Import/export HS code 710310: Unworked or roughly shaped stones

Precious and semi-precious stones that are in their natural state or have only basic shaping

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 £
United States 1,106,147
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 560,911
United Arab Emirates 552,377
China 490,660
Brazil 458,998

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 £
United States 328,133 778,014 +449,881
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 270,816 290,095 +19,279
United Arab Emirates 2,579 549,798 +547,219
China 176,847 313,813 +136,966
Brazil 266,109 192,889 -73,220
India 168,525 120,452 -48,073
Sri Lanka 48,501 142,193 +93,692
South Africa 52,553 123,168 +70,615
Germany 97,285 41,495 -55,790
Switzerland 126,962 1,651 -125,311

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 £
United States 1,597,113
China 891,488
Brazil 479,281
India 339,714
Sri Lanka 214,250

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 £
United States 320,088 1,277,025 +956,937
China 325,013 566,475 +241,462
Brazil 279,983 199,298 -80,685
India 205,341 134,373 -70,968
Sri Lanka 65,566 148,684 +83,118
Madagascar 58,050 109,868 +51,818
Botswana 125,462 0 -125,462
South Africa 36,650 72,978 +36,328
Thailand 57,372 31,022 -26,350
Germany 72,990 10,614 -62,376

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Outer London - West and North West 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4
West Midlands 3
West Yorkshire 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 6 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
West Midlands 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 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 3,334,120
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,251,028
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 280,897

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 1,023,285 2,310,835 +1,287,550
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 736,223 514,805 -221,418
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 126,680 154,217 +27,537

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,174,905
London Stansted Airport 816,175
Southampton 443,078
Felixstowe 405,233
London 304,482

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 378,566 1,796,339 +1,417,773
London Stansted Airport 461,936 354,239 -107,697
Southampton 322,649 120,429 -202,220
Felixstowe 174,815 230,418 +55,603
London 174,019 130,463 -43,556
East Midlands Airport 126,308 66,490 -59,818
London Gateway Port 93,606 59,084 -34,522
Birmingham Airport 30,234 70,541 +40,307
Thamesport 36,475 50,266 +13,791
Eurotunnel 32,038 28,505 -3,533

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 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Other manufacturing 3
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 5
2026-03 5
2026-02 5
2026-01 3
2025-12 2

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 26
0-1m 9
15m-54m 7
54m+ 7
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 £
United States 574,098
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 495,409
India 219,815
Germany 172,771
Cayman Islands 160,000

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 £
United States 462,577 111,521 -351,056
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 252,064 243,345 -8,719
India 186,615 33,200 -153,415
Germany 70,687 102,084 +31,397
Cayman Islands 160,000 0 -160,000
Thailand 49,779 85,054 +35,275
Ireland 70,794 18,833 -51,961
Belgium 31,640 46,330 +14,690
France 1,544 64,132 +62,588
Switzerland 9,054 48,045 +38,991

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 2,115,993
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 189,271
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 56,744

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 1,417,809 698,184 -719,625
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 68,069 121,202 +53,133
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,860 47,884 +39,024

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 875,005
ZLC 556,310
East Midlands Airport 348,598
London Stansted Airport 328,234
Dover 56,404

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 710,734 164,271 -546,463
ZLC 272,369 283,941 +11,572
East Midlands Airport 297,717 50,881 -246,836
London Stansted Airport 129,143 199,091 +69,948
Dover 3,794 52,610 +48,816
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,371 32,598 +12,227
London Gateway Port 4,298 38,994 +34,696
Harwich 11,025 23,264 +12,239
Holyhead 21,881 10,092 -11,789
Southampton 4,562 4,449 -113

Quick facts

HS code: 710310

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

Description: Precious and semi-precious stones that are in their natural state or have only basic shaping