Import/export HS code 76072010: Ultra-thin backed aluminium foil (less than 0.021 mm)

Thin foil with backing, used in specialized applications

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Spain 35,533,034
Germany 18,975,210
Austria 18,510,026
France 17,667,022
United States 16,022,178

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 £
Spain 21,035,543 14,497,491 -6,538,052
Germany 11,152,025 7,823,185 -3,328,840
Austria 9,263,112 9,246,914 -16,198
France 8,087,665 9,579,357 +1,491,692
United States 7,165,347 8,856,831 +1,691,484
South Africa 3,579,457 4,059,123 +479,666
Netherlands 5,066,480 1,533,848 -3,532,632
Belgium 2,549,763 3,342,946 +793,183
Canada 4,129,485 472,401 -3,657,084
Poland 2,435,703 1,827,164 -608,539

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 £
Spain 39,461,591
Germany 23,675,082
Austria 19,563,654
United States 19,058,071
France 8,574,995

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 £
Spain 22,853,753 16,607,838 -6,245,915
Germany 13,946,045 9,729,037 -4,217,008
Austria 10,014,343 9,549,311 -465,032
United States 9,934,648 9,123,423 -811,225
France 3,534,388 5,040,607 +1,506,219
South Africa 3,579,457 4,059,123 +479,666
Belgium 3,551,356 3,351,987 -199,369
Greece 2,081,033 2,119,007 +37,974
Italy 1,450,433 1,424,552 -25,881
China 1,150,589 1,474,022 +323,433

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15
Greater Manchester 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
West Yorkshire 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 12 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 12 +1
Greater Manchester 13 8 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 11 +2
West Yorkshire 8 10 +2
Inner London - West 9 4 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 6 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 4 +0
Kent 5 5 +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) 111,890,870
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,128,679
Other 3,715,350
Air transport 2,687,388
Road transport 736,220

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) 60,505,195 51,385,675 -9,119,520
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,864,609 16,264,070 -600,539
Other 1,897,713 1,817,637 -80,076
Air transport 2,208,857 478,531 -1,730,326
Road transport 119,724 616,496 +496,772

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 34,387,657
Portsmouth 27,922,567
Southampton 16,489,752
Immingham Docks 15,189,351
Eurotunnel 9,650,982

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 19,234,566 15,153,091 -4,081,475
Portsmouth 15,940,594 11,981,973 -3,958,621
Southampton 6,794,458 9,695,294 +2,900,836
Immingham Docks 8,496,994 6,692,357 -1,804,637
Eurotunnel 4,037,599 5,613,383 +1,575,784
London Gateway Port 3,336,353 4,104,450 +768,097
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,054,344 3,690,491 +636,147
Harwich 2,881,323 1,757,168 -1,124,155
Felixstowe 2,775,136 1,503,354 -1,271,782
000 1,897,713 1,817,637 -80,076

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 47
Other manufacturing 29
Manufacture of food products 21
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 48
2025-11 55
2025-10 54
2025-09 55
2025-08 51

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+ 95
1m-15m 68
15m-54m 24
Other 14
0-1m 13

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 4,775,329
France 3,549,969
Germany 3,225,023
Netherlands 3,173,491
Denmark 3,082,285

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 2,208,965 2,566,364 +357,399
France 1,399,285 2,150,684 +751,399
Germany 307,087 2,917,936 +2,610,849
Netherlands 632,294 2,541,197 +1,908,903
Denmark 1,221,494 1,860,791 +639,297
Spain 304,243 1,984,729 +1,680,486
Poland 403,943 1,291,467 +887,524
Italy 130,042 1,479,338 +1,349,296
Belgium 826,027 588,300 -237,727
Algeria 1,345,588 46,257 -1,299,331

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 1,181,236
China 220,702
Czechia 1,280
France 624
Ireland 305

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 596,614 584,622 -11,992
China 100,018 120,684 +20,666
Czechia 138 1,142 +1,004
France 263 361 +98
Ireland 305 0 -305
Nicaragua 0 8 +8

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) 26,820,272
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,222,478
Other 1,537,065
Air transport 1,469,587
Road transport 12,494

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) 7,170,936 19,649,336 +12,478,400
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,597,977 3,624,501 +26,524
Other 736,318 800,747 +64,429
Air transport 746,175 723,412 -22,763
Road transport 12,494 0 -12,494

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,460,069
Immingham Docks 3,429,304
Felixstowe 2,131,454
Liverpool Docks 2,010,037
Heysham 1,619,495

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 4,012,119 15,447,950 +11,435,831
Immingham Docks 1,348,092 2,081,212 +733,120
Felixstowe 1,815,955 315,499 -1,500,456
Liverpool Docks 629,645 1,380,392 +750,747
Heysham 679,324 940,171 +260,847
Dover 819,261 725,123 -94,138
000 736,318 800,747 +64,429
Holyhead 600,284 633,065 +32,781
London Gateway Port 430,570 771,225 +340,655
Southampton 158,895 815,583 +656,688

Quick facts

HS code: 76072010

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

Description: Thin foil with backing, used in specialized applications