Import/export HS code 710812: Unwrought gold

Raw gold in solid forms like nuggets or ingots, not yet shaped or processed

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 £
Switzerland 454,182,566
Spain 356,634,598
Germany 170,042,614
Belgium 1,933,516
United States 623,402

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 £
Switzerland 208,191,012 245,991,554 +37,800,542
Spain 182,658,884 173,975,714 -8,683,170
Germany 64,465,037 105,577,577 +41,112,540
Belgium 0 1,933,516 +1,933,516
United States 482,110 141,292 -340,818
Japan 125,772 88,886 -36,886
United Arab Emirates 0 81,540 +81,540
Austria 10,963 5,371 -5,592
Netherlands 2,050 13,691 +11,641
Ireland 0 5,534 +5,534

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 £
Switzerland 448,948,775
Spain 362,349,992
Germany 168,224,369
Belgium 1,933,516
Austria 1,825,698

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 £
Switzerland 208,628,389 240,320,386 +31,691,997
Spain 182,658,884 179,691,108 -2,967,776
Germany 63,852,181 104,372,188 +40,520,007
Belgium 0 1,933,516 +1,933,516
Austria 588,593 1,237,105 +648,512
Japan 125,772 88,886 -36,886
United States 26,016 76,727 +50,711
United Arab Emirates 0 81,540 +81,540
United Kingdom 33,023 0 -33,023
Canada 15,518 4,242 -11,276

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 4
West Midlands 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Kent 0 1 +1
Merseyside 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 0 -1

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 936,860,169
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,854,760
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,495

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 436,791,347 500,068,822 +63,277,475
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,115,483 27,739,277 +8,623,794
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,804 13,691 -19,113

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 936,074,969
Dover 46,854,760
East Midlands Airport 320,955
London Stansted Airport 216,954
Birmingham Airport 207,189

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 436,542,117 499,532,852 +62,990,735
Dover 19,115,483 27,739,277 +8,623,794
East Midlands Airport 113,242 207,713 +94,471
London Stansted Airport 43,582 173,372 +129,790
Birmingham Airport 52,304 154,885 +102,581
London Gateway Port 32,804 13,691 -19,113
Manchester Airport 38,048 0 -38,048
Edinburgh Airport 2,054 0 -2,054

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 4
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 3
Manufacture of basic metals 2
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 4
2025-10 5
2025-09 4
2025-08 5
2025-07 7

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 5
54m+ 4
Other 4
15m-54m 3
0-1m 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 £
Switzerland 153,850,294
Thailand 5,736,945
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,247,997
Singapore 2,822,838
France 2,412,773

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 £
Switzerland 153,834,453 15,841 -153,818,612
Thailand 1,894,151 3,842,794 +1,948,643
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,066,793 2,181,204 +1,114,411
Singapore 2,002,120 820,718 -1,181,402
France 354,187 2,058,586 +1,704,399
Germany 758,269 795,704 +37,435
Cyprus 1,105,529 1,184 -1,104,345
Ireland 298,791 544,442 +245,651
United States 11,198 786,437 +775,239
Denmark 423,050 235,943 -187,107

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 153,974,757
Air transport 20,062,901

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 153,913,340 61,417 -153,851,923
Air transport 8,267,720 11,795,181 +3,527,461

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 153,827,936
London Heathrow Airport 14,488,634
East Midlands Airport 4,811,921
Manchester Airport 275,999
London Stansted Airport 184,292

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 153,827,936 0 -153,827,936
London Heathrow Airport 5,700,350 8,788,284 +3,087,934
East Midlands Airport 2,213,140 2,598,781 +385,641
Manchester Airport 146,848 129,151 -17,697
London Stansted Airport 45,123 139,169 +94,046
Birmingham Airport 162,259 0 -162,259
ZLC 0 139,796 +139,796
Dover / Eurotunnel 74,502 0 -74,502
Dover 0 61,417 +61,417
Eurotunnel 9,925 0 -9,925

Quick facts

HS code: 710812

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

Description: Raw gold in solid forms like nuggets or ingots, not yet shaped or processed