Import/export HS code 76041010: Pure aluminium bars and rods

Straight, solid pieces of pure aluminium, often used in building or machinery

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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 £
Ireland 1,887,808
Denmark 1,797,845
United States 1,429,618
Poland 1,223,870
Italy 563,307

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 £
Ireland 1,261,108 626,700 -634,408
Denmark 4,142 1,793,703 +1,789,561
United States 701,235 728,383 +27,148
Poland 96,875 1,126,995 +1,030,120
Italy 338,663 224,644 -114,019
Qatar 314,560 160,025 -154,535
United Arab Emirates 395,308 0 -395,308
Spain 264,523 13,925 -250,598
France 163,323 97,150 -66,173
China 137,241 110,969 -26,272

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 £
Poland 2,272,361
Ireland 1,868,833
United States 1,469,175
Lithuania 722,070
Italy 688,477

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 £
Poland 98,226 2,174,135 +2,075,909
Ireland 1,252,638 616,195 -636,443
United States 737,910 731,265 -6,645
Lithuania 2,026 720,044 +718,018
Italy 428,394 260,083 -168,311
Qatar 302,856 160,025 -142,831
United Arab Emirates 418,560 5,341 -413,219
Spain 277,637 17,847 -259,790
China 136,802 112,291 -24,511
Germany 82,923 129,981 +47,058

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Inner London - West 7
West Midlands 7
Greater Manchester 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 5 -2
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
West Midlands 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 6 2 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 1 -4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 1 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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) 6,304,661
Air transport 1,691,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,427,473
Other 26,576
Road transport 2,131

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) 2,293,651 4,011,010 +1,717,359
Air transport 864,503 826,939 -37,564
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,079,477 347,996 -731,481
Other 14,432 12,144 -2,288
Road transport 0 2,131 +2,131

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,607,692
London Heathrow Airport 1,404,142
Liverpool Docks 1,124,023
Holyhead 720,091
London Gateway Port 619,826

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 424,138 3,183,554 +2,759,416
London Heathrow Airport 722,774 681,368 -41,406
Liverpool Docks 689,305 434,718 -254,587
Holyhead 565,182 154,909 -410,273
London Gateway Port 459,801 160,025 -299,776
Felixstowe 245,260 135,352 -109,908
Southampton 244,797 22,262 -222,535
Eurotunnel 229,430 35,732 -193,698
Harwich 90,308 80,473 -9,835
Dover / Eurotunnel 129,490 0 -129,490

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 19
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Specialised construction activities 8
Other manufacturing 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 9
2025-10 10
2025-09 7
2025-08 9

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
1m-15m 35
54m+ 33
0-1m 14
15m-54m 12
Other 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 2,683,340
Switzerland 784,825
China 735,462
Thailand 725,997
Germany 722,089

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 1,974,128 709,212 -1,264,916
Switzerland 419,337 365,488 -53,849
China 581,219 154,243 -426,976
Thailand 439,050 286,947 -152,103
Germany 435,324 286,765 -148,559
India 466,874 88,865 -378,009
Poland 260,568 260,092 -476
Netherlands 340,950 167,211 -173,739
Malaysia 443,588 24,655 -418,933
United States 197,581 248,951 +51,370

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 174,607
France 2,472
Ireland 467
Slovenia 72
Belgium 6

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 85,570 89,037 +3,467
France 861 1,611 +750
Ireland 0 467 +467
Slovenia 72 0 -72
Belgium 0 6 +6

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) 4,257,373
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,084,127
Other 1,854,361
Air transport 1,675,685
Road transport 8,307

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) 1,996,159 2,261,214 +265,055
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,348,161 735,966 -1,612,195
Other 1,759,436 94,925 -1,664,511
Air transport 895,935 779,750 -116,185
Road transport 8,307 0 -8,307

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,121,659
000 1,854,361
Felixstowe 1,105,224
Hull 1,082,444
London Gateway Port 823,040

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 1,215,257 906,402 -308,855
000 1,759,436 94,925 -1,664,511
Felixstowe 1,046,367 58,857 -987,510
Hull 539,616 542,828 +3,212
London Gateway Port 437,979 385,061 -52,918
London Heathrow Airport 448,649 349,727 -98,922
Liverpool Docks 26,355 520,682 +494,327
Immingham Docks 301,757 204,381 -97,376
Southampton 328,180 74,921 -253,259
East Midlands Airport 129,071 203,322 +74,251

Quick facts

HS code: 76041010

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

Description: Straight, solid pieces of pure aluminium, often used in building or machinery