Import/export HS code 7413: Copper wires and cables

Wires, cables, and braided bands made of copper, not covered with insulation. Used in electrical and industrial 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 £
Turkey 91,420,728
Germany 17,415,634
Italy 15,261,426
Poland 13,195,267
China 10,813,329

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 48,147,987 43,272,741 -4,875,246
Germany 9,635,927 7,779,707 -1,856,220
Italy 6,859,532 8,401,894 +1,542,362
Poland 5,792,553 7,402,714 +1,610,161
China 4,975,679 5,837,650 +861,971
United States 3,874,939 3,014,932 -860,007
Czechia 2,528,774 3,194,833 +666,059
Austria 1,219,356 1,158,720 -60,636
Portugal 1,245,472 926,902 -318,570
Ukraine 1,120,632 999,569 -121,063

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 92,164,486
Germany 18,815,651
Italy 16,157,991
China 11,008,519
Poland 10,303,936

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 48,571,318 43,593,168 -4,978,150
Germany 9,882,216 8,933,435 -948,781
Italy 7,673,013 8,484,978 +811,965
China 5,038,189 5,970,330 +932,141
Poland 4,467,262 5,836,674 +1,369,412
United States 4,034,609 3,121,489 -913,120
Czechia 2,498,392 2,087,772 -410,620
Ukraine 2,186,867 2,076,179 -110,688
Portugal 1,268,390 926,902 -341,488
Saudi Arabia 1,575,636 317,282 -1,258,354

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Inner London - West 13
Essex 11

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 21 14 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 12 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 9 -7
Inner London - West 7 10 +3
Essex 10 7 -3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 9 6 -3
West Midlands 8 10 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 7 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 4 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0

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) 89,698,525
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,750,450
Road transport 29,982,278
Air transport 7,189,779
Other 3,473,697

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) 45,872,524 43,826,001 -2,046,523
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,950,715 22,799,735 -6,150,980
Road transport 14,060,290 15,921,988 +1,861,698
Air transport 3,472,745 3,717,034 +244,289
Other 1,700,386 1,773,311 +72,925

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 52,160,460
Felixstowe 42,800,453
Dover 28,758,041
Killingholme 14,666,964
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,263,213

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 £
ZLC 25,163,098 26,997,362 +1,834,264
Felixstowe 24,580,565 18,219,888 -6,360,677
Dover 13,625,967 15,132,074 +1,506,107
Killingholme 6,959,634 7,707,330 +747,696
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,230,924 3,032,289 -1,198,635
London Gateway Port 2,859,307 2,772,340 -86,967
Eurotunnel 3,513,597 1,566,022 -1,947,575
000 1,700,386 1,773,311 +72,925
London Heathrow Airport 1,020,265 1,480,421 +460,156
Grangemouth Docks 1,702,727 619,335 -1,083,392

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 55
Manufacture of electrical equipment 41
Other manufacturing 20
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 57
2025-10 67
2025-09 59
2025-08 59
2025-07 57

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+ 118
1m-15m 98
15m-54m 27
Other 14
0-1m 11

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 £
Netherlands 7,421,668
France 5,743,864
Germany 4,936,120
Poland 4,036,567
United Arab Emirates 2,544,626

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 £
Netherlands 1,927,442 5,494,226 +3,566,784
France 2,624,318 3,119,546 +495,228
Germany 2,391,836 2,544,284 +152,448
Poland 1,924,282 2,112,285 +188,003
United Arab Emirates 1,035,553 1,509,073 +473,520
Switzerland 1,435,825 938,165 -497,660
Ireland 995,202 1,138,300 +143,098
Italy 496,948 1,176,289 +679,341
United States 823,311 473,748 -349,563
Sweden 344,821 497,014 +152,193

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 £
Ireland 8,118
XU 4,480
XI 2,551
Nicaragua 1,948
Italy 218

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 £
Ireland 8,118 0 -8,118
XU 3,445 1,035 -2,410
XI 1,171 1,380 +209
Nicaragua 0 1,948 +1,948
Italy 45 173 +128
France 47 38 -9
China 9 23 +14

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) 29,233,015
Air transport 6,760,777
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,791,837
Road transport 281,536
Other 17,684

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) 11,833,886 17,399,129 +5,565,243
Air transport 3,218,916 3,541,861 +322,945
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,353,767 2,438,070 -915,697
Road transport 281,536 0 -281,536
Other 13,087 4,597 -8,490

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,355,686
London Gateway Port 3,256,575
Dover 2,434,160
East Midlands Airport 2,220,353
London Heathrow Airport 2,047,685

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 8,776,831 13,578,855 +4,802,024
London Gateway Port 1,564,439 1,692,136 +127,697
Dover 1,503,129 931,031 -572,098
East Midlands Airport 1,121,418 1,098,935 -22,483
London Heathrow Airport 850,320 1,197,365 +347,045
ZLC 951,719 924,363 -27,356
Holyhead 695,865 854,552 +158,687
Southampton 1,129,045 264,109 -864,936
Immingham Docks 522,068 846,373 +324,305
Liverpool Docks 369,690 248,494 -121,196

Quick facts

HS code: 7413

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

Description: Wires, cables, and braided bands made of copper, not covered with insulation. Used in electrical and industrial applications