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 1,129,217
France 959,689
Germany 221,387
Ireland 110,047
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 669,452 459,765 -209,687
France 356,333 603,356 +247,023
Germany 221,387 0 -221,387
Ireland 96,740 13,307 -83,433
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 1,129,217
France 959,689
Germany 301,136
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 669,452 459,765 -209,687
France 356,333 603,356 +247,023
Germany 301,136 0 -301,136
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) 1,404,887
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,116,337
Other 110,047
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) 917,999 486,888 -431,111
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 512,981 603,356 +90,375
Other 96,740 13,307 -83,433
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 1,129,217
London 959,689
Eurotunnel 221,387
London Gateway Port 114,784
000 110,047

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 669,452 459,765 -209,687
London 356,333 603,356 +247,023
Eurotunnel 221,387 0 -221,387
London Gateway Port 87,661 27,123 -60,538
000 96,740 13,307 -83,433
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 32,241,143
Belgium 9,463,213
Denmark 2,948,920
Norway 2,247,322
France 1,932,253

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 19,652,445 12,588,698 -7,063,747
Belgium 4,861,536 4,601,677 -259,859
Denmark 1,442,264 1,506,656 +64,392
Norway 1,166,881 1,080,441 -86,440
France 438,256 1,493,997 +1,055,741
Germany 701,170 209,246 -491,924
Ireland 378,303 465,991 +87,688
Spain 0 562,931 +562,931
South Korea 0 271,217 +271,217
Poland 0 117,128 +117,128

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 830,906
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 377,378 453,528 +76,150
Ireland 925 12,463 +11,538

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) 45,809,399
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,963,286
Other 844,294
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) 25,291,997 20,517,402 -4,774,595
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,041,492 1,921,794 -1,119,698
Other 378,303 465,991 +87,688
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 31,236,800
Immingham Docks 11,410,875
London 2,281,216
Swansea 2,247,322
Eurotunnel 1,113,707

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 17,397,173 13,839,627 -3,557,546
Immingham Docks 7,001,856 4,409,019 -2,592,837
London 873,991 1,407,225 +533,234
Swansea 1,166,881 1,080,441 -86,440
Eurotunnel 762,732 350,975 -411,757
000 378,303 465,991 +87,688
Dover 390,464 224,551 -165,913
Hull 280,763 186,818 -93,945
Greenock 0 391,167 +391,167
Harwich 286,732 75,690 -211,042

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