Import/export HS code 262040: Aluminium-rich waste

Waste materials that mainly contain aluminium, often from industrial processes

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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 £
Iceland 1,219,389
France 937,145
Germany 253,221
Ireland 101,722
Belgium 96,147

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 £
Iceland 706,501 512,888 -193,613
France 293,108 644,037 +350,929
Germany 253,221 0 -253,221
Ireland 91,088 10,634 -80,454
Belgium 96,147 0 -96,147
Greece 87,661 0 -87,661
China 0 27,123 +27,123
United States 19,568 0 -19,568
Canada 2,634 0 -2,634

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 £
Iceland 1,219,389
France 937,145
Germany 332,970
Greece 87,661
China 27,123

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 £
Iceland 706,501 512,888 -193,613
France 293,108 644,037 +350,929
Germany 332,970 0 -332,970
Greece 87,661 0 -87,661
China 0 27,123 +27,123
United States 19,568 0 -19,568
Belgium 16,398 0 -16,398
Canada 2,634 0 -2,634

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Mid and South West Wales 1

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
Mid and South West Wales 1 1 +0

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) 1,495,059
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,125,627
Other 101,722
Air transport 22,202

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) 955,048 540,011 -415,037
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 481,590 644,037 +162,447
Other 91,088 10,634 -80,454
Air transport 22,202 0 -22,202

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 1,219,389
London 937,145
Eurotunnel 253,221
London Gateway Port 114,784
000 101,722

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 £
Middlesbrough 706,501 512,888 -193,613
London 293,108 644,037 +350,929
Eurotunnel 253,221 0 -253,221
London Gateway Port 87,661 27,123 -60,538
000 91,088 10,634 -80,454
Killingholme 40,881 0 -40,881
Immingham Docks 38,868 0 -38,868
Dover 16,398 0 -16,398
East Midlands Airport 10,118 0 -10,118
London Stansted Airport 6,388 0 -6,388

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 1
2025-05 1
2024-12 1
2024-11 1
2024-08 1

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
15m-54m 1

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 £
Netherlands 31,909,067
Belgium 9,480,730
Denmark 2,832,456
Norway 2,395,500
France 1,736,503

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 £
Netherlands 19,779,266 12,129,801 -7,649,465
Belgium 4,896,692 4,584,038 -312,654
Denmark 1,442,264 1,390,192 -52,072
Norway 1,172,019 1,223,481 +51,462
France 321,429 1,415,074 +1,093,645
Germany 759,916 213,833 -546,083
Ireland 405,073 464,095 +59,022
Spain 0 550,726 +550,726
South Korea 0 271,217 +271,217
Poland 0 92,131 +92,131

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 £
XI 855,780
Ireland 13,388

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 £
XI 405,073 450,707 +45,634
Ireland 0 13,388 +13,388

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) 44,967,539
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,352,682
Other 869,168
Air transport 77

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) 25,142,470 19,825,069 -5,317,401
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,300,053 2,052,629 -1,247,424
Other 405,073 464,095 +59,022
Air transport 77 0 -77

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,354,906
Immingham Docks 10,502,987
Swansea 2,247,322
London 2,133,840
Eurotunnel 1,055,449

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 17,279,106 14,075,800 -3,203,306
Immingham Docks 6,824,523 3,678,464 -3,146,059
Swansea 1,023,841 1,223,481 +199,640
London 822,315 1,311,525 +489,210
Eurotunnel 806,507 248,942 -557,565
Dover 707,173 170,772 -536,401
000 405,073 464,095 +59,022
Hull 238,337 229,244 -9,093
Greenock 0 391,167 +391,167
Harwich 287,640 86,825 -200,815

Quick facts

HS code: 262040

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

Description: Waste materials that mainly contain aluminium, often from industrial processes