Import/export HS code 76020090: Aluminium scrap

General aluminium scrap, often recycled for new products

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 £
Greece 39,963,760
Ireland 28,189,586
Australia 11,806,098
Netherlands 3,914,625
United Arab Emirates 3,475,387

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 21,879,195 18,084,565 -3,794,630
Ireland 13,248,760 14,940,826 +1,692,066
Australia 10,390,825 1,415,273 -8,975,552
Netherlands 1,016,998 2,897,627 +1,880,629
United Arab Emirates 3,372,654 102,733 -3,269,921
Iceland 1,182,246 2,193,282 +1,011,036
Israel 2,620,492 135,997 -2,484,495
Austria 429,639 1,913,979 +1,484,340
Belgium 1,274,737 725,163 -549,574
Spain 1,388,252 358,141 -1,030,111

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 39,963,760
Ireland 24,267,602
Australia 11,742,422
Belgium 5,015,457
United Arab Emirates 4,027,480

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 21,879,195 18,084,565 -3,794,630
Ireland 11,062,898 13,204,704 +2,141,806
Australia 10,186,931 1,555,491 -8,631,440
Belgium 2,035,076 2,980,381 +945,305
United Arab Emirates 3,924,747 102,733 -3,822,014
Iceland 1,272,143 2,193,282 +921,139
Germany 1,123,711 2,225,981 +1,102,270
Israel 2,726,184 135,997 -2,590,187
Austria 3,804 1,632,706 +1,628,902
United States 163,351 1,369,927 +1,206,576

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5
Cheshire 4
West Midlands 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Inner London - West 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 4 2 -2
Cheshire 2 4 +2
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Outer London - East and North East 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 0 -2

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) 69,767,551
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,743,154
Other 3,267,244
Road transport 268,176
Air transport 26,470

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) 42,855,601 26,911,950 -15,943,651
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,796,560 18,946,594 +4,150,034
Other 2,296,502 970,742 -1,325,760
Road transport 0 268,176 +268,176
Air transport 6,286 20,184 +13,898
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 4,573 +4,573

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Avonmouth Docks 39,883,456
Liverpool Docks 16,336,201
Holyhead 9,082,034
London Gateway Port 8,357,555
Felixstowe 6,545,573

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 £
Avonmouth Docks 21,879,195 18,004,261 -3,874,934
Liverpool Docks 10,450,302 5,885,899 -4,564,403
Holyhead 5,027,557 4,054,477 -973,080
London Gateway Port 7,517,834 839,721 -6,678,113
Felixstowe 4,898,419 1,647,154 -3,251,265
Heysham 1,528,743 3,250,560 +1,721,817
Dover 1,817,917 2,654,210 +836,293
Immingham Docks 1,118,337 2,160,302 +1,041,965
000 2,296,502 970,742 -1,325,760
Eurotunnel 408,637 2,616,644 +2,208,007

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
19
Manufacture of basic metals
14
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
14
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
4
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 18
2026-04 18
2026-03 15
2026-02 20
2026-01 18

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+ 22
15m-54m 10
1m-15m 10
0-1m 4
Other 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 396,820,337
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 184,108,695
China 86,864,149
Switzerland 77,025,773
Germany 75,271,504

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 192,564,735 204,255,602 +11,690,867
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 87,128,767 96,979,928 +9,851,161
China 43,093,911 43,770,238 +676,327
Switzerland 30,655,467 46,370,306 +15,714,839
Germany 43,037,523 32,233,981 -10,803,542
Thailand 35,446,503 34,295,927 -1,150,576
United States 9,035,990 38,382,257 +29,346,267
Turkey 25,634,002 19,685,334 -5,948,668
Netherlands 10,124,299 11,919,396 +1,795,097
France 9,057,523 12,069,964 +3,012,441

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 3,135,647

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 2,642,246 493,401 -2,148,845

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) 967,778,534
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 229,741,947
Other 3,135,647
Road transport 1,014,360
Air transport 8,833

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) 452,377,238 515,401,296 +63,024,058
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 119,659,441 110,082,506 -9,576,935
Other 2,642,246 493,401 -2,148,845
Road transport 801,040 213,320 -587,720
Air transport 5,489 3,344 -2,145

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 412,128,571
Felixstowe 285,883,978
Southampton 149,229,351
Dover / Eurotunnel 123,072,379
Immingham Docks 85,524,943

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 161,124,221 251,004,350 +89,880,129
Felixstowe 188,765,452 97,118,526 -91,646,926
Southampton 57,778,343 91,451,008 +33,672,665
Dover / Eurotunnel 56,458,986 66,613,393 +10,154,407
Immingham Docks 40,055,627 45,469,316 +5,413,689
Liverpool Docks 18,501,552 31,305,518 +12,803,966
Belfast Port 14,847,759 11,870,843 -2,976,916
Harwich 10,763,030 9,459,647 -1,303,383
London 7,724,781 4,562,692 -3,162,089
Greenock 3,256,273 3,871,865 +615,592

Quick facts

HS code: 76020090

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

Description: General aluminium scrap, often recycled for new products