Import/export HS code 710421: Diamonds (synthetic or lab-made)

Man-made diamonds, not set or mounted, used in jewelry or industry

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  • 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 £
Thailand 7,086,700
United States 995,260
India 446,727
Germany 181,085
Ireland 129,605

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 £
Thailand 289,843 6,796,857 +6,507,014
United States 854,366 140,894 -713,472
India 276,529 170,198 -106,331
Germany 71,027 110,058 +39,031
Ireland 59,214 70,391 +11,177
Netherlands 51,540 1,566 -49,974
Belgium 24,218 16,323 -7,895
China 10,136 4,614 -5,522
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 10,319 +10,319
Switzerland 5,657 0 -5,657

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 States 5,981,765
Thailand 1,951,064
India 592,154
Germany 145,687
United Kingdom 114,854

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 States 814,692 5,167,073 +4,352,381
Thailand 230,922 1,720,142 +1,489,220
India 357,115 235,039 -122,076
Germany 35,629 110,058 +74,429
United Kingdom 106,285 8,569 -97,716
Ireland 11,820 61,822 +50,002
Netherlands 51,540 1,566 -49,974
Belgium 23,213 2,018 -21,195
China 11,314 11,821 +507
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 3,112 +3,112

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Inner London - West 1
North Wales 1
Outer London - South 1

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Inner London - West 1 0 -1
North Wales 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 1 0 -1
Outer London - West and North West 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 8,923,641
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,340

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 1,607,393 7,316,248 +5,708,855
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,137 7,203 -27,934

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,589,664
East Midlands Airport 993,600
London Stansted Airport 293,693
Birmingham Airport 41,464
Thamesport 33,386

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 566,048 7,023,616 +6,457,568
East Midlands Airport 814,799 178,801 -635,998
London Stansted Airport 185,082 108,611 -76,471
Birmingham Airport 41,464 0 -41,464
Thamesport 30,071 3,315 -26,756
London Gateway Port 5,066 3,888 -1,178
Manchester Airport 0 5,220 +5,220

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 2
Scientific research and development 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 1
2025-10 2
2025-08 2
2025-07 1
2025-06 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 3
54m+ 3
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 £
Thailand 2,991,626
United States 301,954
India 177,851
Canada 128,676
Germany 99,698

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 £
Thailand 983,168 2,008,458 +1,025,290
United States 285,932 16,022 -269,910
India 67,862 109,989 +42,127
Canada 94,319 34,357 -59,962
Germany 66,109 33,589 -32,520
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 59,889 3,703 -56,186
United Arab Emirates 0 63,349 +63,349
Sweden 0 26,617 +26,617
Belgium 7,530 14,030 +6,500
Italy 5,036 13,544 +8,508

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 3,723,450
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 220,871

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 1,362,232 2,361,218 +998,986
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 220,871 0 -220,871

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,005,441
London Stansted Airport 353,079
East Midlands Airport 227,820
London 220,871
ZLC 134,519

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 880,995 2,124,446 +1,243,451
London Stansted Airport 252,507 100,572 -151,935
East Midlands Airport 133,617 94,203 -39,414
London 220,871 0 -220,871
ZLC 95,113 39,406 -55,707
Manchester Airport 0 2,591 +2,591

Quick facts

HS code: 710421

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

Description: Man-made diamonds, not set or mounted, used in jewelry or industry