Import/export HS code 740919: Various copper plates

Copper plates and sheets not in coils, used in various industrial and decorative applications

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 12,896,384
Finland 9,629,874
France 8,508,803
Thailand 6,159,887
Netherlands 3,530,530

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 6,873,172 6,023,212 -849,960
Finland 6,448,441 3,181,433 -3,267,008
France 3,922,014 4,586,789 +664,775
Thailand 4,509,055 1,650,832 -2,858,223
Netherlands 1,551,520 1,979,010 +427,490
Italy 760,136 1,805,937 +1,045,801
Greece 1,032,794 584,949 -447,845
Bulgaria 706,673 540,781 -165,892
Poland 457,933 102,074 -355,859
Turkey 80,276 315,132 +234,856

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 13,615,537
Finland 10,262,247
Bulgaria 7,573,787
Thailand 6,159,887
Italy 2,526,887

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 7,681,546 5,933,991 -1,747,555
Finland 6,458,745 3,803,502 -2,655,243
Bulgaria 4,745,181 2,828,606 -1,916,575
Thailand 4,509,055 1,650,832 -2,858,223
Italy 765,892 1,760,995 +995,103
Romania 0 2,425,552 +2,425,552
Poland 457,861 102,037 -355,824
China 359,302 61,377 -297,925
Turkey 80,276 315,132 +234,856
India 233,820 133,982 -99,838

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Devon 5
Essex 5
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5

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 6 9 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Devon 2 3 +1
Essex 4 3 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2

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) 29,236,097
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,992,613
Road transport 2,868,346
Other 1,117,242
Air transport 885,399

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) 15,723,657 13,512,440 -2,211,217
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,044,546 5,948,067 -4,096,479
Road transport 1,418,069 1,450,277 +32,208
Other 670,168 447,074 -223,094
Air transport 626,163 259,236 -366,927

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 10,825,314
Immingham Docks 9,448,416
Felixstowe 7,635,202
Southampton 4,509,055
ZLC 3,021,805

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 £
Dover 5,337,545 5,487,769 +150,224
Immingham Docks 4,090,880 5,357,536 +1,266,656
Felixstowe 4,187,575 3,447,627 -739,948
Southampton 4,509,055 0 -4,509,055
ZLC 1,558,489 1,463,316 -95,173
Hull 2,538,195 161,571 -2,376,624
Purfleet 808,334 1,676,787 +868,453
Harwich 1,607,370 346,330 -1,261,040
London 1,307,236 644,780 -662,456
London Gateway Port 67,645 1,817,216 +1,749,571

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 13
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 6
Manufacture of electrical equipment 6
Specialised construction activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 18
2025-10 14
2025-09 15
2025-08 17

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+ 35
1m-15m 25
15m-54m 13
Other 5
0-1m 4

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 £
Ireland 11,458,349
France 347,598
United States 324,254
Germany 304,469
Netherlands 236,069

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 £
Ireland 7,301,986 4,156,363 -3,145,623
France 229,370 118,228 -111,142
United States 153,809 170,445 +16,636
Germany 64,720 239,749 +175,029
Netherlands 153,989 82,080 -71,909
Sweden 101,701 103,021 +1,320
Egypt 136,709 6,461 -130,248
Turkey 7,834 129,068 +121,234
Romania 44,103 51,767 +7,664
China 18,979 29,781 +10,802

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 £
XI 10,854,591
Ireland 14,718
Suriname 10,574
Finland 7,682
Belgium 6,665

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 £
XI 7,012,410 3,842,181 -3,170,229
Ireland 14,718 0 -14,718
Suriname 0 10,574 +10,574
Finland 6,792 890 -5,902
Belgium 6,665 0 -6,665
Italy 4,613 0 -4,613

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 10,902,089
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,445,015
Air transport 1,155,701
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 311,081

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 £
Other 7,047,605 3,854,484 -3,193,121
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 656,672 788,343 +131,671
Air transport 686,425 469,276 -217,149
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 130,701 180,380 +49,679

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 10,902,089
East Midlands Airport 619,832
Dover / Eurotunnel 576,282
Holyhead 491,745
London Heathrow Airport 320,558

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 £
000 7,047,605 3,854,484 -3,193,121
East Midlands Airport 365,711 254,121 -111,590
Dover / Eurotunnel 210,959 365,323 +154,364
Holyhead 192,451 299,294 +106,843
London Heathrow Airport 225,205 95,353 -129,852
Immingham Docks 136,552 142,383 +5,831
London Gateway Port 94,966 19,578 -75,388
Liverpool Docks 68,321 28,343 -39,978
Portsmouth 55,272 31,711 -23,561
ZLC 54,545 29,131 -25,414

Quick facts

HS code: 740919

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

Description: Copper plates and sheets not in coils, used in various industrial and decorative applications