Import/export HS code 74198010: Copper wire cloth, grill, and netting

Copper wire products like cloth, grills, or netting, with no wire cross-section thicker than 6 mm, often used for filters or screens

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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 £
Germany 1,541,488
Belgium 519,273
Poland 511,266
United States 373,939
Ireland 325,178

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 819,665 721,823 -97,842
Belgium 272,471 246,802 -25,669
Poland 197,626 313,640 +116,014
United States 256,296 117,643 -138,653
Ireland 159,796 165,382 +5,586
Switzerland 193,512 96,476 -97,036
Spain 101,270 101,088 -182
France 42,845 81,473 +38,628
Netherlands 34,262 38,838 +4,576
China 33,634 37,292 +3,658

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 1,071,528
United States 684,472
Belgium 513,467
Poland 511,252
Mexico 359,606

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 587,729 483,799 -103,930
United States 415,896 268,576 -147,320
Belgium 269,511 243,956 -25,555
Poland 197,612 313,640 +116,028
Mexico 176,844 182,762 +5,918
Switzerland 200,380 91,721 -108,659
Spain 101,270 96,040 -5,230
France 58,036 87,981 +29,945
China 61,987 79,434 +17,447
Italy 43,589 32,486 -11,103

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4
Essex 4
Greater Manchester 4

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 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 6 +3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 3 +1
Essex 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 2 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +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) 2,528,250
Air transport 978,004
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 406,473
Road transport 247,764
Other 16,840

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) 1,180,072 1,348,178 +168,106
Air transport 588,763 389,241 -199,522
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 233,291 173,182 -60,109
Road transport 186,584 61,180 -125,404
Other 7,338 9,502 +2,164

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 720,329
Harwich 616,873
Dover 507,593
Birmingham Airport 289,845
ZLC 261,666

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 240,997 479,332 +238,335
Harwich 233,858 383,015 +149,157
Dover 203,558 304,035 +100,477
Birmingham Airport 157,168 132,677 -24,491
ZLC 190,415 71,251 -119,164
London Heathrow Airport 126,534 114,883 -11,651
Dover / Eurotunnel 202,183 31,776 -170,407
Holyhead 125,164 100,478 -24,686
Leeds Bradford Airport 171,695 47,799 -123,896
London 94,899 73,540 -21,359

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
14
Other manufacturing
10
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
6
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 16
2026-04 10
2026-03 13
2026-02 15
2026-01 11

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+ 32
1m-15m 31
15m-54m 8
Other 5
0-1m 4

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 1,426,201
Norway 295,982
Belgium 218,832
Japan 200,160
Germany 197,532

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 624,132 802,069 +177,937
Norway 156,509 139,473 -17,036
Belgium 218,832 0 -218,832
Japan 1,485 198,675 +197,190
Germany 174,745 22,787 -151,958
Australia 114,825 16,803 -98,022
India 46,736 59,787 +13,051
Italy 52,549 42,315 -10,234
China 26,593 56,809 +30,216
Malaysia 66,871 12,675 -54,196

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 5

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 0 5 +5

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 2,721,478
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 530,980
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 356,744
Other 5

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 1,115,993 1,605,485 +489,492
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 478,177 52,803 -425,374
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 309,849 46,895 -262,954
Other 0 5 +5

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,211,898
London Heathrow Airport 925,080
Dover / Eurotunnel 400,379
ZLC 393,072
London Gateway Port 172,757

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 £
East Midlands Airport 429,455 782,443 +352,988
London Heathrow Airport 475,308 449,772 -25,536
Dover / Eurotunnel 356,308 44,071 -312,237
ZLC 76,908 316,164 +239,256
London Gateway Port 170,469 2,288 -168,181
London Stansted Airport 84,971 47,970 -37,001
Dover 116,344 0 -116,344
Manchester 85,754 0 -85,754
Liverpool Docks 41,503 38,802 -2,701
Manchester Airport 49,351 8,108 -41,243

Quick facts

HS code: 74198010

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

Description: Copper wire products like cloth, grills, or netting, with no wire cross-section thicker than 6 mm, often used for filters or screens