Import/export HS code 710391: Rubies, sapphires, and emeralds

Specific types of precious stones, including rubies, sapphires, and emeralds, whether or not they are cut or shaped

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 77,851,507
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 72,467,040
Switzerland 63,460,497
Thailand 23,395,819
United Arab Emirates 12,265,977

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 55,249,214 22,602,293 -32,646,921
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 44,903,269 27,563,771 -17,339,498
Switzerland 42,718,168 20,742,329 -21,975,839
Thailand 10,543,777 12,852,042 +2,308,265
United Arab Emirates 3,089,979 9,175,998 +6,086,019
Germany 4,715,763 1,717,967 -2,997,796
France 2,736,652 3,568,985 +832,333
Belgium 1,309,978 3,714,161 +2,404,183
Israel 1,824,491 2,091,020 +266,529
India 1,686,214 1,145,002 -541,212

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 44,313,088
United Kingdom 44,224,355
United States 39,642,281
Thailand 24,456,342
Sri Lanka 23,255,799

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 31,152,073 13,161,015 -17,991,058
United Kingdom 26,660,570 17,563,785 -9,096,785
United States 26,733,927 12,908,354 -13,825,573
Thailand 10,966,123 13,490,219 +2,524,096
Sri Lanka 13,997,318 9,258,481 -4,738,837
Mozambique 12,613,826 4,134,429 -8,479,397
Switzerland 10,622,051 5,837,581 -4,784,470
Myanmar 12,610,924 389,678 -12,221,246
Colombia 4,663,586 5,604,412 +940,826
United Arab Emirates 389,867 9,029,041 +8,639,174

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 37
Outer London - West and North West 7
West Midlands 6
West of England 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 25 24 -1
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -1
West Midlands 5 4 -1
West of England 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 2 +1
East Central Scotland 2 0 -2

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 250,672,517
Other 28,115,836
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 301,819
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 67,775
Road transport 920

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 159,561,005 91,111,512 -68,449,493
Other 12,277,085 15,838,751 +3,561,666
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 272,817 29,002 -243,815
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,001 45,774 +23,773
Road transport 0 920 +920

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 222,662,654
000 28,115,836
London Stansted Airport 12,790,115
499 11,341,668
London Gatwick Airport 2,193,758

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 149,165,452 73,497,202 -75,668,250
000 12,277,085 15,838,751 +3,561,666
London Stansted Airport 6,719,193 6,070,922 -648,271
499 704,349 10,637,319 +9,932,970
London Gatwick Airport 2,192,411 1,347 -2,191,064
East Midlands Airport 447,396 437,153 -10,243
Manchester Airport 288,004 277,561 -10,443
Belfast Airport 146,337 96,463 -49,874
Birmingham Airport 87,735 77,442 -10,293
Thamesport 22,884 25,095 +2,211

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
39
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
23
Other manufacturing
15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 14
2026-04 11
2026-03 15
2026-02 7
2026-01 13

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 38
54m+ 21
0-1m 14
15m-54m 9
Other 3

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 £
Switzerland 65,663,954
United States 65,218,150
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 62,749,556
Thailand 24,452,339
France 9,634,590

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 £
Switzerland 43,208,782 22,455,172 -20,753,610
United States 51,050,417 14,167,733 -36,882,684
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 36,623,388 26,126,168 -10,497,220
Thailand 14,021,513 10,430,826 -3,590,687
France 6,510,058 3,124,532 -3,385,526
Italy 2,987,629 3,829,951 +842,322
United Arab Emirates 3,955,536 2,423,714 -1,531,822
Belgium 3,732,483 1,537,493 -2,194,990
Israel 1,934,167 1,362,735 -571,432
Qatar 2,723,603 0 -2,723,603

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 254,024,093
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,949,045

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 166,255,405 87,768,688 -78,486,717
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,505,519 443,526 -4,061,993

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 247,133,653
London Stansted Airport 4,952,142
London 3,480,715
Eurotunnel 1,464,192
ZLC 1,148,755

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 162,174,461 84,959,192 -77,215,269
London Stansted Airport 2,940,968 2,011,174 -929,794
London 3,037,189 443,526 -2,593,663
Eurotunnel 1,464,192 0 -1,464,192
ZLC 656,936 491,819 -165,117
East Midlands Airport 418,509 168,750 -249,759
Manchester Airport 64,531 111,294 +46,763
Durham Tees Valley Airport 0 13,599 +13,599
London Gatwick Airport 0 12,860 +12,860
Dover 3,192 0 -3,192

Quick facts

HS code: 710391

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

Description: Specific types of precious stones, including rubies, sapphires, and emeralds, whether or not they are cut or shaped