Import/export HS code 71101980: Various platinum products

Miscellaneous platinum items not listed elsewhere, often used in specialized industrial applications

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 £
Spain 76,511,861
United States 58,663,371
South Africa 11,170,199
Switzerland 6,913,551
Japan 3,928,525

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 £
Spain 32,562,342 43,949,519 +11,387,177
United States 17,584,068 41,079,303 +23,495,235
South Africa 0 11,170,199 +11,170,199
Switzerland 5,359,169 1,554,382 -3,804,787
Japan 3,534,425 394,100 -3,140,325
Germany 530,487 2,166,707 +1,636,220
France 339,610 507,125 +167,515
India 0 431,739 +431,739
Austria 242,379 174,149 -68,230
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 123,663 205,108 +81,445

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 £
Spain 75,498,140
United States 58,743,827
South Africa 11,170,199
Japan 3,928,525
Italy 3,237,446

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 £
Spain 33,650,649 41,847,491 +8,196,842
United States 17,635,516 41,108,311 +23,472,795
South Africa 0 11,170,199 +11,170,199
Japan 3,534,425 394,100 -3,140,325
Italy 3,075,535 161,911 -2,913,624
Switzerland 1,036,631 1,847,932 +811,301
Sweden 0 2,174,053 +2,174,053
Germany 420,029 1,644,835 +1,224,806
France 343,439 494,276 +150,837
United Kingdom 478,613 98,180 -380,433

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
West Midlands 9
Inner London - East 6
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5
Outer London - West and North West 5

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 10 9 -1
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 1 5 +4
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Devon 2 1 -1
Essex 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 162,343,465
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 797,163
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 97,793

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 60,205,709 102,137,756 +41,932,047
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 543,646 253,517 -290,129
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 86,126 11,667 -74,459

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 149,747,857
London Stansted Airport 7,729,405
East Midlands Airport 3,754,183
Birmingham Airport 1,087,219
Dover 378,490

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 54,302,008 95,445,849 +41,143,841
London Stansted Airport 4,350,544 3,378,861 -971,683
East Midlands Airport 980,650 2,773,533 +1,792,883
Birmingham Airport 551,065 536,154 -14,911
Dover 334,913 43,577 -291,336
Eurotunnel 206,959 144,772 -62,187
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 65,168 +65,168
Thamesport 52,118 2,804 -49,314
London Gateway Port 34,008 8,863 -25,145
Manchester Airport 14,041 3,359 -10,682

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of basic metals 4
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 16
2026-03 14
2026-02 10
2026-01 16
2025-12 13

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 24
54m+ 20
15m-54m 8
0-1m 7
Other 7

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 £
United States 18,274,882
Germany 2,674,847
Australia 2,358,869
France 2,311,967
Japan 2,197,627

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 £
United States 1,284,899 16,989,983 +15,705,084
Germany 819,802 1,855,045 +1,035,243
Australia 1,502,164 856,705 -645,459
France 1,131,969 1,179,998 +48,029
Japan 339,183 1,858,444 +1,519,261
Spain 158,821 1,920,899 +1,762,078
China 87,592 1,462,733 +1,375,141
Czechia 568,241 705,091 +136,850
Switzerland 138,996 1,064,093 +925,097
Israel 364,164 603,238 +239,074

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 39,598,824
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 226,674
Road transport 1,574

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 8,393,355 31,205,469 +22,812,114
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 192,005 34,669 -157,336
Road transport 1,574 0 -1,574

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 23,472,528
London Stansted Airport 12,045,012
East Midlands Airport 3,262,984
ZLC 543,007
Edinburgh Airport 227,201

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 1,468,098 22,004,430 +20,536,332
London Stansted Airport 5,145,319 6,899,693 +1,754,374
East Midlands Airport 1,341,034 1,921,950 +580,916
ZLC 330,973 212,034 -118,939
Edinburgh Airport 104,861 122,340 +17,479
Dover / Eurotunnel 127,623 33,289 -94,334
Dover 63,137 0 -63,137
Manchester Airport 3,548 45,022 +41,474
Milford 0 1,380 +1,380
Eurotunnel 1,245 0 -1,245

Quick facts

HS code: 71101980

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

Description: Miscellaneous platinum items not listed elsewhere, often used in specialized industrial applications