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 4,950,573
China 3,127,748
Ireland 1,196,965
India 971,147
United States 647,491

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 2,044,873 2,905,700 +860,827
China 1,585,628 1,542,120 -43,508
Ireland 702,623 494,342 -208,281
India 491,990 479,157 -12,833
United States 349,175 298,316 -50,859
Taiwan 327,884 318,314 -9,570
Germany 328,800 234,178 -94,622
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 200,812 43,355 -157,457
Switzerland 101,366 109,442 +8,076
Belgium 121,311 67,459 -53,852

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 4,965,059
China 3,923,961
India 1,273,391
Ireland 1,128,583
United States 605,780

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 2,044,873 2,920,186 +875,313
China 2,020,351 1,903,610 -116,741
India 634,220 639,171 +4,951
Ireland 681,313 447,270 -234,043
United States 351,147 254,633 -96,514
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 176,827 24,800 -152,027
United Kingdom 73,542 125,757 +52,215
Switzerland 101,366 83,953 -17,413
Italy 96,577 55,275 -41,302
Romania 90,906 52,427 -38,479

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 12,971,630
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 167,454
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 112,043

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 6,407,123 6,564,507 +157,384
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 118,629 48,825 -69,804
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 64,829 47,214 -17,615

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,046,223
London Stansted Airport 3,317,314
East Midlands Airport 2,149,864
Manchester Airport 182,223
Birmingham Airport 142,434

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 3,319,562 3,726,661 +407,099
London Stansted Airport 1,538,227 1,779,087 +240,860
East Midlands Airport 1,145,348 1,004,516 -140,832
Manchester Airport 143,365 38,858 -104,507
Birmingham Airport 127,049 15,385 -111,664
Thamesport 93,655 25,628 -68,027
Luton Airport 87,674 0 -87,674
London 64,829 15,341 -49,488
London Gateway Port 24,974 23,197 -1,777
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 Arab Emirates 1,816,251
Germany 1,656,977
United States 1,635,066
Japan 1,548,623
Ireland 1,270,675

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 Arab Emirates 863,072 953,179 +90,107
Germany 851,939 805,038 -46,901
United States 915,456 719,610 -195,846
Japan 888,580 660,043 -228,537
Ireland 402,551 868,124 +465,573
Italy 715,213 489,692 -225,521
South Korea 556,233 571,966 +15,733
Switzerland 463,959 483,383 +19,424
Austria 543,093 220,264 -322,829
Bulgaria 343,358 268,790 -74,568

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 15,910,528
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 63,435
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,356

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 8,354,147 7,556,381 -797,766
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,579 4,856 -53,723
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,369 4,987 -382

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,928,852
East Midlands Airport 4,495,504
London Stansted Airport 3,788,938
ZLC 1,687,740
Liverpool Docks 49,463

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 2,944,200 2,984,652 +40,452
East Midlands Airport 2,587,626 1,907,878 -679,748
London Stansted Airport 1,458,222 2,330,716 +872,494
ZLC 1,354,605 333,135 -1,021,470
Liverpool Docks 49,463 0 -49,463
Southampton 7,092 0 -7,092
London Gateway Port 2,024 4,856 +2,832
Dover 5,369 1,367 -4,002
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