Import/export HS code 740990: Various copper alloy sheets

Sheets made from other copper alloys, used in specialized 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 5,710,301
France 767,338
Belgium 493,561
China 286,580
Netherlands 233,617

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 2,324,042 3,386,259 +1,062,217
France 464,581 302,757 -161,824
Belgium 156,010 337,551 +181,541
China 158,636 127,944 -30,692
Netherlands 141,469 92,148 -49,321
United States 103,813 126,922 +23,109
Turkey 1,487 113,987 +112,500
Japan 42,421 71,124 +28,703
Poland 54,245 17,774 -36,471
India 29,176 10,533 -18,643

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 3,758,661
United States 2,685,691
Japan 624,737
China 315,068
Netherlands 172,765

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 1,683,862 2,074,799 +390,937
United States 926,881 1,758,810 +831,929
Japan 356,510 268,227 -88,283
China 170,533 144,535 -25,998
Netherlands 83,617 89,148 +5,531
France 150,517 1,362 -149,155
Turkey 1,487 113,987 +112,500
Finland 0 71,336 +71,336
India 41,488 23,368 -18,120
Poland 41,933 4,939 -36,994

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 11
Inner London - West 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4

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 8 8 +0
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 5 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 3 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 2 +0
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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) 6,389,168
Air transport 1,077,422
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 641,999
Other 1,009

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) 2,594,408 3,794,760 +1,200,352
Air transport 668,667 408,755 -259,912
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 251,499 390,500 +139,001
Other 1,005 4 -1,001

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,168,657
Eurotunnel 1,455,538
Felixstowe 611,076
Immingham Docks 518,943
Portsmouth 398,848

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 1,093,100 2,075,557 +982,457
Eurotunnel 549,498 906,040 +356,542
Felixstowe 375,133 235,943 -139,190
Immingham Docks 186,662 332,281 +145,619
Portsmouth 240,768 158,080 -82,688
London Stansted Airport 308,655 35,130 -273,525
Thamesport 53,963 229,335 +175,372
East Midlands Airport 97,569 161,373 +63,804
Harwich 128,885 55,274 -73,611
Manchester Airport 69,655 65,922 -3,733

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 21
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 14
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Other manufacturing 7
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 9
2025-10 9
2025-09 9
2025-08 8

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
1m-15m 29
54m+ 25
15m-54m 13
Other 7
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 £
Germany 824,310
Netherlands 330,296
Singapore 274,368
Italy 179,779
United States 175,878

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 483,801 340,509 -143,292
Netherlands 106,484 223,812 +117,328
Singapore 23,747 250,621 +226,874
Italy 27,635 152,144 +124,509
United States 153,611 22,267 -131,344
India 3,670 99,542 +95,872
Australia 50,253 22,867 -27,386
Angola 60,354 0 -60,354
Belgium 13,158 43,244 +30,086
Ukraine 53,478 0 -53,478

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) 1,590,730
Air transport 852,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 316,289
Road transport 1,949

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) 732,389 858,341 +125,952
Air transport 461,536 390,950 -70,586
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,865 274,424 +232,559
Road transport 1,949 0 -1,949

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,248,690
London Heathrow Airport 357,397
Harwich 187,225
East Midlands Airport 158,331
London Gateway Port 152,289

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 673,185 575,505 -97,680
London Heathrow Airport 193,354 164,043 -29,311
Harwich 0 187,225 +187,225
East Midlands Airport 56,031 102,300 +46,269
London Gateway Port 16,785 135,504 +118,719
Southampton 17,936 126,618 +108,682
Manchester Airport 63,052 65,739 +2,687
ZLC 58,300 45,894 -12,406
Aberdeen Airport 60,354 0 -60,354
Dover 37,263 18,262 -19,001

Quick facts

HS code: 740990

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

Description: Sheets made from other copper alloys, used in specialized industrial and decorative applications