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 1,119,392
France 998,287
Portugal 443,027
Israel 433,233
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 154,444

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 580,518 538,874 -41,644
France 592,136 406,151 -185,985
Portugal 16,746 426,281 +409,535
Israel 205,745 227,488 +21,743
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 85,501 68,943 -16,558
India 56,142 80,250 +24,108
Germany 68,839 12,707 -56,132
Ireland 35,621 32,976 -2,645
Italy 38,171 25,485 -12,686
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 1,233,318
France 735,873
Portugal 443,027
Israel 385,877
Italy 322,166

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 623,071 610,247 -12,824
France 335,451 400,422 +64,971
Portugal 16,746 426,281 +409,535
Israel 169,862 216,015 +46,153
Italy 292,452 29,714 -262,738
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 83,220 71,005 -12,215
India 65,827 51,676 -14,151
United Kingdom 71,201 1,107 -70,094
Turkey 43,286 11,473 -31,813
Germany 38,638 15,606 -23,032

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 19
Inner London - East 16
Greater Manchester 14
Outer London - West and North West 8
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 11 -2
Inner London - East 11 8 -3
Greater Manchester 9 7 -2
Outer London - West and North West 5 6 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 2 -2
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Outer London - East and North East 4 3 -1
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 1,655,496
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,437,932
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 602,199
Other 38,264
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 956,424 699,072 -257,352
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 738,490 699,442 -39,048
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 120,693 481,506 +360,813
Other 28,817 9,447 -19,370
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 888,960
London Heathrow Airport 560,549
Felixstowe 501,385
Eurotunnel 458,489
London Gateway Port 378,185

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 586,139 302,821 -283,318
London Heathrow Airport 301,557 258,992 -42,565
Felixstowe 379,657 121,728 -257,929
Eurotunnel 52,155 406,334 +354,179
London Gateway Port 163,933 214,252 +50,319
Southampton 103,131 98,738 -4,393
Belfast Port 35,702 118,686 +82,984
London Stansted Airport 53,179 79,181 +26,002
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
47
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
43
Food and beverage service activities
7
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
2026-05 6
2026-04 12
2026-03 16
2026-02 16
2026-01 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 51
0-1m 30
54m+ 18
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 625,919
France 567,059
United States 458,604
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 437,475

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 286,349 339,570 +53,221
France 345,888 221,171 -124,717
United States 219,088 239,516 +20,428
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 284,325 153,150 -131,175
United Arab Emirates 226,237 141,093 -85,144
Belgium 228,800 0 -228,800
Germany 9,017 208,155 +199,138
Chile 91,253 94,343 +3,090
Ireland 87,121 83,811 -3,310

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 7,769
India 1,359
XI 1,003
Nicaragua 729
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 5,672 2,097 -3,575
India 40 1,319 +1,279
XI 993 10 -983
Nicaragua 729 0 -729
France 41 22 -19
Ireland 16 19 +3
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 2,810,278
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,166,483
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 249,976
Other 52,265

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 1,422,020 1,388,258 -33,762
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 601,545 1,564,938 +963,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 112,707 137,269 +24,562
Other 31,333 20,932 -10,401

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,512,665
London Heathrow Airport 1,406,553
East Midlands Airport 813,295
Manchester Airport 254,514
Dover 237,336

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 196,465 1,316,200 +1,119,735
London Heathrow Airport 654,536 752,017 +97,481
East Midlands Airport 468,843 344,452 -124,391
Manchester Airport 219,021 35,493 -183,528
Dover 59,400 177,936 +118,536
London 228,800 0 -228,800
London Stansted Airport 35,594 138,501 +102,907
ZLC 44,026 117,795 +73,769
London Gateway Port 47,711 114,059 +66,348
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