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 57,140,780
Belgium 51,843,882
Poland 24,457,298
Bulgaria 19,023,958
Greece 17,701,816

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 25,697,024 31,443,756 +5,746,732
Belgium 31,780,387 20,063,495 -11,716,892
Poland 10,961,080 13,496,218 +2,535,138
Bulgaria 7,445,105 11,578,853 +4,133,748
Greece 12,507,304 5,194,512 -7,312,792
Netherlands 3,724,199 4,475,663 +751,464
Thailand 891,598 4,797,539 +3,905,941
Malaysia 2,620,986 2,579,310 -41,676
Germany 2,866,613 2,178,007 -688,606
Finland 2,127,802 2,299,356 +171,554

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 47,310,556
Belgium 38,426,392
France 34,219,151
Poland 23,734,643
Germany 10,987,839

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 23,284,949 24,025,607 +740,658
Belgium 23,947,741 14,478,651 -9,469,090
France 15,440,927 18,778,224 +3,337,297
Poland 11,137,389 12,597,254 +1,459,865
Germany 5,479,106 5,508,733 +29,627
Malaysia 2,608,542 3,121,025 +512,483
Thailand 891,598 4,593,303 +3,701,705
Finland 2,134,166 2,293,070 +158,904
Peru 1,918,824 1,944,247 +25,423
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 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
Inner London - West 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 7 7 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
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) 116,975,674
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,884,111
Other 28,522,380
Air transport 2,223,862
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) 59,743,193 57,232,481 -2,510,712
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,394,710 32,489,401 +3,094,691
Other 14,800,598 13,721,782 -1,078,816
Air transport 1,408,784 815,078 -593,706
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 81,412,207
Felixstowe 33,270,376
000 28,522,380
Immingham Docks 27,493,438
London 17,895,549

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 £
Dover 39,009,872 42,402,335 +3,392,463
Felixstowe 15,934,599 17,335,777 +1,401,178
000 14,800,598 13,721,782 -1,078,816
Immingham Docks 16,103,773 11,389,665 -4,714,108
London 11,073,147 6,822,402 -4,250,745
London Gateway Port 3,987,080 3,858,526 -128,554
Southampton 753,720 3,656,295 +2,902,575
Harwich 663,170 2,414,248 +1,751,078
Eurotunnel 687,899 729,227 +41,328
Birmingham Airport 761,312 364,731 -396,581

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
15
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
13
Other manufacturing
11
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+ 56
1m-15m 19
15m-54m 14
Other 9
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 52,953,445
United States 27,162,443
United Arab Emirates 4,119,154
Saudi Arabia 1,982,712
Indonesia 1,555,206

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 27,786,639 25,166,806 -2,619,833
United States 7,927,494 19,234,949 +11,307,455
United Arab Emirates 3,588,303 530,851 -3,057,452
Saudi Arabia 1,403,414 579,298 -824,116
Indonesia 1,553,525 1,681 -1,551,844
France 170,774 565,514 +394,740
Poland 346,098 173,472 -172,626
Germany 302,603 163,794 -138,809
Netherlands 302,824 75,863 -226,961
Malaysia 130,654 177,418 +46,764

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 39,209,075
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 22,721,745 16,487,330 -6,234,415
XI 151,257 1,854,928 +1,703,671
Germany 121 0 -121
India 91 0 -91
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 41,218,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,562,373
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,068,461
Air transport 3,445,737
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 22,873,681 18,344,805 -4,528,876
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,550,126 20,012,247 +5,462,121
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,218,643 7,849,818 +1,631,175
Air transport 2,278,854 1,166,883 -1,111,971
Road transport 886 0 -886

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 41,218,486
Southampton 25,113,968
Holyhead 10,963,672
London Gateway Port 7,657,340
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,653,752

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 22,873,681 18,344,805 -4,528,876
Southampton 7,503,043 17,610,925 +10,107,882
Holyhead 4,203,994 6,759,678 +2,555,684
London Gateway Port 6,464,571 1,192,769 -5,271,802
Dover / Eurotunnel 687,698 966,054 +278,356
London Heathrow Airport 627,943 523,485 -104,458
East Midlands Airport 871,191 187,177 -684,014
Belfast Port 0 959,310 +959,310
Felixstowe 533,556 220,357 -313,199
Manchester Airport 376,856 346,228 -30,628

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