Import/export HS code 741980: Various copper products

Copper items not covered by other codes, including a wide range of goods like household items or industrial parts

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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 £
Germany 40,418,759
India 29,507,754
China 26,276,983
Czechia 15,059,888
France 13,087,900

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 £
Germany 22,611,914 17,806,845 -4,805,069
India 11,836,558 17,671,196 +5,834,638
China 13,351,814 12,925,169 -426,645
Czechia 3,315,408 11,744,480 +8,429,072
France 5,907,093 7,180,807 +1,273,714
United States 4,496,822 5,216,958 +720,136
Netherlands 3,587,524 2,902,505 -685,019
Italy 3,044,481 3,201,405 +156,924
Switzerland 2,636,136 2,444,023 -192,113
Austria 1,552,598 2,132,932 +580,334

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 £
Germany 39,104,109
India 29,943,773
China 29,452,580
Czechia 15,761,689
United States 9,496,928

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 £
Germany 21,826,016 17,278,093 -4,547,923
India 12,025,433 17,918,340 +5,892,907
China 14,705,894 14,746,686 +40,792
Czechia 3,628,748 12,132,941 +8,504,193
United States 4,325,408 5,171,520 +846,112
Italy 4,403,622 4,873,024 +469,402
France 3,489,193 4,657,013 +1,167,820
Switzerland 2,893,150 2,425,489 -467,661
Netherlands 2,367,326 1,315,131 -1,052,195
Japan 1,229,392 2,213,560 +984,168

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 148
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 112
West Midlands 101
Surrey, East and West Sussex 79
Greater Manchester 63

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
Inner London - West 100 97 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 72 80 +8
West Midlands 76 72 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 56 58 +2
Greater Manchester 51 46 -5
Outer London - West and North West 33 50 +17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 44 47 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 42 37 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 37 43 +6
Inner London - East 42 32 -10

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) 69,557,318
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,864,840
Air transport 38,982,557
Road transport 2,590,032
Other 1,527,277

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) 36,609,069 32,948,249 -3,660,820
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,662,716 36,202,124 +13,539,408
Air transport 18,032,925 20,949,632 +2,916,707
Road transport 1,342,999 1,247,033 -95,966
Other 1,031,125 496,152 -534,973
Rail transport 1,451 10,122 +8,671

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 24,426,389
Dover 24,134,968
Felixstowe 23,588,564
Eurotunnel 17,882,592
Southampton 17,559,538

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 £
Immingham Docks 13,700,689 10,725,700 -2,974,989
Dover 10,007,904 14,127,064 +4,119,160
Felixstowe 13,071,899 10,516,665 -2,555,234
Eurotunnel 5,315,181 12,567,411 +7,252,230
Southampton 6,170,304 11,389,234 +5,218,930
London Heathrow Airport 5,774,389 9,092,233 +3,317,844
East Midlands Airport 5,559,460 5,757,582 +198,122
Birmingham Airport 2,939,605 3,139,267 +199,662
London 3,571,656 2,502,740 -1,068,916
London Gateway Port 1,981,219 2,090,020 +108,801

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
341
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
213
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
134
Other manufacturing
115
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
106

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 256
2026-04 280
2026-03 272
2026-02 269
2026-01 264

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+ 565
1m-15m 559
0-1m 163
15m-54m 153
Other 83

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 £
United States 19,490,841
Ireland 12,573,270
France 11,846,925
India 7,462,126
Germany 7,220,541

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 £
United States 10,836,501 8,654,340 -2,182,161
Ireland 6,185,461 6,387,809 +202,348
France 6,191,663 5,655,262 -536,401
India 880,555 6,581,571 +5,701,016
Germany 4,087,724 3,132,817 -954,907
Singapore 3,956,937 947,620 -3,009,317
United Arab Emirates 2,150,738 2,069,616 -81,122
Saudi Arabia 1,791,700 2,182,499 +390,799
Netherlands 2,204,989 1,650,715 -554,274
China 2,541,979 824,366 -1,717,613

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 8,803,419
Nicaragua 19,344
China 14,818
Ireland 8,337
India 6,935

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 4,054,673 4,748,746 +694,073
Nicaragua 18,537 807 -17,730
China 11,114 3,704 -7,410
Ireland 0 8,337 +8,337
India 5,123 1,812 -3,311
Denmark 0 4,135 +4,135
Netherlands 0 4,006 +4,006
Germany 521 248 -273
United States 0 412 +412
Italy 169 165 -4

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 48,045,894
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,484,862
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,780,159
Other 8,863,995
Road transport 22,331

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 £
Air transport 24,946,399 23,099,495 -1,846,904
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,924,155 17,560,707 -363,448
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,602,704 9,177,455 -2,425,249
Other 4,091,512 4,772,483 +680,971
Road transport 2,919 19,412 +16,493

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,105,817
London Heathrow Airport 20,353,916
East Midlands Airport 11,164,576
London Gateway Port 10,945,740
000 8,863,995

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 11,535,180 12,570,637 +1,035,457
London Heathrow Airport 10,193,712 10,160,204 -33,508
East Midlands Airport 5,498,078 5,666,498 +168,420
London Gateway Port 6,345,227 4,600,513 -1,744,714
000 4,091,512 4,772,483 +680,971
Manchester Airport 4,670,771 3,517,541 -1,153,230
Southampton 3,399,008 2,673,668 -725,340
ZLC 2,378,436 2,309,220 -69,216
Liverpool Docks 1,745,195 1,395,216 -349,979
London Stansted Airport 1,655,261 1,022,112 -633,149

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 741980

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

Description: Copper items not covered by other codes, including a wide range of goods like household items or industrial parts