Import/export HS code 7411: Copper tubes and pipes

Hollow copper tubes and pipes used for plumbing, heating, and industrial systems

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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 £
Greece 160,884,697
Germany 127,757,624
Viet Nam 110,630,758
Italy 32,369,101
Finland 27,122,248

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 £
Greece 78,310,585 82,574,112 +4,263,527
Germany 63,916,286 63,841,338 -74,948
Viet Nam 49,751,751 60,879,007 +11,127,256
Italy 19,797,117 12,571,984 -7,225,133
Finland 13,634,976 13,487,272 -147,704
South Korea 13,448,082 12,831,384 -616,698
Spain 9,431,913 7,897,269 -1,534,644
Netherlands 3,346,139 8,075,662 +4,729,523
Thailand 7,388,802 3,673,955 -3,714,847
Austria 5,379,872 5,161,829 -218,043

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 £
Greece 163,215,471
Germany 127,782,830
Viet Nam 118,723,558
Italy 37,032,196
Finland 27,638,628

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 £
Greece 79,837,148 83,378,323 +3,541,175
Germany 64,442,576 63,340,254 -1,102,322
Viet Nam 52,132,222 66,591,336 +14,459,114
Italy 18,734,122 18,298,074 -436,048
Finland 13,772,612 13,866,016 +93,404
South Korea 13,414,374 12,833,368 -581,006
Spain 9,451,722 7,903,444 -1,548,278
Thailand 7,394,309 3,676,384 -3,717,925
Austria 5,473,158 5,494,641 +21,483
Canada 4,963,802 4,748,824 -214,978

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 41
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24
Shropshire and Staffordshire 20
Greater Manchester 18
Inner London - West 18

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 35 26 -9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 17 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 17 +5
Greater Manchester 16 10 -6
Inner London - West 14 11 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 12 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13 14 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 16 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 11 -4
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 15 12 -3

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) 345,869,973
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 228,692,160
Air transport 12,560,303
Other 857,453
Road transport 139,262

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) 165,148,281 180,721,692 +15,573,411
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 116,591,711 112,100,449 -4,491,262
Air transport 7,393,053 5,167,250 -2,225,803
Other 607,291 250,162 -357,129
Road transport 17,773 121,489 +103,716

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 136,729,404
Dover 128,072,608
London Gateway Port 119,214,630
Southampton 51,639,353
Immingham Docks 30,231,346

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 61,200,246 75,529,158 +14,328,912
Dover 66,138,551 61,934,057 -4,204,494
London Gateway Port 65,220,103 53,994,527 -11,225,576
Southampton 29,872,975 21,766,378 -8,106,597
Immingham Docks 16,805,594 13,425,752 -3,379,842
Liverpool Docks 1,103,643 21,861,957 +20,758,314
London 8,687,247 11,161,950 +2,474,703
Eurotunnel 7,264,558 8,301,749 +1,037,191
Purfleet 7,864,683 4,401,429 -3,463,254
Killingholme 5,434,747 6,382,579 +947,832

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
103
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
48
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
39
Other manufacturing
29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
27

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 80
2026-04 87
2026-03 74
2026-02 96
2026-01 84

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 133
54m+ 125
15m-54m 55
0-1m 46
Other 20

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 7,327,688
United States 6,942,177
France 3,900,817
Ireland 2,573,135
Canada 1,361,806

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 2,116,678 5,211,010 +3,094,332
United States 2,502,325 4,439,852 +1,937,527
France 2,122,705 1,778,112 -344,593
Ireland 1,543,405 1,029,730 -513,675
Canada 111,751 1,250,055 +1,138,304
Spain 668,925 552,519 -116,406
Japan 379,211 620,036 +240,825
United Arab Emirates 526,190 433,673 -92,517
Saudi Arabia 682,887 247,106 -435,781
South Africa 290,756 584,808 +294,052

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 44,207
China 26,368
Italy 8,969
Ireland 4,039
Poland 2,970

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 39,245 4,962 -34,283
China 12,645 13,723 +1,078
Italy 4,947 4,022 -925
Ireland 1,428 2,611 +1,183
Poland 2,283 687 -1,596
India 137 0 -137
France 78 0 -78

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) 17,759,051
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,425,124
Air transport 7,325,144
Other 113,699

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) 7,798,455 9,960,596 +2,162,141
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,380,800 8,044,324 +3,663,524
Air transport 3,669,747 3,655,397 -14,350
Other 75,747 37,952 -37,795

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,840,026
London Gateway Port 4,461,034
Southampton 3,643,276
London Heathrow Airport 3,290,304
Liverpool Docks 2,852,699

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 4,867,114 6,972,912 +2,105,798
London Gateway Port 2,197,098 2,263,936 +66,838
Southampton 610,995 3,032,281 +2,421,286
London Heathrow Airport 1,036,374 2,253,930 +1,217,556
Liverpool Docks 638,400 2,214,299 +1,575,899
Immingham Docks 1,087,729 1,736,144 +648,415
Holyhead 1,132,419 848,567 -283,852
London Stansted Airport 1,369,601 113,513 -1,256,088
East Midlands Airport 736,970 622,166 -114,804
Felixstowe 671,146 557,910 -113,236

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 7411

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

Description: Hollow copper tubes and pipes used for plumbing, heating, and industrial systems