Import/export HS code 76020011: Aluminium waste from cutting or shaping

Small pieces like turnings, shavings, chips, and filings, as well as waste from thin coloured or coated sheets and foil

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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 £
Greece 40,202,113
Ireland 38,331,174
Norway 35,725,109
Spain 29,204,407
Finland 19,532,141

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 £
Greece 19,775,692 20,426,421 +650,729
Ireland 18,406,821 19,924,353 +1,517,532
Norway 17,206,450 18,518,659 +1,312,209
Spain 14,473,965 14,730,442 +256,477
Finland 10,496,032 9,036,109 -1,459,923
Germany 7,495,839 10,712,899 +3,217,060
Iceland 6,922,883 8,678,097 +1,755,214
Australia 9,678,373 3,624,280 -6,054,093
Netherlands 3,961,113 6,231,306 +2,270,193
France 2,608,880 1,961,287 -647,593

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 £
Greece 40,159,060
Norway 35,820,400
Ireland 34,068,135
Spain 28,320,225
Finland 19,452,445

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 £
Greece 19,732,639 20,426,421 +693,782
Norway 17,246,323 18,574,077 +1,327,754
Ireland 16,059,323 18,008,812 +1,949,489
Spain 13,466,159 14,854,066 +1,387,907
Finland 10,456,159 8,996,286 -1,459,873
Germany 7,040,767 12,238,450 +5,197,683
Iceland 7,012,780 8,678,097 +1,665,317
Australia 9,807,788 3,397,083 -6,410,705
Belgium 2,682,150 4,320,728 +1,638,578
Netherlands 3,022,149 3,511,057 +488,908

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8
Cheshire 5
West Midlands 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 4 -3
Cheshire 3 5 +2
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Lancashire 2 3 +1
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1

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) 158,968,809
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 87,490,979
Other 4,205,960
Road transport 1,745,338
Air transport 119,961

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) 77,198,830 81,769,979 +4,571,149
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,445,228 40,045,751 -7,399,477
Other 3,008,975 1,196,985 -1,811,990
Road transport 274,168 1,471,170 +1,197,002
Air transport 98,087 21,874 -76,213
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 19,694 +19,694

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 73,511,512
Liverpool Docks 49,317,292
Avonmouth Docks 40,470,114
Dover 12,719,010
Holyhead 11,972,451

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 34,812,126 38,699,386 +3,887,260
Liverpool Docks 27,397,307 21,919,985 -5,477,322
Avonmouth Docks 20,123,997 20,346,117 +222,120
Dover 5,810,924 6,908,086 +1,097,162
Holyhead 6,699,093 5,273,358 -1,425,735
Felixstowe 7,633,163 4,315,648 -3,317,515
London Gateway Port 7,354,390 3,515,676 -3,838,714
Middlesbrough 5,029,752 3,904,077 -1,125,675
Heysham 1,792,273 5,010,901 +3,218,628
Eurotunnel 1,641,545 3,349,924 +1,708,379

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 24
Manufacture of basic metals 17
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 4
Land transport and transport via pipelines 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 23
2026-03 20
2026-02 26
2026-01 23
2025-12 23

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+ 30
15m-54m 14
1m-15m 12
Other 6
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 £
India 591,054,089
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 334,733,049
China 202,274,411
Germany 130,963,907
Thailand 108,472,140

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 £
India 275,329,926 315,724,163 +40,394,237
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 150,294,919 184,438,130 +34,143,211
China 90,796,506 111,477,905 +20,681,399
Germany 69,557,249 61,406,658 -8,150,591
Thailand 61,715,297 46,756,843 -14,958,454
Switzerland 28,194,158 48,502,424 +20,308,266
Turkey 31,762,101 24,901,769 -6,860,332
United States 12,608,944 38,542,470 +25,933,526
South Korea 20,717,681 13,433,380 -7,284,301
Netherlands 13,766,718 19,770,358 +6,003,640

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 3,690,220
Italy 27,623

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 3,241,089 449,131 -2,791,958
Italy 27,623 0 -27,623

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,585,490,773
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 333,533,367
Other 3,717,843
Road transport 1,495,715
Air transport 56,369

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 737,037,596 848,453,177 +111,415,581
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 171,651,998 161,881,369 -9,770,629
Other 3,268,712 449,131 -2,819,581
Road transport 1,282,395 213,320 -1,069,075
Air transport 13,447 42,922 +29,475

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 569,603,813
Felixstowe 546,856,026
Southampton 240,421,622
Dover / Eurotunnel 173,182,640
Immingham Docks 117,279,446

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 £
London Gateway Port 194,434,052 375,169,761 +180,735,709
Felixstowe 365,192,029 181,663,997 -183,528,032
Southampton 88,153,407 152,268,215 +64,114,808
Dover / Eurotunnel 81,032,413 92,150,227 +11,117,814
Immingham Docks 52,694,903 64,584,543 +11,889,640
Liverpool Docks 32,638,731 47,789,984 +15,151,253
Belfast Port 28,113,462 34,618,246 +6,504,784
Harwich 12,698,761 12,293,748 -405,013
London 13,592,824 8,473,119 -5,119,705
Avonmouth Docks 9,140,366 9,416,742 +276,376

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 76020011

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

Description: Small pieces like turnings, shavings, chips, and filings, as well as waste from thin coloured or coated sheets and foil