Import/export HS code 71101980: Various platinum products

Miscellaneous platinum items not listed elsewhere, often used in specialized industrial applications

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 £
Spain 69,457,820
United States 42,719,049
Switzerland 6,781,751
Japan 3,717,038
Germany 2,108,902

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 £
Spain 31,905,923 37,551,897 +5,645,974
United States 18,199,045 24,520,004 +6,320,959
Switzerland 4,209,301 2,572,450 -1,636,851
Japan 3,472,425 244,613 -3,227,812
Germany 404,274 1,704,628 +1,300,354
South Africa 0 1,158,981 +1,158,981
France 352,620 455,180 +102,560
Austria 249,531 96,341 -153,190
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 89,726 194,680 +104,954
India 0 190,125 +190,125

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 £
Spain 70,558,141
United States 42,799,648
Japan 3,717,038
Italy 3,224,513
Switzerland 2,495,842

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 £
Spain 31,905,923 38,652,218 +6,746,295
United States 18,238,240 24,561,408 +6,323,168
Japan 3,472,425 244,613 -3,227,812
Italy 3,074,047 150,466 -2,923,581
Switzerland 1,163,078 1,332,764 +169,686
Germany 267,167 1,504,164 +1,236,997
South Africa 0 1,158,981 +1,158,981
France 344,417 447,119 +102,702
United Kingdom 459,475 205,824 -253,651
Austria 249,531 167,017 -82,514

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 8
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5
Inner London - East 5
Outer London - West and North West 5

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 6 10 +4
West Midlands 8 5 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 4 +2
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 2 5 +3
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Devon 1 1 +0
Essex 2 1 -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 127,815,311
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 745,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 111,503

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 59,001,439 68,813,872 +9,812,433
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 340,916 404,302 +63,386
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 106,801 4,702 -102,099

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 115,339,387
London Stansted Airport 8,745,370
East Midlands Airport 2,677,463
Birmingham Airport 1,016,386
Dover 378,490

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 52,425,927 62,913,460 +10,487,533
London Stansted Airport 5,384,628 3,360,742 -2,023,886
East Midlands Airport 1,004,600 1,672,863 +668,263
Birmingham Airport 157,089 859,297 +702,208
Dover 334,913 43,577 -291,336
Eurotunnel 4,229 295,557 +291,328
Thamesport 63,628 1,759 -61,869
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 65,168 +65,168
London Gateway Port 43,173 2,943 -40,230
Manchester Airport 21,794 7,510 -14,284

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 18
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 12
2025-10 14
2025-09 19
2025-08 15
2025-07 12

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 23
54m+ 20
15m-54m 8
Other 6
0-1m 5

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 £
United States 2,519,222
Australia 2,362,083
Germany 2,162,034
France 2,095,669
Switzerland 2,089,848

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 £
United States 2,123,190 396,032 -1,727,158
Australia 1,428,372 933,711 -494,661
Germany 1,102,757 1,059,277 -43,480
France 959,019 1,136,650 +177,631
Switzerland 1,690,347 399,501 -1,290,846
Spain 364,438 1,639,966 +1,275,528
Japan 338,814 1,023,704 +684,890
Czechia 752,797 547,748 -205,049
Israel 663,079 451,766 -211,313
China 104,499 716,307 +611,808

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 21,348,965
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 267,202
Road transport 1,574

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 11,311,640 10,037,325 -1,274,315
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 235,639 31,563 -204,076
Road transport 1,574 0 -1,574

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 11,144,769
London Heathrow Airport 6,980,921
East Midlands Airport 2,391,758
ZLC 553,404
Edinburgh Airport 231,043

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 Stansted Airport 5,920,377 5,224,392 -695,985
London Heathrow Airport 3,759,992 3,220,929 -539,063
East Midlands Airport 1,153,612 1,238,146 +84,534
ZLC 365,324 188,080 -177,244
Edinburgh Airport 109,265 121,778 +12,513
Dover / Eurotunnel 163,175 31,563 -131,612
Dover 71,219 0 -71,219
Manchester Airport 3,548 44,000 +40,452
Eurotunnel 1,245 0 -1,245
Durham Tees Valley Airport 1,096 0 -1,096

Quick facts

HS code: 71101980

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

Description: Miscellaneous platinum items not listed elsewhere, often used in specialized industrial applications