Import/export HS code 821510: Precious metal-plated sets

Assorted kitchen or tableware sets with at least one item plated with precious metal

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* 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 £
China 1,161,875
France 1,008,723
Portugal 441,414
Israel 416,788
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 157,403

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 £
China 571,251 590,624 +19,373
France 300,418 708,305 +407,887
Portugal 19,568 421,846 +402,278
Israel 149,703 267,085 +117,382
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 88,460 68,943 -19,517
India 65,034 77,905 +12,871
Germany 81,085 14,196 -66,889
Ireland 52,854 34,081 -18,773
Italy 33,567 31,007 -2,560
Netherlands 39,543 14,356 -25,187

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 £
China 1,285,861
France 746,251
Portugal 441,414
Israel 369,432
Italy 323,083

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 £
China 606,613 679,248 +72,635
France 298,870 447,381 +148,511
Portugal 19,568 421,846 +402,278
Israel 149,703 219,729 +70,026
Italy 31,674 291,409 +259,735
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 83,220 67,302 -15,918
India 67,734 60,019 -7,715
United Kingdom 54,755 29,465 -25,290
Turkey 30,169 48,661 +18,492
Germany 40,756 15,606 -25,150

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Inner London - East 18
Greater Manchester 14
Outer London - West and North West 10
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6

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 13 14 +1
Inner London - East 13 8 -5
Greater Manchester 8 8 +0
Outer London - West and North West 7 6 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 2 -2
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Outer London - East and North East 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1

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 1,677,888
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,495,643
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 633,252
Other 41,147
Road transport 1,193

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 602,823 1,075,065 +472,242
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 731,145 764,498 +33,353
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 152,281 480,971 +328,690
Other 23,057 18,090 -4,967
Road transport 1,193 0 -1,193

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 900,284
London Heathrow Airport 561,749
Felixstowe 560,270
Eurotunnel 475,779
London Gateway Port 370,206

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 £
East Midlands Airport 292,853 607,431 +314,578
London Heathrow Airport 246,691 315,058 +68,367
Felixstowe 377,974 182,296 -195,678
Eurotunnel 68,199 407,580 +339,381
London Gateway Port 157,660 212,546 +54,886
Southampton 108,581 98,738 -9,843
Belfast Port 30,863 124,880 +94,017
London Stansted Airport 42,950 94,498 +51,548
499 0 129,341 +129,341
Thamesport 56,991 25,622 -31,369

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 49
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 44
Food and beverage service activities 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Manufacture of food products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 12
2026-03 16
2026-02 16
2026-01 13
2025-12 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 54
0-1m 33
54m+ 19
Other 11
15m-54m 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 £
Ukraine 1,173,154
Saudi Arabia 733,405
France 568,119
United States 474,419
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 456,995

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 £
Ukraine 0 1,173,154 +1,173,154
Saudi Arabia 395,305 338,100 -57,205
France 310,006 258,113 -51,893
United States 203,983 270,436 +66,453
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 226,535 230,460 +3,925
United Arab Emirates 91,300 258,485 +167,185
Belgium 208,000 31,200 -176,800
Germany 22,056 210,952 +188,896
Chile 88,340 96,171 +7,831
Ireland 96,205 51,067 -45,138

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 £
China 10,025
Nicaragua 1,676
India 1,358
XI 1,036
France 63

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 £
China 7,432 2,593 -4,839
Nicaragua 1,676 0 -1,676
India 37 1,321 +1,284
XI 1,011 25 -986
France 8 55 +47
Ireland 16 0 -16
Italy 0 1 +1

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 2,972,030
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,138,753
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 259,781
Other 56,877

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 1,353,100 1,618,930 +265,830
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 534,108 1,604,645 +1,070,537
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 124,119 135,662 +11,543
Other 33,829 23,048 -10,781

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,535,811
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,508,279
East Midlands Airport 878,543
London 239,200
Dover 235,408

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 718,889 816,922 +98,033
Dover / Eurotunnel 177,780 1,330,499 +1,152,719
East Midlands Airport 457,121 421,422 -35,699
London 208,000 31,200 -176,800
Dover 28,404 207,004 +178,600
Manchester Airport 92,494 127,839 +35,345
London Stansted Airport 41,575 139,349 +97,774
London Gateway Port 48,998 111,198 +62,200
ZLC 43,021 113,398 +70,377
Eurotunnel 91,939 20,859 -71,080

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 821510

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

Description: Assorted kitchen or tableware sets with at least one item plated with precious metal