Import/export HS code 7616: Aluminium products

Various items made from aluminium, including tools, household goods, and industrial parts

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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 £
China 264,036,179
United States 104,885,803
Germany 97,008,703
France 73,699,776
Italy 63,366,264

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 £
China 136,041,686 127,994,493 -8,047,193
United States 52,630,068 52,255,735 -374,333
Germany 47,160,012 49,848,691 +2,688,679
France 36,070,676 37,629,100 +1,558,424
Italy 32,778,776 30,587,488 -2,191,288
Netherlands 19,691,838 23,519,202 +3,827,364
Czechia 18,872,556 18,091,381 -781,175
Spain 14,650,025 13,781,147 -868,878
Poland 11,871,256 13,898,817 +2,027,561
Belgium 9,838,921 8,748,268 -1,090,653

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 £
China 302,372,624
United States 102,645,829
Germany 76,191,078
Italy 65,307,056
France 57,663,824

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 £
China 154,370,891 148,001,733 -6,369,158
United States 50,465,050 52,180,779 +1,715,729
Germany 37,058,579 39,132,499 +2,073,920
Italy 33,742,952 31,564,104 -2,178,848
France 28,605,749 29,058,075 +452,326
Czechia 18,710,007 18,846,188 +136,181
Poland 13,762,883 15,471,164 +1,708,281
Spain 12,993,810 13,430,293 +436,483
Netherlands 12,152,861 13,100,129 +947,268
Taiwan 9,361,786 10,003,795 +642,009

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 397
Inner London - West 374
Surrey, East and West Sussex 295
West Midlands 257
Greater Manchester 250

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 293 289 -4
Inner London - West 260 248 -12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 220 218 -2
West Midlands 181 192 +11
Greater Manchester 177 180 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 168 179 +11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 152 169 +17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 131 161 +30
West Yorkshire 128 136 +8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 132 136 +4

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) 354,318,910
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 303,597,498
Air transport 267,233,904
Other 16,081,734
Road transport 4,871,255

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) 176,861,794 177,457,116 +595,322
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 156,470,571 147,126,927 -9,343,644
Air transport 127,040,863 140,193,041 +13,152,178
Other 9,203,905 6,877,829 -2,326,076
Road transport 2,263,209 2,608,046 +344,837
Rail transport 71,684 33,998 -37,686
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 23,032 +23,032

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 153,598,936
Felixstowe 115,859,991
Southampton 101,018,661
Eurotunnel 82,125,515
London Heathrow Airport 81,661,546

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 75,465,445 78,133,491 +2,668,046
Felixstowe 66,860,233 48,999,758 -17,860,475
Southampton 58,306,877 42,711,784 -15,595,093
Eurotunnel 38,971,633 43,153,882 +4,182,249
London Heathrow Airport 39,610,029 42,051,517 +2,441,488
East Midlands Airport 31,123,066 37,770,025 +6,646,959
London Gateway Port 12,421,247 35,004,541 +22,583,294
London Stansted Airport 20,001,537 20,141,112 +139,575
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,532,557 11,028,753 -11,503,804
Birmingham Airport 14,836,698 15,423,286 +586,588

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 1228
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 726
Other manufacturing 396
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 390
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 297

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 1134
2026-03 1193
2026-02 1145
2026-01 1063
2025-12 1027

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 2314
54m+ 1505
0-1m 685
15m-54m 605
Other 377

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 83,506,005
Germany 59,291,906
France 49,690,045
Saudi Arabia 43,089,273
Ireland 28,996,661

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 39,120,174 44,385,831 +5,265,657
Germany 26,318,781 32,973,125 +6,654,344
France 22,844,996 26,845,049 +4,000,053
Saudi Arabia 28,153,307 14,935,966 -13,217,341
Ireland 16,037,484 12,959,177 -3,078,307
Netherlands 12,261,822 11,614,150 -647,672
Singapore 7,990,248 10,406,654 +2,416,406
Spain 6,027,070 8,010,967 +1,983,897
China 5,586,681 6,677,093 +1,090,412
United Arab Emirates 5,458,360 6,041,795 +583,435

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 2,997,520
XI 2,033,667
United States 1,159,252
Belgium 461,588
Italy 391,383

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 1,427,402 1,570,118 +142,716
XI 1,109,491 924,176 -185,315
United States 1,090,878 68,374 -1,022,504
Belgium 240,670 220,918 -19,752
Italy 226,343 165,040 -61,303
Nicaragua 2,301 306,809 +304,508
Ireland 70,509 163,903 +93,394
Canada 125,907 769 -125,138
France 43,606 30,503 -13,103
Germany 33,986 18,979 -15,007

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 280,730,661
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 170,683,711
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 50,232,124
Other 8,269,724
Road transport 276,825

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 137,626,134 143,104,527 +5,478,393
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 84,301,310 86,382,401 +2,081,091
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,458,510 22,773,614 -4,684,896
Other 4,607,947 3,661,777 -946,170
Road transport 269,698 7,127 -262,571
Rail transport 64,423 0 -64,423

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 101,549,378
Dover / Eurotunnel 99,918,290
East Midlands Airport 79,715,931
Warton Aerodrome 33,586,606
ZLC 22,377,893

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 46,498,234 55,051,144 +8,552,910
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,560,011 52,358,279 +4,798,268
East Midlands Airport 36,162,751 43,553,180 +7,390,429
Warton Aerodrome 22,089,787 11,496,819 -10,592,968
ZLC 9,994,500 12,383,393 +2,388,893
London Stansted Airport 9,338,597 8,210,246 -1,128,351
Immingham Docks 11,410,037 6,093,883 -5,316,154
Manchester Airport 10,389,790 6,916,884 -3,472,906
London Gateway Port 10,078,777 6,554,751 -3,524,026
Southampton 7,146,474 8,548,069 +1,401,595

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 7616

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

Description: Various items made from aluminium, including tools, household goods, and industrial parts