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 89,382,653
Germany 16,888,201
Italy 14,767,948
Poland 12,702,185
China 10,211,481

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 47,055,601 42,327,052 -4,728,549
Germany 9,378,484 7,509,717 -1,868,767
Italy 7,292,752 7,475,196 +182,444
Poland 6,259,121 6,443,064 +183,943
China 4,973,958 5,237,523 +263,565
United States 3,704,073 2,856,817 -847,256
Czechia 3,035,702 2,854,462 -181,240
Austria 1,255,567 1,127,981 -127,586
Ukraine 989,663 1,217,479 +227,816
Portugal 1,336,830 846,039 -490,791

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 90,145,217
Germany 18,226,971
Italy 15,445,547
China 10,400,555
Poland 10,124,905

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 47,587,748 42,557,469 -5,030,279
Germany 9,559,831 8,667,140 -892,691
Italy 7,878,682 7,566,865 -311,817
China 5,031,269 5,369,286 +338,017
Poland 5,003,895 5,121,010 +117,115
United States 3,864,157 3,109,196 -754,961
Czechia 3,044,934 1,556,489 -1,488,445
Ukraine 2,063,080 2,286,907 +223,827
Portugal 1,359,748 846,039 -513,709
Saudi Arabia 1,892,918 0 -1,892,918

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Inner London - West 13
Essex 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 20 13 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 12 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 10 -5
Inner London - West 7 10 +3
Essex 11 5 -6
West Midlands 9 9 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 6 -2
Cheshire 8 7 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -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) 86,927,250
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 50,463,874
Road transport 29,571,625
Air transport 6,939,624
Other 3,177,082

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) 46,099,750 40,827,500 -5,272,250
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,088,302 22,375,572 -5,712,730
Road transport 13,913,108 15,658,517 +1,745,409
Air transport 3,781,083 3,158,541 -622,542
Other 1,643,898 1,533,184 -110,714

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 51,945,428
Felixstowe 41,509,412
Dover 28,005,991
Killingholme 14,192,475
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,885,126

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 25,653,422 26,292,006 +638,584
Felixstowe 23,495,449 18,013,963 -5,481,486
Dover 13,659,308 14,346,683 +687,375
Killingholme 7,398,822 6,793,653 -605,169
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,903,250 2,981,876 -921,374
London Gateway Port 2,965,130 2,389,955 -575,175
Eurotunnel 3,636,898 1,175,601 -2,461,297
000 1,643,898 1,533,184 -110,714
London Heathrow Airport 1,050,969 1,407,083 +356,114
Grangemouth Docks 1,150,624 789,985 -360,639

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 39
Other manufacturing 21
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 17
Manufacture of other transport equipment 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 59
2025-11 57
2025-10 67
2025-09 59
2025-08 59

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+ 114
1m-15m 95
15m-54m 25
Other 14
0-1m 13

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 7,998,224
France 5,659,314
Germany 4,690,320
Poland 3,878,874
United Arab Emirates 2,442,210

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 2,273,937 5,724,287 +3,450,350
France 2,599,984 3,059,330 +459,346
Germany 2,147,861 2,542,459 +394,598
Poland 1,974,209 1,904,665 -69,544
United Arab Emirates 1,368,761 1,073,449 -295,312
Switzerland 1,259,560 868,852 -390,708
Ireland 950,129 1,146,596 +196,467
Italy 553,633 1,200,533 +646,900
United States 811,481 422,710 -388,771
Sweden 316,482 495,708 +179,226

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
XI 2,551
Nicaragua 1,948
Italy 204
France 85

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
XI 1,262 1,289 +27
Nicaragua 0 1,948 +1,948
Italy 142 62 -80
France 57 28 -29
China 9 23 +14

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) 29,272,172
Air transport 6,458,709
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,585,288
Road transport 46,792
Other 17,474

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) 11,968,135 17,304,037 +5,335,902
Air transport 3,407,626 3,051,083 -356,543
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,574,001 2,011,287 -1,562,714
Road transport 46,792 0 -46,792
Other 13,173 4,301 -8,872

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,576,487
London Gateway Port 3,102,368
Dover 2,196,382
London Heathrow Airport 2,011,498
East Midlands Airport 1,959,960

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 8,923,170 13,653,317 +4,730,147
London Gateway Port 1,814,874 1,287,494 -527,380
Dover 1,393,991 802,391 -591,600
London Heathrow Airport 981,528 1,029,970 +48,442
East Midlands Airport 929,708 1,030,252 +100,544
ZLC 979,686 698,108 -281,578
Holyhead 621,308 872,666 +251,358
Immingham Docks 573,917 850,439 +276,522
Southampton 1,164,011 210,544 -953,467
Liverpool Docks 395,911 251,126 -144,785

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