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 1,302,680,233
South Africa 519,133,999
United States 429,452,730
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 289,605,011
Japan 232,505,947

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 310,747,850 991,932,383 +681,184,533
South Africa 281,236,120 237,897,879 -43,338,241
United States 33,184,250 396,268,480 +363,084,230
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 152,051,733 137,553,278 -14,498,455
Japan 127,600,592 104,905,355 -22,695,237
Germany 13,958,127 26,378,778 +12,420,651
Italy 46,617 2,101,033 +2,054,416
Taiwan 885,156 876,387 -8,769
Ireland 820,536 842,792 +22,256
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 1,203,433,253
China 588,287,808
Switzerland 450,937,238
Japan 185,577,772
United States 134,784,598

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 428,303,374 775,129,879 +346,826,505
China 118,756,989 469,530,819 +350,773,830
Switzerland 113,743,398 337,193,840 +223,450,442
Japan 106,926,034 78,651,738 -28,274,296
United States 2,442,980 132,341,618 +129,898,638
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 106,730,424 0 -106,730,424
Russia 24,341,449 67,796,921 +43,455,472
Germany 16,192,564 19,521,887 +3,329,323
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 2,616,249,315
Other 202,764,199
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,454,809
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,989,617

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 776,892,576 1,839,356,739 +1,062,464,163
Other 145,298,823 57,465,376 -87,833,447
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,390 3,434,419 +3,414,029
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,028,217 1,961,400 +933,183

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,604,724,345
000 202,764,199
East Midlands Airport 6,089,029
Southampton 3,317,399
London Stansted Airport 3,209,320

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 771,448,037 1,833,276,308 +1,061,828,271
000 145,298,823 57,465,376 -87,833,447
East Midlands Airport 2,646,537 3,442,492 +795,955
Southampton 0 3,317,399 +3,317,399
London Stansted Airport 1,852,967 1,356,353 -496,614
Birmingham Airport 895,152 1,032,798 +137,646
Dover 327,511 1,307,347 +979,836
Milford 425,240 544,464 +119,224
Holyhead 228,621 106,714 -121,907
Glasgow Airport 49,883 171,456 +121,573

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 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
2026-01 15
2025-11 15
2025-10 15
2025-09 19
2025-08 17

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 15
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 710,884,351
United States 646,942,155
China 399,022,712
Switzerland 317,678,510
Germany 41,654,732

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 220,275,551 490,608,800 +270,333,249
United States 160,814,610 486,127,545 +325,312,935
China 221,186,039 177,836,673 -43,349,366
Switzerland 36,402,606 281,275,904 +244,873,298
Germany 20,172,317 21,482,415 +1,310,098
United Arab Emirates 20,078,844 12,216,511 -7,862,333
South Korea 10,457,769 14,478,325 +4,020,556
Canada 21,578,658 13,345 -21,565,313
Belgium 9,727,538 7,712,885 -2,014,653
Austria 5,961,730 10,400,304 +4,438,574

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 311,541

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 3,587 307,954 +304,367

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 2,276,367,980
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,699,572
Other 997,458
Road transport 79,100
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 737,507,423 1,538,860,557 +801,353,134
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,072,934 9,626,638 -1,446,296
Other 689,504 307,954 -381,550
Road transport 79,100 0 -79,100
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 2,179,562,585
London Stansted Airport 77,952,928
Dover 19,552,122
East Midlands Airport 18,708,384
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,141,516

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 692,644,473 1,486,918,112 +794,273,639
London Stansted Airport 35,170,017 42,782,911 +7,612,894
Dover 11,029,089 8,523,033 -2,506,056
East Midlands Airport 9,639,348 9,069,036 -570,312
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,911 1,103,605 +1,065,694
000 689,504 307,954 -381,550
ZLC 110,475 21,258 -89,217
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