Import/export HS code 761490: Various aluminium wires and cables

Other types of aluminium wires, cables, and plaited bands not specified elsewhere

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 £
Belgium 22,705,057
Turkey 19,249,537
Bahrain 18,745,431
India 7,129,662
United States 3,979,140

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 15,503,760 7,201,297 -8,302,463
Turkey 8,265,288 10,984,249 +2,718,961
Bahrain 13,177,847 5,567,584 -7,610,263
India 2,661,132 4,468,530 +1,807,398
United States 958,362 3,020,778 +2,062,416
China 789,766 1,271,618 +481,852
Poland 953,045 221,311 -731,734
Portugal 278,956 839,867 +560,911
Italy 41,357 985,785 +944,428
Germany 371,906 273,324 -98,582

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 22,568,993
Turkey 19,339,696
Bahrain 18,745,431
India 7,129,662
United States 3,958,321

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 15,503,760 7,065,233 -8,438,527
Turkey 8,265,288 11,074,408 +2,809,120
Bahrain 13,177,847 5,567,584 -7,610,263
India 2,661,132 4,468,530 +1,807,398
United States 940,089 3,018,232 +2,078,143
China 777,422 1,274,771 +497,349
Portugal 349,674 839,867 +490,193
Italy 41,357 1,041,475 +1,000,118
Germany 309,907 274,222 -35,685
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 6
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 5 2 -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
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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) 43,699,170
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,734,597
Other 910,750
Air transport 391,587
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) 25,427,694 18,271,476 -7,156,218
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,156,459 16,578,138 -578,321
Other 815,686 95,064 -720,622
Air transport 165,693 225,894 +60,201
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 37,348,247
Middlesbrough 14,679,271
Immingham Docks 8,909,241
Liverpool Docks 5,059,986
Southampton 3,177,042

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 22,402,509 14,945,738 -7,456,771
Middlesbrough 7,856,037 6,823,234 -1,032,803
Immingham Docks 8,021,512 887,729 -7,133,783
Liverpool Docks 1,455,996 3,603,990 +2,147,994
Southampton 431,891 2,745,151 +2,313,260
Killingholme 613,618 1,127,612 +513,994
Thamesport 610,303 1,017,723 +407,420
London 0 1,130,178 +1,130,178
Dover 324,598 745,973 +421,375
London Gateway Port 648,630 300,214 -348,416

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 7
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 6
Manufacture of electrical equipment 5
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 9
2026-04 7
2026-03 11
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+ 24
1m-15m 11
Other 9
15m-54m 4
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 259,904
Turkey 183,051
South Korea 166,112
Japan 104,869

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 18,129 241,775 +223,646
Turkey 169,491 13,560 -155,931
South Korea 122,885 43,227 -79,658
Japan 35,629 69,240 +33,611
China 64,422 885 -63,537
Poland 28,629 25,233 -3,396
Ireland 20,235 19,165 -1,070
Australia 23,208 15,756 -7,452
Germany 31,065 4,627 -26,438

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 £
China 1,534
France 89
Pakistan 82
Germany 40
Ireland 1

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 £
China 70 1,464 +1,394
France 89 0 -89
Pakistan 3 79 +76
Germany 15 25 +10
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 756,037
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 451,115
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 266,661
Other 5,620

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 347,828 408,209 +60,381
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 354,456 96,659 -257,797
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 214,171 52,490 -161,681
Other 3,198 2,422 -776

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 400,052
Immingham Docks 261,209
London Stansted Airport 210,554
Felixstowe 166,223
Dover / Eurotunnel 163,584

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 262,984 137,068 -125,916
Immingham Docks 260,207 1,002 -259,205
London Stansted Airport 0 210,554 +210,554
Felixstowe 157,204 9,019 -148,185
Dover / Eurotunnel 86,959 76,625 -10,334
East Midlands Airport 30,744 16,140 -14,604
ZLC 15,934 20,615 +4,681
Southampton 3,379 29,609 +26,230
Glasgow Airport 9,154 18,402 +9,248
London 24,872 942 -23,930

Quick facts

HS code: 761490

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

Description: Other types of aluminium wires, cables, and plaited bands not specified elsewhere