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 472,115,926
Spain 365,225,205
Germany 166,840,973
Belgium 1,933,516
United States 633,133

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 200,491,031 271,624,895 +71,133,864
Spain 182,271,134 182,954,071 +682,937
Germany 64,642,275 102,198,698 +37,556,423
Belgium 0 1,933,516 +1,933,516
United States 504,897 128,236 -376,661
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 466,885,932
Spain 366,203,864
Germany 165,022,728
Sweden 4,736,735
Belgium 1,933,516

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 200,928,408 265,957,524 +65,029,116
Spain 182,271,134 183,932,730 +1,661,596
Germany 63,751,821 101,270,907 +37,519,086
Sweden 0 4,736,735 +4,736,735
Belgium 0 1,933,516 +1,933,516
Austria 866,191 959,507 +93,316
Japan 125,772 88,886 -36,886
United States 50,045 63,671 +13,626
United Arab Emirates 0 81,540 +81,540
United Kingdom 33,023 0 -33,023

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 961,761,112
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,289,671
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 428,375,099 533,386,013 +105,010,914
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,644,025 25,645,646 +6,001,621
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 960,973,348
Dover 45,289,671
East Midlands Airport 320,955
London Stansted Airport 215,721
Birmingham Airport 210,986

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 428,088,846 532,884,502 +104,795,656
Dover 19,644,025 25,645,646 +6,001,621
East Midlands Airport 113,242 207,713 +94,471
London Stansted Airport 66,369 149,352 +82,983
Birmingham Airport 66,540 144,446 +77,906
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
2026-01 3
2025-11 4
2025-10 5
2025-09 4
2025-08 5

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 5,827,778
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,299,642
Singapore 2,822,838
France 2,517,330

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 2,322,035 3,505,743 +1,183,708
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,054,975 2,244,667 +1,189,692
Singapore 2,002,120 820,718 -1,181,402
France 344,262 2,173,068 +1,828,806
Germany 726,171 802,055 +75,884
Ireland 294,277 625,507 +331,230
United States 12,099 858,722 +846,623
Cyprus 743,002 0 -743,002
Denmark 344,673 246,534 -98,139

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) 153,964,832
Air transport 20,143,550

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) 153,903,415 61,417 -153,841,998
Air transport 8,183,622 11,959,928 +3,776,306

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 14,381,029
East Midlands Airport 5,002,407
London Stansted Airport 291,304
Manchester Airport 275,999

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 5,751,402 8,629,627 +2,878,225
East Midlands Airport 2,229,289 2,773,118 +543,829
London Stansted Airport 15,486 275,818 +260,332
Manchester Airport 160,975 115,024 -45,951
ZLC 0 139,796 +139,796
Dover / Eurotunnel 74,502 0 -74,502
Dover 0 61,417 +61,417
Glasgow Airport 0 26,545 +26,545
Birmingham Airport 26,470 0 -26,470

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