Import/export HS code 740322: Bronze (copper-tin alloys)

Copper mixed with tin, forming bronze, used in sculptures, bearings, and tools

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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 £
Spain 10,462,120
Germany 3,718,068
France 3,311,435
Netherlands 860,065
United States 671,407

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 £
Spain 5,708,202 4,753,918 -954,284
Germany 2,079,539 1,638,529 -441,010
France 1,378,288 1,933,147 +554,859
Netherlands 673,359 186,706 -486,653
United States 261,423 409,984 +148,561
India 194,969 313,043 +118,074
Portugal 142,704 166,851 +24,147
Italy 170,176 25,676 -144,500
New Zealand 0 155,833 +155,833
Turkey 37,131 88,271 +51,140

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 £
Spain 13,379,462
Germany 3,770,533
United States 654,552
India 538,446
Netherlands 509,300

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 £
Spain 6,793,986 6,585,476 -208,510
Germany 2,117,683 1,652,850 -464,833
United States 242,428 412,124 +169,696
India 209,731 328,715 +118,984
Netherlands 436,269 73,031 -363,238
France 302,896 76,473 -226,423
Portugal 142,704 198,984 +56,280
Italy 170,176 36,116 -134,060
Turkey 57,131 111,653 +54,522
New Zealand 0 155,833 +155,833

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 8
Inner London - West 7
West Midlands 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
Greater Manchester 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
West Midlands 6 5 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 3 +1

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) 11,712,696
Air transport 5,165,967
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,137,946
Other 527,153
Road transport 30,422

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) 5,211,757 6,500,939 +1,289,182
Air transport 2,629,918 2,536,049 -93,869
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,538,973 598,973 -1,940,000
Other 408,075 119,078 -288,997
Road transport 18,437 11,985 -6,452

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,637,671
Birmingham Airport 3,989,009
Eurotunnel 1,384,186
Felixstowe 933,158
Immingham Docks 754,449

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 4,575,448 5,062,223 +486,775
Birmingham Airport 1,970,861 2,018,148 +47,287
Eurotunnel 860,919 523,267 -337,652
Felixstowe 421,425 511,733 +90,308
Immingham Docks 381,720 372,729 -8,991
Newhaven 449,627 201,842 -247,785
Hull 416,227 158,386 -257,841
000 408,075 119,078 -288,997
London Stansted Airport 160,418 211,808 +51,390
East Midlands Airport 180,942 100,056 -80,886

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 23
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 12
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Manufacture of basic metals 8
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 13
2025-10 18
2025-09 15
2025-08 14
2025-07 12

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+ 31
1m-15m 25
15m-54m 9
0-1m 8
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 £
Belgium 4,029,992
Germany 1,019,158
France 531,386
United States 411,891
Malaysia 260,569

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 £
Belgium 2,506,649 1,523,343 -983,306
Germany 472,679 546,479 +73,800
France 142,824 388,562 +245,738
United States 299,592 112,299 -187,293
Malaysia 254,412 6,157 -248,255
Ireland 110,121 96,329 -13,792
China 168,491 33,408 -135,083
Saudi Arabia 2,210 180,587 +178,377
India 110,597 22,153 -88,444
United Arab Emirates 24,349 65,065 +40,716

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 £
Spain 108,016
XU 21,637
Germany 18,656
France 6,425
Turkey 2,371

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 £
Spain 73,130 34,886 -38,244
XU 1,513 20,124 +18,611
Germany 8,575 10,081 +1,506
France 1,518 4,907 +3,389
Turkey 848 1,523 +675
Austria 1,549 0 -1,549
XI 686 756 +70
India 0 875 +875
Norway 0 541 +541
Italy 0 424 +424

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) 3,573,389
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,758,810
Air transport 1,313,228
Other 162,182
Road transport 10,390

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) 2,198,446 1,374,943 -823,503
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,394,397 1,364,413 -29,984
Air transport 806,811 506,417 -300,394
Other 87,819 74,363 -13,456
Road transport 10,390 0 -10,390

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,035,777
Immingham Docks 2,050,611
London Heathrow Airport 525,081
East Midlands Airport 464,610
London Gateway Port 410,260

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 2,120,289 915,488 -1,204,801
Immingham Docks 952,832 1,097,779 +144,947
London Heathrow Airport 354,486 170,595 -183,891
East Midlands Airport 292,368 172,242 -120,126
London Gateway Port 175,354 234,906 +59,552
Felixstowe 242,796 27,020 -215,776
ZLC 98,081 108,245 +10,164
000 87,819 74,363 -13,456
London 0 156,691 +156,691
Dover 39,762 105,299 +65,537

Quick facts

HS code: 740322

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

Description: Copper mixed with tin, forming bronze, used in sculptures, bearings, and tools