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

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

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  • 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 £
Belgium 61,406,122
France 55,561,749
Greece 23,851,967
Poland 20,171,070
Bulgaria 15,975,816

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 £
Belgium 32,961,273 28,444,849 -4,516,424
France 28,181,303 27,380,446 -800,857
Greece 14,415,420 9,436,547 -4,978,873
Poland 5,083,051 15,088,019 +10,004,968
Bulgaria 9,127,117 6,848,699 -2,278,418
Netherlands 3,734,908 4,717,525 +982,617
Germany 3,882,381 2,293,134 -1,589,247
Malaysia 38,027 5,174,762 +5,136,735
Finland 2,135,602 1,697,837 -437,765
Peru 959,702 1,762,222 +802,520

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 50,613,564
Belgium 42,150,492
France 32,426,576
Poland 19,972,557
Germany 11,618,797

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 25,813,269 24,800,295 -1,012,974
Belgium 22,310,444 19,840,048 -2,470,396
France 15,863,760 16,562,816 +699,056
Poland 5,122,475 14,850,082 +9,727,607
Germany 5,365,774 6,253,023 +887,249
Malaysia 38,027 5,162,318 +5,124,291
Finland 2,152,185 1,704,201 -447,984
Peru 959,702 1,966,458 +1,006,756
Thailand 669,713 1,726,133 +1,056,420
Greece 1,949,336 0 -1,949,336

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8
Inner London - West 8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6

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 6 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 6 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 2 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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) 114,974,207
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 60,197,283
Other 33,281,052
Air transport 2,278,111
Road transport 38,979

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) 54,261,679 60,712,528 +6,450,849
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,864,240 33,333,043 +6,468,803
Other 21,025,678 12,255,374 -8,770,304
Air transport 1,210,502 1,067,609 -142,893
Road transport 10,133 28,846 +18,713

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 77,694,353
Felixstowe 35,358,187
000 33,281,052
Immingham Docks 28,467,700
London 19,676,607

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 34,260,634 43,433,719 +9,173,085
Felixstowe 15,887,167 19,471,020 +3,583,853
000 21,025,678 12,255,374 -8,770,304
Immingham Docks 15,103,727 13,363,973 -1,739,754
London 10,240,602 9,436,005 -804,597
London Gateway Port 2,604,860 4,275,433 +1,670,573
Southampton 777,484 1,141,624 +364,140
Harwich 423,308 1,315,036 +891,728
Eurotunnel 1,085,001 637,184 -447,817
Birmingham Airport 626,792 569,706 -57,086

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 27
Manufacture of electrical equipment 20
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 18
Other manufacturing 8
Manufacture of basic metals 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 20
2025-10 24
2025-09 20
2025-08 25

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 21
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 53,387,314
United States 19,031,512
United Arab Emirates 4,821,154
Saudi Arabia 2,044,996
Indonesia 1,566,983

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 27,119,161 26,268,153 -851,008
United States 844,045 18,187,467 +17,343,422
United Arab Emirates 3,033,207 1,787,947 -1,245,260
Saudi Arabia 663,042 1,381,954 +718,912
Indonesia 1,176,628 390,355 -786,273
Netherlands 1,126,748 48,887 -1,077,861
Germany 586,032 128,144 -457,888
Italy 623,424 6,792 -616,632
Poland 46,621 485,271 +438,650
France 338,323 91,610 -246,713

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 42,188,371
XI 763,149
Ireland 299
Turkey 181
Germany 121

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 22,307,912 19,880,459 -2,427,453
XI 0 763,149 +763,149
Ireland 276 23 -253
Turkey 181 0 -181
Germany 121 0 -121
India 0 91 +91

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 43,107,236
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,808,895
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,107,917
Air transport 5,542,617
Road transport 21,298

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 22,461,027 20,646,209 -1,814,818
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,376,915 21,431,980 +15,055,065
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,602,699 6,505,218 -97,481
Air transport 4,270,769 1,271,848 -2,998,921
Road transport 21,298 0 -21,298

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 43,107,236
Southampton 18,066,453
Holyhead 9,408,289
London Gateway Port 8,151,319
East Midlands Airport 2,416,875

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 22,461,027 20,646,209 -1,814,818
Southampton 541,515 17,524,938 +16,983,423
Holyhead 4,128,594 5,279,695 +1,151,101
London Gateway Port 4,761,824 3,389,495 -1,372,329
East Midlands Airport 2,147,287 269,588 -1,877,699
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,037,829 622,542 -415,287
Immingham Docks 1,412,916 38,115 -1,374,801
Manchester Airport 872,623 358,637 -513,986
London Heathrow Airport 857,810 360,042 -497,768
Felixstowe 300,730 509,685 +208,955

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