Import/export HS code 70181051: Cut and polished imitation gemstones

Fake gemstones made from glass, cut, and polished for decoration

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 £
Austria 2,945,624
Czechia 756,951
China 276,377
Thailand 45,743
Ireland 33,520

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 £
Austria 1,692,833 1,252,791 -440,042
Czechia 409,006 347,945 -61,061
China 121,693 154,684 +32,991
Thailand 33,427 12,316 -21,111
Ireland 27,109 6,411 -20,698
Germany 13,345 19,904 +6,559
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 16,887 +16,887
Colombia 11,114 970 -10,144
United States 0 9,174 +9,174
Italy 1,555 6,846 +5,291

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 £
Austria 2,878,369
Czechia 761,429
China 280,925
Thailand 45,743
Germany 30,188

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 £
Austria 1,661,991 1,216,378 -445,613
Czechia 411,123 350,306 -60,817
China 123,134 157,791 +34,657
Thailand 33,427 12,316 -21,111
Germany 11,904 18,284 +6,380
Japan 22,881 0 -22,881
India 9,169 11,643 +2,474
Switzerland 0 15,400 +15,400
Colombia 11,114 970 -10,144
Ireland 4,228 6,411 +2,183

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Inner London - East 3
Outer London - South 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2

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 2 6 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Devon 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 3,914,587
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 230,030
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,336

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 2,198,695 1,715,892 -482,803
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 123,101 106,929 -16,172
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,587 8,749 +4,162

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 1,540,217
London Heathrow Airport 1,488,726
East Midlands Airport 814,997
Southampton 140,748
Liverpool Docks 55,068

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 Stansted Airport 826,765 713,452 -113,313
London Heathrow Airport 870,455 618,271 -252,184
East Midlands Airport 487,555 327,442 -160,113
Southampton 76,448 64,300 -12,148
Liverpool Docks 15,515 39,553 +24,038
Manchester Airport 1,216 40,454 +39,238
Thamesport 24,717 1,456 -23,261
Birmingham Airport 8,948 16,273 +7,325
Felixstowe 9,453 0 -9,453
London 0 4,531 +4,531

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 18
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of wearing apparel 3
Other manufacturing 2
Dormant Company 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 6
2025-10 7
2025-09 7
2025-08 5

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 16
0-1m 8
54m+ 6
15m-54m 2
Other 1

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,035,815
United States 225,065
Qatar 159,128
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 149,547
United Arab Emirates 118,565

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 610,488 425,327 -185,161
United States 192,596 32,469 -160,127
Qatar 104,176 54,952 -49,224
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 25,591 123,956 +98,365
United Arab Emirates 64,502 54,063 -10,439
Switzerland 44,526 7,625 -36,901
Saudi Arabia 25,511 8,558 -16,953
Lithuania 20,292 9,034 -11,258
Kuwait 19,025 8,673 -10,352
Netherlands 19,577 4,260 -15,317

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 1,942,709
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,369
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,944

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 1,168,881 773,828 -395,053
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,824 15,545 -27,279
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,944 0 -1,944

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,140,373
East Midlands Airport 748,034
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,016
London Stansted Airport 31,119
Immingham Docks 14,162

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 595,993 544,380 -51,613
East Midlands Airport 536,345 211,689 -324,656
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,292 11,724 -8,568
London Stansted Airport 15,599 15,520 -79
Immingham Docks 14,162 0 -14,162
ZLC 9,971 2,239 -7,732
Dover 7,418 3,821 -3,597
Manchester Airport 10,034 0 -10,034
Holyhead 2,896 0 -2,896
Birmingham Airport 939 0 -939

Quick facts

HS code: 70181051

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

Description: Fake gemstones made from glass, cut, and polished for decoration