Import/export HS code 7804: Lead sheets, plates, foil, powders, and flakes

Flat lead products like sheets, plates, and foil, as well as powdered or flaked lead used in various industries

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Ireland 7,556,546
Germany 3,578,419
Netherlands 2,089,392
India 1,877,472
Italy 1,152,558

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 £
Ireland 3,596,649 3,959,897 +363,248
Germany 1,932,559 1,645,860 -286,699
Netherlands 434,201 1,655,191 +1,220,990
India 1,023,812 853,660 -170,152
Italy 705,254 447,304 -257,950
Spain 137,251 401,306 +264,055
France 197,289 162,786 -34,503
China 38,928 120,660 +81,732
United States 46,757 88,599 +41,842
Belgium 21,471 32,255 +10,784

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 £
Germany 3,774,150
India 1,892,432
Netherlands 1,880,338
Ireland 1,778,416
Italy 1,304,572

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 £
Germany 1,966,778 1,807,372 -159,406
India 1,030,369 862,063 -168,306
Netherlands 434,201 1,446,137 +1,011,936
Ireland 609,430 1,168,986 +559,556
Italy 735,481 569,091 -166,390
Spain 137,218 399,271 +262,053
United States 163,142 220,532 +57,390
China 42,344 97,452 +55,108
France 21,471 34,911 +13,440
United Kingdom 20,061 28,368 +8,307

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4

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 4 1 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 4 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Lancashire 2 3 +1
Merseyside 1 3 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 2 +0

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) 7,875,963
Other 5,725,700
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,610,443
Air transport 434,379
Road transport 9,980

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) 3,248,700 4,627,263 +1,378,563
Other 2,989,191 2,736,509 -252,682
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,798,007 1,812,436 +14,429
Air transport 177,700 256,679 +78,979
Road transport 0 9,980 +9,980

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,725,700
Dover 2,736,104
Immingham Docks 1,903,304
Southampton 1,552,854
London 1,367,708

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 £
000 2,989,191 2,736,509 -252,682
Dover 1,231,412 1,504,692 +273,280
Immingham Docks 434,291 1,469,013 +1,034,722
Southampton 855,401 697,453 -157,948
London 996,171 371,537 -624,634
Liverpool Docks 249,864 730,306 +480,442
Eurotunnel 334,031 316,904 -17,127
Felixstowe 24,695 506,664 +481,969
Fishguard 136,747 268,146 +131,399
London Gateway Port 189,955 191,168 +1,213

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
15
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
8
Other manufacturing
7
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
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 7
2026-04 9
2026-03 21
2026-02 11
2026-01 14

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+ 27
1m-15m 22
15m-54m 7
0-1m 6
Other 4

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 £
Ireland 15,014,212
France 12,647,784
Netherlands 9,989,361
Belgium 8,385,455
Germany 5,854,680

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 £
Ireland 8,380,847 6,633,365 -1,747,482
France 5,743,217 6,904,567 +1,161,350
Netherlands 6,746,723 3,242,638 -3,504,085
Belgium 1,435,236 6,950,219 +5,514,983
Germany 3,188,802 2,665,878 -522,924
United States 1,872,776 1,443,834 -428,942
Spain 1,163,778 1,244,585 +80,807
Malaysia 915,273 1,212,492 +297,219
Singapore 583,965 714,469 +130,504
Italy 132,093 1,075,564 +943,471

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 £
Ireland 153,430
XI 103,478
China 26,587
France 967
Turkey 226

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 £
Ireland 87,561 65,869 -21,692
XI 46,331 57,147 +10,816
China 3,019 23,568 +20,549
France 195 772 +577
Turkey 40 186 +146

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 59,257,812
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,049,572
Air transport 1,359,517
Other 400,498

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,528,488 30,729,324 +2,200,836
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,914,293 5,135,279 +220,986
Air transport 647,861 711,656 +63,795
Other 188,630 211,868 +23,238

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,233,928
Fishguard 6,112,894
Immingham Docks 4,585,427
Milford 3,959,353
Southampton 3,814,041

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 18,267,845 18,966,083 +698,238
Fishguard 3,533,611 2,579,283 -954,328
Immingham Docks 337,599 4,247,828 +3,910,229
Milford 2,312,111 1,647,242 -664,869
Southampton 1,916,512 1,897,529 -18,983
London Gateway Port 1,278,426 2,223,226 +944,800
Liverpool Docks 1,492,401 830,073 -662,328
Holyhead 709,449 1,446,881 +737,432
Felixstowe 1,397,614 628,874 -768,740
Dover 966,510 545,378 -421,132

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 7804

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

Description: Flat lead products like sheets, plates, and foil, as well as powdered or flaked lead used in various industries