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 1,254,515,850
South Africa 494,308,791
United States 428,844,025
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 273,364,532
Japan 214,935,567

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 395,539,013 858,976,837 +463,437,824
South Africa 280,211,698 214,097,093 -66,114,605
United States 56,263,251 372,580,774 +316,317,523
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 160,417,428 112,947,104 -47,470,324
Japan 126,409,801 88,525,766 -37,884,035
Germany 15,083,179 23,013,950 +7,930,771
Italy 2,110,328 34,592 -2,075,736
Taiwan 1,082,825 678,718 -404,107
Ireland 703,628 766,950 +63,322
France 77,398 1,303,882 +1,226,484

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 1,153,223,677
China 572,047,329
Switzerland 432,602,709
Japan 168,007,392
United States 134,220,766

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 550,051,692 603,171,985 +53,120,293
China 102,546,693 469,500,636 +366,953,943
Switzerland 132,146,231 300,456,478 +168,310,247
Japan 94,178,201 73,829,191 -20,349,010
United States 1,972,294 132,248,472 +130,276,178
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 106,730,424 0 -106,730,424
Russia 23,295,743 67,796,921 +44,501,178
Germany 14,523,443 16,280,422 +1,756,979
Philippines 6,996,026 0 -6,996,026
South Korea 205,006 5,642,370 +5,437,364

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 10 +3
West Midlands 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 0 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Devon 1 2 +1
East Central Scotland 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 2,528,760,832
Other 180,379,548
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,452,048
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 873,892,153 1,654,868,679 +780,976,526
Other 165,921,167 14,458,381 -151,462,786
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 75,754 3,376,294 +3,300,540
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 768,606 1,953,403 +1,184,797

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,518,320,832
000 180,379,548
East Midlands Airport 5,940,690
Southampton 3,317,399
London Stansted Airport 2,318,961

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 868,093,445 1,650,227,387 +782,133,942
000 165,921,167 14,458,381 -151,462,786
East Midlands Airport 3,235,230 2,705,460 -529,770
Southampton 0 3,317,399 +3,317,399
London Stansted Airport 1,188,936 1,130,025 -58,911
Birmingham Airport 1,330,043 566,240 -763,803
Dover 258,138 1,301,334 +1,043,196
Milford 233,018 544,464 +311,446
Holyhead 228,621 106,714 -121,907
Glasgow Airport 44,499 162,235 +117,736

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Wholesale 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
2026-01 15
2025-11 15
2025-10 15
2025-09 19
2025-08 17

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 15
Other 6
0-1m 4
15m-54m 2

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 694,076,759
United States 644,376,081
China 373,162,155
Switzerland 317,477,478
Germany 38,866,129

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 271,120,548 422,956,211 +151,835,663
United States 222,000,067 422,376,014 +200,375,947
China 230,866,822 142,295,333 -88,571,489
Switzerland 100,673,745 216,803,733 +116,129,988
Germany 19,873,193 18,992,936 -880,257
United Arab Emirates 21,328,085 10,967,270 -10,360,815
South Korea 11,509,591 12,140,656 +631,065
Canada 21,573,800 12,276 -21,561,524
Austria 6,206,066 10,155,968 +3,949,902
Belgium 9,465,224 5,861,285 -3,603,939

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 311,541

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 16,049 295,492 +279,443

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 2,223,505,168
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,477,413
Other 816,805
Road transport 3,077

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 926,767,648 1,296,737,520 +369,969,872
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,048,699 7,428,714 -3,619,985
Other 521,313 295,492 -225,821
Road transport 3,077 0 -3,077

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,134,050,899
London Stansted Airport 71,845,049
East Midlands Airport 17,494,109
Dover 17,333,615
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,141,516

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 880,559,588 1,253,491,311 +372,931,723
London Stansted Airport 35,900,986 35,944,063 +43,077
East Midlands Airport 10,277,901 7,216,208 -3,061,693
Dover 10,028,553 7,305,062 -2,723,491
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,017,864 123,652 -894,212
000 521,313 295,492 -225,821
Glasgow Airport 0 67,104 +67,104
ZLC 26,142 16,698 -9,444
Edinburgh Airport 6,108 0 -6,108
Holyhead 2,282 0 -2,282

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