Import/export HS code 711590: Various items made of precious metals or coated with precious metals

Covers all other items not listed above, such as industrial parts or unique decorative pieces made of precious metals or coated with them

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 £
United States 18,870,806
Germany 14,311,053
France 9,984,191
Ireland 4,756,648
Italy 1,102,811

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 £
United States 16,224,975 2,645,831 -13,579,144
Germany 6,345,946 7,965,107 +1,619,161
France 6,092,116 3,892,075 -2,200,041
Ireland 3,512,763 1,243,885 -2,268,878
Italy 827,541 275,270 -552,271
Czechia 745,725 312,969 -432,756
Switzerland 571,995 465,733 -106,262
China 251,980 171,477 -80,503
Netherlands 254,971 131,227 -123,744
Lithuania 69,399 98,515 +29,116

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 £
Germany 16,631,252
United Kingdom 15,136,851
United States 7,815,139
France 7,296,713
Switzerland 1,702,492

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 £
Germany 8,629,845 8,001,407 -628,438
United Kingdom 14,495,401 641,450 -13,853,951
United States 5,110,334 2,704,805 -2,405,529
France 3,533,992 3,762,721 +228,729
Switzerland 704,346 998,146 +293,800
Italy 817,361 292,320 -525,041
Czechia 784,888 306,930 -477,958
China 405,216 307,185 -98,031
Thailand 91,857 149,182 +57,325
Japan 139,317 75,051 -64,266

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 38
Outer London - West and North West 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Greater Manchester 9

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 28 25 -3
Outer London - West and North West 12 6 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 10 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 2 -6
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 7 +2
West Midlands 8 4 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 5 -1
Inner London - East 4 4 +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 37,540,632
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,754,492
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 727,012
Other 10,333
Road transport 7,512

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 26,359,756 11,180,876 -15,178,880
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,617,389 6,137,103 -2,480,286
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 439,255 287,757 -151,498
Other 8,730 1,603 -7,127
Road transport 5,941 1,571 -4,370

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 18,560,962
Birmingham Airport 6,678,608
Dover 6,329,741
London Stansted Airport 4,276,096
East Midlands Airport 3,280,975

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 £
Manchester Airport 17,353,690 1,207,272 -16,146,418
Birmingham Airport 2,590,308 4,088,300 +1,497,992
Dover 4,001,295 2,328,446 -1,672,849
London Stansted Airport 2,115,021 2,161,075 +46,054
East Midlands Airport 1,852,454 1,428,521 -423,933
Milford 2,048,811 1,162,913 -885,898
Dover / Eurotunnel 707,361 1,962,701 +1,255,340
London Heathrow Airport 1,916,301 506,626 -1,409,675
Holyhead 1,399,634 0 -1,399,634
Glasgow Airport 128,798 1,040,294 +911,496

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 52
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 48
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 24
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15
Other manufacturing 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 36
2025-11 25
2025-10 36
2025-09 40
2025-08 29

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+ 84
1m-15m 72
15m-54m 18
0-1m 17
Other 10

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 £
Japan 27,318,993
United States 22,909,737
Germany 11,772,909
France 4,231,896
Qatar 3,733,747

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 £
Japan 9,791 27,309,202 +27,299,411
United States 20,629,263 2,280,474 -18,348,789
Germany 5,964,255 5,808,654 -155,601
France 3,211,456 1,020,440 -2,191,016
Qatar 1,589,788 2,143,959 +554,171
Chile 452,418 3,110,974 +2,658,556
United Arab Emirates 2,442,759 980,700 -1,462,059
South Korea 3,650 1,287,511 +1,283,861
Switzerland 79,651 694,847 +615,196
Czechia 636,160 0 -636,160

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 69,530,090
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,025,377
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 808,954

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 30,575,217 38,954,873 +8,379,656
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,669,488 6,355,889 -313,599
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,512 735,442 +661,930

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 57,188,873
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,714,930
London Stansted Airport 9,744,514
East Midlands Airport 1,987,793
Southampton 668,884

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 22,750,553 34,438,320 +11,687,767
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,678,846 6,036,084 +357,238
London Stansted Airport 6,289,287 3,455,227 -2,834,060
East Midlands Airport 1,187,341 800,452 -386,889
Southampton 5,866 663,018 +657,152
ZLC 308,625 222,673 -85,952
Immingham Docks 379,268 3,577 -375,691
Dover 137,598 221,847 +84,249
Killingholme 266,712 0 -266,712
Eurotunnel 38,085 83,055 +44,970

Quick facts

HS code: 711590

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

Description: Covers all other items not listed above, such as industrial parts or unique decorative pieces made of precious metals or coated with them