Import/export HS code 71101910: Platinum bars, rods, wire, plates, and sheets

Solid platinum products like bars, rods, wire, and sheets, used in jewelry making and industrial processes

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 £
Switzerland 1,208,268,561
United States 681,391,694
South Africa 577,801,796
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 342,498,962
Japan 288,031,673

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 £
Switzerland 365,491,171 842,777,390 +477,286,219
United States 222,808,152 458,583,542 +235,775,390
South Africa 202,364,329 375,437,467 +173,073,138
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 160,437,166 182,061,796 +21,624,630
Japan 103,699,799 184,331,874 +80,632,075
Germany 14,812,225 71,834,776 +57,022,551
Italy 2,110,328 3,878,978 +1,768,650
Taiwan 1,216,066 617,906 -598,160
Ireland 617,586 876,274 +258,688
France 14,158 1,406,106 +1,391,948

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 £
South Africa 1,374,941,019
China 622,229,358
Switzerland 559,851,276
United States 178,226,634
Japan 137,396,967

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 £
South Africa 540,323,135 834,617,884 +294,294,749
China 102,586,707 519,642,651 +417,055,944
Switzerland 173,816,490 386,034,786 +212,218,296
United States 24,485,448 153,741,186 +129,255,738
Japan 75,054,192 62,342,775 -12,711,417
Russia 23,295,743 86,848,766 +63,553,023
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 106,730,424 0 -106,730,424
Germany 14,164,738 64,837,051 +50,672,313
Italy 4,991,241 3,878,978 -1,112,263
Philippines 6,996,026 0 -6,996,026

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
West Midlands 5
Inner London - East 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2

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 7 10 +3
West Midlands 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Devon 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 2 +2
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -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 3,013,771,108
Other 180,380,476
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,498,101
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,862,204

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 895,424,656 2,118,346,452 +1,222,921,796
Other 180,328,604 51,872 -180,276,732
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 74,559 3,423,542 +3,348,983
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 642,470 2,219,734 +1,577,264

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,960,802,922
000 180,380,476
499 41,403,620
East Midlands Airport 7,094,098
Southampton 3,317,399

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 890,002,820 2,070,800,102 +1,180,797,282
000 180,328,604 51,872 -180,276,732
499 0 41,403,620 +41,403,620
East Midlands Airport 3,350,088 3,744,010 +393,922
Southampton 0 3,317,399 +3,317,399
London Stansted Airport 1,284,573 1,752,778 +468,205
Dover 258,138 1,301,334 +1,043,196
Birmingham Airport 663,467 575,120 -88,347
Milford 251,621 466,164 +214,543
Holyhead 83,909 347,733 +263,824

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Other manufacturing
7
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 15
2026-04 18
2026-03 10
2026-02 16
2026-01 15

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
54m+ 17
1m-15m 15
Other 6
0-1m 5
15m-54m 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 1,171,299,116
United States 681,857,417
Switzerland 657,568,975
China 362,169,894
Australia 50,727,779

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 424,828,366 746,470,750 +321,642,384
United States 223,117,348 458,740,069 +235,622,721
Switzerland 131,959,269 525,609,706 +393,650,437
China 339,113,046 23,056,848 -316,056,198
Australia 506,975 50,220,804 +49,713,829
Germany 24,227,632 25,165,379 +937,747
Singapore 18,090 38,548,371 +38,530,281
South Korea 13,025,673 20,458,862 +7,433,189
United Arab Emirates 21,328,085 10,967,270 -10,360,815
Austria 7,582,773 13,425,576 +5,842,803

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 351,894

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 39,676 312,218 +272,542

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 3,157,065,109
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,163,461
Other 697,128

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 1,222,607,620 1,934,457,489 +711,849,869
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,352,956 19,810,505 +9,457,549
Other 384,910 312,218 -72,692

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,043,676,852
London Stansted Airport 94,255,437
Dover 19,529,113
East Midlands Airport 19,010,873
Eurotunnel 6,998,487

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 1,174,784,841 1,868,892,011 +694,107,170
London Stansted Airport 37,747,008 56,508,429 +18,761,421
Dover 9,333,783 10,195,330 +861,547
East Midlands Airport 10,064,747 8,946,126 -1,118,621
Eurotunnel 0 6,998,487 +6,998,487
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,017,864 2,616,688 +1,598,824
000 384,910 312,218 -72,692
Glasgow Airport 0 67,104 +67,104
ZLC 8,041 40,423 +32,382
Manchester Airport 0 3,396 +3,396

Quick facts

HS code: 71101910

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

Description: Solid platinum products like bars, rods, wire, and sheets, used in jewelry making and industrial processes