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 92,456,053
Germany 17,523,357
Italy 15,381,297
Poland 13,408,771
China 10,657,060

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 47,194,893 45,261,160 -1,933,733
Germany 9,760,247 7,763,110 -1,997,137
Italy 7,322,108 8,059,189 +737,081
Poland 6,219,269 7,189,502 +970,233
China 4,938,796 5,718,264 +779,468
United States 3,691,090 3,038,478 -652,612
Czechia 2,865,245 3,145,730 +280,485
Austria 1,234,336 1,149,212 -85,124
Ukraine 1,003,456 1,262,022 +258,566
Portugal 1,260,988 921,881 -339,107

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 93,154,210
Germany 18,884,361
Italy 16,157,155
China 10,852,250
Poland 10,393,175

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 47,615,058 45,539,152 -2,075,906
Germany 9,942,068 8,942,293 -999,775
Italy 8,013,424 8,143,731 +130,307
China 5,002,223 5,850,027 +847,804
Poland 4,831,607 5,561,568 +729,961
United States 3,820,567 3,308,663 -511,904
Czechia 2,873,046 1,847,757 -1,025,289
Ukraine 2,069,691 2,338,632 +268,941
Portugal 1,283,906 921,881 -362,025
Spain 795,871 1,099,654 +303,783

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Inner London - West 13
Essex 12

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 20 13 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 12 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 10 -5
Inner London - West 7 10 +3
Essex 10 7 -3
West Midlands 9 9 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 7 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
Cheshire 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) 90,370,750
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,948,718
Road transport 30,280,571
Air transport 7,216,898
Other 3,618,087

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) 46,640,426 43,730,324 -2,910,102
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,747,555 24,201,163 -3,546,392
Road transport 13,729,917 16,550,654 +2,820,737
Air transport 3,801,452 3,415,446 -386,006
Other 1,774,833 1,843,254 +68,421

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 53,328,557
Felixstowe 42,974,250
Dover 29,004,794
Killingholme 14,629,368
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,291,660

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 25,068,917 28,259,640 +3,190,723
Felixstowe 23,794,648 19,179,602 -4,615,046
Dover 14,183,021 14,821,773 +638,752
Killingholme 7,270,146 7,359,222 +89,076
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,200,290 3,091,370 -1,108,920
London Gateway Port 2,601,799 2,811,649 +209,850
Eurotunnel 3,548,136 1,414,166 -2,133,970
000 1,774,833 1,843,254 +68,421
London Heathrow Airport 1,007,994 1,505,677 +497,683
Southampton 895,998 1,237,192 +341,194

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 54
Manufacture of electrical equipment 41
Other manufacturing 21
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 18
Manufacture of other transport equipment 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 59
2025-11 57
2025-10 67
2025-09 59
2025-08 59

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 97
15m-54m 25
Other 14
0-1m 12

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 8,042,189
France 5,927,934
Germany 4,898,315
Poland 4,096,805
United Arab Emirates 2,556,821

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 2,022,092 6,020,097 +3,998,005
France 2,536,063 3,391,871 +855,808
Germany 2,234,389 2,663,926 +429,537
Poland 2,044,813 2,051,992 +7,179
United Arab Emirates 1,264,217 1,292,604 +28,387
Switzerland 1,424,256 935,331 -488,925
Ireland 1,016,100 1,179,253 +163,153
Italy 540,689 1,258,541 +717,852
United States 824,883 461,658 -363,225
Sweden 343,409 521,631 +178,222

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
XI 2,551
Nicaragua 1,948
Italy 204
France 85

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
XI 1,262 1,289 +27
Nicaragua 0 1,948 +1,948
Italy 142 62 -80
France 57 28 -29
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) 30,336,020
Air transport 6,817,123
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,810,895
Road transport 181,888
Other 17,624

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) 12,000,869 18,335,151 +6,334,282
Air transport 3,361,997 3,455,126 +93,129
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,565,679 2,245,216 -1,320,463
Road transport 181,888 0 -181,888
Other 13,323 4,301 -9,022

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,368,934
London Gateway Port 3,269,089
Dover 2,367,437
East Midlands Airport 2,154,589
London Heathrow Airport 2,077,934

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 8,926,199 14,442,735 +5,516,536
London Gateway Port 1,818,216 1,450,873 -367,343
Dover 1,478,645 888,792 -589,853
East Midlands Airport 1,058,161 1,096,428 +38,267
London Heathrow Airport 976,280 1,101,654 +125,374
ZLC 921,516 940,824 +19,308
Holyhead 661,870 902,844 +240,974
Immingham Docks 516,933 920,365 +403,432
Southampton 1,119,852 281,094 -838,758
Liverpool Docks 412,107 253,605 -158,502

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