Import/export HS code 710391: Rubies, sapphires, and emeralds

Specific types of precious stones, including rubies, sapphires, and emeralds, whether or not they are cut or shaped

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 87,922,391
Switzerland 71,750,580
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 66,950,277
Thailand 24,129,937
United Arab Emirates 13,738,475

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 42,669,131 45,253,260 +2,584,129
Switzerland 46,866,254 24,884,326 -21,981,928
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 33,384,483 33,565,794 +181,311
Thailand 11,154,456 12,975,481 +1,821,025
United Arab Emirates 4,206,116 9,532,359 +5,326,243
Germany 4,142,995 2,024,501 -2,118,494
France 2,300,830 3,070,147 +769,317
Belgium 2,512,382 966,353 -1,546,029
India 1,754,085 1,255,856 -498,229
Israel 1,801,211 1,195,098 -606,113

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 £
United Kingdom 48,222,238
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 42,894,291
United States 41,903,191
Sri Lanka 23,150,793
Thailand 22,216,904

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 £
United Kingdom 28,046,691 20,175,547 -7,871,144
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 22,057,018 20,837,273 -1,219,745
United States 18,354,061 23,549,130 +5,195,069
Sri Lanka 12,654,596 10,496,197 -2,158,399
Thailand 9,650,967 12,565,937 +2,914,970
Switzerland 8,029,418 9,031,793 +1,002,375
Mozambique 8,065,840 8,343,323 +277,483
Colombia 10,077,373 4,501,189 -5,576,184
Myanmar 11,819,268 1,448,301 -10,370,967
India 7,385,779 4,650,914 -2,734,865

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 36
Outer London - West and North West 7
West Midlands 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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 26 26 +0
Outer London - West and North West 6 3 -3
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
West of England 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
East Central Scotland 0 2 +2

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 253,931,275
Other 34,342,506
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,035,792
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,303
Road transport 920

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 140,104,529 113,826,746 -26,277,783
Other 11,919,346 22,423,160 +10,503,814
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,782,756 253,036 -1,529,720
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,392 37,911 +24,519
Road transport 0 920 +920

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 229,109,793
000 34,342,506
London Stansted Airport 12,507,823
499 10,220,471
London Gatwick Airport 2,252,502

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 130,654,657 98,455,136 -32,199,521
000 11,919,346 22,423,160 +10,503,814
London Stansted Airport 6,458,363 6,049,460 -408,903
499 2,439,013 7,781,458 +5,342,445
London Gatwick Airport 1,494,115 758,387 -735,728
East Midlands Airport 308,527 332,728 +24,201
Manchester Airport 136,890 323,010 +186,120
Belfast Airport 97,011 180,477 +83,466
Birmingham Airport 83,623 119,417 +35,794
London Gateway Port 90,278 12,878 -77,400

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 36
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Other manufacturing 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 18
2025-10 15
2025-09 7
2025-08 8
2025-07 11

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 33
54m+ 20
0-1m 17
15m-54m 9
Other 2

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 82,292,830
Switzerland 72,197,289
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 59,516,511
Thailand 24,622,790
France 9,635,952

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 48,484,993 33,807,837 -14,677,156
Switzerland 39,965,334 32,231,955 -7,733,379
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 21,374,122 38,142,389 +16,768,267
Thailand 12,136,059 12,486,731 +350,672
France 4,784,913 4,851,039 +66,126
United Arab Emirates 5,518,745 2,565,570 -2,953,175
Italy 2,144,844 3,272,395 +1,127,551
Belgium 2,339,683 2,883,645 +543,962
Israel 3,085,666 1,306,524 -1,779,142
Qatar 2,132,365 591,238 -1,541,127

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 262,289,232
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,322,809

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 128,382,185 133,907,047 +5,524,862
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,879,283 443,526 -17,435,757

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 255,596,521
London 16,852,145
London Stansted Airport 4,290,473
ZLC 1,668,862
Eurotunnel 1,464,192

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 124,763,026 130,833,495 +6,070,469
London 16,408,619 443,526 -15,965,093
London Stansted Airport 2,056,298 2,234,175 +177,877
ZLC 1,141,971 526,891 -615,080
Eurotunnel 1,464,192 0 -1,464,192
East Midlands Airport 382,961 186,405 -196,556
Manchester Airport 32,434 126,081 +93,647
Edinburgh Airport 5,495 0 -5,495
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,280 0 -3,280
Dover 3,192 0 -3,192

Quick facts

HS code: 710391

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

Description: Specific types of precious stones, including rubies, sapphires, and emeralds, whether or not they are cut or shaped