Import/export HS code 740710: Refined copper bars and rods

High-purity copper bars and rods, ideal for electrical and industrial uses

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 £
France 63,245,748
Belgium 56,940,002
Poland 24,984,727
Bulgaria 21,447,554
Greece 20,728,261

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 £
France 25,669,117 37,576,631 +11,907,514
Belgium 33,528,168 23,411,834 -10,116,334
Poland 7,565,126 17,419,601 +9,854,475
Bulgaria 8,899,506 12,548,048 +3,648,542
Greece 14,693,141 6,035,120 -8,658,021
Netherlands 3,559,702 5,153,645 +1,593,943
Germany 3,237,751 2,568,968 -668,783
Thailand 671,996 5,017,141 +4,345,145
Malaysia 711,729 4,488,567 +3,776,838
Finland 2,248,597 2,648,435 +399,838

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 £
Bulgaria 53,489,805
Belgium 41,664,466
France 37,347,532
Poland 24,262,072
Germany 11,982,350

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 £
Bulgaria 25,031,483 28,458,322 +3,426,839
Belgium 24,804,209 16,860,257 -7,943,952
France 15,127,279 22,220,253 +7,092,974
Poland 7,583,310 16,678,762 +9,095,452
Germany 5,519,790 6,462,560 +942,770
Malaysia 699,285 5,030,282 +4,330,997
Thailand 671,996 4,812,905 +4,140,909
Finland 2,265,180 2,648,513 +383,333
Peru 1,488,412 2,445,229 +956,817
Greece 1,391,522 883,214 -508,308

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 10
Inner London - West 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5

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
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 6 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 1 -3
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -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) 126,578,996
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 66,930,284
Other 32,937,001
Air transport 2,370,920
Road transport 28,846

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) 56,097,738 70,481,258 +14,383,520
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,212,544 37,717,740 +8,505,196
Other 17,944,060 14,992,941 -2,951,119
Air transport 1,283,334 1,087,586 -195,748
Road transport 0 28,846 +28,846

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 88,171,108
Felixstowe 35,637,459
000 32,937,001
Immingham Docks 29,885,850
London 19,381,958

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 34,752,246 53,418,862 +18,666,616
Felixstowe 15,021,426 20,616,033 +5,594,607
000 17,944,060 14,992,941 -2,951,119
Immingham Docks 16,545,426 13,340,424 -3,205,002
London 11,692,527 7,689,431 -4,003,096
London Gateway Port 4,618,653 4,619,310 +657
Southampton 753,720 3,656,295 +2,902,575
Harwich 558,617 2,618,638 +2,060,021
Eurotunnel 674,035 800,558 +126,523
Birmingham Airport 650,867 549,528 -101,339

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 26
Manufacture of electrical equipment 18
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 15
Other manufacturing 10
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 24
2026-04 21
2026-03 20
2026-02 23
2026-01 18

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+ 61
1m-15m 20
15m-54m 14
Other 11
0-1m 7

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 56,215,517
United States 27,273,513
United Arab Emirates 4,603,840
Saudi Arabia 2,070,868
Indonesia 1,559,165

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 26,361,274 29,854,243 +3,492,969
United States 532,094 26,741,419 +26,209,325
United Arab Emirates 3,749,710 854,130 -2,895,580
Saudi Arabia 1,146,718 924,150 -222,568
Indonesia 1,557,484 1,681 -1,555,803
France 200,348 571,546 +371,198
Netherlands 543,645 102,537 -441,108
Germany 439,650 183,495 -256,155
Poland 293,388 228,468 -64,920
Italy 318,904 23,639 -295,265

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 £
Belgium 41,951,407
XI 2,006,185
Germany 121
India 91
Ireland 23

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 £
Belgium 21,938,973 20,012,434 -1,926,539
XI 29,217 1,976,968 +1,947,751
Germany 121 0 -121
India 15 76 +61
Ireland 23 0 -23

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 43,961,214
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,307,243
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,078,117
Air transport 4,206,713
Road transport 886

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 £
Other 21,969,092 21,992,122 +23,030
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,416,437 27,890,806 +20,474,369
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,023,632 9,054,485 +3,030,853
Air transport 2,619,951 1,586,762 -1,033,189
Road transport 886 0 -886

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 43,961,214
Southampton 25,225,279
Holyhead 11,472,495
London Gateway Port 8,245,984
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,862,531

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 £
000 21,969,092 21,992,122 +23,030
Southampton 387,519 24,837,760 +24,450,241
Holyhead 3,910,504 7,561,991 +3,651,487
London Gateway Port 6,535,078 1,710,906 -4,824,172
Dover / Eurotunnel 798,716 1,063,815 +265,099
East Midlands Airport 1,197,566 229,612 -967,954
London Heathrow Airport 581,892 707,560 +125,668
Belfast Port 0 959,310 +959,310
Manchester Airport 564,119 379,902 -184,217
Felixstowe 427,827 353,944 -73,883

Quick facts

HS code: 740710

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

Description: High-purity copper bars and rods, ideal for electrical and industrial uses