Import/export HS code 740919: Various copper plates

Copper plates and sheets not in coils, used in various industrial and decorative applications

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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 14,591,971
Finland 9,979,691
France 9,196,771
Thailand 7,101,973
Netherlands 4,076,344

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 7,609,592 6,982,379 -627,213
Finland 5,686,774 4,292,917 -1,393,857
France 3,912,609 5,284,162 +1,371,553
Thailand 5,628,820 1,473,153 -4,155,667
Netherlands 1,824,859 2,251,485 +426,626
Italy 686,006 1,980,507 +1,294,501
XS 1,611,491 336,503 -1,274,988
Greece 857,491 1,005,751 +148,260
Bulgaria 706,673 372,567 -334,106
Poland 586,329 137,078 -449,251

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 16,080,228
Finland 10,759,149
Bulgaria 7,809,866
Thailand 7,101,973
XS 3,423,188

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 8,851,126 7,229,102 -1,622,024
Finland 5,840,022 4,919,127 -920,895
Bulgaria 4,265,064 3,544,802 -720,262
Thailand 5,628,820 1,473,153 -4,155,667
XS 1,882,922 1,540,266 -342,656
Italy 690,773 1,932,244 +1,241,471
Romania 0 2,425,552 +2,425,552
Poland 586,257 137,041 -449,216
Greece 580,917 20,332 -560,585
China 359,975 73,493 -286,482

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Devon 6
Essex 5
Inner London - East 5

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 6 8 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Devon 3 3 +0
Essex 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 3 1 -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) 32,494,563
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,474,792
Road transport 3,187,886
Other 1,298,895
Air transport 914,707

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) 16,498,512 15,996,051 -502,461
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,737,003 6,737,789 -3,999,214
Road transport 1,766,755 1,421,131 -345,624
Other 641,869 657,026 +15,157
Air transport 514,907 399,800 -115,107

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,616,347
Immingham Docks 10,034,466
Felixstowe 9,328,071
Southampton 5,848,287
Hull 3,396,844

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 5,463,209 6,153,138 +689,929
Immingham Docks 3,168,342 6,866,124 +3,697,782
Felixstowe 5,307,018 4,021,053 -1,285,965
Southampton 5,628,820 219,467 -5,409,353
Hull 3,238,549 158,295 -3,080,254
ZLC 1,856,063 1,485,282 -370,781
Purfleet 567,863 2,013,388 +1,445,525
Harwich 1,393,038 724,789 -668,249
London 1,261,182 444,519 -816,663
London Gateway Port 67,645 1,397,994 +1,330,349

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 31
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 13
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 7
Specialised construction activities 7
Manufacture of electrical equipment 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 18
2025-10 14
2025-09 15
2025-08 17
2025-07 18

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+ 36
1m-15m 25
15m-54m 15
Other 7
0-1m 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 £
Ireland 12,491,735
France 383,243
United States 330,825
Germany 293,150
Netherlands 224,705

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 £
Ireland 7,826,457 4,665,278 -3,161,179
France 208,185 175,058 -33,127
United States 149,077 181,748 +32,671
Germany 73,459 219,691 +146,232
Netherlands 120,871 103,834 -17,037
Sweden 70,985 133,737 +62,752
Egypt 136,709 6,461 -130,248
Turkey 8,750 129,068 +120,318
Romania 3,153 92,717 +89,564
India 18,358 38,150 +19,792

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 11,874,044
Ireland 14,718
Suriname 10,574
Finland 7,893
Belgium 6,665

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 7,546,998 4,327,046 -3,219,952
Ireland 1,758 12,960 +11,202
Suriname 0 10,574 +10,574
Finland 6,205 1,688 -4,517
Belgium 6,665 0 -6,665
Italy 4,613 0 -4,613
XU 68 3,246 +3,178

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 11,921,821
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,470,347
Air transport 1,274,000
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 311,336

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 £
Other 7,566,307 4,355,514 -3,210,793
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 585,110 885,237 +300,127
Air transport 693,578 580,422 -113,156
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 116,106 195,230 +79,124

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 11,921,821
East Midlands Airport 693,895
Dover / Eurotunnel 578,704
Holyhead 496,587
London Heathrow Airport 363,505

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 £
000 7,566,307 4,355,514 -3,210,793
East Midlands Airport 382,281 311,614 -70,667
Dover / Eurotunnel 139,500 439,204 +299,704
Holyhead 199,686 296,901 +97,215
London Heathrow Airport 238,766 124,739 -114,027
Immingham Docks 126,362 150,411 +24,049
London Gateway Port 86,844 29,293 -57,551
Portsmouth 53,387 60,209 +6,822
Liverpool Docks 65,699 39,777 -25,922
ZLC 32,880 49,896 +17,016

Quick facts

HS code: 740919

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

Description: Copper plates and sheets not in coils, used in various industrial and decorative applications