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 £
Belgium 23,471,416
Turkey 20,944,255
Bahrain 17,116,024
India 12,720,679
United States 3,988,151

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 £
Belgium 12,726,586 10,744,830 -1,981,756
Turkey 9,886,943 11,057,312 +1,170,369
Bahrain 8,588,455 8,527,569 -60,886
India 8,939,952 3,780,727 -5,159,225
United States 968,737 3,019,414 +2,050,677
China 852,361 1,323,384 +471,023
Portugal 500,629 903,699 +403,070
Poland 833,861 226,245 -607,616
Italy 58,426 985,785 +927,359
Germany 436,143 435,659 -484

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 £
Belgium 23,395,659
Turkey 21,034,414
Bahrain 17,116,024
India 12,720,679
United States 3,967,332

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 £
Belgium 12,769,445 10,626,214 -2,143,231
Turkey 9,886,943 11,147,471 +1,260,528
Bahrain 8,588,455 8,527,569 -60,886
India 8,939,952 3,780,727 -5,159,225
United States 947,918 3,019,414 +2,071,496
China 840,017 1,326,537 +486,520
Portugal 571,347 903,699 +332,352
Italy 58,426 1,041,475 +983,049
Germany 374,143 436,558 +62,415
Oman 372,081 0 -372,081

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Cheshire 4
Greater Manchester 3
North Eastern Scotland 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 7 4 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Cheshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 3 0 -3
North Eastern Scotland 3 1 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 0 -3
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 0 -2
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) 49,222,395
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,381,857
Other 1,614,047
Air transport 412,485
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) 29,012,422 20,209,973 -8,802,449
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,588,309 20,793,548 +6,205,239
Other 1,517,201 96,846 -1,420,355
Air transport 165,035 247,450 +82,415
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 38,781,693
Middlesbrough 16,763,503
Immingham Docks 7,730,703
Liverpool Docks 5,174,970
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 21,421,515 17,360,178 -4,061,337
Middlesbrough 8,882,128 7,881,375 -1,000,753
Immingham Docks 4,265,397 3,465,306 -800,091
Liverpool Docks 1,510,236 3,664,734 +2,154,498
London Gateway Port 3,975,431 616,825 -3,358,606
Southampton 1,473,309 2,370,181 +896,872
Killingholme 607,323 1,130,072 +522,749
Thamesport 614,724 1,013,302 +398,578
000 1,517,201 96,846 -1,420,355
Dover 533,552 808,256 +274,704

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
8
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
Gas
7
Manufacture of electrical equipment
6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 10
2026-04 9
2026-03 14
2026-02 6
2026-01 5

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+ 26
1m-15m 12
15m-54m 9
Other 9
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 £
Belgium 260,207
United States 260,172
Turkey 183,051
South Korea 160,354
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 £
Belgium 260,207 0 -260,207
United States 21,213 238,959 +217,746
Turkey 169,491 13,560 -155,931
South Korea 136,646 23,708 -112,938
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 131,778 0 -131,778
Japan 42,595 60,632 +18,037
China 63,343 885 -62,458
Poland 28,629 25,233 -3,396
Ireland 22,552 22,756 +204
Germany 33,333 5,277 -28,056

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 2,561
Italy 2,336
China 1,645
Germany 109
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 1,671 890 -781
Italy 1,317 1,019 -298
China 117 1,528 +1,411
Germany 84 25 -59
France 89 0 -89
Pakistan 3 79 +76
Japan 35 15 -20
Romania 0 37 +37
India 0 9 +9
Ireland 0 1 +1

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 911,219
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 448,711
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 304,906
Other 10,156

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 529,463 381,756 -147,707
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 351,402 97,309 -254,093
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 235,171 69,735 -165,436
Other 5,515 4,641 -874

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 396,942
Immingham Docks 261,209
London Stansted Airport 216,720
East Midlands Airport 195,834
Felixstowe 187,223

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 274,434 122,508 -151,926
Immingham Docks 260,207 1,002 -259,205
London Stansted Airport 3,758 212,962 +209,204
East Midlands Airport 178,322 17,512 -160,810
Felixstowe 178,204 9,019 -169,185
Dover / Eurotunnel 82,854 77,275 -5,579
London Gateway Port 19,173 23,009 +3,836
ZLC 21,782 17,943 -3,839
Southampton 3,379 29,609 +26,230
Glasgow Airport 22,155 5,401 -16,754

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