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 14,459,028
Finland 10,440,798
France 8,783,174
Thailand 6,159,887
Netherlands 4,075,170

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 7,502,678 6,956,350 -546,328
Finland 6,215,193 4,225,605 -1,989,588
France 3,662,953 5,120,221 +1,457,268
Thailand 4,289,588 1,870,299 -2,419,289
Netherlands 1,971,152 2,104,018 +132,866
Italy 638,626 2,012,744 +1,374,118
Greece 991,305 806,463 -184,842
Bulgaria 706,673 540,781 -165,892
Poland 506,488 157,764 -348,724
Turkey 80,276 315,132 +234,856

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 15,702,987
Finland 11,073,171
Bulgaria 7,711,763
Thailand 6,159,887
Italy 2,612,184

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 8,870,385 6,832,602 -2,037,783
Finland 6,221,356 4,851,815 -1,369,541
Bulgaria 4,361,976 3,349,787 -1,012,189
Thailand 4,289,588 1,870,299 -2,419,289
Italy 647,703 1,964,481 +1,316,778
Romania 0 2,425,552 +2,425,552
Poland 506,416 157,727 -348,689
China 363,184 66,333 -296,851
Turkey 80,276 315,132 +234,856
Greece 369,960 20,332 -349,628

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Devon 5
Essex 5
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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 9 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Devon 2 3 +1
Essex 4 4 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
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) 31,770,379
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,850,473
Road transport 3,306,428
Other 1,294,585
Air transport 912,772

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) 16,058,221 15,712,158 -346,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,066,460 6,784,013 -3,282,447
Road transport 1,724,809 1,581,619 -143,190
Other 637,559 657,026 +19,467
Air transport 541,112 371,660 -169,452

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,208,996
Immingham Docks 9,896,615
Felixstowe 9,065,582
Southampton 4,509,055
ZLC 3,459,887

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 5,051,585 6,157,411 +1,105,826
Immingham Docks 3,597,500 6,299,115 +2,701,615
Felixstowe 5,252,786 3,812,796 -1,439,990
Southampton 4,289,588 219,467 -4,070,121
ZLC 1,865,229 1,594,658 -270,571
Hull 3,147,958 161,571 -2,986,387
Purfleet 690,145 1,880,273 +1,190,128
London 1,261,182 891,903 -369,279
Harwich 1,551,231 587,282 -963,949
London Gateway Port 67,645 1,817,216 +1,749,571

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
Specialised construction activities 7
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 6
Manufacture of electrical equipment 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 18
2025-10 14
2025-09 15
2025-08 17

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 14
Other 6
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 12,478,765
France 382,506
Germany 330,295
United States 329,015
Netherlands 243,224

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 7,706,130 4,772,635 -2,933,495
France 259,246 123,260 -135,986
Germany 76,571 253,724 +177,153
United States 144,344 184,671 +40,327
Netherlands 122,647 120,577 -2,070
Sweden 78,088 126,634 +48,546
Egypt 136,709 6,461 -130,248
Turkey 8,750 129,068 +120,318
Romania 3,153 92,717 +89,564
China 18,979 29,781 +10,802

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 11,838,131
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 7,434,957 4,403,174 -3,031,783
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

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 11,885,908
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,514,939
Air transport 1,290,266
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 312,674

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 7,454,266 4,431,642 -3,022,624
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 599,588 915,351 +315,763
Air transport 715,037 575,229 -139,808
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 121,954 190,720 +68,766

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 11,885,908
East Midlands Airport 711,384
Dover / Eurotunnel 582,996
Holyhead 527,114
London Heathrow Airport 363,571

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 7,454,266 4,431,642 -3,022,624
East Midlands Airport 408,411 302,973 -105,438
Dover / Eurotunnel 131,808 451,188 +319,380
Holyhead 196,596 330,518 +133,922
London Heathrow Airport 237,313 126,258 -111,055
Immingham Docks 134,523 144,412 +9,889
London Gateway Port 89,763 26,374 -63,389
Portsmouth 81,885 31,711 -50,174
Liverpool Docks 58,115 39,777 -18,338
ZLC 33,945 49,731 +15,786

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