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 68,840,590
United States 42,661,889
Switzerland 6,643,119
Japan 3,730,375
Germany 2,166,661

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 32,994,425 35,846,165 +2,851,740
United States 17,411,688 25,250,201 +7,838,513
Switzerland 4,322,217 2,320,902 -2,001,315
Japan 3,485,131 245,244 -3,239,887
Germany 397,472 1,769,189 +1,371,717
South Africa 0 1,158,981 +1,158,981
France 341,889 455,180 +113,291
Austria 228,983 99,145 -129,838
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 89,726 194,680 +104,954
India 0 190,125 +190,125

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 67,826,869
United States 42,741,255
Japan 3,730,375
Italy 3,225,558
Switzerland 2,412,551

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 32,994,425 34,832,444 +1,838,019
United States 17,464,890 25,276,365 +7,811,475
Japan 3,485,131 245,244 -3,239,887
Italy 3,074,047 151,511 -2,922,536
Switzerland 1,087,986 1,324,565 +236,579
Sweden 0 2,174,053 +2,174,053
Germany 284,554 1,502,183 +1,217,629
South Africa 0 1,158,981 +1,158,981
France 338,651 447,119 +108,468
United Kingdom 488,973 83,472 -405,501

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 10
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5
Inner London - East 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 7 10 +3
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 5 +4
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Devon 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 0 2 +2

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 127,131,232
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 745,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 96,669

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 59,185,631 67,945,601 +8,759,970
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 543,646 201,572 -342,074
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 89,330 7,339 -81,991

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 115,827,296
London Stansted Airport 7,563,243
East Midlands Airport 2,692,628
Birmingham Airport 1,021,139
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 53,473,739 62,353,557 +8,879,818
London Stansted Airport 4,623,932 2,939,311 -1,684,621
East Midlands Airport 918,158 1,774,470 +856,312
Birmingham Airport 150,386 870,753 +720,367
Dover 334,913 43,577 -291,336
Eurotunnel 206,959 92,827 -114,132
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 65,168 +65,168
Thamesport 55,746 2,804 -52,942
London Gateway Port 33,584 4,535 -29,049
Manchester Airport 12,015 7,510 -4,505

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
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
2026-01 16
2025-11 12
2025-10 14
2025-09 19
2025-08 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
1m-15m 24
54m+ 20
15m-54m 9
0-1m 6
Other 6

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 12,169,836
Switzerland 2,766,773
Australia 2,226,271
Germany 2,096,958
France 2,093,594

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 1,727,515 10,442,321 +8,714,806
Switzerland 1,703,192 1,063,581 -639,611
Australia 1,304,128 922,143 -381,985
Germany 906,639 1,190,319 +283,680
France 1,223,018 870,576 -352,442
Spain 163,542 1,639,966 +1,476,424
China 111,117 1,429,044 +1,317,927
Japan 339,183 1,017,457 +678,274
Czechia 750,245 544,540 -205,705
Israel 345,832 454,905 +109,073

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 32,291,219
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 231,437
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 10,580,770 21,710,449 +11,129,679
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 198,393 33,044 -165,349
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 17,371,524
London Stansted Airport 11,204,984
East Midlands Airport 2,906,881
ZLC 527,210
Edinburgh Airport 232,528

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 3,355,766 14,015,758 +10,659,992
London Stansted Airport 5,421,977 5,783,007 +361,030
East Midlands Airport 1,335,054 1,571,827 +236,773
ZLC 340,607 186,603 -154,004
Edinburgh Airport 124,296 108,232 -16,064
Dover / Eurotunnel 125,929 33,044 -92,885
Dover 71,219 0 -71,219
Manchester Airport 3,548 45,022 +41,474
Eurotunnel 1,245 0 -1,245
Durham Tees Valley Airport 1,096 0 -1,096

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