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 1,250,846,801
United States 625,292,495
South Africa 587,877,833
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 342,498,962
Japan 275,008,155

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 370,064,678 880,782,123 +510,717,445
United States 181,955,554 443,336,941 +261,381,387
South Africa 265,051,198 322,826,635 +57,775,437
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 160,370,273 182,128,689 +21,758,416
Japan 102,780,866 172,227,289 +69,446,423
Germany 14,885,510 71,071,707 +56,186,197
Italy 2,110,328 3,878,978 +1,768,650
Taiwan 1,216,066 545,477 -670,589
Ireland 806,016 665,490 -140,526
United Arab Emirates 1,357,123 0 -1,357,123

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 1,374,771,867
China 622,229,358
Switzerland 542,104,579
United States 176,007,171
Japan 141,029,586

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 597,603,443 777,168,424 +179,564,981
China 102,517,542 519,711,816 +417,194,274
Switzerland 149,830,683 392,273,896 +242,443,213
United States 13,027,613 162,979,558 +149,951,945
Japan 78,746,819 62,282,767 -16,464,052
Russia 23,295,743 86,848,766 +63,553,023
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 106,730,424 0 -106,730,424
Germany 14,244,446 64,203,292 +49,958,846
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 12
West Midlands 5
Inner London - East 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
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 11 +4
West Midlands 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Devon 1 2 +1
East Central Scotland 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 2 +2
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 2,996,483,025
Other 180,380,476
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,486,418
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,722,009

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 935,074,368 2,061,408,657 +1,126,334,289
Other 165,920,904 14,459,572 -151,461,332
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 74,559 3,411,859 +3,337,300
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 872,148 1,849,861 +977,713

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,943,237,901
000 180,380,476
499 41,403,620
East Midlands Airport 7,131,691
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 929,089,734 2,014,148,167 +1,085,058,433
000 165,920,904 14,459,572 -151,461,332
499 0 41,403,620 +41,403,620
East Midlands Airport 3,366,387 3,765,304 +398,917
Southampton 0 3,317,399 +3,317,399
London Stansted Airport 1,247,352 1,446,925 +199,573
Birmingham Airport 1,254,766 566,240 -688,526
Dover 258,138 1,301,334 +1,043,196
Milford 335,669 441,813 +106,144
Holyhead 228,621 106,714 -121,907

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 8
Other manufacturing 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 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
2026-04 18
2026-03 10
2026-02 16
2026-01 15
2025-12 14

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+ 19
1m-15m 16
Other 6
0-1m 4
15m-54m 3

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 1,156,636,555
United States 660,169,051
Switzerland 620,860,166
China 375,451,873
Australia 50,730,647

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 333,679,053 822,957,502 +489,278,449
United States 222,567,979 437,601,072 +215,033,093
Switzerland 100,611,437 520,248,729 +419,637,292
China 288,739,399 86,712,474 -202,026,925
Australia 473,713 50,256,934 +49,783,221
Germany 24,141,573 23,949,014 -192,559
Singapore 20,540 36,980,641 +36,960,101
South Korea 12,392,940 20,478,910 +8,085,970
United Arab Emirates 21,328,085 10,967,270 -10,360,815
Canada 19,659,166 25,752 -19,633,414

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 314,741

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 18,373 296,368 +277,995

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 3,091,148,684
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,821,346
Other 819,951

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 1,052,678,179 2,038,470,505 +985,792,326
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,942,025 18,879,321 +8,937,296
Other 523,583 296,368 -227,215

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,980,134,682
London Stansted Airport 91,545,674
East Midlands Airport 19,352,388
Dover 18,448,040
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 1,006,181,991 1,973,952,691 +967,770,700
London Stansted Airport 36,335,627 55,210,047 +18,874,420
East Midlands Airport 10,149,537 9,202,851 -946,686
Dover 8,922,852 9,525,188 +602,336
Eurotunnel 0 6,998,487 +6,998,487
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,017,864 2,355,646 +1,337,782
000 523,583 296,368 -227,215
Glasgow Airport 0 67,104 +67,104
ZLC 8,041 34,416 +26,375
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