Import/export HS code 711711: Cufflinks and studs

Decorative cufflinks and studs, often used for formal wear

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,065,924
China 1,924,544
Thailand 800,824
Germany 625,534
Italy 360,068

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,115,952 949,972 -165,980
China 986,489 938,055 -48,434
Thailand 570,882 229,942 -340,940
Germany 326,904 298,630 -28,274
Italy 218,197 141,871 -76,326
France 168,575 99,704 -68,871
United States 88,584 125,739 +37,155
India 138,396 75,775 -62,621
Switzerland 67,609 45,584 -22,025
Turkey 76,254 5,821 -70,433

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 £
China 4,066,447
Thailand 815,970
Germany 515,674
Italy 472,416
France 223,317

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 £
China 2,186,207 1,880,240 -305,967
Thailand 583,519 232,451 -351,068
Germany 230,043 285,631 +55,588
Italy 334,715 137,701 -197,014
France 133,959 89,358 -44,601
India 139,427 75,775 -63,652
United States 31,811 159,486 +127,675
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 61,519 40,271 -21,248
Turkey 76,254 5,821 -70,433
Switzerland 33,284 26,873 -6,411

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 60
Inner London - East 16
Greater Manchester 12
Outer London - West and North West 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12

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 41 39 -2
Inner London - East 11 8 -3
Greater Manchester 10 6 -4
Outer London - West and North West 11 7 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 3 -8
West Midlands 8 5 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 8 +6
Essex 6 4 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +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 5,626,212
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 903,183
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 351,480
Other 123,646
Road transport 1,255

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 3,191,616 2,434,596 -757,020
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 480,317 422,866 -57,451
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 243,605 107,875 -135,730
Other 75,002 48,644 -26,358
Road transport 0 1,255 +1,255

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,951,875
London Heathrow Airport 1,849,556
Felixstowe 569,151
London Stansted Airport 557,785
Southampton 267,543

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,656,512 1,295,363 -361,149
London Heathrow Airport 1,086,479 763,077 -323,402
Felixstowe 245,704 323,447 +77,743
London Stansted Airport 317,173 240,612 -76,561
Southampton 207,887 59,656 -148,231
London 118,591 21,761 -96,830
Leeds Bradford Airport 54,625 78,816 +24,191
000 75,002 48,644 -26,358
Dover 51,473 19,255 -32,218
Eurotunnel 37,931 28,512 -9,419

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 101
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 67
Other manufacturing 24
Manufacture of wearing apparel 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 29
2025-11 30
2025-10 34
2025-09 29
2025-08 24

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 93
54m+ 50
0-1m 48
15m-54m 15
Other 12

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 2,037,181
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,098,237
Netherlands 805,065
Japan 606,753
Ireland 482,591

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 1,544,327 492,854 -1,051,473
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 675,517 422,720 -252,797
Netherlands 90,565 714,500 +623,935
Japan 261,031 345,722 +84,691
Ireland 286,337 196,254 -90,083
Germany 189,344 277,397 +88,053
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 235,191 109,378 -125,813
France 208,822 135,340 -73,482
United Arab Emirates 154,231 131,257 -22,974
Switzerland 129,281 153,695 +24,414

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 £
China 40,131
Switzerland 38
Turkey 15
Bangladesh 9

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 £
China 21,781 18,350 -3,431
Switzerland 0 38 +38
Turkey 15 0 -15
Bangladesh 9 0 -9

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 8,351,043
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 824,176
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 172,316
Other 43,583
Road transport 27,929

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 4,805,306 3,545,737 -1,259,569
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 446,885 377,291 -69,594
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 158,048 14,268 -143,780
Other 23,063 20,520 -2,543
Road transport 27,929 0 -27,929

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,574,783
East Midlands Airport 2,915,938
Birmingham Airport 628,335
London Stansted Airport 614,839
Dover / Eurotunnel 495,305

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 2,047,327 1,527,456 -519,871
East Midlands Airport 1,661,418 1,254,520 -406,898
Birmingham Airport 541,224 87,111 -454,113
London Stansted Airport 155,139 459,700 +304,561
Dover / Eurotunnel 293,491 201,814 -91,677
ZLC 219,049 136,588 -82,461
Manchester Airport 180,975 61,553 -119,422
Dover 124,327 72,250 -52,077
Southampton 136,410 4,262 -132,148
Holyhead 7,871 73,059 +65,188

Quick facts

HS code: 711711

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

Description: Decorative cufflinks and studs, often used for formal wear