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

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 97,735,237
Germany 17,723,729
Italy 16,691,997
Poland 13,693,458
China 11,660,888

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 46,998,703 50,736,534 +3,737,831
Germany 9,708,781 8,014,948 -1,693,833
Italy 7,712,958 8,979,039 +1,266,081
Poland 7,311,827 6,381,631 -930,196
China 6,722,593 4,938,295 -1,784,298
United States 3,685,831 4,829,200 +1,143,369
Czechia 3,036,405 4,798,091 +1,761,686
Austria 1,330,471 1,673,059 +342,588
Portugal 1,367,320 913,753 -453,567
Spain 1,014,038 1,027,361 +13,323

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 98,351,142
Germany 19,060,244
Italy 17,656,215
China 11,861,641
Poland 10,972,444

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 47,592,736 50,758,406 +3,165,670
Germany 10,365,793 8,694,451 -1,671,342
Italy 8,100,649 9,555,566 +1,454,917
China 6,782,023 5,079,618 -1,702,405
Poland 5,834,440 5,138,004 -696,436
United States 3,879,481 5,052,887 +1,173,406
Czechia 2,720,385 3,813,886 +1,093,501
Ukraine 2,113,828 1,746,890 -366,938
Uzbekistan 854,502 1,940,081 +1,085,579
Portugal 1,367,320 918,491 -448,829

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Inner London - West 14
West Midlands 13

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 17 15 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 13 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 10 -3
Inner London - West 9 11 +2
West Midlands 10 9 -1
Essex 9 6 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 6 -2
Inner London - East 9 6 -3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 8 +3
Cheshire 7 7 +0

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) 97,190,841
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,743,283
Road transport 32,056,543
Air transport 8,567,310
Other 3,314,113

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) 49,324,910 47,865,931 -1,458,979
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,900,566 25,842,717 -2,057,849
Road transport 13,829,097 18,227,446 +4,398,349
Air transport 4,041,828 4,525,482 +483,654
Other 1,758,467 1,555,646 -202,821

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 59,486,688
Felixstowe 42,572,723
Dover 31,152,336
Killingholme 15,243,202
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,676,164

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 26,952,246 32,534,442 +5,582,196
Felixstowe 22,802,688 19,770,035 -3,032,653
Dover 15,714,087 15,438,249 -275,838
Killingholme 7,686,657 7,556,545 -130,112
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,115,223 3,560,941 -554,282
London Gateway Port 3,295,727 2,006,890 -1,288,837
Eurotunnel 3,607,312 1,213,383 -2,393,929
000 1,758,467 1,555,646 -202,821
London Heathrow Airport 1,323,802 1,808,695 +484,893
Southampton 719,395 2,230,098 +1,510,703

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
50
Manufacture of electrical equipment
39
Other manufacturing
23
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
18
Manufacture of other transport equipment
18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 53
2026-04 53
2026-03 66
2026-02 62
2026-01 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+ 118
1m-15m 90
15m-54m 25
Other 16
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 14,357,376
France 6,499,019
Germany 5,646,355
Poland 3,940,805
United Arab Emirates 2,856,452

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 2,971,012 11,386,364 +8,415,352
France 2,692,996 3,806,023 +1,113,027
Germany 2,658,779 2,987,576 +328,797
Poland 2,327,531 1,613,274 -714,257
United Arab Emirates 1,868,924 987,528 -881,396
Ireland 1,035,507 1,448,620 +413,113
Italy 528,327 1,870,416 +1,342,089
Switzerland 1,254,709 1,021,800 -232,909
United States 717,006 503,696 -213,310
Sweden 374,603 603,714 +229,111

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 £
Nicaragua 1,948
XI 1,519
Italy 298
France 94
China 23

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 £
Nicaragua 1,948 0 -1,948
XI 1,071 448 -623
Italy 173 125 -48
France 65 29 -36
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) 39,401,716
Air transport 6,580,363
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,604,286
Road transport 15,346
Other 6,523

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) 13,886,993 25,514,723 +11,627,730
Air transport 3,601,331 2,979,032 -622,299
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,163,939 2,440,347 -723,592
Road transport 14,215 1,131 -13,084
Other 3,958 2,565 -1,393

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,650,802
London Gateway Port 3,377,476
Dover 2,124,560
London Heathrow Airport 2,015,670
East Midlands Airport 1,900,058

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 10,321,889 21,328,913 +11,007,024
London Gateway Port 2,197,941 1,179,535 -1,018,406
Dover 1,108,333 1,016,227 -92,106
London Heathrow Airport 1,211,236 804,434 -406,802
East Midlands Airport 819,569 1,080,489 +260,920
Holyhead 661,851 1,232,592 +570,741
ZLC 1,025,065 782,880 -242,185
Immingham Docks 700,171 1,050,328 +350,157
Southampton 546,381 474,706 -71,675
Hull 312,931 596,905 +283,974

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