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

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 £
Germany 10,053,040
United States 9,958,562
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,174,799
India 5,688,173
Switzerland 4,908,058

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 £
Germany 4,505,488 5,547,552 +1,042,064
United States 7,847,954 2,110,608 -5,737,346
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,931,169 3,243,630 +312,461
India 3,062,295 2,625,878 -436,417
Switzerland 3,586,706 1,321,352 -2,265,354
Thailand 1,929,798 2,366,996 +437,198
Brazil 1,108,552 1,143,567 +35,015
France 1,025,417 363,491 -661,926
China 636,629 405,006 -231,623
United Arab Emirates 45,848 688,493 +642,645

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 8,538,800
India 7,694,217
Germany 6,151,027
United Kingdom 5,414,789
Thailand 4,463,849

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 6,866,611 1,672,189 -5,194,422
India 3,707,986 3,986,231 +278,245
Germany 3,383,411 2,767,616 -615,795
United Kingdom 4,679,168 735,621 -3,943,547
Thailand 1,973,139 2,490,710 +517,571
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,011,338 2,244,977 +1,233,639
United States 1,630,407 1,179,396 -451,011
China 1,162,096 761,250 -400,846
Tunisia 0 1,732,052 +1,732,052
Australia 557,566 826,802 +269,236

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 74
Outer London - West and North West 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
West Midlands 11
North Yorkshire 7

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 57 44 -13
Outer London - West and North West 11 11 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 7 +3
West Midlands 8 6 -2
North Yorkshire 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 6 3 -3
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Kent 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 £
Air transport 43,734,186
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,589,599
Other 1,498,345
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 235,109
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 26,111,105 17,623,081 -8,488,024
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,073,709 1,515,890 -557,819
Other 282,720 1,215,625 +932,905
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 110,933 124,176 +13,243
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 27,136,381
London Stansted Airport 10,837,022
499 2,154,618
East Midlands Airport 1,628,656
000 1,498,345

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 18,379,217 8,757,164 -9,622,053
London Stansted Airport 5,773,183 5,063,839 -709,344
499 135,843 2,018,775 +1,882,932
East Midlands Airport 954,008 674,648 -279,360
000 282,720 1,215,625 +932,905
London Gateway Port 696,874 490,887 -205,987
Manchester Airport 650,287 458,805 -191,482
Southampton 420,865 312,844 -108,021
Felixstowe 266,039 347,932 +81,893
Birmingham Airport 232,937 373,213 +140,276

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 91
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 69
Other manufacturing 30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
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
2026-01 24
2025-11 34
2025-10 44
2025-09 29
2025-08 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
1m-15m 88
0-1m 61
54m+ 37
15m-54m 10
Other 5

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 20,987,639
Thailand 7,952,835
Switzerland 4,529,783
United States 3,639,536
Germany 2,803,241

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 8,133,365 12,854,274 +4,720,909
Thailand 3,658,069 4,294,766 +636,697
Switzerland 3,510,197 1,019,586 -2,490,611
United States 2,602,270 1,037,266 -1,565,004
Germany 1,936,958 866,283 -1,070,675
Belgium 168,691 1,458,607 +1,289,916
Italy 821,499 741,330 -80,169
France 237,476 611,110 +373,634
United Arab Emirates 27,387 418,541 +391,154
India 262,110 121,836 -140,274

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 43,125,201
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,467,529
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 19,589,232 23,535,969 +3,946,737
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,222,784 244,745 -1,978,039
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,446 8,540 -4,906

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 35,599,044
London Stansted Airport 4,194,297
ZLC 2,443,019
London 2,026,912
East Midlands Airport 603,007

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 15,214,600 20,384,444 +5,169,844
London Stansted Airport 2,212,073 1,982,224 -229,849
ZLC 1,745,533 697,486 -1,048,047
London 2,026,912 0 -2,026,912
East Midlands Airport 297,184 305,823 +8,639
Manchester Airport 119,842 159,519 +39,677
Dover / Eurotunnel 158,960 36,601 -122,359
Eurotunnel 3,300 181,794 +178,494
Dover 15,265 4,224 -11,041
Immingham Docks 5,980 12,060 +6,080

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