Import/export HS code 76129080: Various aluminium containers

Miscellaneous aluminium containers not covered by other codes, used for general storage

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 £
France 93,127,952
Germany 56,895,708
Switzerland 21,759,584
Netherlands 18,917,980
Czechia 18,089,282

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 £
France 44,438,930 48,689,022 +4,250,092
Germany 20,878,777 36,016,931 +15,138,154
Switzerland 9,529,881 12,229,703 +2,699,822
Netherlands 9,375,829 9,542,151 +166,322
Czechia 5,895,705 12,193,577 +6,297,872
China 9,422,593 7,424,037 -1,998,556
Spain 9,083,983 3,255,763 -5,828,220
Egypt 0 6,842,665 +6,842,665
Austria 1,967,063 4,610,732 +2,643,669
United States 970,907 2,051,867 +1,080,960

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 £
France 81,123,244
Germany 49,743,363
Switzerland 23,285,210
Czechia 18,475,870
Spain 18,238,505

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 £
France 36,983,839 44,139,405 +7,155,566
Germany 19,951,092 29,792,271 +9,841,179
Switzerland 10,459,130 12,826,080 +2,366,950
Czechia 6,177,204 12,298,666 +6,121,462
Spain 13,416,906 4,821,599 -8,595,307
China 9,982,859 8,102,204 -1,880,655
Netherlands 8,101,991 9,245,605 +1,143,614
Egypt 0 6,842,665 +6,842,665
Austria 2,053,135 3,854,419 +1,801,284
United States 982,701 1,848,647 +865,946

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 42
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 39
Outer London - West and North West 37
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24

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 23 31 +8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 25 27 +2
Outer London - West and North West 23 21 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 15 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 18 +0
Inner London - East 11 16 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 13 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 11 -4
Greater Manchester 13 11 -2
Lancashire 9 10 +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) 215,966,431
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,168,856
Other 14,128,606
Air transport 8,293,719
Road transport 549,092

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) 98,952,945 117,013,486 +18,060,541
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,775,372 18,393,484 +8,618,112
Other 4,969,104 9,159,502 +4,190,398
Air transport 3,376,092 4,917,627 +1,541,535
Road transport 184,614 364,478 +179,864

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 135,948,900
Felixstowe 27,277,104
Immingham Docks 22,470,916
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,638,880
000 14,128,606

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 64,507,458 71,441,442 +6,933,984
Felixstowe 8,315,385 18,961,719 +10,646,334
Immingham Docks 15,703,881 6,767,035 -8,936,846
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,698,273 11,940,607 +8,242,334
000 4,969,104 9,159,502 +4,190,398
London Gateway Port 466,501 9,016,564 +8,550,063
Eurotunnel 3,695,074 3,839,178 +144,104
Harwich 1,423,607 3,770,048 +2,346,441
Southampton 2,376,436 2,792,247 +415,811
Killingholme 3,392,533 1,230,115 -2,162,418

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
148
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
78
Other manufacturing
48
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
38
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 93
2026-04 72
2026-03 85
2026-02 82
2026-01 67

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 198
54m+ 160
0-1m 80
15m-54m 63
Other 39

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 41,937,702
Ireland 41,058,623
Netherlands 29,749,729
Germany 17,600,799
Belgium 10,141,006

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 22,982,626 18,955,076 -4,027,550
Ireland 20,118,900 20,939,723 +820,823
Netherlands 13,169,734 16,579,995 +3,410,261
Germany 8,213,552 9,387,247 +1,173,695
Belgium 4,601,503 5,539,503 +938,000
Italy 2,193,627 3,049,973 +856,346
United States 2,900,361 1,634,172 -1,266,189
Sweden 1,835,506 2,053,309 +217,803
Poland 2,126,141 1,752,406 -373,735
Turkey 296,585 2,497,877 +2,201,292

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 16,362
China 4,761
Ireland 2,941
Germany 304
Denmark 56

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 10,295 6,067 -4,228
China 2,416 2,345 -71
Ireland 2,308 633 -1,675
Germany 0 304 +304
Denmark 0 56 +56

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) 170,238,515
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,777,823
Air transport 6,800,485
Other 24,613
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) 85,410,861 84,827,654 -583,207
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,945,108 5,832,715 +1,887,607
Air transport 3,318,603 3,481,882 +163,279
Other 15,019 9,594 -5,425
Rail transport 12,498 0 -12,498

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 76,887,712
Liverpool Docks 29,443,640
Dover 18,518,095
Immingham Docks 17,111,016
Heysham 11,831,137

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 45,069,407 31,818,305 -13,251,102
Liverpool Docks 12,934,039 16,509,601 +3,575,562
Dover 6,244,247 12,273,848 +6,029,601
Immingham Docks 6,706,609 10,404,407 +3,697,798
Heysham 6,612,500 5,218,637 -1,393,863
London 2,800,354 3,213,484 +413,130
Eurotunnel 1,094,254 4,915,420 +3,821,166
Felixstowe 2,479,062 1,880,724 -598,338
London Gateway Port 1,857,114 1,472,379 -384,735
London Heathrow Airport 2,008,492 958,033 -1,050,459

Quick facts

HS code: 76129080

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

Description: Miscellaneous aluminium containers not covered by other codes, used for general storage