Import/export HS code 71081310: Gold bars, rods, and sheets

Gold in solid forms like bars, rods, or sheets, thicker than 0.15 mm, used in jewelry or industrial production

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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 £
United States 26,705,732,884
Canada 24,832,614,796
Switzerland 17,241,030,935
Australia 11,542,090,733
South Africa 11,344,747,594

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 £
United States 8,991,274,818 17,714,458,066 +8,723,183,248
Canada 13,822,855,012 11,009,759,784 -2,813,095,228
Switzerland 5,975,897,826 11,265,133,109 +5,289,235,283
Australia 3,551,033,991 7,991,056,742 +4,440,022,751
South Africa 4,666,786,230 6,677,961,364 +2,011,175,134
Uzbekistan 2,530,803,593 6,882,947,015 +4,352,143,422
Germany 5,074,027,701 3,208,532,540 -1,865,495,161
Kazakhstan 4,256,736,134 0 -4,256,736,134
Spain 1,030,520,495 1,437,288,680 +406,768,185
Mexico 1,159,501,253 1,292,189,314 +132,688,061

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 £
Canada 25,643,574,606
United States 23,194,563,410
Switzerland 14,864,897,188
South Africa 13,711,785,836
Australia 12,517,271,632

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 £
Canada 14,696,575,046 10,946,999,560 -3,749,575,486
United States 8,501,151,753 14,693,411,657 +6,192,259,904
Switzerland 5,512,071,711 9,352,825,477 +3,840,753,766
South Africa 5,312,062,718 8,399,723,118 +3,087,660,400
Australia 3,879,521,918 8,637,749,714 +4,758,227,796
Uzbekistan 2,701,039,859 7,502,728,899 +4,801,689,040
Germany 3,530,392,584 2,381,135,406 -1,149,257,178
Kazakhstan 4,259,524,696 428,896,831 -3,830,627,865
Mexico 1,350,735,193 1,797,437,592 +446,702,399
Spain 1,102,938,931 1,623,320,596 +520,381,665

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 18
West Midlands 12
Outer London - West and North West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Inner London - East 6

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 12 14 +2
West Midlands 8 12 +4
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
Essex 2 4 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 4 +2
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
South East Wales 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +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 132,071,543,772
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,212,529,501
Other 10,649,195
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 484,909

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 57,811,066,033 74,260,477,739 +16,449,411,706
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 360,434,202 852,095,299 +491,661,097
Other 10,404,191 245,004 -10,159,187
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 301,553 183,356 -118,197

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 124,705,662,175
London Stansted Airport 5,201,886,841
London Gatwick Airport 2,129,118,533
Eurotunnel 1,205,872,168
East Midlands Airport 15,906,667

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 55,910,908,955 68,794,753,220 +12,883,844,265
London Stansted Airport 1,248,262,401 3,953,624,440 +2,705,362,039
London Gatwick Airport 637,475,180 1,491,643,353 +854,168,173
Eurotunnel 357,079,648 848,792,520 +491,712,872
East Midlands Airport 4,495,569 11,411,098 +6,915,529
000 10,404,191 245,004 -10,159,187
Luton Airport 6,276,743 4,268,881 -2,007,862
Manchester Airport 2,865,434 3,736,504 +871,070
Dover 1,651,128 1,371,944 -279,184
Milford 687,122 1,312,261 +625,139

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Other manufacturing 12
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 11
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 30
2025-11 34
2025-10 33
2025-09 33
2025-08 29

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 28
54m+ 27
Other 15
0-1m 10
15m-54m 8

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 £
China 12,952,352,661
Switzerland 8,899,507,469
Azerbaijan 6,630,205,283
Qatar 4,928,457,336
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,678,829,808

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 £
China 3,025,091,396 9,927,261,265 +6,902,169,869
Switzerland 5,491,953,370 3,407,554,099 -2,084,399,271
Azerbaijan 3,122,234,078 3,507,971,205 +385,737,127
Qatar 7,176,215 4,921,281,121 +4,914,104,906
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,520,563,024 2,158,266,784 +637,703,760
United States 1,919,146,329 1,241,354,379 -677,791,950
United Arab Emirates 1,668,688,973 590,188,561 -1,078,500,412
Germany 590,952,740 941,287,934 +350,335,194
Turkey 439,169,543 300,254,084 -138,915,459
Oman 0 630,961,980 +630,961,980

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 48,019,542,771
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 462,105,535
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,321,267
Road transport 41,075

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 18,822,250,028 29,197,292,743 +10,375,042,715
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 424,354,387 37,751,148 -386,603,239
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,616 2,167,651 +2,014,035
Road transport 41,075 0 -41,075

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 47,203,463,679
London 423,486,405
Manchester Airport 385,995,315
London Stansted Airport 340,077,488
Birmingham Airport 52,078,385

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 18,289,913,875 28,913,549,804 +10,623,635,929
London 423,486,405 0 -423,486,405
Manchester Airport 148,736,087 237,259,228 +88,523,141
London Stansted Airport 337,964,409 2,113,079 -335,851,330
Birmingham Airport 25,888,087 26,190,298 +302,211
Eurotunnel 0 36,158,409 +36,158,409
East Midlands Airport 16,634,594 16,678,630 +44,036
ZLC 1,571,763 759,151 -812,612
Immingham Docks 445,493 1,063,823 +618,330
Southampton 0 1,367,334 +1,367,334

Quick facts

HS code: 71081310

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

Description: Gold in solid forms like bars, rods, or sheets, thicker than 0.15 mm, used in jewelry or industrial production