Import/export HS code 7505: Nickel bars, rods, profiles, and wire

Solid nickel products in various shapes, used for construction, machinery, and electrical applications

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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 £
United States 139,321,705
Germany 135,780,750
Austria 112,209,021
Italy 77,350,342
France 34,286,481

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 £
United States 60,665,198 78,656,507 +17,991,309
Germany 77,886,183 57,894,567 -19,991,616
Austria 56,383,358 55,825,663 -557,695
Italy 51,937,881 25,412,461 -26,525,420
France 16,324,695 17,961,786 +1,637,091
Japan 15,855,966 9,244,454 -6,611,512
Taiwan 15,674,605 7,125,089 -8,549,516
Sweden 13,789,382 7,549,636 -6,239,746
Belgium 14,577,765 5,066,626 -9,511,139
Netherlands 8,241,918 7,018,368 -1,223,550

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 £
United States 158,832,443
Germany 146,296,540
Austria 129,048,767
Italy 72,534,062
Japan 25,221,887

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 £
United States 73,753,071 85,079,372 +11,326,301
Germany 83,764,483 62,532,057 -21,232,426
Austria 61,435,752 67,613,015 +6,177,263
Italy 52,249,701 20,284,361 -31,965,340
Japan 15,824,154 9,397,733 -6,426,421
Taiwan 15,663,234 7,235,723 -8,427,511
Sweden 12,901,198 8,546,437 -4,354,761
France 12,183,074 8,495,400 -3,687,674
Australia 9,778,613 1,962,088 -7,816,525
China 5,080,485 4,493,090 -587,395

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 37
Greater Manchester 25
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
West Yorkshire 16

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
West Midlands 24 34 +10
Greater Manchester 21 20 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 12 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 10 -5
West Yorkshire 14 10 -4
Inner London - West 11 8 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 12 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 8 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 8 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 10 -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) 371,519,975
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 206,040,920
Air transport 58,550,002
Other 276,160
Road transport 244,395

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) 213,321,507 158,198,468 -55,123,039
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 118,394,067 87,646,853 -30,747,214
Air transport 20,950,856 37,599,146 +16,648,290
Other 227,484 48,676 -178,808
Road transport 156,837 87,558 -69,279

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 140,068,802
Dover 100,486,586
Eurotunnel 72,399,425
Felixstowe 68,084,532
Southampton 54,214,809

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 61,800,865 78,267,937 +16,467,072
Dover 67,728,390 32,758,196 -34,970,194
Eurotunnel 40,292,634 32,106,791 -8,185,843
Felixstowe 44,638,593 23,445,939 -21,192,654
Southampton 27,126,573 27,088,236 -38,337
Killingholme 29,652,175 5,444,913 -24,207,262
Portsmouth 20,452,750 9,974,719 -10,478,031
Liverpool Docks 7,622,272 13,445,427 +5,823,155
Birmingham Airport 4,457,682 16,480,686 +12,023,004
London Heathrow Airport 8,819,649 9,349,445 +529,796

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
93
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
75
Other manufacturing
37
Manufacture of basic metals
35
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
25

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 93
2026-04 92
2026-03 85
2026-02 89
2026-01 90

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
1m-15m 134
54m+ 130
15m-54m 52
Other 23
0-1m 17

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 93,694,551
India 44,879,418
China 44,693,552
France 42,505,772
Singapore 34,990,445

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 42,514,477 51,180,074 +8,665,597
India 23,388,427 21,490,991 -1,897,436
China 20,747,476 23,946,076 +3,198,600
France 24,715,640 17,790,132 -6,925,508
Singapore 23,612,870 11,377,575 -12,235,295
Italy 18,068,828 13,950,961 -4,117,867
Romania 15,461,005 10,423,572 -5,037,433
United Arab Emirates 12,199,890 13,521,499 +1,321,609
Sweden 13,194,780 12,307,445 -887,335
Tunisia 13,264,423 12,211,964 -1,052,459

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 £
United States 455,033
New Zealand 750
Austria 494

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 £
United States 163,503 291,530 +128,027
New Zealand 750 0 -750
Austria 0 494 +494

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) 201,761,609
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 195,728,617
Air transport 150,916,786
Other 456,277
Road transport 178,750

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) 112,825,495 88,936,114 -23,889,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 100,144,635 95,583,982 -4,560,653
Air transport 76,966,278 73,950,508 -3,015,770
Other 164,253 292,024 +127,771
Road transport 178,750 0 -178,750
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 8,145 0 -8,145
Rail transport 0 973 +973

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 163,025,430
London Gateway Port 74,144,481
London Heathrow Airport 70,817,173
Southampton 64,905,962
Liverpool Docks 34,293,439

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 88,992,379 74,033,051 -14,959,328
London Gateway Port 46,226,903 27,917,578 -18,309,325
London Heathrow Airport 37,114,528 33,702,645 -3,411,883
Southampton 30,293,846 34,612,116 +4,318,270
Liverpool Docks 13,413,828 20,879,611 +7,465,783
Manchester Airport 14,352,262 16,257,117 +1,904,855
ZLC 13,227,512 13,765,157 +537,645
Felixstowe 11,232,551 9,551,203 -1,681,348
Immingham Docks 8,832,414 7,287,240 -1,545,174
East Midlands Airport 7,960,200 7,051,614 -908,586

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 7505

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

Description: Solid nickel products in various shapes, used for construction, machinery, and electrical applications