Import/export HS code 76072010: Ultra-thin backed aluminium foil (less than 0.021 mm)

Thin foil with backing, used in specialized applications

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 £
Spain 32,137,894
Austria 19,545,312
France 19,287,551
Germany 17,462,234
United States 17,336,828

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 £
Spain 18,368,231 13,769,663 -4,598,568
Austria 10,135,383 9,409,929 -725,454
France 9,529,787 9,757,764 +227,977
Germany 10,106,518 7,355,716 -2,750,802
United States 10,102,302 7,234,526 -2,867,776
South Africa 3,923,262 4,535,673 +612,411
Belgium 2,945,526 3,373,102 +427,576
Greece 2,968,498 1,224,061 -1,744,437
Poland 2,483,075 1,581,224 -901,851
Netherlands 2,744,801 1,144,972 -1,599,829

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 £
Spain 36,309,046
Germany 21,647,520
Austria 19,757,847
United States 17,789,486
France 10,105,821

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 £
Spain 20,724,191 15,584,855 -5,139,336
Germany 12,985,430 8,662,090 -4,323,340
Austria 10,031,542 9,726,305 -305,237
United States 10,617,768 7,171,718 -3,446,050
France 4,433,185 5,672,636 +1,239,451
South Africa 3,923,262 4,535,673 +612,411
Belgium 3,309,404 3,934,693 +625,289
Greece 2,964,384 1,229,127 -1,735,257
China 1,285,231 1,404,147 +118,916
Turkey 1,065,010 1,475,803 +410,793

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
West Yorkshire 11

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
Greater Manchester 11 9 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 8 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 10 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 11 +2
West Yorkshire 8 9 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 8 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 5 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 5 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 6 5 -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) 108,702,292
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,375,961
Other 3,708,056
Air transport 2,023,550
Road transport 794,541

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) 59,795,214 48,907,078 -10,888,136
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,643,410 14,732,551 -2,910,859
Other 2,192,292 1,515,764 -676,528
Air transport 1,600,322 423,228 -1,177,094
Road transport 493,734 300,807 -192,927
Rail transport 0 1,367 +1,367

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 32,775,549
Portsmouth 25,517,793
Southampton 18,458,011
Immingham Docks 14,402,833
Eurotunnel 9,742,968

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 18,539,469 14,236,080 -4,303,389
Portsmouth 15,292,069 10,225,724 -5,066,345
Southampton 10,858,430 7,599,581 -3,258,849
Immingham Docks 7,620,783 6,782,050 -838,733
Eurotunnel 5,091,630 4,651,338 -440,292
London Gateway Port 3,640,912 4,869,669 +1,228,757
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,549,930 3,100,087 -449,843
Newhaven 906,459 4,078,258 +3,171,799
Harwich 2,288,691 1,743,707 -544,984
000 2,192,292 1,515,764 -676,528

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
46
Other manufacturing
28
Manufacture of food products
18
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
15
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 43
2026-04 42
2026-03 49
2026-02 52
2026-01 48

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+ 92
1m-15m 62
15m-54m 25
Other 13
0-1m 12

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 £
Germany 4,872,794
Ireland 4,478,492
Netherlands 3,949,868
France 3,671,197
Spain 3,343,177

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 £
Germany 853,219 4,019,575 +3,166,356
Ireland 2,618,493 1,859,999 -758,494
Netherlands 1,419,206 2,530,662 +1,111,456
France 1,606,353 2,064,844 +458,491
Spain 671,326 2,671,851 +2,000,525
Denmark 1,854,088 958,323 -895,765
Poland 676,255 1,389,561 +713,306
Canada 393,367 1,444,735 +1,051,368
Italy 647,275 1,168,612 +521,337
Sweden 558,332 902,227 +343,895

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 1,159,264
China 249,214
Switzerland 6,200
Czechia 1,998
India 1,532

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 675,744 483,520 -192,224
China 81,367 167,847 +86,480
Switzerland 0 6,200 +6,200
Czechia 689 1,309 +620
India 0 1,532 +1,532
France 526 407 -119
Ireland 305 0 -305
Nicaragua 0 102 +102

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) 31,269,458
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,613,171
Other 1,587,110
Air transport 1,551,538
Road transport 10,629

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) 11,664,669 19,604,789 +7,940,120
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,676,143 4,937,028 +2,260,885
Other 864,329 722,781 -141,548
Air transport 719,810 831,728 +111,918
Road transport 10,629 0 -10,629

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,129,544
Immingham Docks 3,090,676
Liverpool Docks 2,190,234
Southampton 1,832,243
London Gateway Port 1,705,190

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 7,350,532 16,779,012 +9,428,480
Immingham Docks 2,077,922 1,012,754 -1,065,168
Liverpool Docks 736,165 1,454,069 +717,904
Southampton 226,215 1,606,028 +1,379,813
London Gateway Port 655,818 1,049,372 +393,554
000 864,329 722,781 -141,548
Dover 839,572 581,270 -258,302
Holyhead 673,025 636,366 -36,659
Heysham 811,559 463,402 -348,157
Felixstowe 783,947 400,705 -383,242

Quick facts

HS code: 76072010

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

Description: Thin foil with backing, used in specialized applications