Import/export HS code 741129: Various copper alloy tubes

Tubes made from various copper alloys, used for specific industrial purposes

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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 £
Austria 8,273,237
Germany 7,414,458
Netherlands 1,838,930
United States 916,100
Switzerland 836,161

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 £
Austria 4,096,733 4,176,504 +79,771
Germany 3,506,125 3,908,333 +402,208
Netherlands 804,341 1,034,589 +230,248
United States 460,029 456,071 -3,958
Switzerland 345,213 490,948 +145,735
Viet Nam 414,379 0 -414,379
Slovakia 255,638 89,611 -166,027
Ireland 19,516 320,990 +301,474
France 206,588 130,063 -76,525
Portugal 177,773 138,195 -39,578

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 £
Austria 8,871,895
Germany 6,561,792
Netherlands 1,318,289
United States 1,053,371
Switzerland 786,163

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 £
Austria 4,119,659 4,752,236 +632,577
Germany 3,494,055 3,067,737 -426,318
Netherlands 625,485 692,804 +67,319
United States 466,289 587,082 +120,793
Switzerland 433,106 353,057 -80,049
Slovakia 352,782 105,899 -246,883
Viet Nam 414,379 0 -414,379
Portugal 190,373 190,500 +127
Ireland 7,302 309,414 +302,112
Costa Rica 92,505 140,290 +47,785

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 9
Inner London - West 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6
West Yorkshire 6
Cheshire 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 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 4 6 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Cheshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 5 2 -3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -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) 17,891,535
Air transport 2,325,352
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,997,622
Road transport 70,632
Other 34,845

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) 8,438,688 9,452,847 +1,014,159
Air transport 1,314,408 1,010,944 -303,464
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,143,082 854,540 -288,542
Road transport 3,254 67,378 +64,124
Other 13,077 21,768 +8,691

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,937,691
Eurotunnel 2,251,306
Immingham Docks 2,096,309
London 857,229
Felixstowe 847,033

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 5,377,417 6,560,274 +1,182,857
Eurotunnel 1,257,124 994,182 -262,942
Immingham Docks 1,053,602 1,042,707 -10,895
London 449,726 407,503 -42,223
Felixstowe 542,257 304,776 -237,481
Birmingham Airport 377,305 398,667 +21,362
London Heathrow Airport 341,108 282,659 -58,449
London Gateway Port 384,731 125,797 -258,934
Leeds Bradford Airport 350,211 24,532 -325,679
East Midlands Airport 199,708 119,355 -80,353

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 28
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 12
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 8
Other manufacturing 6
Manufacture of basic metals 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 21
2025-10 14
2025-09 22
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+ 37
1m-15m 28
0-1m 9
Other 8
15m-54m 6

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 985,922
France 864,244
Japan 578,895
Germany 486,758
Singapore 212,923

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 680,150 305,772 -374,378
France 357,719 506,525 +148,806
Japan 300,172 278,723 -21,449
Germany 183,276 303,482 +120,206
Singapore 67,161 145,762 +78,601
New Zealand 36,692 137,093 +100,401
Belgium 3,388 126,073 +122,685
United States 118,179 11,260 -106,919
Sri Lanka 47,765 48,246 +481
India 15,795 66,104 +50,309

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 £
China 25,377
France 30
XI 22

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 £
China 17,929 7,448 -10,481
France 30 0 -30
XI 22 0 -22

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) 2,490,702
Air transport 1,297,699
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 391,654
Other 27,611

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) 1,255,075 1,235,627 -19,448
Air transport 623,757 673,942 +50,185
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 175,894 215,760 +39,866
Other 19,456 8,155 -11,301

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,434,864
Holyhead 855,531
London Heathrow Airport 834,376
London Gateway Port 242,748
Manchester Airport 175,425

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 572,582 862,282 +289,700
Holyhead 578,748 276,783 -301,965
London Heathrow Airport 385,713 448,663 +62,950
London Gateway Port 105,915 136,833 +30,918
Manchester Airport 94,532 80,893 -13,639
East Midlands Airport 96,818 30,670 -66,148
Liverpool Docks 59,855 24,375 -35,480
Newcastle Airport 0 76,293 +76,293
ZLC 34,885 29,930 -4,955
Southampton 8,374 56,200 +47,826

Quick facts

HS code: 741129

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

Description: Tubes made from various copper alloys, used for specific industrial purposes