Import/export HS code 710310: Unworked or roughly shaped stones

Precious and semi-precious stones that are in their natural state or have only basic shaping

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 529,895
Brazil 481,376
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 458,049
China 432,748
India 301,964

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 202,913 326,982 +124,069
Brazil 377,567 103,809 -273,758
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 160,290 297,759 +137,469
China 231,427 201,321 -30,106
India 113,348 188,616 +75,268
Sri Lanka 52,387 154,560 +102,173
Germany 84,746 59,471 -25,275
South Africa 56,130 72,797 +16,667
Switzerland 0 126,962 +126,962
Thailand 65,426 38,460 -26,966

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 753,841
Brazil 503,752
United States 465,054
India 350,859
Sri Lanka 229,319

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 375,104 378,737 +3,633
Brazil 392,537 111,215 -281,322
United States 166,898 298,156 +131,258
India 135,352 215,507 +80,155
Sri Lanka 66,933 162,386 +95,453
Madagascar 49,623 83,143 +33,520
Botswana 0 125,462 +125,462
Germany 63,586 28,522 -35,064
Thailand 61,715 26,229 -35,486
South Africa 51,083 29,835 -21,248

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Outer London - West and North West 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4
West Midlands 4
West Yorkshire 3

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 4 7 +3
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
West Midlands 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 1 2 +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 1,983,616
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,223,365
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 258,786
Other 1,353

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 875,222 1,108,394 +233,172
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 641,204 582,161 -59,043
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 150,426 108,360 -42,066
Other 1,353 0 -1,353

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 892,225
London Stansted Airport 760,082
Southampton 415,954
Felixstowe 389,759
London 293,796

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 Heathrow Airport 314,520 577,705 +263,185
London Stansted Airport 369,973 390,109 +20,136
Southampton 150,176 265,778 +115,602
Felixstowe 240,720 149,039 -91,681
London 173,648 120,148 -53,500
East Midlands Airport 121,879 58,569 -63,310
London Gateway Port 123,185 42,783 -80,402
Birmingham Airport 37,916 65,680 +27,764
Thamesport 34,854 36,088 +1,234
Eurotunnel 35,162 24,576 -10,586

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 27
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Other manufacturing 3
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 6
2025-10 10
2025-09 3
2025-08 4
2025-07 4

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 28
0-1m 11
54m+ 8
15m-54m 6
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 £
United States 593,628
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 432,266
Germany 332,913
India 219,815
Cayman Islands 160,000

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 £
United States 213,388 380,240 +166,852
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 195,472 236,794 +41,322
Germany 269,519 63,394 -206,125
India 186,615 33,200 -153,415
Cayman Islands 160,000 0 -160,000
Thailand 59,138 54,972 -4,166
Ireland 71,538 27,593 -43,945
Belgium 72,648 20,328 -52,320
France 1,544 52,694 +51,150
Romania 24,791 27,758 +2,967

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 2,048,281
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 370,996
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,585

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 1,121,441 926,840 -194,601
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 258,300 112,696 -145,604
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,702 46,883 +40,181

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 841,135
ZLC 487,879
East Midlands Airport 395,295
London Stansted Airport 316,126
Dover / Eurotunnel 237,879

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 474,052 367,083 -106,969
ZLC 189,457 298,422 +108,965
East Midlands Airport 267,388 127,907 -139,481
London Stansted Airport 184,286 131,840 -52,446
Dover / Eurotunnel 212,951 24,928 -188,023
Dover 1,994 51,800 +49,806
London Gateway Port 4,144 36,556 +32,412
Holyhead 27,087 9,652 -17,435
Harwich 6,222 24,482 +18,260
Southampton 2,558 6,453 +3,895

Quick facts

HS code: 710310

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

Description: Precious and semi-precious stones that are in their natural state or have only basic shaping