Import/export HS code 7616: Aluminium products

Various items made from aluminium, including tools, household goods, and industrial parts

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 £
China 249,527,572
United States 96,522,280
Germany 93,590,119
France 67,222,175
Italy 64,349,382

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 £
China 131,120,232 118,407,340 -12,712,892
United States 50,437,011 46,085,269 -4,351,742
Germany 48,744,927 44,845,192 -3,899,735
France 35,635,039 31,587,136 -4,047,903
Italy 36,938,286 27,411,096 -9,527,190
Netherlands 18,556,665 21,000,756 +2,444,091
Czechia 19,466,386 15,924,805 -3,541,581
Spain 15,628,388 11,524,927 -4,103,461
Poland 10,458,735 13,102,363 +2,643,628
Belgium 10,757,329 8,486,020 -2,271,309

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 £
China 283,583,798
United States 95,092,319
Germany 73,656,389
Italy 67,399,522
France 52,702,295

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 £
China 148,959,929 134,623,869 -14,336,060
United States 48,003,995 47,088,324 -915,671
Germany 39,047,956 34,608,433 -4,439,523
Italy 39,454,981 27,944,541 -11,510,440
France 28,341,283 24,361,012 -3,980,271
Czechia 19,413,194 16,286,507 -3,126,687
Poland 11,767,281 14,731,851 +2,964,570
Spain 14,590,262 10,425,545 -4,164,717
Netherlands 11,452,782 12,481,963 +1,029,181
Denmark 9,940,048 8,324,708 -1,615,340

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 394
Inner London - West 358
Surrey, East and West Sussex 294
West Midlands 245
Greater Manchester 244

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 286 281 -5
Inner London - West 246 235 -11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 232 199 -33
West Midlands 178 178 +0
Greater Manchester 177 175 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 165 161 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 158 155 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 137 158 +21
West Yorkshire 120 135 +15
Essex 123 124 +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) 341,514,469
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 289,692,420
Air transport 244,358,927
Other 16,334,876
Road transport 4,461,936

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) 183,854,305 157,660,164 -26,194,141
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,979,594 135,712,826 -18,266,768
Air transport 121,213,000 123,145,927 +1,932,927
Other 8,781,994 7,552,882 -1,229,112
Road transport 2,318,552 2,143,384 -175,168
Rail transport 76,187 17,155 -59,032
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 7,455 +7,455

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 145,903,407
Felixstowe 116,300,349
Southampton 103,265,255
London Heathrow Airport 78,311,544
Eurotunnel 75,138,134

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 74,404,232 71,499,175 -2,905,057
Felixstowe 68,067,811 48,232,538 -19,835,273
Southampton 59,057,007 44,208,248 -14,848,759
London Heathrow Airport 38,996,988 39,314,556 +317,568
Eurotunnel 38,097,000 37,041,134 -1,055,866
East Midlands Airport 29,501,523 33,350,171 +3,848,648
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,291,292 9,406,648 -21,884,644
London Stansted Airport 19,422,300 18,387,884 -1,034,416
London Gateway Port 8,866,970 25,807,552 +16,940,582
Immingham Docks 14,393,769 12,134,219 -2,259,550

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 1189
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 717
Other manufacturing 397
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 386
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 285

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 1140
2025-10 1191
2025-09 1136
2025-08 1094
2025-07 1184

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 2237
54m+ 1505
0-1m 655
15m-54m 571
Other 354

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 77,268,075
Germany 55,076,036
France 44,667,766
Saudi Arabia 36,501,492
Ireland 27,947,216

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 34,825,732 42,442,343 +7,616,611
Germany 24,997,422 30,078,614 +5,081,192
France 21,426,335 23,241,431 +1,815,096
Saudi Arabia 20,492,969 16,008,523 -4,484,446
Ireland 15,565,059 12,382,157 -3,182,902
Netherlands 12,318,080 11,722,277 -595,803
Singapore 7,952,061 9,362,921 +1,410,860
Spain 6,641,680 6,579,149 -62,531
Italy 5,091,976 5,679,336 +587,360
United Arab Emirates 5,787,418 4,932,928 -854,490

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 £
China 2,854,695
XI 2,218,366
United States 1,192,641
Belgium 461,910
Italy 392,142

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 £
China 1,308,371 1,546,324 +237,953
XI 1,432,827 785,539 -647,288
United States 1,120,436 72,205 -1,048,231
Belgium 130,189 331,721 +201,532
Italy 224,854 167,288 -57,566
Nicaragua 12,091 302,187 +290,096
XU 168,887 104,384 -64,503
Ireland 68,135 111,632 +43,497
Canada 144,867 1,166 -143,701
France 31,352 42,302 +10,950

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 252,799,336
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 160,562,233
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,245,673
Other 8,319,385
Road transport 921,329

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 121,403,120 131,396,216 +9,993,096
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 81,013,550 79,548,683 -1,464,867
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,007,890 23,237,783 -11,770,107
Other 4,773,226 3,546,159 -1,227,067
Road transport 913,117 8,212 -904,905
Rail transport 64,423 0 -64,423

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 95,859,178
London Heathrow Airport 91,382,540
East Midlands Airport 73,655,021
Warton Aerodrome 27,854,357
ZLC 20,275,375

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 48,402,846 47,456,332 -946,514
London Heathrow Airport 42,282,553 49,099,987 +6,817,434
East Midlands Airport 34,909,025 38,745,996 +3,836,971
Warton Aerodrome 14,087,760 13,766,597 -321,163
ZLC 9,410,505 10,864,870 +1,454,365
London Gateway Port 12,867,965 6,913,936 -5,954,029
Immingham Docks 12,302,855 6,540,939 -5,761,916
London Stansted Airport 8,900,049 8,166,793 -733,256
Manchester Airport 9,379,727 6,026,579 -3,353,148
Southampton 6,374,387 7,510,873 +1,136,486

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 7616

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

Description: Various items made from aluminium, including tools, household goods, and industrial parts