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 1,010,150
France 949,993
Israel 372,629
India 149,688
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 131,130

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 585,517 424,633 -160,884
France 289,444 660,549 +371,105
Israel 141,776 230,853 +89,077
India 86,275 63,413 -22,862
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 88,460 42,670 -45,790
Germany 77,191 18,337 -58,854
Ireland 56,125 28,770 -27,355
Italy 29,192 34,056 +4,864
United States 19,136 32,624 +13,488
Spain 16,846 27,076 +10,230

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 1,120,451
France 695,012
Israel 336,746
Italy 319,552
India 134,502

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 623,639 496,812 -126,827
France 287,896 407,116 +119,220
Israel 141,776 194,970 +53,194
Italy 29,869 289,683 +259,814
India 86,275 48,227 -38,048
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 83,220 42,670 -40,550
United Kingdom 56,815 29,465 -27,350
Turkey 30,169 37,188 +7,019
Germany 48,520 14,881 -33,639
Viet Nam 50,968 6,114 -44,854

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 18
Inner London - West 18
Greater Manchester 12
Outer London - West and North West 10
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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 - East 13 7 -6
Inner London - West 13 12 -1
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Outer London - West and North West 7 5 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 2 -1
Outer London - East and North East 4 3 -1
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
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 1,587,660
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,307,931
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 216,062
Other 50,925
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 612,032 975,628 +363,596
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 733,660 574,271 -159,389
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 161,227 54,835 -106,392
Other 31,153 19,772 -11,381
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 886,915
London Heathrow Airport 514,084
Felixstowe 508,904
London Gateway Port 310,208
Southampton 183,290

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 298,926 587,989 +289,063
London Heathrow Airport 249,998 264,086 +14,088
Felixstowe 380,283 128,621 -251,662
London Gateway Port 148,448 161,760 +13,312
Southampton 97,905 85,385 -12,520
Belfast Port 53,505 118,818 +65,313
London Stansted Airport 40,719 72,441 +31,722
Eurotunnel 75,972 7,490 -68,482
Thamesport 54,443 28,170 -26,273
499 0 54,029 +54,029

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 38
Food and beverage service activities 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 15
2025-10 11
2025-09 16
2025-08 9

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 49
0-1m 28
54m+ 21
15m-54m 10
Other 8

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 £
Saudi Arabia 737,716
France 511,327
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 451,945
United States 330,519
United Arab Emirates 293,979

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 £
Saudi Arabia 399,616 338,100 -61,516
France 315,900 195,427 -120,473
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 243,347 208,598 -34,749
United States 199,204 131,315 -67,889
United Arab Emirates 89,666 204,313 +114,647
Belgium 218,205 41,600 -176,605
Chile 70,938 91,366 +20,428
Ireland 107,208 37,907 -69,301
Germany 21,560 78,983 +57,423
Spain 28,026 33,795 +5,769

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 13,909
Nicaragua 1,676
India 1,354
XI 1,063
France 49

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 12,078 1,831 -10,247
Nicaragua 1,676 0 -1,676
India 37 1,317 +1,280
XI 1,043 20 -1,023
France 8 41 +33
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 2,670,841
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 782,657
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 229,266
Other 48,986

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 1,356,628 1,314,213 -42,415
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 547,961 234,696 -313,265
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 110,552 118,714 +8,162
Other 38,978 10,008 -28,970

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,485,078
East Midlands Airport 737,245
Dover / Eurotunnel 298,899
London 259,805
Manchester Airport 220,333

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 741,421 743,657 +2,236
East Midlands Airport 424,989 312,256 -112,733
Dover / Eurotunnel 177,637 121,262 -56,375
London 218,205 41,600 -176,605
Manchester Airport 75,296 145,037 +69,741
ZLC 73,330 85,768 +12,438
London Gateway Port 31,596 102,768 +71,172
Eurotunnel 91,939 14,178 -77,761
London Stansted Airport 41,592 27,495 -14,097
Dover 25,189 43,845 +18,656

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