Import/export HS code 761290: Various aluminium containers

Other types of aluminium containers not specified elsewhere, used for various storage purposes

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  • 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 £
Czechia 121,832,939
France 105,158,767
Germany 81,717,229
Hungary 55,805,577
Netherlands 21,896,758

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 £
Czechia 70,328,384 51,504,555 -18,823,829
France 60,816,583 44,342,184 -16,474,399
Germany 48,780,716 32,936,513 -15,844,203
Hungary 32,174,201 23,631,376 -8,542,825
Netherlands 12,364,961 9,531,797 -2,833,164
Spain 10,650,565 9,125,622 -1,524,943
Switzerland 8,368,074 10,713,187 +2,345,113
China 9,877,782 7,630,021 -2,247,761
Denmark 4,797,732 4,781,198 -16,534
Austria 2,105,463 3,362,409 +1,256,946

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 £
Czechia 129,628,332
France 83,337,828
Germany 80,554,738
Hungary 57,620,243
Spain 26,596,996

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 £
Czechia 75,035,730 54,592,602 -20,443,128
France 48,290,750 35,047,078 -13,243,672
Germany 49,505,606 31,049,132 -18,456,474
Hungary 33,175,951 24,444,292 -8,731,659
Spain 15,313,639 11,283,357 -4,030,282
Switzerland 11,187,275 11,382,925 +195,650
China 10,711,780 7,975,577 -2,736,203
Netherlands 8,630,619 8,374,055 -256,564
Denmark 4,727,558 4,693,165 -34,393
Turkey 3,504,319 1,573,900 -1,930,419

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 43
Outer London - West and North West 41
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 36
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 31
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29

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
Inner London - West 28 27 -1
Outer London - West and North West 30 17 -13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29 20 -9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 27 20 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20 16 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 12 -6
Inner London - East 10 17 +7
Greater Manchester 17 13 -4
Essex 16 13 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 13 +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) 397,014,190
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 75,233,780
Other 9,321,142
Air transport 8,222,880
Road transport 1,245,934

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) 226,866,708 170,147,482 -56,719,226
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,922,205 33,311,575 -8,610,630
Other 3,669,518 5,651,624 +1,982,106
Air transport 3,811,716 4,411,164 +599,448
Road transport 517,640 728,294 +210,654

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 236,106,262
Immingham Docks 125,396,191
Felixstowe 22,038,793
Killingholme 18,142,992
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,430,740

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 140,448,951 95,657,311 -44,791,640
Immingham Docks 71,205,709 54,190,482 -17,015,227
Felixstowe 11,051,149 10,987,644 -63,505
Killingholme 13,060,639 5,082,353 -7,978,286
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,196,839 9,233,901 +2,037,062
Eurotunnel 7,440,718 3,446,576 -3,994,142
000 3,669,518 5,651,624 +1,982,106
London Gateway Port 1,146,756 6,770,369 +5,623,613
Harwich 2,569,877 4,683,114 +2,113,237
Southampton 2,827,177 3,936,210 +1,109,033

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 165
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 89
Other manufacturing 60
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 46
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 34

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 88
2025-11 108
2025-10 102
2025-09 91
2025-08 106

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
1m-15m 223
54m+ 176
0-1m 87
15m-54m 69
Other 41

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 £
France 45,759,467
Ireland 39,216,084
Netherlands 24,591,663
Germany 18,908,720
Italy 16,601,670

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 £
France 26,367,942 19,391,525 -6,976,417
Ireland 21,238,218 17,977,866 -3,260,352
Netherlands 14,968,073 9,623,590 -5,344,483
Germany 6,754,792 12,153,928 +5,399,136
Italy 7,319,025 9,282,645 +1,963,620
Belgium 4,902,134 3,579,681 -1,322,453
United States 3,571,165 2,088,330 -1,482,835
Poland 2,827,999 1,311,510 -1,516,489
Sweden 1,679,366 2,056,684 +377,318
Finland 3,081,060 321,675 -2,759,385

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 30,346
China 5,434
Ireland 3,979
Netherlands 2,481
Italy 653

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 21,418 8,928 -12,490
China 2,925 2,509 -416
Ireland 3,358 621 -2,737
Netherlands 0 2,481 +2,481
Italy 69 584 +515
Germany 113 88 -25
Denmark 0 56 +56
Turkey 16 0 -16

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) 180,975,699
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,038,780
Air transport 6,332,695
Other 402,509
Rail transport 12,498

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) 98,952,340 82,023,359 -16,928,981
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,245,911 2,792,869 -3,453,042
Air transport 3,907,028 2,425,667 -1,481,361
Other 106,831 295,678 +188,847
Rail transport 0 12,498 +12,498

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 101,035,295
Liverpool Docks 25,427,636
Dover 14,985,717
Heysham 12,562,642
Immingham Docks 12,200,267

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 59,261,657 41,773,638 -17,488,019
Liverpool Docks 12,897,132 12,530,504 -366,628
Dover 6,441,546 8,544,171 +2,102,625
Heysham 8,022,098 4,540,544 -3,481,554
Immingham Docks 7,055,588 5,144,679 -1,910,909
London 2,137,220 2,254,504 +117,284
Eurotunnel 520,755 3,538,414 +3,017,659
Felixstowe 1,368,893 2,396,355 +1,027,462
London Heathrow Airport 2,711,118 982,875 -1,728,243
London Gateway Port 2,228,775 1,051,757 -1,177,018

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 761290

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

Description: Other types of aluminium containers not specified elsewhere, used for various storage purposes