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 35,782,795
Germany 19,476,924
Austria 18,112,694
France 17,035,179
United States 16,095,762

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 21,157,268 14,625,527 -6,531,741
Germany 11,915,181 7,561,743 -4,353,438
Austria 8,597,638 9,515,056 +917,418
France 8,440,650 8,594,529 +153,879
United States 6,967,976 9,127,786 +2,159,810
South Africa 3,110,455 4,565,409 +1,454,954
Netherlands 5,232,204 1,708,403 -3,523,801
Belgium 2,614,666 3,539,580 +924,914
Canada 4,117,019 466,791 -3,650,228
Poland 2,259,447 2,130,730 -128,717

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 39,637,375
Germany 24,255,950
Austria 19,282,379
United States 19,136,161
France 8,152,496

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 23,008,045 16,629,330 -6,378,715
Germany 14,483,615 9,772,335 -4,711,280
Austria 9,580,674 9,701,705 +121,031
United States 9,738,912 9,397,249 -341,663
France 3,757,896 4,394,600 +636,704
South Africa 3,110,455 4,565,409 +1,454,954
Belgium 3,690,184 3,231,546 -458,638
Greece 2,047,446 2,173,128 +125,682
Italy 1,548,443 1,347,119 -201,324
China 1,239,136 1,426,021 +186,885

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 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
West Yorkshire 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 11 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 12 +1
Greater Manchester 14 8 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 11 +2
West Yorkshire 8 9 +1
Inner London - West 10 4 -6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 4 +0
Kent 4 5 +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) 111,944,713
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,391,884
Other 3,794,965
Air transport 2,746,939
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) 60,631,392 51,313,321 -9,318,071
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,446,834 16,945,050 +498,216
Other 1,866,138 1,928,827 +62,689
Air transport 2,257,724 489,215 -1,768,509
Road transport 112,792 623,428 +510,636

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 34,737,078
Portsmouth 28,121,144
Southampton 15,939,575
Immingham Docks 14,880,014
Eurotunnel 9,910,676

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 19,900,743 14,836,335 -5,064,408
Portsmouth 16,001,683 12,119,461 -3,882,222
Southampton 6,546,993 9,392,582 +2,845,589
Immingham Docks 8,271,537 6,608,477 -1,663,060
Eurotunnel 4,156,952 5,753,724 +1,596,772
London Gateway Port 2,882,861 4,610,736 +1,727,875
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,964,887 3,697,154 +732,267
Harwich 2,827,984 1,888,444 -939,540
Felixstowe 2,874,420 1,594,526 -1,279,894
Liverpool Docks 3,448,899 795,242 -2,653,657

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 31
Manufacture of food products 21
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 13
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
2025-11 55
2025-10 54
2025-09 55
2025-08 51
2025-07 53

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+ 96
1m-15m 70
15m-54m 24
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 £
Ireland 5,143,117
France 3,546,799
Denmark 3,180,305
Netherlands 3,042,042
Germany 2,854,418

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 2,535,325 2,607,792 +72,467
France 1,417,244 2,129,555 +712,311
Denmark 1,264,699 1,915,606 +650,907
Netherlands 735,046 2,306,996 +1,571,950
Germany 367,455 2,486,963 +2,119,508
Spain 286,517 1,904,822 +1,618,305
Poland 421,881 1,181,841 +759,960
Belgium 837,026 638,658 -198,368
Algeria 1,385,244 46,257 -1,338,987
Italy 114,437 1,271,501 +1,157,064

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 1,282,319
China 233,130
XU 170,402
Czechia 1,280
France 624

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 615,946 666,373 +50,427
China 113,572 119,558 +5,986
XU 74,165 96,237 +22,072
Czechia 138 1,142 +1,004
France 259 365 +106
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) 26,120,571
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,162,597
Other 1,688,068
Air transport 1,537,067
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) 7,658,006 18,462,565 +10,804,559
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,687,685 3,474,912 -212,773
Other 804,385 883,683 +79,298
Air transport 769,246 767,821 -1,425
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 18,451,160
Immingham Docks 3,546,323
Felixstowe 2,160,428
Liverpool Docks 1,922,846
Heysham 1,787,365

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 4,177,341 14,273,819 +10,096,478
Immingham Docks 1,387,141 2,159,182 +772,041
Felixstowe 1,738,219 422,209 -1,316,010
Liverpool Docks 699,521 1,223,325 +523,804
Heysham 853,198 934,167 +80,969
000 804,385 883,683 +79,298
Dover 894,831 735,836 -158,995
Holyhead 712,528 578,834 -133,694
London Gateway Port 423,284 693,126 +269,842
Southampton 164,295 744,739 +580,444

Quick facts

HS code: 76072010

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

Description: Thin foil with backing, used in specialized applications