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 75,917,468
United States 60,799,270
South Africa 11,170,199
Switzerland 7,174,495
South Korea 5,834,314

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 33,081,904 42,835,564 +9,753,660
United States 18,370,490 42,428,780 +24,058,290
South Africa 1,158,981 10,011,218 +8,852,237
Switzerland 5,315,889 1,858,606 -3,457,283
South Korea 20,498 5,813,816 +5,793,318
Japan 3,540,043 388,482 -3,151,561
Germany 530,427 2,186,963 +1,656,536
France 450,095 396,640 -53,455
India 0 431,739 +431,739
Austria 232,552 186,583 -45,969

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 74,903,747
United States 60,859,550
South Africa 11,170,199
South Korea 5,834,314
Japan 3,928,525

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 34,170,211 40,733,536 +6,563,325
United States 18,397,704 42,461,846 +24,064,142
South Africa 1,158,981 10,011,218 +8,852,237
South Korea 20,498 5,813,816 +5,793,318
Japan 3,540,043 388,482 -3,151,561
Italy 3,110,235 136,021 -2,974,214
Switzerland 993,351 2,152,156 +1,158,805
Sweden 0 2,174,053 +2,174,053
Germany 426,781 1,665,091 +1,238,310
France 453,924 383,791 -70,133

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
West Midlands 9
Inner London - East 6
Outer London - West and North West 6
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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 6 -1
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
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 170,067,154
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 797,163
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 54,546

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 62,760,117 107,307,037 +44,546,920
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 549,326 247,837 -301,489
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,196 27,350 +154

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 157,574,524
London Stansted Airport 7,345,018
East Midlands Airport 4,037,031
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 57,062,417 100,512,107 +43,449,690
London Stansted Airport 4,088,546 3,256,472 -832,074
East Midlands Airport 1,036,298 3,000,733 +1,964,435
Birmingham Airport 551,065 536,154 -14,911
Dover 340,593 37,897 -302,696
Eurotunnel 206,959 144,772 -62,187
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 65,168 +65,168
London Gateway Port 27,196 8,863 -18,333
Thamesport 0 18,487 +18,487
Manchester Airport 14,390 1,571 -12,819

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
2026-05 13
2026-04 16
2026-03 14
2026-02 10
2026-01 16

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 23
54m+ 20
15m-54m 9
0-1m 7
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 17,902,967
Germany 2,737,723
France 2,525,364
Spain 2,330,389
Australia 2,310,014

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 896,764 17,006,203 +16,109,439
Germany 773,601 1,964,122 +1,190,521
France 1,117,274 1,408,090 +290,816
Spain 158,019 2,172,370 +2,014,351
Australia 1,640,342 669,672 -970,670
Japan 15,909 1,853,226 +1,837,317
China 80,100 1,461,633 +1,381,533
Czechia 589,464 713,385 +123,921
Switzerland 139,484 1,059,816 +920,332
South Korea 34,649 873,617 +838,968

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 39,998,013
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 223,367

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 7,464,675 32,533,338 +25,068,663
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 177,036 46,331 -130,705

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 23,669,928
London Stansted Airport 12,277,550
East Midlands Airport 3,234,833
ZLC 538,308
Edinburgh Airport 227,728

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 667,959 23,001,969 +22,334,010
London Stansted Airport 5,049,666 7,227,884 +2,178,218
East Midlands Airport 1,298,529 1,936,304 +637,775
ZLC 332,239 206,069 -126,170
Edinburgh Airport 111,638 116,090 +4,452
Dover / Eurotunnel 122,069 42,978 -79,091
Dover 53,722 1,973 -51,749
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