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 61,107,729
Belgium 61,085,437
Greece 23,543,796
Poland 22,931,771
Bulgaria 19,086,762

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 28,262,038 32,845,691 +4,583,653
Belgium 33,865,056 27,220,381 -6,644,675
Greece 15,257,708 8,286,088 -6,971,620
Poland 6,298,762 16,633,009 +10,334,247
Bulgaria 8,602,301 10,484,461 +1,882,160
Netherlands 3,778,417 5,743,542 +1,965,125
Germany 3,343,952 2,548,516 -795,436
Malaysia 37,978 5,162,318 +5,124,340
Thailand 690,587 3,828,915 +3,138,328
Finland 2,322,176 2,025,921 -296,255

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 56,754,519
Belgium 43,615,211
France 34,393,143
Poland 22,567,730
Germany 12,109,982

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 27,102,229 29,652,290 +2,550,061
Belgium 24,030,892 19,584,319 -4,446,573
France 15,456,840 18,936,303 +3,479,463
Poland 6,326,830 16,240,900 +9,914,070
Germany 4,962,857 7,147,125 +2,184,268
Malaysia 25,534 5,535,567 +5,510,033
Finland 2,338,759 2,032,285 -306,474
Thailand 690,587 3,624,679 +2,934,092
Peru 968,841 2,475,707 +1,506,866
Greece 1,949,336 219,710 -1,729,626

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 9 7 -2
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 6 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 2 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 5 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 4 3 -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) 123,688,989
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 67,823,078
Other 32,819,725
Air transport 2,476,081
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) 56,541,076 67,147,913 +10,606,837
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,054,351 39,768,727 +11,714,376
Other 19,707,343 13,112,382 -6,594,961
Air transport 1,335,681 1,140,400 -195,281
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 85,402,712
Felixstowe 37,768,856
000 32,819,725
Immingham Docks 29,355,168
London 21,104,491

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 35,798,126 49,604,586 +13,806,460
Felixstowe 15,266,460 22,502,396 +7,235,936
000 19,707,343 13,112,382 -6,594,961
Immingham Docks 15,682,506 13,672,662 -2,009,844
London 11,625,702 9,478,789 -2,146,913
London Gateway Port 3,860,970 4,873,899 +1,012,929
Southampton 774,325 2,537,000 +1,762,675
Harwich 366,327 2,251,974 +1,885,647
Eurotunnel 521,878 876,772 +354,894
Birmingham Airport 690,104 625,956 -64,148

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 19
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 17
Other manufacturing 9
Manufacture of basic metals 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-03 20
2026-02 23
2026-01 18
2025-12 24
2025-11 20

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+ 59
1m-15m 22
15m-54m 13
Other 12
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 54,769,856
United States 26,231,573
United Arab Emirates 4,810,727
Saudi Arabia 2,083,216
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 26,153,526 28,616,330 +2,462,804
United States 700,028 25,531,545 +24,831,517
United Arab Emirates 3,006,131 1,804,596 -1,201,535
Saudi Arabia 775,151 1,308,065 +532,914
Indonesia 1,557,484 1,681 -1,555,803
Netherlands 908,903 60,124 -848,779
France 301,790 575,016 +273,226
Germany 491,819 158,873 -332,946
Poland 43,824 514,145 +470,321
Italy 523,169 23,639 -499,530

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 41,946,961
XI 1,077,823
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 22,017,508 19,929,453 -2,088,055
XI 0 1,077,823 +1,077,823
Germany 121 0 -121
India 0 91 +91
Ireland 9 14 +5

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 43,056,456
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,814,676
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,881,092
Air transport 4,992,881
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 22,046,525 21,009,931 -1,036,594
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,540,698 28,273,978 +21,733,280
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,840,425 9,040,667 +3,200,242
Air transport 3,628,379 1,364,502 -2,263,877
Road transport 886 0 -886

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 43,056,456
Southampton 24,722,858
Holyhead 10,896,459
London Gateway Port 8,214,424
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,008,646

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 22,046,525 21,009,931 -1,036,594
Southampton 605,409 24,117,449 +23,512,040
Holyhead 3,627,714 7,268,745 +3,641,031
London Gateway Port 5,088,943 3,125,481 -1,963,462
Dover / Eurotunnel 820,254 1,188,392 +368,138
East Midlands Airport 1,724,968 217,921 -1,507,047
London Heathrow Airport 764,114 460,306 -303,808
Manchester Airport 748,298 391,556 -356,742
Immingham Docks 1,065,991 54,305 -1,011,686
Felixstowe 456,802 353,078 -103,724

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