Import/export HS code 821510: Precious metal-plated sets

Assorted kitchen or tableware sets with at least one item plated with precious metal

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* 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 1,029,479
France 968,691
Israel 402,758
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 164,261
India 151,271

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 539,237 490,242 -48,995
France 271,707 696,984 +425,277
Israel 121,714 281,044 +159,330
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 85,898 78,363 -7,535
India 84,508 66,763 -17,745
Germany 75,838 20,712 -55,126
Ireland 50,471 34,669 -15,802
Italy 23,194 41,471 +18,277
United States 20,039 32,624 +12,585
Portugal 26,943 21,510 -5,433

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 1,173,949
France 714,652
Israel 366,875
Italy 323,850
India 136,085

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 610,292 563,657 -46,635
France 272,337 442,315 +169,978
Israel 121,714 245,161 +123,447
Italy 25,793 298,057 +272,264
India 84,508 51,577 -32,931
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 47,527 78,363 +30,836
United Kingdom 25,636 70,008 +44,372
Turkey 41,424 37,188 -4,236
Germany 45,669 19,609 -26,060
Viet Nam 50,968 6,114 -44,854

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 19
Inner London - East 18
Greater Manchester 12
Outer London - West and North West 10
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6

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 14 12 -2
Inner London - East 12 9 -3
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2
Outer London - West and North West 7 5 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 2 -2
Outer London - East and North East 5 3 -2
West Midlands 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 1,673,911
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,360,330
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 224,272
Other 54,615
Road transport 3,448

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 569,328 1,104,583 +535,255
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 665,523 694,807 +29,284
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 152,214 72,058 -80,156
Other 34,191 20,424 -13,767
Road transport 3,448 0 -3,448

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 904,247
London Heathrow Airport 553,832
Felixstowe 551,265
London Gateway Port 319,208
Southampton 183,290

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 254,298 649,949 +395,651
London Heathrow Airport 237,696 316,136 +78,440
Felixstowe 325,672 225,593 -100,079
London Gateway Port 147,472 171,736 +24,264
Southampton 91,632 91,658 +26
Belfast Port 53,505 118,818 +65,313
London Stansted Airport 46,566 77,286 +30,720
Eurotunnel 72,230 11,232 -60,998
Thamesport 42,558 40,055 -2,503
London 27,443 31,325 +3,882

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 48
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Food and beverage service activities 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 15
2025-10 11
2025-09 16
2025-08 9

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 52
0-1m 30
54m+ 21
15m-54m 10
Other 9

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 £
Saudi Arabia 1,146,870
France 526,556
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 465,614
United States 356,661
United Arab Emirates 305,295

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 £
Saudi Arabia 721,088 425,782 -295,306
France 163,054 363,502 +200,448
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 257,016 208,598 -48,418
United States 195,395 161,266 -34,129
United Arab Emirates 82,226 223,069 +140,843
Belgium 114,060 166,400 +52,340
Ireland 98,410 77,423 -20,987
Chile 53,865 108,439 +54,574
Germany 21,560 78,983 +57,423
Spain 26,818 38,012 +11,194

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 18,860
Nicaragua 1,676
India 1,354
XI 1,207
France 49

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 16,471 2,389 -14,082
Nicaragua 1,676 0 -1,676
India 37 1,317 +1,280
XI 1,153 54 -1,099
France 8 41 +33
Ireland 16 0 -16
Italy 0 1 +1

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 3,233,428
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 798,507
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 309,715
Other 55,200

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 1,660,198 1,573,230 -86,968
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 285,393 513,114 +227,721
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 174,173 135,542 -38,631
Other 36,842 18,358 -18,484

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,895,619
East Midlands Airport 874,001
Dover / Eurotunnel 305,729
London 280,460
Manchester Airport 220,333

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 990,779 904,840 -85,939
East Midlands Airport 481,110 392,891 -88,219
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,024 272,705 +239,681
London 114,060 166,400 +52,340
Manchester Airport 75,296 145,037 +69,741
ZLC 69,907 102,967 +33,060
London Gateway Port 30,676 103,688 +73,012
Eurotunnel 91,939 14,178 -77,761
London Stansted Airport 43,106 27,495 -15,611
Dover 25,189 43,845 +18,656

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 821510

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

Description: Assorted kitchen or tableware sets with at least one item plated with precious metal