Import/export HS code 76169910: Cast aluminium items

Products made by pouring molten aluminium into molds, such as decorative pieces or machine 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 37,527,192
Italy 12,672,195
United States 11,476,154
Germany 8,326,381
Hungary 8,063,594

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 19,165,901 18,361,291 -804,610
Italy 5,932,404 6,739,791 +807,387
United States 5,618,852 5,857,302 +238,450
Germany 4,059,860 4,266,521 +206,661
Hungary 3,900,069 4,163,525 +263,456
Czechia 3,977,837 4,025,665 +47,828
France 2,773,742 2,813,185 +39,443
Poland 2,408,153 2,123,980 -284,173
Taiwan 1,533,610 2,196,661 +663,051
Netherlands 1,674,364 1,700,409 +26,045

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 40,863,084
Italy 14,070,011
United States 11,983,439
Hungary 7,895,500
Czechia 7,583,355

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 20,613,801 20,249,283 -364,518
Italy 6,640,057 7,429,954 +789,897
United States 6,071,021 5,912,418 -158,603
Hungary 3,888,726 4,006,774 +118,048
Czechia 3,689,074 3,894,281 +205,207
Germany 2,965,846 2,813,374 -152,472
Poland 2,266,157 2,028,380 -237,777
Taiwan 1,678,412 2,441,749 +763,337
Spain 1,625,575 1,781,510 +155,935
India 1,234,142 1,565,146 +331,004

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 82
Surrey, East and West Sussex 67
Inner London - West 65
West Midlands 57
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 54

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 54 53 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 52 38 -14
Inner London - West 42 41 -1
West Midlands 42 39 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 38 37 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 30 36 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 33 37 +4
Greater Manchester 27 34 +7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24 29 +5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 23 29 +6

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) 49,670,472
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,808,331
Air transport 28,698,243
Other 1,839,834
Road transport 739,107

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) 24,670,986 24,999,486 +328,500
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,153,218 22,655,113 +1,501,895
Air transport 15,739,172 12,959,071 -2,780,101
Other 1,014,607 825,227 -189,380
Road transport 136,363 602,744 +466,381
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 21,162 +21,162

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 31,951,955
Southampton 21,951,552
Felixstowe 11,628,921
London Heathrow Airport 9,555,969
Eurotunnel 8,275,184

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 15,673,880 16,278,075 +604,195
Southampton 11,624,823 10,326,729 -1,298,094
Felixstowe 6,420,937 5,207,984 -1,212,953
London Heathrow Airport 5,293,021 4,262,948 -1,030,073
Eurotunnel 3,870,022 4,405,162 +535,140
East Midlands Airport 3,696,892 2,991,341 -705,551
Birmingham Airport 2,488,684 1,973,133 -515,551
London Gateway Port 719,474 3,457,833 +2,738,359
Thamesport 1,821,008 2,094,460 +273,452
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,742,634 1,341,771 -400,863

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 193
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 116
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 98
Other manufacturing 88
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 77

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 189
2026-03 180
2026-02 171
2026-01 181
2025-12 173

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 406
54m+ 399
15m-54m 108
0-1m 91
Other 78

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 27,235,388
France 18,715,023
Germany 9,200,086
Netherlands 7,355,518
Poland 4,542,578

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 11,116,920 16,118,468 +5,001,548
France 8,017,968 10,697,055 +2,679,087
Germany 4,303,245 4,896,841 +593,596
Netherlands 4,161,508 3,194,010 -967,498
Poland 2,154,912 2,387,666 +232,754
Saudi Arabia 2,343,613 1,824,867 -518,746
United Arab Emirates 1,062,645 2,872,235 +1,809,590
Spain 1,945,682 1,739,125 -206,557
Turkey 1,070,101 1,767,986 +697,885
China 1,144,865 1,495,480 +350,615

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 £
France 69,957
XI 30,965
Italy 12,992
Germany 10,312
Ireland 4,279

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 £
France 40,425 29,532 -10,893
XI 28,833 2,132 -26,701
Italy 5,305 7,687 +2,382
Germany 9,021 1,291 -7,730
Ireland 0 4,279 +4,279
Nicaragua 0 805 +805
India 316 196 -120
China 6 384 +378
Canada 54 60 +6
Denmark 27 62 +35

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 66,260,718
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,344,364
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,663,620
Other 142,107
Road transport 140,582

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 26,336,260 39,924,458 +13,588,198
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,855,755 18,488,609 -367,146
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,732,080 4,931,540 -2,800,540
Other 91,261 50,846 -40,415
Road transport 140,582 0 -140,582
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 29,582,159
East Midlands Airport 23,273,373
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,452,817
Portsmouth 7,819,130
ZLC 6,984,030

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 11,136,795 18,445,364 +7,308,569
East Midlands Airport 8,981,380 14,291,993 +5,310,613
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,817,861 10,634,956 +817,095
Portsmouth 3,816,785 4,002,345 +185,560
ZLC 3,345,644 3,638,386 +292,742
London Stansted Airport 2,292,216 2,453,551 +161,335
Southampton 2,843,094 1,806,960 -1,036,134
Immingham Docks 3,645,144 878,773 -2,766,371
London 1,770,724 1,268,065 -502,659
Felixstowe 1,129,115 1,154,717 +25,602

Quick facts

HS code: 76169910

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

Description: Products made by pouring molten aluminium into molds, such as decorative pieces or machine parts