Import/export HS code 710421: Diamonds (synthetic or lab-made)

Man-made diamonds, not set or mounted, used in jewelry or industry

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  • 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 £
Thailand 10,119,946
India 569,886
United States 477,475
Germany 277,555
Ireland 70,391

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 £
Thailand 60,637 10,059,309 +9,998,672
India 131,628 438,258 +306,630
United States 288,243 189,232 -99,011
Germany 61,945 215,610 +153,665
Ireland 46,367 24,024 -22,343
Belgium 25,715 29,157 +3,442
Netherlands 21,469 3,156 -18,313
Switzerland 5,657 9,453 +3,796
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,600 8,719 +7,119
China 0 6,303 +6,303

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 5,460,129
United Kingdom 3,306,847
Thailand 1,730,885
India 734,664
Germany 274,258

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 212,293 5,247,836 +5,035,543
United Kingdom 22,792 3,284,055 +3,261,263
Thailand 10,743 1,720,142 +1,709,399
India 252,719 481,945 +229,226
Germany 58,648 215,610 +156,962
Ireland 46,367 15,455 -30,912
Netherlands 21,469 3,156 -18,313
Belgium 16,630 0 -16,630
China 0 13,510 +13,510
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,600 1,512 -88

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
North Wales 1
Outer London - South 1
Outer London - West and North West 1

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
North Wales 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 1 0 -1
Outer London - West and North West 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 11,616,983
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,730

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 639,048 10,977,935 +10,338,887
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,213 7,517 +3,304

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,702,766
East Midlands Airport 595,777
London Stansted Airport 312,274
London Gateway Port 8,415
Manchester Airport 5,220

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 181,884 10,520,882 +10,338,998
East Midlands Airport 221,358 374,419 +153,061
London Stansted Airport 234,860 77,414 -157,446
London Gateway Port 4,213 4,202 -11
Manchester Airport 0 5,220 +5,220
Thamesport 0 3,315 +3,315
Birmingham Airport 946 0 -946

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 2
2026-03 2
2026-02 1
2026-01 1
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 3
15m-54m 2
54m+ 2
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 £
Thailand 2,625,919
India 515,165
United States 175,674
Canada 127,502
Germany 116,348

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 £
Thailand 617,461 2,008,458 +1,390,997
India 34,405 480,760 +446,355
United States 158,564 17,110 -141,454
Canada 94,315 33,187 -61,128
Germany 72,795 43,553 -29,242
United Arab Emirates 63,349 0 -63,349
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 32,671 3,703 -28,968
Sweden 26,617 0 -26,617
Italy 6,242 15,774 +9,532
Belgium 15,310 6,250 -9,060

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 3,567,947
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 220,871

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 930,662 2,637,285 +1,706,623
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 220,871 0 -220,871

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,953,325
London Stansted Airport 334,141
London 220,871
East Midlands Airport 219,508
ZLC 58,382

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 457,388 2,495,937 +2,038,549
London Stansted Airport 299,620 34,521 -265,099
London 220,871 0 -220,871
East Midlands Airport 126,799 92,709 -34,090
ZLC 45,593 12,789 -32,804
Manchester Airport 1,262 1,329 +67

Quick facts

HS code: 710421

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

Description: Man-made diamonds, not set or mounted, used in jewelry or industry