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 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 £
Thailand 6,959,909
United States 609,379
India 372,285
Germany 179,252
Ireland 105,935

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 163,052 6,796,857 +6,633,805
United States 481,096 128,283 -352,813
India 132,855 239,430 +106,575
Germany 35,563 143,689 +108,126
Ireland 50,794 55,141 +4,347
Netherlands 51,540 1,566 -49,974
Belgium 33,303 7,238 -26,065
China 10,136 4,614 -5,522
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,600 8,719 +7,119
Switzerland 5,657 0 -5,657

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 5,597,062
Thailand 1,824,273
India 517,712
Germany 175,955
United Kingdom 70,903

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 442,600 5,154,462 +4,711,862
Thailand 104,131 1,720,142 +1,616,011
India 222,526 295,186 +72,660
Germany 32,266 143,689 +111,423
United Kingdom 62,334 8,569 -53,765
Ireland 15,250 46,572 +31,322
Netherlands 51,540 1,566 -49,974
Belgium 23,213 2,018 -21,195
China 10,136 11,821 +1,685
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
Inner London - West 1
North Wales 1
Outer London - South 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
Inner London - West 1 0 -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 8,311,024
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,340

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 930,459 7,380,565 +6,450,106
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,137 7,203 -27,934

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,360,150
East Midlands Airport 642,598
London Stansted Airport 293,693
Thamesport 33,386
Birmingham Airport 9,363

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 278,884 7,081,266 +6,802,382
East Midlands Airport 440,749 201,849 -238,900
London Stansted Airport 201,463 92,230 -109,233
Thamesport 30,071 3,315 -26,756
Birmingham Airport 9,363 0 -9,363
London Gateway Port 5,066 3,888 -1,178
Manchester Airport 0 5,220 +5,220

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 2
Scientific research and development 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

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1
2025-11 1
2025-10 2
2025-08 2
2025-07 1

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
54m+ 3
15m-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
United States 205,683
India 180,903
Canada 124,165
Germany 116,395

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
United States 188,573 17,110 -171,463
India 70,604 110,299 +39,695
Canada 89,808 34,357 -55,451
Germany 89,205 27,190 -62,015
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 59,889 3,703 -56,186
United Arab Emirates 59,849 3,500 -56,349
Sweden 0 26,617 +26,617
Belgium 15,310 6,250 -9,060
Italy 6,242 12,338 +6,096

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 3,278,268
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 995,500 2,282,768 +1,287,268
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 2,644,966
London Stansted Airport 352,275
London 220,871
East Midlands Airport 213,973
ZLC 64,463

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 516,205 2,128,761 +1,612,556
London Stansted Airport 308,318 43,957 -264,361
London 220,871 0 -220,871
East Midlands Airport 145,920 68,053 -77,867
ZLC 25,057 39,406 +14,349
Manchester Airport 0 2,591 +2,591

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