Import/export HS code 7105: Gemstone dust and powder

Fine dust or powder made from natural or synthetic gemstones, used in polishing or manufacturing

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* 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 £
Israel 4,799,302
China 2,911,580
Ireland 1,152,482
India 963,723
Taiwan 619,797

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 £
Israel 2,840,611 1,958,691 -881,920
China 1,493,529 1,418,051 -75,478
Ireland 661,289 491,193 -170,096
India 492,374 471,349 -21,025
Taiwan 340,978 278,819 -62,159
United States 337,781 252,355 -85,426
Germany 282,661 233,176 -49,485
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 198,356 37,609 -160,747
Switzerland 112,875 96,511 -16,364
Belgium 132,300 46,891 -85,409

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 £
Israel 4,813,788
China 3,653,909
India 1,255,456
Ireland 1,081,099
United States 548,425

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 £
Israel 2,840,611 1,973,177 -867,434
China 1,908,151 1,745,758 -162,393
India 625,375 630,081 +4,706
Ireland 639,979 441,120 -198,859
United States 339,753 208,672 -131,081
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 176,827 24,800 -152,027
United Kingdom 69,432 125,757 +56,325
Switzerland 112,875 71,022 -41,853
Italy 99,754 52,098 -47,656
Romania 102,882 36,127 -66,755

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 12,371,599
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 165,936
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 108,359

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 7,025,197 5,346,402 -1,678,795
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 119,232 46,704 -72,528
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 61,145 47,214 -13,931

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,798,078
London Stansted Airport 3,206,227
East Midlands Airport 1,998,072
Manchester Airport 168,545
Thamesport 117,765

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 4,065,757 2,732,321 -1,333,436
London Stansted Airport 1,551,781 1,654,446 +102,665
East Midlands Airport 1,090,595 907,477 -183,118
Manchester Airport 128,047 40,498 -87,549
Thamesport 92,137 25,628 -66,509
Birmingham Airport 89,836 11,660 -78,176
London 61,145 15,341 -45,804
Luton Airport 53,283 0 -53,283
London Gateway Port 27,095 21,076 -6,019
Glasgow Airport 45,898 0 -45,898

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 1,753,185
United Arab Emirates 1,678,859
Germany 1,581,931
Japan 1,410,322
Ireland 1,224,805

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 944,491 808,694 -135,797
United Arab Emirates 904,061 774,798 -129,263
Germany 878,035 703,896 -174,139
Japan 838,506 571,816 -266,690
Ireland 370,201 854,604 +484,403
Italy 712,355 416,243 -296,112
South Korea 548,686 478,652 -70,034
Switzerland 487,455 414,553 -72,902
Austria 544,964 200,089 -344,875
Bulgaria 353,367 256,804 -96,563

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 15,173,794
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 56,626
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,457

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 8,340,287 6,833,507 -1,506,780
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,770 4,856 -46,914
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,369 7,088 +1,719

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,893,992
East Midlands Airport 4,106,813
London Stansted Airport 3,943,407
ZLC 1,220,088
Liverpool Docks 42,654

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 3,026,845 2,867,147 -159,698
East Midlands Airport 2,547,602 1,559,211 -988,391
London Stansted Airport 1,894,490 2,048,917 +154,427
ZLC 861,856 358,232 -503,624
Liverpool Docks 42,654 0 -42,654
Dover 5,369 3,468 -1,901
Southampton 7,092 0 -7,092
London Gateway Port 2,024 4,856 +2,832
Glasgow Airport 6,494 0 -6,494
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 3,620 +3,620

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 7105

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

Description: Fine dust or powder made from natural or synthetic gemstones, used in polishing or manufacturing