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 63,492,351
Germany 14,171,109
Spain 5,550,584
Netherlands 5,468,506
United States 1,747,985

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 33,128,843 30,363,508 -2,765,335
Germany 8,534,011 5,637,098 -2,896,913
Spain 3,185,940 2,364,644 -821,296
Netherlands 3,194,187 2,274,319 -919,868
United States 1,150,272 597,713 -552,559
Ireland 767,565 773,203 +5,638
Belgium 550,697 554,715 +4,018
France 427,649 327,713 -99,936
Italy 332,690 144,425 -188,265
China 172,327 130,663 -41,664

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 63,600,268
Germany 17,277,393
Spain 5,767,943
Belgium 2,428,302
United States 1,730,424

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 33,286,367 30,313,901 -2,972,466
Germany 10,635,742 6,641,651 -3,994,091
Spain 3,220,201 2,547,742 -672,459
Belgium 1,051,327 1,376,975 +325,648
United States 1,147,871 582,553 -565,318
Ireland 695,338 752,435 +57,097
France 365,416 416,782 +51,366
Netherlands 505,267 260,856 -244,411
China 321,229 97,569 -223,660
India 161,845 79,010 -82,835

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 8 8 +0
Cheshire 5 9 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Essex 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 2 -3

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) 43,634,702
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,877,294
Road transport 9,055,302
Air transport 2,560,306
Other 163,028

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) 28,186,321 15,448,381 -12,737,940
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,081,816 21,795,478 +3,713,662
Road transport 3,905,101 5,150,201 +1,245,100
Air transport 1,539,686 1,020,620 -519,066
Other 78,758 84,270 +5,512

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 46,340,823
ZLC 15,394,491
Dover 5,287,676
London 4,787,175
Harwich 3,799,953

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 24,592,134 21,748,689 -2,843,445
ZLC 7,895,024 7,499,467 -395,557
Dover 3,845,230 1,442,446 -2,402,784
London 1,791,244 2,995,931 +1,204,687
Harwich 1,800,224 1,999,729 +199,505
Immingham Docks 2,915,611 879,329 -2,036,282
Purfleet 1,968,951 1,235,141 -733,810
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,518,873 1,254,227 -264,646
Killingholme 648,642 1,900,157 +1,251,515
Eurotunnel 1,078,084 201,862 -876,222

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 30
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 26
Manufacture of electrical equipment 23
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
2026-01 35
2025-11 38
2025-10 37
2025-09 32
2025-08 28

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+ 55
1m-15m 47
15m-54m 20
0-1m 12
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 6,512,357
France 2,667,225
United States 2,436,602
Netherlands 1,178,502
Belgium 870,963

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 3,011,616 3,500,741 +489,125
France 1,063,336 1,603,889 +540,553
United States 1,223,249 1,213,353 -9,896
Netherlands 529,364 649,138 +119,774
Belgium 859,305 11,658 -847,647
Ireland 535,606 102,879 -432,727
South Korea 263,262 311,708 +48,446
Italy 255,540 308,443 +52,903
Turkey 224,422 201,519 -22,903
Czechia 123,831 131,645 +7,814

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 325,285
Ireland 80,899
Turkey 49,801
Greece 3,971
Belgium 1,795

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 324,678 607 -324,071
Ireland 13,333 67,566 +54,233
Turkey 48,093 1,708 -46,385
Greece 3,971 0 -3,971
Belgium 1,763 32 -1,731
China 998 269 -729
Germany 637 0 -637
Spain 270 0 -270

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) 12,701,994
Air transport 3,485,985
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,133,856
Other 560,614
Road transport 63,911

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) 5,863,487 6,838,507 +975,020
Air transport 1,671,189 1,814,796 +143,607
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 861,155 272,701 -588,454
Other 489,934 70,680 -419,254
Road transport 63,911 0 -63,911

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,634,610
London Heathrow Airport 2,791,828
Immingham Docks 1,187,128
000 560,614
East Midlands Airport 405,689

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 5,079,360 6,555,250 +1,475,890
London Heathrow Airport 1,336,967 1,454,861 +117,894
Immingham Docks 1,061,942 125,186 -936,756
000 489,934 70,680 -419,254
East Midlands Airport 197,439 208,250 +10,811
London Gateway Port 254,912 125,558 -129,354
ZLC 179,930 140,393 -39,537
Southampton 49,636 90,523 +40,887
Liverpool Docks 60,980 46,212 -14,768
Dover 46,981 41,604 -5,377

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