Import/export HS code 7616: Aluminium products

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

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 £
China 242,881,956
United States 93,627,852
Germany 89,115,384
France 65,129,350
Italy 60,438,207

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 135,972,180 106,909,776 -29,062,404
United States 50,451,245 43,176,607 -7,274,638
Germany 47,625,963 41,489,421 -6,136,542
France 35,823,167 29,306,183 -6,516,984
Italy 35,604,686 24,833,521 -10,771,165
Netherlands 19,204,163 19,416,451 +212,288
Czechia 18,956,443 14,845,972 -4,110,471
Spain 14,758,160 11,034,642 -3,723,518
Poland 10,643,203 11,947,907 +1,304,704
Belgium 10,480,320 7,632,924 -2,847,396

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 276,276,425
United States 91,988,901
Germany 70,145,175
Italy 62,845,756
France 51,309,671

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 154,455,943 121,820,482 -32,635,461
United States 48,184,928 43,803,973 -4,380,955
Germany 38,134,370 32,010,805 -6,123,565
Italy 37,275,998 25,569,758 -11,706,240
France 28,489,063 22,820,608 -5,668,455
Czechia 18,897,000 15,253,801 -3,643,199
Poland 12,323,307 13,235,521 +912,214
Spain 13,443,719 10,042,155 -3,401,564
Netherlands 11,931,036 11,543,745 -387,291
India 9,543,945 7,768,357 -1,775,588

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 383
Inner London - West 358
Surrey, East and West Sussex 284
West Midlands 239
Greater Manchester 236

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 279 277 -2
Inner London - West 257 230 -27
Surrey, East and West Sussex 228 190 -38
West Midlands 179 172 -7
Greater Manchester 180 163 -17
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 164 158 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 157 155 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 134 147 +13
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 136 121 -15
West Yorkshire 123 125 +2

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) 325,718,331
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 279,904,950
Air transport 237,397,438
Other 15,389,775
Road transport 4,110,557

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) 180,637,381 145,080,950 -35,556,431
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 157,914,181 121,990,769 -35,923,412
Air transport 122,233,545 115,163,893 -7,069,652
Other 8,848,284 6,541,491 -2,306,793
Road transport 2,105,488 2,005,069 -100,419
Rail transport 72,968 18,621 -54,347
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 10,403 +10,403

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 139,260,645
Felixstowe 110,052,135
Southampton 99,237,876
London Heathrow Airport 74,694,013
Eurotunnel 72,226,926

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 73,557,444 65,703,201 -7,854,243
Felixstowe 69,227,981 40,824,154 -28,403,827
Southampton 60,600,225 38,637,651 -21,962,574
London Heathrow Airport 38,567,200 36,126,813 -2,440,387
Eurotunnel 38,565,171 33,661,755 -4,903,416
East Midlands Airport 29,831,945 31,318,251 +1,486,306
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,059,968 9,054,041 -19,005,927
London Stansted Airport 19,380,097 17,436,837 -1,943,260
London Gateway Port 9,744,596 26,497,473 +16,752,877
Birmingham Airport 14,277,166 11,644,497 -2,632,669

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 1169
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 691
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 388
Other manufacturing 383
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 284

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1063
2025-11 1142
2025-10 1192
2025-09 1137
2025-08 1094

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 2187
54m+ 1482
0-1m 647
15m-54m 570
Other 345

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 75,262,001
Germany 53,374,790
France 44,540,762
Saudi Arabia 38,431,821
Ireland 27,077,667

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 36,535,192 38,726,809 +2,191,617
Germany 25,970,289 27,404,501 +1,434,212
France 22,572,209 21,968,553 -603,656
Saudi Arabia 22,585,290 15,846,531 -6,738,759
Ireland 16,062,969 11,014,698 -5,048,271
Netherlands 12,099,947 10,360,781 -1,739,166
Singapore 7,438,462 9,767,406 +2,328,944
Spain 6,390,474 6,108,996 -281,478
China 5,256,639 5,393,163 +136,524
United Arab Emirates 5,814,889 4,686,436 -1,128,453

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 2,644,862
XI 2,120,506
United States 1,156,867
Belgium 458,457
Italy 373,103

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 1,364,418 1,280,444 -83,974
XI 1,467,570 652,936 -814,634
United States 1,096,134 60,733 -1,035,401
Belgium 208,926 249,531 +40,605
Italy 214,042 159,061 -54,981
Nicaragua 3,479 301,921 +298,442
Ireland 68,429 107,141 +38,712
Canada 125,889 728 -125,161
France 40,818 28,719 -12,099
Germany 34,414 17,712 -16,702

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 249,170,077
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 156,563,915
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,359,664
Other 7,878,157
Road transport 541,766

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 126,626,884 122,543,193 -4,083,691
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 83,375,693 73,188,222 -10,187,471
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,099,045 22,260,619 -6,838,426
Other 4,882,286 2,995,871 -1,886,415
Road transport 539,919 1,847 -538,072
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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 92,276,154
London Heathrow Airport 88,718,948
East Midlands Airport 72,317,960
Warton Aerodrome 29,190,108
ZLC 19,764,460

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 47,928,934 44,347,220 -3,581,714
London Heathrow Airport 42,294,384 46,424,564 +4,130,180
East Midlands Airport 35,398,481 36,919,479 +1,520,998
Warton Aerodrome 16,147,609 13,042,499 -3,105,110
ZLC 10,116,133 9,648,327 -467,806
Immingham Docks 12,369,459 5,637,097 -6,732,362
London Gateway Port 10,985,650 6,179,383 -4,806,267
London Stansted Airport 9,196,761 7,012,609 -2,184,152
Manchester Airport 10,474,635 5,064,262 -5,410,373
Southampton 6,350,599 7,815,465 +1,464,866

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