Import/export HS code 761490: Various aluminium wires and cables

Other types of aluminium wires, cables, and plaited bands not specified elsewhere

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 £
Bahrain 29,799,852
Belgium 21,030,900
Turkey 14,702,690
India 5,273,615
United States 3,976,756

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 8,324,357 -13,151,138
Belgium 13,019,938 8,010,962 -5,008,976
Turkey 10,070,380 4,632,310 -5,438,070
India 26,107 5,247,508 +5,221,401
United States 942,211 3,034,545 +2,092,334
Poland 676,312 571,777 -104,535
China 607,764 604,554 -3,210
Oman 767,948 0 -767,948
Germany 268,770 497,429 +228,659
Portugal 404,045 132,616 -271,429

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 29,799,852
Belgium 21,004,619
Turkey 14,702,690
India 5,273,615
United States 3,954,755

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 8,324,357 -13,151,138
Belgium 13,019,938 7,984,681 -5,035,257
Turkey 10,070,380 4,632,310 -5,438,070
India 26,107 5,247,508 +5,221,401
United States 938,909 3,015,846 +2,076,937
China 570,573 632,635 +62,062
Oman 767,948 0 -767,948
Germany 273,712 430,977 +157,265
Portugal 499,988 132,616 -367,372
Italy 126,100 316,688 +190,588

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Cheshire 4
North Eastern Scotland 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2

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 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 2 3 +1
North Eastern Scotland 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Merseyside 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) 50,282,522
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,369,359
Other 1,057,469
Air transport 513,746
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) 28,617,502 21,665,020 -6,952,482
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,068,749 9,300,610 -9,768,139
Other 596,851 460,618 -136,233
Air transport 305,365 208,381 -96,984
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 46,110,475
Middlesbrough 13,322,395
Immingham Docks 8,131,912
Liverpool Docks 4,858,256
Southampton 2,419,237

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 31,282,306 14,828,169 -16,454,137
Middlesbrough 5,931,729 7,390,666 +1,458,937
Immingham Docks 7,743,002 388,910 -7,354,092
Liverpool Docks 1,915,714 2,942,542 +1,026,828
Southampton 33,596 2,385,641 +2,352,045
Killingholme 56,921 1,042,856 +985,935
000 596,851 460,618 -136,233
London Gateway Port 0 669,175 +669,175
Thamesport 22,337 600,557 +578,220
Dover 412,339 197,559 -214,780

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 7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of electrical equipment 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 7
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+ 27
1m-15m 10
Other 8
15m-54m 5
0-1m 2

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 277,006
Belgium 260,207
Turkey 181,279
China 177,650
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 30,616 246,390 +215,774
Belgium 260,207 0 -260,207
Turkey 167,688 13,591 -154,097
China 177,650 0 -177,650
South Korea 15,412 126,992 +111,580
Japan 64,265 33,099 -31,166
India 51,278 29,852 -21,426
Ireland 23,131 21,868 -1,263
Poland 7,468 37,387 +29,919
Germany 16,588 24,548 +7,960

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 £
Ireland 202
France 89
China 70
Pakistan 44
Germany 30

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 £
Ireland 202 0 -202
France 0 89 +89
China 0 70 +70
Pakistan 0 44 +44
Germany 30 0 -30

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 852,260
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 423,691
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 315,687
Other 5,770
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 388,787 463,473 +74,686
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 326,849 96,842 -230,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 265,988 49,699 -216,289
Other 4,022 1,748 -2,274
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 382,941
Immingham Docks 260,207
London Stansted Airport 210,009
Felixstowe 166,223
Glasgow Airport 145,225

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 199,178 183,763 -15,415
Immingham Docks 260,207 0 -260,207
London Stansted Airport 2,898 207,111 +204,213
Felixstowe 157,204 9,019 -148,185
Glasgow Airport 124,929 20,296 -104,633
Dover / Eurotunnel 51,327 81,613 +30,286
Southampton 51,613 29,883 -21,730
East Midlands Airport 25,296 28,348 +3,052
ZLC 18,352 9,320 -9,032
London 24,872 942 -23,930

Quick facts

HS code: 761490

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

Description: Other types of aluminium wires, cables, and plaited bands not specified elsewhere