Import/export HS code 71101910: Platinum bars, rods, wire, plates, and sheets

Solid platinum products like bars, rods, wire, and sheets, used in jewelry making and industrial processes

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  • 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 956,336,475
South Africa 499,852,754
United States 408,462,303
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 273,951,391
Japan 232,557,836

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 256,226,035 700,110,440 +443,884,405
South Africa 297,905,606 201,947,148 -95,958,458
United States 33,317,499 375,144,804 +341,827,305
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 149,698,178 124,253,213 -25,444,965
Japan 117,932,472 114,625,364 -3,307,108
Germany 14,436,956 22,409,063 +7,972,107
Italy 52,588 2,101,033 +2,048,445
Taiwan 729,862 1,031,681 +301,819
Ireland 746,545 681,182 -65,363
France 77,398 1,303,882 +1,226,484

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 £
South Africa 1,174,677,063
Switzerland 371,294,324
China 331,689,122
Japan 185,629,661
United States 113,798,949

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 £
South Africa 412,472,831 762,204,232 +349,731,401
Switzerland 95,124,817 276,169,507 +181,044,690
China 118,827,577 212,861,545 +94,033,968
Japan 91,390,566 94,239,095 +2,848,529
United States 2,588,963 111,209,986 +108,621,023
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 106,730,424 0 -106,730,424
Russia 24,341,449 51,546,860 +27,205,411
Germany 16,644,626 15,855,742 -788,884
Philippines 0 6,996,026 +6,996,026
South Korea 0 5,847,376 +5,847,376

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
West Midlands 5
Inner London - East 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2

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 7 11 +4
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Devon 1 2 +1
East Central Scotland 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0

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 2,213,824,198
Other 202,764,465
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,744,098
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 137,410

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 727,478,213 1,486,345,985 +758,867,772
Other 145,298,890 57,465,575 -87,833,315
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 943,353 1,800,745 +857,392
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,390 117,020 +96,630

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,202,774,758
000 202,764,465
East Midlands Airport 5,704,031
London Stansted Airport 3,118,788
Birmingham Airport 1,927,950

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 722,067,622 1,480,707,136 +758,639,514
000 145,298,890 57,465,575 -87,833,315
East Midlands Airport 2,529,504 3,174,527 +645,023
London Stansted Airport 1,936,052 1,182,736 -753,316
Birmingham Airport 895,152 1,032,798 +137,646
Dover 326,556 1,308,302 +981,746
Milford 425,240 310,959 -114,281
Holyhead 144,712 178,609 +33,897
Glasgow Airport 49,883 171,456 +121,573
Thamesport 17,199 117,020 +99,821

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 computer, electronic and optical products 7
Other manufacturing 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 15
2025-10 15
2025-09 19
2025-08 17
2025-07 16

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
54m+ 19
1m-15m 17
Other 6
0-1m 4
15m-54m 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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 671,684,446
United States 645,618,702
China 399,227,291
Switzerland 314,491,771
Germany 40,539,624

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, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 179,520,211 492,164,235 +312,644,024
United States 119,144,468 526,474,234 +407,329,766
China 209,906,583 189,320,708 -20,585,875
Switzerland 36,476,298 278,015,473 +241,539,175
Germany 19,501,826 21,037,798 +1,535,972
United Arab Emirates 18,890,935 13,404,420 -5,486,515
South Korea 10,886,108 13,991,479 +3,105,371
Canada 21,578,658 9,235 -21,569,423
Austria 7,379,805 10,400,304 +3,020,499
Belgium 9,709,847 7,499,368 -2,210,479

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 275,159

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 0 275,159 +275,159

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 2,218,432,698
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,406,494
Other 961,076
Road transport 92,110
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 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 £
Air transport 644,693,009 1,573,739,689 +929,046,680
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,706,774 9,699,720 -1,007,054
Other 685,917 275,159 -410,758
Road transport 92,110 0 -92,110
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 901 0 -901

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,123,782,934
London Stansted Airport 75,455,186
Dover 19,331,144
East Midlands Airport 19,044,794
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,069,416

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 599,363,216 1,524,419,718 +925,056,502
London Stansted Airport 35,558,691 39,896,495 +4,337,804
Dover 10,662,929 8,668,215 -1,994,714
East Midlands Airport 9,711,816 9,332,978 -378,838
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,911 1,031,505 +993,594
000 685,917 275,159 -410,758
ZLC 129,186 21,258 -107,928
Glasgow Airport 0 67,104 +67,104
Birmingham Airport 14,018 0 -14,018
Edinburgh Airport 8,192 0 -8,192

Quick facts

HS code: 71101910

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

Description: Solid platinum products like bars, rods, wire, and sheets, used in jewelry making and industrial processes