Import/export HS code 710399: Various precious and semi-precious stones

All other types of precious and semi-precious stones, excluding rubies, sapphires, and emeralds

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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 £
United States 14,673,560
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 11,468,309
Germany 9,480,891
India 5,748,873
Thailand 5,192,845

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 7,575,991 7,097,569 -478,422
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,395,129 8,073,180 +4,678,051
Germany 3,255,311 6,225,580 +2,970,269
India 2,962,475 2,786,398 -176,077
Thailand 1,804,797 3,388,048 +1,583,251
Switzerland 3,429,636 1,440,735 -1,988,901
Brazil 1,064,619 1,042,682 -21,937
China 509,389 439,408 -69,981
United Arab Emirates 641,226 123,492 -517,734
France 247,746 463,143 +215,397

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 £
Brazil 11,339,099
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,500,167
India 7,458,829
Germany 6,610,231
Thailand 5,499,327

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 £
Brazil 6,627,376 4,711,723 -1,915,653
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,396,995 7,103,172 +5,706,177
India 4,013,183 3,445,646 -567,537
Germany 3,069,354 3,540,877 +471,523
Thailand 1,958,391 3,540,936 +1,582,545
United Kingdom 3,889,277 1,164,999 -2,724,278
Mozambique 230,444 2,733,276 +2,502,832
United States 1,435,427 945,557 -489,870
China 1,039,299 827,525 -211,774
Tunisia 0 1,732,052 +1,732,052

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 71
Outer London - West and North West 16
West Midlands 11
West Yorkshire 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9

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 48 52 +4
Outer London - West and North West 10 11 +1
West Midlands 10 5 -5
West Yorkshire 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 7 +4
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
North Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - East 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +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 53,649,583
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,545,707
Other 1,498,250
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 275,715
Road transport 1,012

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 23,037,652 30,611,931 +7,574,279
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,957,020 1,588,687 -368,333
Other 1,452,512 45,738 -1,406,774
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 131,295 144,420 +13,125
Road transport 1,012 0 -1,012

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 36,312,346
London Stansted Airport 11,400,911
499 2,221,759
East Midlands Airport 1,622,605
000 1,498,250

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 15,409,055 20,903,291 +5,494,236
London Stansted Airport 5,705,306 5,695,605 -9,701
499 135,843 2,085,916 +1,950,073
East Midlands Airport 1,005,401 617,204 -388,197
000 1,452,512 45,738 -1,406,774
London Gateway Port 541,203 515,624 -25,579
Manchester Airport 545,188 480,878 -64,310
Felixstowe 257,702 488,971 +231,269
Birmingham Airport 240,416 465,958 +225,542
Southampton 466,656 221,393 -245,263

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
96
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
73
Other manufacturing
30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
12
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 33
2026-04 27
2026-03 35
2026-02 33
2026-01 24

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 94
0-1m 61
54m+ 33
15m-54m 13
Other 8

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 23,923,415
Thailand 7,422,885
Switzerland 4,417,230
Germany 3,390,654
United States 3,297,744

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 12,986,059 10,937,356 -2,048,703
Thailand 5,755,776 1,667,109 -4,088,667
Switzerland 3,051,324 1,365,906 -1,685,418
Germany 1,327,001 2,063,653 +736,652
United States 2,239,744 1,058,000 -1,181,744
Italy 837,296 787,415 -49,881
Belgium 1,458,436 37,786 -1,420,650
France 355,694 600,768 +245,074
United Arab Emirates 29,222 650,702 +621,480
Ireland 66,834 429,568 +362,734

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 47,151,576
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,391,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,986

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 27,501,825 19,649,751 -7,852,074
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,131,267 260,706 -870,561
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,092 5,894 -10,198

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 39,429,538
London Stansted Airport 5,058,393
ZLC 1,831,968
London 994,497
East Midlands Airport 551,322

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 23,843,867 15,585,671 -8,258,196
London Stansted Airport 2,231,913 2,826,480 +594,567
ZLC 816,544 1,015,424 +198,880
London 994,497 0 -994,497
East Midlands Airport 342,428 208,894 -133,534
Manchester Airport 267,073 6,809 -260,264
Eurotunnel 3,300 219,109 +215,809
Dover / Eurotunnel 102,925 13,491 -89,434
Dover 10,581 11,404 +823
Immingham Docks 13,312 7,705 -5,607

Quick facts

HS code: 710399

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

Description: All other types of precious and semi-precious stones, excluding rubies, sapphires, and emeralds