Import/export HS code 711590: Various items made of precious metals or coated with precious metals

Covers all other items not listed above, such as industrial parts or unique decorative pieces made of precious metals or coated with them

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 £
United States 22,787,214
Germany 13,249,497
France 10,987,681
Ireland 5,236,403
Czechia 1,194,816

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 17,703,554 5,083,660 -12,619,894
Germany 6,403,418 6,846,079 +442,661
France 5,652,959 5,334,722 -318,237
Ireland 3,450,458 1,785,945 -1,664,513
Czechia 823,895 370,921 -452,974
Italy 636,151 513,913 -122,238
Switzerland 483,540 572,836 +89,296
Netherlands 192,459 257,838 +65,379
China 253,467 185,465 -68,002
Lithuania 175,775 105,630 -70,145

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 £
United Kingdom 19,243,847
Germany 16,237,508
United States 8,453,055
France 7,697,132
Switzerland 1,394,287

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 £
United Kingdom 16,414,087 2,829,760 -13,584,327
Germany 8,892,209 7,345,299 -1,546,910
United States 4,502,364 3,950,691 -551,673
France 3,036,173 4,660,959 +1,624,786
Switzerland 590,006 804,281 +214,275
Czechia 789,398 435,595 -353,803
Italy 792,275 412,960 -379,315
China 409,149 319,755 -89,394
Japan 133,304 119,326 -13,978
Thailand 30,559 204,899 +174,340

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 37
Outer London - West and North West 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Greater Manchester 10

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 25 27 +2
Outer London - West and North West 12 7 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 10 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 7 +1
West Midlands 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - East 6 5 -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 42,495,903
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,497,173
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 837,645
Other 10,825
Road transport 7,512

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 26,892,143 15,603,760 -11,288,383
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,915,143 5,582,030 -3,333,113
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 497,598 340,047 -157,551
Other 5,572 5,253 -319
Road transport 5,941 1,571 -4,370

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 21,375,103
Dover 6,784,889
Birmingham Airport 6,691,132
London Stansted Airport 4,095,223
East Midlands Airport 3,332,699

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 £
Manchester Airport 16,665,100 4,710,003 -11,955,097
Dover 4,090,248 2,694,641 -1,395,607
Birmingham Airport 2,201,967 4,489,165 +2,287,198
London Stansted Airport 2,027,305 2,067,918 +40,613
East Midlands Airport 1,674,546 1,658,153 -16,393
Milford 1,607,646 1,702,870 +95,224
London Heathrow Airport 2,197,349 794,297 -1,403,052
Holyhead 1,769,716 0 -1,769,716
499 1,532,481 0 -1,532,481
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,068,267 403,228 -665,039

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 52
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 26
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15
Other manufacturing 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 25
2025-10 36
2025-09 40
2025-08 29
2025-07 39

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+ 83
1m-15m 76
15m-54m 18
0-1m 17
Other 11

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 27,839,326
Japan 27,318,654
Germany 11,663,413
France 4,487,500
Qatar 3,581,167

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 24,106,548 3,732,778 -20,373,770
Japan 9,455 27,309,199 +27,299,744
Germany 4,156,563 7,506,850 +3,350,287
France 3,130,529 1,356,971 -1,773,558
Qatar 1,588,353 1,992,814 +404,461
United Arab Emirates 2,286,564 1,041,686 -1,244,878
Chile 908,130 2,354,343 +1,446,213
South Korea 3,650 1,282,464 +1,278,814
Czechia 636,160 0 -636,160
Switzerland 46,273 567,618 +521,345

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 75,254,639
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,748,955
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 159,118
Road transport 27,142

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 33,635,668 41,618,971 +7,983,303
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,475,580 7,273,375 +1,797,795
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,472 93,646 +28,174
Road transport 27,142 0 -27,142

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 62,464,645
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,409,548
London Stansted Airport 9,852,189
East Midlands Airport 2,100,538
ZLC 667,860

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 26,958,008 35,506,637 +8,548,629
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,099,522 6,310,026 +1,210,504
London Stansted Airport 5,072,624 4,779,565 -293,059
East Midlands Airport 1,081,405 1,019,133 -62,272
ZLC 396,358 271,502 -124,856
Immingham Docks 8,406 374,439 +366,033
Dover 140,188 223,719 +83,531
Killingholme 0 266,712 +266,712
Eurotunnel 58,362 84,558 +26,196
Glasgow Airport 117,761 0 -117,761

Quick facts

HS code: 711590

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

Description: Covers all other items not listed above, such as industrial parts or unique decorative pieces made of precious metals or coated with them