Import/export HS code 7614: Aluminium wires and cables, not insulated

Stranded wires, cables, and plaited bands made of aluminium, used for various purposes but not for electrical insulation

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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 £
Bahrain 27,415,601
Belgium 26,678,797
Turkey 22,501,169
India 12,177,536
United States 4,023,995

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 £
Bahrain 15,929,925 11,485,676 -4,444,249
Belgium 16,242,340 10,436,457 -5,805,883
Turkey 10,632,651 11,868,518 +1,235,867
India 7,601,648 4,575,888 -3,025,760
United States 987,656 3,036,339 +2,048,683
China 798,242 1,305,124 +506,882
Poland 931,511 278,266 -653,245
Ireland 973,242 4,253 -968,989
Germany 429,483 530,022 +100,539
Italy 17,069 872,096 +855,027

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 £
Bahrain 27,415,601
Belgium 26,605,216
Turkey 22,591,328
India 12,177,536
United States 3,978,469

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 £
Bahrain 15,929,925 11,485,676 -4,444,249
Belgium 16,242,340 10,362,876 -5,879,464
Turkey 10,632,651 11,958,677 +1,326,026
India 7,601,648 4,575,888 -3,025,760
United States 959,055 3,019,414 +2,060,359
China 771,519 1,322,656 +551,137
Italy 17,069 927,786 +910,717
Germany 436,399 463,382 +26,983
Portugal 567,034 282,235 -284,799
Oman 767,948 0 -767,948

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Cheshire 4
Greater Manchester 3

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 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 0 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Cheshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 3 0 -3
North Eastern Scotland 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 60,530,784
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,258,851
Other 1,888,046
Air transport 439,995
Road transport 7,688

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,959,072 25,571,712 -9,387,360
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,102,685 19,156,166 +53,481
Other 1,789,021 99,025 -1,689,996
Air transport 194,292 245,703 +51,411
Road transport 1,740 5,948 +4,208

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 50,782,994
Middlesbrough 17,624,167
Immingham Docks 10,045,095
Liverpool Docks 5,034,974
London Gateway Port 4,592,256

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 £
Felixstowe 28,931,401 21,851,593 -7,079,808
Middlesbrough 9,158,422 8,465,745 -692,677
Immingham Docks 7,745,387 2,299,708 -5,445,679
Liverpool Docks 1,919,187 3,115,787 +1,196,600
London Gateway Port 3,974,121 618,135 -3,355,986
Southampton 658,166 3,085,462 +2,427,296
000 1,789,021 99,025 -1,689,996
Killingholme 202,522 1,417,182 +1,214,660
Thamesport 610,303 1,004,326 +394,023
London 7,279 932,539 +925,260

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of electrical equipment 6
Other manufacturing 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 9
2026-03 14
2026-02 6
2026-01 5
2025-12 6

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+ 29
1m-15m 15
15m-54m 8
Other 8
0-1m 2

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 £
United States 264,509
Belgium 260,207
Turkey 181,025
South Korea 161,163
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 131,778

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 £
United States 26,021 238,488 +212,467
Belgium 260,207 0 -260,207
Turkey 169,491 11,534 -157,957
South Korea 114,355 46,808 -67,547
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 57,837 73,941 +16,104
Libya 118,776 0 -118,776
Japan 45,508 55,256 +9,748
China 65,832 885 -64,947
Poland 6,328 48,175 +41,847
Ireland 24,943 20,287 -4,656

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 £
Turkey 2,674
Italy 2,479
China 1,645
Germany 92
France 89

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 £
Turkey 1,587 1,087 -500
Italy 1,382 1,097 -285
China 47 1,598 +1,551
Germany 84 8 -76
France 89 0 -89
Pakistan 3 79 +76
Japan 35 15 -20
Romania 0 37 +37
India 0 9 +9

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 911,462
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 459,067
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 402,682
Other 12,390

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 £
Air transport 418,801 492,661 +73,860
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 340,845 118,222 -222,623
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 332,947 69,735 -263,212
Other 6,918 5,472 -1,446

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 395,499
Felixstowe 284,999
Immingham Docks 261,209
London Stansted Airport 219,618
East Midlands Airport 203,529

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 271,149 124,350 -146,799
Felixstowe 275,980 9,019 -266,961
Immingham Docks 260,207 1,002 -259,205
London Stansted Airport 4,378 215,240 +210,862
East Midlands Airport 86,112 117,417 +31,305
Dover / Eurotunnel 71,309 101,488 +30,179
London Gateway Port 19,173 23,009 +3,836
Southampton 3,379 29,609 +26,230
ZLC 21,022 8,797 -12,225
Glasgow Airport 7,128 21,427 +14,299

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 7614

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

Description: Stranded wires, cables, and plaited bands made of aluminium, used for various purposes but not for electrical insulation