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 85,429,199
Switzerland 71,021,537
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 66,671,001
Thailand 23,771,200
United Arab Emirates 13,113,262

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 54,680,739 30,748,460 -23,932,279
Switzerland 47,403,040 23,618,497 -23,784,543
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 36,401,897 30,269,104 -6,132,793
Thailand 12,429,794 11,341,406 -1,088,388
United Arab Emirates 3,584,061 9,529,201 +5,945,140
Germany 4,187,824 1,970,069 -2,217,755
France 3,274,972 2,161,313 -1,113,659
Belgium 2,652,509 977,213 -1,675,296
India 1,684,533 1,329,231 -355,302
Israel 1,443,088 1,199,907 -243,181

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 47,353,297
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 42,754,450
United States 41,975,760
Sri Lanka 22,993,442
Thailand 22,524,704

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 27,162,337 20,190,960 -6,971,377
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 24,836,477 17,917,973 -6,918,504
United States 25,565,991 16,409,769 -9,156,222
Sri Lanka 13,800,945 9,192,497 -4,608,448
Thailand 11,138,726 11,385,978 +247,252
Switzerland 12,206,372 5,011,264 -7,195,108
Mozambique 8,476,641 8,076,418 -400,223
Myanmar 12,856,112 140,557 -12,715,555
India 9,332,622 2,751,439 -6,581,183
Colombia 7,251,590 4,407,069 -2,844,521

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 35
Outer London - West and North West 7
West Midlands 5
West of England 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 4 -2
West Midlands 4 4 +0
West of England 2 2 +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 2 2 +0
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 252,671,008
Other 32,410,137
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 697,034
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 156,093,723 96,577,285 -59,516,438
Other 14,097,664 18,312,473 +4,214,809
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 550,861 146,173 -404,688
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,236 28,067 +4,831
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 227,966,176
000 32,410,137
London Stansted Airport 12,478,171
499 8,680,995
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 146,830,338 81,135,838 -65,694,500
000 14,097,664 18,312,473 +4,214,809
London Stansted Airport 6,512,901 5,965,270 -547,631
499 804,459 7,876,536 +7,072,077
London Gatwick Airport 1,494,115 758,387 -735,728
East Midlands Airport 352,451 343,845 -8,606
Manchester Airport 160,691 351,690 +190,999
Belfast Airport 187,532 89,956 -97,576
Birmingham Airport 82,516 125,551 +43,035
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 37
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Other manufacturing 14
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
2026-01 13
2025-11 18
2025-10 15
2025-09 7
2025-08 8

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 34
54m+ 20
0-1m 16
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 76,866,363
Switzerland 69,732,573
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 60,175,649
Thailand 24,944,346
France 9,611,412

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 54,837,679 22,028,684 -32,808,995
Switzerland 43,740,320 25,992,253 -17,748,067
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 33,582,755 26,592,894 -6,989,861
Thailand 14,106,606 10,837,740 -3,268,866
France 5,753,326 3,858,086 -1,895,240
Italy 3,504,712 3,842,055 +337,343
United Arab Emirates 3,781,719 2,564,948 -1,216,771
Belgium 2,378,568 3,423,560 +1,044,992
Israel 3,102,231 846,093 -2,256,138
Qatar 2,134,512 589,091 -1,545,421

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 255,559,247
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 153,228,807 102,330,440 -50,898,367
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 249,028,594
London 16,852,145
London Stansted Airport 4,244,183
ZLC 1,510,841
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 149,612,465 99,416,129 -50,196,336
London 16,408,619 443,526 -15,965,093
London Stansted Airport 2,199,409 2,044,774 -154,635
ZLC 970,980 539,861 -431,119
Eurotunnel 1,464,192 0 -1,464,192
East Midlands Airport 405,877 192,882 -212,995
Manchester Airport 34,581 123,934 +89,353
London Gatwick Airport 0 12,860 +12,860
Edinburgh Airport 5,495 0 -5,495
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,280 0 -3,280

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