Import/export HS code 7614: Aluminium wires and cables, not insulated

Stranded wires, cables, and plaited bands made of aluminium, used for various purposes but not for electrical insulation

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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 £
Bahrain 32,261,941
Belgium 24,021,327
Turkey 16,410,589
India 10,864,632
United States 4,023,671

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 £
Bahrain 21,475,495 10,786,446 -10,689,049
Belgium 13,974,528 10,046,799 -3,927,729
Turkey 10,887,291 5,523,298 -5,363,993
India 3,575,240 7,289,392 +3,714,152
United States 987,944 3,035,727 +2,047,783
China 622,025 676,383 +54,358
Poland 679,594 584,922 -94,672
Ireland 1,181,834 66,394 -1,115,440
Germany 352,846 551,893 +199,047
Portugal 660,248 204,697 -455,551

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 £
Bahrain 32,261,941
Belgium 24,037,905
Turkey 16,410,589
India 10,864,632
United States 3,976,963

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 £
Bahrain 21,475,495 10,786,446 -10,689,049
Belgium 13,974,528 10,063,377 -3,911,151
Turkey 10,887,291 5,523,298 -5,363,993
India 3,575,240 7,289,392 +3,714,152
United States 959,935 3,017,028 +2,057,093
China 584,834 704,464 +119,630
Portugal 756,191 204,697 -551,494
Germany 359,473 485,441 +125,968
Oman 767,948 0 -767,948
Italy 143,169 316,688 +173,519

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Cheshire 4
North Eastern Scotland 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
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 0 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 2 3 +1
North Eastern Scotland 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 60,249,852
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,857,777
Other 2,285,681
Air transport 560,846
Road transport 1,740

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,070,597 27,179,255 -5,891,342
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,374,178 11,483,599 -8,890,579
Other 1,762,033 523,648 -1,238,385
Air transport 348,809 212,037 -136,772
Road transport 1,740 0 -1,740

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 52,034,468
Middlesbrough 15,301,315
Immingham Docks 9,190,569
Liverpool Docks 4,999,922
London Gateway Port 3,995,976

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 £
Felixstowe 32,117,634 19,916,834 -12,200,800
Middlesbrough 6,890,610 8,410,705 +1,520,095
Immingham Docks 7,743,002 1,447,567 -6,295,435
Liverpool Docks 2,018,027 2,981,895 +963,868
London Gateway Port 3,326,801 669,175 -2,657,626
Southampton 263,997 2,757,462 +2,493,465
000 1,762,033 523,648 -1,238,385
Killingholme 56,921 1,042,856 +985,935
Dover 613,765 294,334 -319,431
Thamesport 22,337 600,557 +578,220

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of electrical equipment 6
Other manufacturing 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 8
2025-10 7
2025-09 8
2025-08 7

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+ 32
1m-15m 13
15m-54m 9
Other 8
0-1m 3

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 £
United States 278,256
Belgium 260,207
Turkey 181,279
China 179,060
South Korea 142,404

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 £
United States 30,616 247,640 +217,024
Belgium 260,207 0 -260,207
Turkey 167,688 13,591 -154,097
China 179,060 0 -179,060
South Korea 15,412 126,992 +111,580
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 54,825 76,953 +22,128
Libya 118,776 0 -118,776
Japan 64,265 33,099 -31,166
India 61,644 29,852 -31,792
Ireland 26,098 25,459 -639

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 £
Turkey 2,346
Italy 2,248
Ireland 202
China 181
Germany 99

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 £
Turkey 1,115 1,231 +116
Italy 1,701 547 -1,154
Ireland 202 0 -202
China 47 134 +87
Germany 99 0 -99
France 0 89 +89
Japan 35 15 -20
Pakistan 0 44 +44
Romania 0 37 +37
India 0 9 +9

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,023,561
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 459,023
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 431,448
Other 10,956
Road transport 2,813

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 £
Air transport 446,929 576,632 +129,703
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 392,079 66,944 -325,135
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 330,025 101,423 -228,602
Other 6,989 3,967 -3,022
Road transport 2,813 0 -2,813

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 394,035
Felixstowe 284,999
Immingham Docks 260,207
London Stansted Airport 213,056
East Midlands Airport 206,645

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 203,272 190,763 -12,509
Felixstowe 275,980 9,019 -266,961
Immingham Docks 260,207 0 -260,207
London Stansted Airport 4,378 208,678 +204,300
East Midlands Airport 76,881 129,764 +52,883
Glasgow Airport 124,929 20,296 -104,633
Dover / Eurotunnel 54,503 85,143 +30,640
Southampton 58,928 29,883 -29,045
London Gateway Port 19,173 19,944 +771
ZLC 19,335 12,496 -6,839

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 7614

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

Description: Stranded wires, cables, and plaited bands made of aluminium, used for various purposes but not for electrical insulation