Import/export HS code 70181051: Cut and polished imitation gemstones

Fake gemstones made from glass, cut, and polished for decoration

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 £
Austria 2,670,431
Czechia 732,227
China 279,692
Thailand 41,936
Germany 33,441

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 £
Austria 1,470,583 1,199,848 -270,735
Czechia 434,901 297,326 -137,575
China 158,018 121,674 -36,344
Thailand 25,982 15,954 -10,028
Germany 18,125 15,316 -2,809
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 15,400 1,487 -13,913
Ireland 8,581 6,411 -2,170
Italy 5,773 3,897 -1,876
United States 6,186 2,988 -3,198
Colombia 5,909 970 -4,939

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 £
Austria 2,608,405
Czechia 736,705
China 284,432
Thailand 41,936
Germany 30,188

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 £
Austria 1,437,536 1,170,869 -266,667
Czechia 437,018 299,687 -137,331
China 158,018 126,414 -31,604
Thailand 25,982 15,954 -10,028
Germany 18,125 12,063 -6,062
India 7,742 12,518 +4,776
Switzerland 15,400 0 -15,400
Italy 7,912 1,516 -6,396
Japan 8,581 0 -8,581
Somalia 7,640 0 -7,640

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
Greater Manchester 4
Inner London - East 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3
Outer London - South 3

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
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 1 4 +3
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
Outer London - South 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 0 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Devon 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 3,589,024
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 225,395
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,336

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 £
Air transport 1,985,674 1,603,350 -382,324
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 160,344 65,051 -95,293
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,224 1,112 -11,112

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,494,835
London Stansted Airport 1,289,221
East Midlands Airport 738,555
Southampton 140,901
Liverpool Docks 55,068

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 895,823 599,012 -296,811
London Stansted Airport 644,672 644,549 -123
East Midlands Airport 428,788 309,767 -119,021
Southampton 91,734 49,167 -42,567
Liverpool Docks 43,893 11,175 -32,718
Manchester Airport 1,216 40,454 +39,238
Thamesport 24,717 1,456 -23,261
Birmingham Airport 14,288 9,568 -4,720
London 3,419 1,112 -2,307
Eurotunnel 4,520 0 -4,520

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of wearing apparel 4
Other manufacturing 2
Other personal service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 8
2026-03 9
2026-02 4
2026-01 5
2025-12 5

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
1m-15m 18
0-1m 10
54m+ 7
15m-54m 1
Other 1

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,366,577
United States 229,749
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 181,580
Qatar 159,128
United Arab Emirates 136,057

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 888,478 478,099 -410,379
United States 184,255 45,494 -138,761
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 29,308 152,272 +122,964
Qatar 134,411 24,717 -109,694
United Arab Emirates 63,890 72,167 +8,277
Switzerland 33,128 18,224 -14,904
Saudi Arabia 25,511 11,641 -13,870
Kuwait 27,698 2,667 -25,031
Netherlands 23,837 0 -23,837
Lithuania 21,788 890 -20,898

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 2,323,275
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,225

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 £
Air transport 1,465,522 857,753 -607,769
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,610 5,615 -34,995

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,576,540
East Midlands Airport 692,465
London Stansted Airport 30,118
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,368
Immingham Docks 14,162

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 863,885 712,655 -151,230
East Midlands Airport 553,848 138,617 -415,231
London Stansted Airport 26,845 3,273 -23,572
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,788 3,580 -18,208
Immingham Docks 14,162 0 -14,162
ZLC 9,971 2,239 -7,732
Manchester Airport 10,034 0 -10,034
Dover 4,660 2,035 -2,625
Birmingham Airport 939 969 +30

Quick facts

HS code: 70181051

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

Description: Fake gemstones made from glass, cut, and polished for decoration