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

Thin foil with backing, used in specialized 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 £
Spain 34,809,298
Austria 20,507,541
France 18,967,884
Germany 18,577,119
United States 17,474,264

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 19,685,550 15,123,748 -4,561,802
Austria 10,496,798 10,010,743 -486,055
France 8,753,014 10,214,870 +1,461,856
Germany 10,389,021 8,188,098 -2,200,923
United States 8,970,379 8,503,885 -466,494
South Africa 3,812,505 4,891,043 +1,078,538
Belgium 2,878,642 3,421,363 +542,721
Netherlands 3,197,325 1,243,455 -1,953,870
Poland 2,567,660 1,697,733 -869,927
Greece 2,530,528 1,651,832 -878,696

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 38,946,164
Germany 22,985,178
Austria 20,624,766
United States 18,506,001
France 9,668,631

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 21,767,439 17,178,725 -4,588,714
Germany 13,213,202 9,771,976 -3,441,226
Austria 10,327,887 10,296,879 -31,008
United States 9,923,326 8,582,675 -1,340,651
France 4,063,013 5,605,618 +1,542,605
South Africa 3,812,505 4,891,043 +1,078,538
Belgium 3,602,971 3,931,401 +328,430
Greece 2,537,819 1,655,915 -881,904
Italy 1,412,295 1,452,770 +40,475
China 1,273,616 1,501,125 +227,509

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 10 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 11 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 9 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 11 +2
West Yorkshire 6 11 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 8 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 5 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 6 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 5 +0
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) 114,378,655
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,132,192
Other 3,839,607
Air transport 2,156,762
Road transport 870,445

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) 61,194,123 53,184,532 -8,009,591
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,502,339 16,629,853 +127,514
Other 2,114,765 1,724,842 -389,923
Air transport 1,681,072 475,690 -1,205,382
Road transport 122,575 747,870 +625,295
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 34,518,891
Portsmouth 27,253,010
Southampton 18,322,883
Immingham Docks 15,801,002
Eurotunnel 9,892,303

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 18,799,838 15,719,053 -3,080,785
Portsmouth 15,772,241 11,480,769 -4,291,472
Southampton 9,385,179 8,937,704 -447,475
Immingham Docks 8,636,827 7,164,175 -1,472,652
Eurotunnel 4,380,545 5,511,758 +1,131,213
London Gateway Port 3,685,659 4,940,907 +1,255,248
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,112,569 3,772,006 +659,437
Newhaven 1,075,536 3,482,290 +2,406,754
Harwich 2,653,690 1,825,491 -828,199
000 2,114,765 1,724,842 -389,923

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 47
Other manufacturing 28
Manufacture of food products 20
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
2026-04 42
2026-03 49
2026-02 52
2026-01 48
2025-12 41

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+ 94
1m-15m 63
15m-54m 26
Other 14
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 £
Ireland 4,791,576
Germany 4,567,295
Netherlands 3,964,174
France 3,822,171
Spain 3,053,825

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 2,292,449 2,499,127 +206,678
Germany 502,897 4,064,398 +3,561,501
Netherlands 820,396 3,143,778 +2,323,382
France 1,445,870 2,376,301 +930,431
Spain 303,128 2,750,697 +2,447,569
Denmark 1,639,213 1,341,744 -297,469
Poland 484,560 1,538,356 +1,053,796
Italy 358,188 1,381,412 +1,023,224
Canada 154,436 1,536,718 +1,382,282
Sweden 456,952 967,162 +510,210

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 1,256,243
China 256,292
Switzerland 6,200
India 1,330
Czechia 1,280

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 618,857 637,386 +18,529
China 87,467 168,825 +81,358
Switzerland 0 6,200 +6,200
India 0 1,330 +1,330
Czechia 689 591 -98
France 295 485 +190
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) 30,982,960
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,049,330
Other 1,683,199
Air transport 1,514,558
Road transport 12,494

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) 8,808,094 22,174,866 +13,366,772
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,082,980 4,966,350 +1,883,370
Other 803,302 879,897 +76,595
Air transport 667,178 847,380 +180,202
Road transport 12,494 0 -12,494

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,372,034
Immingham Docks 3,294,759
Liverpool Docks 2,180,524
Felixstowe 1,862,982
000 1,683,199

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 4,994,109 18,377,925 +13,383,816
Immingham Docks 1,812,328 1,482,431 -329,897
Liverpool Docks 554,616 1,625,908 +1,071,292
Felixstowe 1,459,777 403,205 -1,056,572
000 803,302 879,897 +76,595
London Gateway Port 578,660 1,029,224 +450,564
Southampton 124,839 1,440,011 +1,315,172
Dover 803,218 720,980 -82,238
Heysham 657,340 773,112 +115,772
Holyhead 627,986 709,788 +81,802

Quick facts

HS code: 76072010

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

Description: Thin foil with backing, used in specialized applications