,243 +1,196,243
Thailand 2,503 801,545 +799,042

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Inner London - West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Cheshire 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
West Midlands 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Cheshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Essex 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 1 -1

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) 52,406,723
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,579,857
Air transport 1,256,347
Other 1,246,454
Road transport 1,126,595

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) 22,638,711 29,768,012 +7,129,301
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,360,382 5,219,475 +1,859,093
Air transport 197,760 1,058,587 +860,827
Other 1,082,025 164,429 -917,596
Road transport 425,126 701,469 +276,343

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 16,303,930
Dover 14,631,892
Eurotunnel 9,147,504
Purfleet 4,837,996
Harwich 3,492,307

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 10,182,941 6,120,989 -4,061,952
Dover 3,502,554 11,129,338 +7,626,784
Eurotunnel 4,712,102 4,435,402 -276,700
Purfleet 1,852,120 2,985,876 +1,133,756
Harwich 1,936,688 1,555,619 -381,069
Immingham Docks 440,971 2,709,793 +2,268,822
Hull 1,931,445 1,071,256 -860,189
Southampton 71,083 1,817,390 +1,746,307
Thamesport 690,265 964,374 +274,109
000 1,082,025 164,429 -917,596

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 15
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9
Other manufacturing 6
Manufacture of basic metals 5
Manufacture of electrical equipment 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 12
2025-10 11
2025-09 8
2025-08 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+ 20
1m-15m 17
15m-54m 7
Other 6
0-1m 5

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 Arab Emirates 10,220,279
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,274,632
Saudi Arabia 5,272,763
Ireland 3,527,310
Kuwait 1,947,850

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 Arab Emirates 5,863,329 4,356,950 -1,506,379
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,516,957 3,757,675 -759,282
Saudi Arabia 3,470,623 1,802,140 -1,668,483
Ireland 1,824,704 1,702,606 -122,098
Kuwait 1,305,370 642,480 -662,890
Oman 481,120 1,117,404 +636,284
Qatar 817,146 515,182 -301,964
Germany 319,618 909,097 +589,479
Malta 415,661 642,115 +226,454
Egypt 321,686 626,080 +304,394

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 £
Belgium 72,934
XI 5,476

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 £
Belgium 71,501 1,433 -70,068
XI 5,476 0 -5,476

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) 31,848,309
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,977,206
Air transport 1,734,434
Other 84,534

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) 18,183,584 13,664,725 -4,518,859
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,298,189 4,679,017 +380,828
Air transport 788,742 945,692 +156,950
Other 76,977 7,557 -69,420

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 20,314,977
Southampton 7,265,093
Felixstowe 4,372,239
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,876,386
Holyhead 3,181,099

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 10,499,564 9,815,413 -684,151
Southampton 5,482,565 1,782,528 -3,700,037
Felixstowe 2,325,838 2,046,401 -279,437
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,448,562 2,427,824 +979,262
Holyhead 1,580,057 1,601,042 +20,985
Immingham Docks 867,822 449,424 -418,398
London Heathrow Airport 367,437 176,422 -191,015
East Midlands Airport 150,934 387,576 +236,642
Manchester Airport 152,053 165,596 +13,543
Birmingham Airport 33,493 140,328 +106,835

Quick facts

HS code: 740911

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

Description: Copper plates rolled into coils, commonly used in roofing and industrial machinery