Import/export HS code 76020011: Aluminium waste from cutting or shaping

Small pieces like turnings, shavings, chips, and filings, as well as waste from thin coloured or coated sheets and foil

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* 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 £
Greece 38,287,286
Ireland 35,545,358
Norway 32,755,055
Spain 27,452,164
Germany 19,664,482

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 £
Greece 17,475,807 20,811,479 +3,335,672
Ireland 18,872,250 16,673,108 -2,199,142
Norway 15,599,883 17,155,172 +1,555,289
Spain 14,780,091 12,672,073 -2,108,018
Germany 11,690,906 7,973,576 -3,717,330
Finland 9,179,912 8,766,996 -412,916
Australia 10,498,573 6,446,548 -4,052,025
Iceland 6,196,382 7,039,721 +843,339
Netherlands 5,051,158 2,764,515 -2,286,643
United Arab Emirates 4,391,215 912,050 -3,479,165

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 £
Greece 38,203,202
Norway 32,766,419
Ireland 31,409,675
Spain 25,912,534
Germany 19,761,554

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 £
Greece 17,391,723 20,811,479 +3,419,756
Norway 15,601,582 17,164,837 +1,563,255
Ireland 16,479,581 14,930,094 -1,549,487
Spain 13,386,680 12,525,854 -860,826
Germany 10,656,875 9,104,679 -1,552,196
Finland 9,178,213 8,728,822 -449,391
Australia 10,843,905 6,086,859 -4,757,046
Iceland 6,196,382 7,129,618 +933,236
Netherlands 4,854,341 1,582,330 -3,272,011
United Arab Emirates 4,482,017 1,336,933 -3,145,084

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8
Cheshire 4
Inner London - West 4
West Midlands 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 7 +0
Cheshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Lancashire 1 3 +2
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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) 148,930,506
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 87,176,082
Other 4,890,235
Road transport 1,153,373
Air transport 122,007

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) 80,865,547 68,064,959 -12,800,588
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,711,545 42,464,537 -2,247,008
Other 3,384,952 1,505,283 -1,879,669
Road transport 363,459 789,914 +426,455
Air transport 101,148 20,859 -80,289

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 70,066,967
Liverpool Docks 47,501,174
Avonmouth Docks 38,481,056
Felixstowe 12,985,596
London Gateway Port 12,114,084

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 £
Immingham Docks 33,908,148 36,158,819 +2,250,671
Liverpool Docks 28,158,819 19,342,355 -8,816,464
Avonmouth Docks 17,655,048 20,826,008 +3,170,960
Felixstowe 8,767,481 4,218,115 -4,549,366
London Gateway Port 6,256,731 5,857,353 -399,378
Holyhead 6,873,075 5,172,707 -1,700,368
Dover 6,438,556 5,280,069 -1,158,487
Middlesbrough 4,792,766 3,674,266 -1,118,500
Heysham 1,654,467 3,808,701 +2,154,234
000 3,384,952 1,505,283 -1,879,669

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 24
Manufacture of basic metals 17
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Land transport and transport via pipelines 3
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 23
2025-10 24
2025-09 26
2025-08 20
2025-07 24

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+ 28
15m-54m 14
1m-15m 12
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 £
India 543,535,231
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 292,742,767
China 203,415,645
Germany 125,834,563
Thailand 105,614,030

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 £
India 273,644,990 269,890,241 -3,754,749
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 131,033,505 161,709,262 +30,675,757
China 101,233,895 102,181,750 +947,855
Germany 69,153,734 56,680,829 -12,472,905
Thailand 64,039,281 41,574,749 -22,464,532
Switzerland 21,275,629 39,756,360 +18,480,731
Turkey 27,857,677 24,793,204 -3,064,473
South Korea 25,240,751 11,266,036 -13,974,715
United States 3,418,488 26,470,000 +23,051,512
Netherlands 13,814,639 14,780,166 +965,527

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 3,706,554
Italy 27,623

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 3,116,570 589,984 -2,526,586
Italy 27,623 0 -27,623

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) 1,477,555,190
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 283,757,706
Other 3,734,177
Road transport 1,759,836
Air transport 57,869

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) 734,264,018 743,291,172 +9,027,154
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 146,285,542 137,472,164 -8,813,378
Other 3,144,193 589,984 -2,554,209
Road transport 1,581,385 178,451 -1,402,934
Air transport 14,947 42,922 +27,975

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 624,969,707
London Gateway Port 434,258,259
Southampton 198,946,084
Dover / Eurotunnel 148,778,344
Immingham Docks 101,575,811

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 £
Felixstowe 412,642,813 212,326,894 -200,315,919
London Gateway Port 133,942,654 300,315,605 +166,372,951
Southampton 86,668,902 112,277,182 +25,608,280
Dover / Eurotunnel 73,009,974 75,768,370 +2,758,396
Immingham Docks 47,340,446 54,235,365 +6,894,919
Liverpool Docks 29,668,269 41,937,730 +12,269,461
Belfast Port 27,416,409 29,233,223 +1,816,814
Harwich 13,031,986 10,924,480 -2,107,506
London 11,389,240 7,804,721 -3,584,519
Avonmouth Docks 9,496,203 7,316,263 -2,179,940

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 76020011

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

Description: Small pieces like turnings, shavings, chips, and filings, as well as waste from thin coloured or coated sheets and foil