Import/export HS code 740819: Various copper wire

Copper wire with varying thicknesses, not exceeding 6 mm, used in general electrical wiring

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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 £
Turkey 63,450,425
Germany 14,495,415
Spain 5,686,155
Netherlands 5,473,398
United States 1,730,911

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 £
Turkey 34,948,598 28,501,827 -6,446,771
Germany 9,417,517 5,077,898 -4,339,619
Spain 3,189,723 2,496,432 -693,291
Netherlands 3,115,403 2,357,995 -757,408
United States 1,044,983 685,928 -359,055
Ireland 733,007 813,055 +80,048
Belgium 542,283 440,074 -102,209
France 535,412 310,608 -224,804
Italy 327,548 150,528 -177,020
China 160,370 155,062 -5,308

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 £
Turkey 63,558,342
Germany 17,543,372
Spain 6,021,636
Belgium 2,332,974
United States 1,713,350

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 £
Turkey 35,106,122 28,452,220 -6,653,902
Germany 11,348,256 6,195,116 -5,153,140
Spain 3,515,673 2,505,963 -1,009,710
Belgium 1,123,327 1,209,647 +86,320
United States 1,043,870 669,480 -374,390
Ireland 689,556 751,650 +62,094
Netherlands 486,709 320,924 -165,785
France 365,758 391,919 +26,161
China 144,754 275,293 +130,539
Italy 120,413 117,193 -3,220

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 12
West Midlands 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Cheshire 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7

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
Greater Manchester 7 12 +5
West Midlands 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 9 +2
Cheshire 5 9 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Essex 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2

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) 45,462,792
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,747,872
Road transport 8,720,682
Air transport 2,555,795
Other 184,955

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) 30,396,230 15,066,562 -15,329,668
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,972,706 19,775,166 +802,460
Road transport 3,529,383 5,191,299 +1,661,916
Air transport 1,393,473 1,162,322 -231,151
Other 60,048 124,907 +64,859

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 46,304,744
ZLC 15,529,624
Dover 5,787,979
London 4,583,644
Immingham Docks 3,801,221

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 £
Felixstowe 26,991,564 19,313,180 -7,678,384
ZLC 7,902,398 7,627,226 -275,172
Dover 4,434,749 1,353,230 -3,081,519
London 2,021,033 2,562,611 +541,578
Immingham Docks 2,861,363 939,858 -1,921,505
Harwich 1,857,632 1,877,501 +19,869
Purfleet 1,621,520 1,582,572 -38,948
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,603,102 1,163,278 -439,824
Killingholme 468,534 1,993,814 +1,525,280
Eurotunnel 1,295,668 208,818 -1,086,850

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 29
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 25
Manufacture of electrical equipment 22
Other manufacturing 19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 38
2025-10 37
2025-09 32
2025-08 28
2025-07 26

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+ 54
1m-15m 46
15m-54m 20
0-1m 11
Other 10

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 £
Germany 6,179,717
France 2,628,798
United States 2,374,383
Netherlands 1,178,895
Belgium 1,016,858

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 £
Germany 2,993,686 3,186,031 +192,345
France 1,044,227 1,584,571 +540,344
United States 979,521 1,394,862 +415,341
Netherlands 498,186 680,709 +182,523
Belgium 1,002,296 14,562 -987,734
Ireland 526,425 115,332 -411,093
South Korea 261,929 306,971 +45,042
Italy 250,866 306,305 +55,439
Turkey 190,280 243,361 +53,081
Czechia 122,909 131,084 +8,175

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 £
India 325,395
XU 96,689
Ireland 80,899
Turkey 52,034
Greece 3,971

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 £
India 324,370 1,025 -323,345
XU 96,191 498 -95,693
Ireland 116 80,783 +80,667
Turkey 48,596 3,438 -45,158
Greece 3,971 0 -3,971
Germany 3,359 0 -3,359
Belgium 1,848 82 -1,766
China 710 721 +11
Spain 118 152 +34

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) 12,293,584
Air transport 3,405,955
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,324,807
Other 565,978
Road transport 107,076

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) 5,724,745 6,568,839 +844,094
Air transport 1,589,662 1,816,293 +226,631
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 889,452 435,355 -454,097
Other 479,279 86,699 -392,580
Road transport 107,076 0 -107,076

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,227,288
London Heathrow Airport 2,718,259
Immingham Docks 1,333,023
000 565,978
London Gateway Port 422,813

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 4,943,186 6,284,102 +1,340,916
London Heathrow Airport 1,255,549 1,462,710 +207,161
Immingham Docks 1,207,837 125,186 -1,082,651
000 479,279 86,699 -392,580
London Gateway Port 179,108 243,705 +64,597
East Midlands Airport 202,775 205,446 +2,671
ZLC 216,674 136,845 -79,829
Southampton 7,842 135,030 +127,188
Liverpool Docks 60,980 46,212 -14,768
Dover 44,255 44,330 +75

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 740819

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

Description: Copper wire with varying thicknesses, not exceeding 6 mm, used in general electrical wiring