Import/export HS code 7413: Copper wires and cables

Wires, cables, and braided bands made of copper, not covered with insulation. Used in electrical and industrial 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 £
Turkey 102,005,656
Germany 18,886,420
Italy 16,595,215
Poland 13,845,369
China 11,760,900

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 £
Turkey 48,707,042 53,298,614 +4,591,572
Germany 9,534,916 9,351,504 -183,412
Italy 7,234,746 9,360,469 +2,125,723
Poland 6,835,228 7,010,141 +174,913
China 5,658,247 6,102,653 +444,406
United States 3,145,966 5,237,742 +2,091,776
Czechia 2,928,743 4,837,686 +1,908,943
Austria 1,324,421 1,854,397 +529,976
Portugal 1,338,862 1,011,725 -327,137
France 1,332,466 783,406 -549,060

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 £
Turkey 102,643,869
Germany 20,214,771
Italy 17,732,843
China 11,943,430
Poland 11,227,869

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 £
Turkey 49,287,731 53,356,138 +4,068,407
Germany 9,790,778 10,423,993 +633,215
Italy 7,791,173 9,941,670 +2,150,497
China 5,699,648 6,243,782 +544,134
Poland 5,552,622 5,675,247 +122,625
United States 3,326,388 5,474,132 +2,147,744
Czechia 2,939,767 3,536,506 +596,739
Ukraine 2,053,074 2,178,508 +125,434
Uzbekistan 466,063 2,210,414 +1,744,351
Portugal 1,361,780 1,016,463 -345,317

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 25
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Inner London - West 15
West Midlands 12

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
Greater Manchester 18 17 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 13 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 12 -1
Inner London - West 8 13 +5
West Midlands 9 10 +1
Essex 10 6 -4
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 6 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -2
Inner London - East 9 6 -3

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) 99,093,885
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 57,138,566
Road transport 33,599,302
Air transport 8,523,006
Other 3,334,241

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) 46,979,416 52,114,469 +5,135,053
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,589,830 28,548,736 -41,094
Road transport 14,319,505 19,279,797 +4,960,292
Air transport 3,862,778 4,660,228 +797,450
Other 1,650,333 1,683,908 +33,575

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 60,763,941
Felixstowe 45,536,364
Dover 32,254,296
Killingholme 15,308,958
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,959,233

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 £
ZLC 26,850,618 33,913,323 +7,062,705
Felixstowe 23,862,755 21,673,609 -2,189,146
Dover 14,555,569 17,698,727 +3,143,158
Killingholme 7,262,700 8,046,258 +783,558
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,051,102 3,908,131 -142,971
London Gateway Port 2,814,826 2,494,191 -320,635
Eurotunnel 3,784,525 1,397,723 -2,386,802
000 1,650,333 1,683,908 +33,575
London Heathrow Airport 1,239,178 2,002,362 +763,184
Southampton 678,970 2,273,907 +1,594,937

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 53
Manufacture of electrical equipment 40
Other manufacturing 24
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 19
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 53
2026-03 66
2026-02 62
2026-01 59
2025-12 55

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+ 120
1m-15m 97
15m-54m 25
Other 16
0-1m 14

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 £
Netherlands 12,669,584
France 6,640,554
Germany 5,713,965
Poland 4,059,700
United Arab Emirates 2,807,011

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 £
Netherlands 2,441,752 10,227,832 +7,786,080
France 2,641,141 3,999,413 +1,358,272
Germany 2,157,023 3,556,942 +1,399,919
Poland 2,158,250 1,901,450 -256,800
United Arab Emirates 1,484,717 1,322,294 -162,423
Ireland 1,009,295 1,437,289 +427,994
Italy 594,121 1,556,201 +962,080
Switzerland 1,007,883 1,131,764 +123,881
United States 828,755 422,706 -406,049
Sweden 331,352 641,874 +310,522

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 £
Ireland 8,118
Nicaragua 1,948
XI 1,519
Italy 298
France 104

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 £
Ireland 8,118 0 -8,118
Nicaragua 1,948 0 -1,948
XI 1,071 448 -623
Italy 173 125 -48
France 75 29 -46
China 0 23 +23

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) 37,451,031
Air transport 6,798,310
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,066,727
Road transport 36,150
Other 14,651

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) 12,376,262 25,074,769 +12,698,507
Air transport 3,660,164 3,138,146 -522,018
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,370,420 2,696,307 -674,113
Road transport 35,019 1,131 -33,888
Other 11,932 2,719 -9,213

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,842,414
London Gateway Port 3,455,009
Dover 2,152,405
London Heathrow Airport 2,049,936
East Midlands Airport 2,019,036

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 9,229,004 20,613,410 +11,384,406
London Gateway Port 1,820,268 1,634,741 -185,527
Dover 1,223,446 928,959 -294,487
London Heathrow Airport 1,246,409 803,527 -442,882
East Midlands Airport 898,161 1,120,875 +222,714
Holyhead 650,708 1,217,917 +567,209
ZLC 985,878 875,769 -110,109
Immingham Docks 611,126 1,161,349 +550,223
Southampton 1,112,082 302,828 -809,254
Hull 310,280 453,228 +142,948

Quick facts

HS code: 7413

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

Description: Wires, cables, and braided bands made of copper, not covered with insulation. Used in electrical and industrial applications