Import/export HS code 740911: Copper plates in coils

Copper plates rolled into coils, commonly used in roofing and industrial machinery

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Germany 36,496,700
France 6,439,744
China 5,574,662
Italy 4,881,268
Turkey 2,762,194

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 £
Germany 15,093,685 21,403,015 +6,309,330
France 1,787,278 4,652,466 +2,865,188
China 4,031,026 1,543,636 -2,487,390
Italy 2,197,898 2,683,370 +485,472
Turkey 996,041 1,766,153 +770,112
Finland 302,457 1,494,458 +1,192,001
Bulgaria 1,139,535 569,205 -570,330
India 402,527 1,079,730 +677,203
United Arab Emirates 0 1,196,243 +1,196,243
Belgium 410,399 742,076 +331,677

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 £
Germany 35,735,665
France 5,676,740
China 5,658,082
Italy 4,969,807
Finland 3,492,076

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 £
Germany 15,101,521 20,634,144 +5,532,623
France 644,300 5,032,440 +4,388,140
China 4,031,026 1,627,056 -2,403,970
Italy 2,292,512 2,677,295 +384,783
Finland 302,457 3,189,619 +2,887,162
Turkey 996,041 1,766,153 +770,112
Bulgaria 1,809,963 285,203 -1,524,760
India 402,527 997,552 +595,025
United Arab Emirates 0 1,196,243 +1,196,243
Thailand 2,503 801,545 +799,042

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Inner London - West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Cheshire 3

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
West Midlands 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Cheshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 0 -2
Essex 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +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) 53,835,430
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,143,769
Other 1,422,394
Air transport 1,257,525
Road transport 1,126,595

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) 21,227,049 32,608,381 +11,381,332
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,852,556 5,291,213 +1,438,657
Other 1,072,496 349,898 -722,598
Air transport 193,484 1,064,041 +870,557
Road transport 425,126 701,469 +276,343

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 16,668,743
Dover 15,081,180
Eurotunnel 9,309,396
Purfleet 5,347,849
Harwich 3,657,499

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 9,346,216 7,322,527 -2,023,689
Dover 3,702,033 11,379,147 +7,677,114
Eurotunnel 4,339,828 4,969,568 +629,740
Purfleet 2,064,591 3,283,258 +1,218,667
Harwich 1,581,553 2,075,946 +494,393
Immingham Docks 454,195 2,734,385 +2,280,190
Hull 2,042,368 1,071,256 -971,112
Southampton 57,220 1,831,253 +1,774,033
Thamesport 713,902 1,022,249 +308,347
000 1,072,496 349,898 -722,598

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 15
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10
Other manufacturing 6
Manufacture of basic metals 5
Manufacture of electrical equipment 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 12
2025-10 11
2025-09 8
2025-08 11

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+ 21
1m-15m 17
15m-54m 7
Other 6
0-1m 5

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 £
United Arab Emirates 10,231,802
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,354,609
Saudi Arabia 5,283,503
Ireland 3,642,455
Kuwait 1,947,850

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 £
United Arab Emirates 4,907,576 5,324,226 +416,650
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,596,934 3,757,675 -839,259
Saudi Arabia 3,464,013 1,819,490 -1,644,523
Ireland 1,823,176 1,819,279 -3,897
Kuwait 1,196,068 751,782 -444,286
Qatar 1,276,335 515,182 -761,153
Oman 481,120 1,117,404 +636,284
Germany 320,532 909,097 +588,565
Malta 446,958 653,479 +206,521
Egypt 321,686 626,080 +304,394

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 £
Belgium 81,198
XI 5,476

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 £
Belgium 79,765 1,433 -78,332
XI 5,476 0 -5,476

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,470,945
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,532,249
Air transport 1,790,853
Other 92,798
Road transport 4,788

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,681,633 14,789,312 -2,892,321
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,689,646 4,842,603 +152,957
Air transport 811,552 979,301 +167,749
Other 85,241 7,557 -77,684
Road transport 4,788 0 -4,788

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 20,778,498
Southampton 7,402,386
Felixstowe 4,394,061
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,312,311
Holyhead 3,274,362

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 £
London Gateway Port 10,319,197 10,459,301 +140,104
Southampton 5,271,366 2,131,020 -3,140,346
Felixstowe 2,233,434 2,160,627 -72,807
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,840,405 2,471,906 +631,501
Holyhead 1,556,647 1,717,715 +161,068
Immingham Docks 847,010 470,236 -376,774
London Heathrow Airport 398,456 182,816 -215,640
East Midlands Airport 145,894 401,336 +255,442
Manchester Airport 154,266 165,596 +11,330
Birmingham Airport 20,038 153,783 +133,745

Quick facts

HS code: 740911

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

Description: Copper plates rolled into coils, commonly used in roofing and industrial machinery