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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* 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 62,341,426
France 53,174,564
Greece 25,155,460
Poland 18,758,517
Bulgaria 15,439,410

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 33,957,505 28,383,921 -5,573,584
France 28,228,571 24,945,993 -3,282,578
Greece 15,567,335 9,588,125 -5,979,210
Poland 4,618,220 14,140,297 +9,522,077
Bulgaria 9,601,032 5,838,378 -3,762,654
Netherlands 3,847,225 5,168,862 +1,321,637
Germany 4,152,035 2,337,132 -1,814,903
Malaysia 29,939 4,525,323 +4,495,384
Finland 2,047,409 1,820,362 -227,047
Peru 1,021,648 1,583,689 +562,041

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 50,681,427
Belgium 41,775,927
France 30,403,338
Poland 18,579,514
Germany 11,957,643

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 27,412,296 23,269,131 -4,143,165
Belgium 21,712,450 20,063,477 -1,648,973
France 15,616,530 14,786,808 -829,722
Poland 4,664,279 13,915,235 +9,250,956
Germany 5,199,303 6,758,340 +1,559,037
Malaysia 29,939 4,512,879 +4,482,940
Finland 2,063,992 1,826,726 -237,266
Peru 1,021,648 1,787,925 +766,277
Greece 1,949,336 0 -1,949,336
Thailand 669,713 1,188,402 +518,689

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 7 +3
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 6 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 2 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 5 2 -3
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) 111,181,686
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,281,327
Other 35,485,029
Air transport 2,322,110
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) 53,810,734 57,370,952 +3,560,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,380,851 31,900,476 +4,519,625
Other 23,467,298 12,017,731 -11,449,567
Air transport 1,167,763 1,154,347 -13,416
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 73,650,027
000 35,485,029
Felixstowe 34,629,816
Immingham Docks 28,369,350
London 19,515,276

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 33,664,008 39,986,019 +6,322,011
000 23,467,298 12,017,731 -11,449,567
Felixstowe 16,407,245 18,222,571 +1,815,326
Immingham Docks 14,468,822 13,900,528 -568,294
London 9,815,779 9,699,497 -116,282
London Gateway Port 3,634,715 4,093,751 +459,036
Eurotunnel 1,087,048 616,413 -470,635
Harwich 422,138 1,168,503 +746,365
Southampton 768,162 610,234 -157,928
Birmingham Airport 585,436 613,552 +28,116

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 22
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 18
Manufacture of basic metals 7
Other manufacturing 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 20
2025-10 24
2025-09 20
2025-08 25
2025-07 30

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 52,493,171
United States 17,788,921
United Arab Emirates 5,123,315
Saudi Arabia 2,171,180
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 27,884,583 24,608,588 -3,275,995
United States 859,793 16,929,128 +16,069,335
United Arab Emirates 3,106,494 2,016,821 -1,089,673
Saudi Arabia 789,609 1,381,571 +591,962
Indonesia 1,005,295 561,688 -443,607
Netherlands 1,168,895 47,826 -1,121,069
Germany 596,665 114,428 -482,237
Italy 645,030 6,792 -638,238
Spain 394,591 53,531 -341,060
France 366,787 76,706 -290,081

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 41,741,035
XI 763,149
XU 155,024
Ireland 299
Turkey 181

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 23,039,009 18,702,026 -4,336,983
XI 0 763,149 +763,149
XU 152,472 2,552 -149,920
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 42,659,900
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,036,948
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,534,803
Air transport 5,610,073
Road transport 29,754

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 23,192,059 19,467,841 -3,724,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,447,320 20,589,628 +14,142,308
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,628,680 5,906,123 -722,557
Air transport 4,362,203 1,247,870 -3,114,333
Road transport 29,754 0 -29,754

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 42,659,900
Southampton 16,895,736
Holyhead 8,963,467
London Gateway Port 8,500,894
East Midlands Airport 2,511,559

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 23,192,059 19,467,841 -3,724,218
Southampton 642,267 16,253,469 +15,611,202
Holyhead 4,392,484 4,570,983 +178,499
London Gateway Port 4,676,414 3,824,480 -851,934
East Midlands Airport 2,238,695 272,864 -1,965,831
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,056,828 479,247 -577,581
Immingham Docks 1,434,674 63,512 -1,371,162
London Heathrow Airport 860,803 359,288 -501,515
Manchester Airport 903,247 316,721 -586,526
Felixstowe 294,690 503,817 +209,127

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