Import/export HS code 76041010: Pure aluminium bars and rods

Straight, solid pieces of pure aluminium, often used in building or machinery

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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 £
Denmark 1,795,393
Ireland 1,706,850
United States 1,412,170
Poland 1,201,461
Italy 498,989

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 £
Denmark 11,299 1,784,094 +1,772,795
Ireland 1,369,551 337,299 -1,032,252
United States 798,002 614,168 -183,834
Poland 263,187 938,274 +675,087
Italy 307,736 191,253 -116,483
Qatar 314,560 160,025 -154,535
United Arab Emirates 395,308 0 -395,308
France 198,194 62,279 -135,915
China 137,621 97,208 -40,413
Germany 105,514 97,219 -8,295

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 £
Poland 2,246,575
Ireland 1,692,963
United States 1,444,861
Lithuania 722,070
Italy 624,159

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 £
Poland 254,693 1,991,882 +1,737,189
Ireland 1,366,169 326,794 -1,039,375
United States 827,811 617,050 -210,761
Lithuania 18,103 703,967 +685,864
Italy 397,467 226,692 -170,775
Qatar 302,856 160,025 -142,831
United Arab Emirates 418,560 5,341 -413,219
China 137,182 98,530 -38,652
Germany 93,894 107,095 +13,201
Spain 167,886 17,847 -150,039

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Inner London - West 7
West Midlands 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 5 -3
Inner London - West 5 2 -3
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 1 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 1 -2
Essex 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 3 2 -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) 5,932,850
Air transport 1,640,829
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,411,443
Other 23,263
Road transport 2,131

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) 2,495,585 3,437,265 +941,680
Air transport 940,074 700,755 -239,319
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,095,761 315,682 -780,079
Other 16,480 6,783 -9,697
Road transport 2,131 0 -2,131

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,553,269
London Heathrow Airport 1,380,568
Liverpool Docks 1,100,510
London Gateway Port 618,573
Holyhead 565,959

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 £
Dover 628,883 2,924,386 +2,295,503
London Heathrow Airport 799,906 580,662 -219,244
Liverpool Docks 893,105 207,405 -685,700
London Gateway Port 458,548 160,025 -298,523
Holyhead 471,808 94,151 -377,657
Felixstowe 236,841 116,799 -120,042
Southampton 247,885 19,174 -228,711
Eurotunnel 124,464 35,732 -88,732
Harwich 74,744 80,473 +5,729
Dover / Eurotunnel 124,073 0 -124,073

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 17
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Specialised construction activities 8
Other manufacturing 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 9
2025-10 10
2025-09 7
2025-08 9

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+ 33
1m-15m 32
0-1m 13
15m-54m 9
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 £
Ireland 2,148,028
Switzerland 767,983
China 729,471
Germany 639,234
Poland 450,034

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 £
Ireland 1,697,927 450,101 -1,247,826
Switzerland 455,690 312,293 -143,397
China 634,605 94,866 -539,739
Germany 388,058 251,176 -136,882
Poland 266,729 183,305 -83,424
Netherlands 297,696 133,002 -164,694
United States 208,986 196,728 -12,258
Thailand 1,500 285,447 +283,947
Croatia 151,232 127,822 -23,410
Sweden 128,103 116,888 -11,215

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 162,670
France 2,472
Ireland 467
Slovenia 72
Belgium 6

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 82,854 79,816 -3,038
France 861 1,611 +750
Ireland 0 467 +467
Slovenia 72 0 -72
Belgium 0 6 +6

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) 3,947,229
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,779,767
Air transport 1,523,783
Other 1,355,554
Road transport 8,307

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) 2,233,576 1,713,653 -519,923
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,101,425 678,342 -423,083
Air transport 901,872 621,911 -279,961
Other 1,271,369 84,185 -1,187,184
Road transport 8,307 0 -8,307

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,856,163
000 1,355,554
Hull 1,018,406
London Gateway Port 745,012
London Heathrow Airport 738,848

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 1,181,251 674,912 -506,339
000 1,271,369 84,185 -1,187,184
Hull 527,760 490,646 -37,114
London Gateway Port 370,822 374,190 +3,368
London Heathrow Airport 488,496 250,352 -238,144
Liverpool Docks 236,789 310,248 +73,459
Immingham Docks 283,223 161,941 -121,282
Southampton 303,697 74,921 -228,776
East Midlands Airport 119,043 184,206 +65,163
Holyhead 189,091 106,910 -82,181

Quick facts

HS code: 76041010

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

Description: Straight, solid pieces of pure aluminium, often used in building or machinery