Import/export HS code 7804: Lead sheets, plates, foil, powders, and flakes

Flat lead products like sheets, plates, and foil, as well as powdered or flaked lead used in various industries

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 £
Ireland 7,787,082
Germany 3,939,231
India 1,937,745
Netherlands 1,672,888
Italy 1,345,607

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 £
Ireland 4,279,351 3,507,731 -771,620
Germany 2,281,438 1,657,793 -623,645
India 1,000,262 937,483 -62,779
Netherlands 526,108 1,146,780 +620,672
Italy 728,393 617,214 -111,179
Spain 1,636 345,527 +343,891
France 219,642 80,043 -139,599
United States 78,878 71,512 -7,366
China 29,225 102,391 +73,166
Canada 20,805 25,582 +4,777

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 £
Germany 3,907,203
India 1,944,302
Ireland 1,661,840
Netherlands 1,654,161
Italy 1,439,541

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 £
Germany 2,317,790 1,589,413 -728,377
India 1,000,262 944,040 -56,222
Ireland 800,026 861,814 +61,788
Netherlands 507,381 1,146,780 +639,399
Italy 772,302 667,239 -105,063
United States 217,672 161,643 -56,029
Spain 1,606 345,515 +343,909
China 34,694 102,572 +67,878
Canada 20,805 25,582 +4,777
France 8,973 24,485 +15,512

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 4 2 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 3 +3
Lancashire 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +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) 7,377,672
Other 6,128,137
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,822,283
Air transport 425,840
Road transport 9,980

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) 3,652,573 3,725,099 +72,526
Other 3,481,686 2,646,451 -835,235
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,889,399 1,932,884 +43,485
Air transport 164,588 261,252 +96,664
Road transport 0 9,980 +9,980

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,128,137
Dover 2,191,031
London 2,044,641
Immingham Docks 1,753,243
Southampton 1,527,549

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 £
000 3,481,686 2,646,451 -835,235
Dover 1,143,587 1,047,444 -96,143
London 1,325,183 719,458 -605,725
Immingham Docks 510,600 1,242,643 +732,043
Southampton 635,600 891,949 +256,349
Liverpool Docks 218,635 477,800 +259,165
Eurotunnel 163,978 408,909 +244,931
London Gateway Port 320,740 113,514 -207,226
Felixstowe 232,547 140,982 -91,565
Ayr Harbour 261,563 98,694 -162,869

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 16
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 8
Other manufacturing 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 14
2025-10 8
2025-09 13
2025-08 11
2025-07 19

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 26
54m+ 24
15m-54m 7
0-1m 4
Other 4

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 16,262,291
Netherlands 12,269,128
France 10,101,601
Germany 6,436,200
Belgium 4,101,719

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 9,087,236 7,175,055 -1,912,181
Netherlands 7,126,872 5,142,256 -1,984,616
France 5,483,630 4,617,971 -865,659
Germany 3,125,268 3,310,932 +185,664
Belgium 1,668,518 2,433,201 +764,683
United States 2,153,248 1,214,408 -938,840
Spain 969,356 1,320,706 +351,350
Malaysia 1,289,653 863,799 -425,854
China 1,000,247 267,098 -733,149
Singapore 543,730 526,843 -16,887

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 152,145
XU 113,351
XI 37,681
China 10,996
France 444

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 84,772 67,373 -17,399
XU 48,885 64,466 +15,581
XI 18,181 19,500 +1,319
China 0 10,996 +10,996
France 0 444 +444
Turkey 0 84 +84

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) 54,207,932
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,454,945
Air transport 1,314,904
Other 314,701

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) 28,508,590 25,699,342 -2,809,248
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,208,711 4,246,234 -3,962,477
Air transport 810,318 504,586 -305,732
Other 151,838 162,863 +11,025

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,924,337
Fishguard 5,947,037
Milford 5,312,082
Felixstowe 4,150,335
Southampton 3,658,012

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 18,070,645 15,853,692 -2,216,953
Fishguard 2,876,487 3,070,550 +194,063
Milford 3,112,356 2,199,726 -912,630
Felixstowe 3,279,352 870,983 -2,408,369
Southampton 2,161,946 1,496,066 -665,880
London Gateway Port 1,546,435 1,764,387 +217,952
Liverpool Docks 1,460,479 812,128 -648,351
Immingham Docks 798,374 1,369,628 +571,254
Holyhead 1,198,600 659,245 -539,355
Dover 977,303 663,698 -313,605

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 7804

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

Description: Flat lead products like sheets, plates, and foil, as well as powdered or flaked lead used in various industries