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 1,057,154
France 914,490
Israel 388,061
India 165,363
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 164,261

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 470,037 587,117 +117,080
France 199,162 715,328 +516,166
Israel 92,848 295,213 +202,365
India 85,701 79,662 -6,039
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 85,898 78,363 -7,535
Germany 79,347 19,605 -59,742
Ireland 55,687 34,768 -20,919
Italy 25,306 41,471 +16,165
United States 21,462 32,624 +11,162
Netherlands 6,059 42,106 +36,047

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 1,218,480
France 662,397
Israel 352,178
Italy 324,737
India 150,177

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 557,948 660,532 +102,584
France 201,738 460,659 +258,921
Israel 92,848 259,330 +166,482
Italy 27,905 296,832 +268,927
India 85,701 64,476 -21,225
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 47,527 78,363 +30,836
United Kingdom 27,503 70,008 +42,505
Turkey 41,424 37,188 -4,236
Germany 48,378 18,502 -29,876
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 20
Inner London - East 17
Greater Manchester 13
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 15 11 -4
Inner London - East 12 10 -2
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Outer London - West and North West 6 6 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 2 -2
Outer London - East and North East 5 2 -3
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 1,627,866
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,388,916
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 237,481
Other 57,530
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 479,838 1,148,028 +668,190
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 599,281 789,635 +190,354
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 166,530 70,951 -95,579
Other 35,587 21,943 -13,644
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 868,349
Felixstowe 595,481
London Heathrow Airport 552,784
London Gateway Port 315,133
Southampton 183,123

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 172,081 696,268 +524,187
Felixstowe 350,113 245,368 -104,745
London Heathrow Airport 225,393 327,391 +101,998
London Gateway Port 66,885 248,248 +181,363
Southampton 80,574 102,549 +21,975
Belfast Port 53,505 118,818 +65,313
London Stansted Airport 46,411 68,264 +21,853
Eurotunnel 72,527 12,909 -59,618
Thamesport 43,520 40,055 -3,465
000 35,587 21,943 -13,644

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 47
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
2025-11 15
2025-10 11
2025-09 16
2025-08 9
2025-07 14

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 54
0-1m 26
54m+ 23
15m-54m 10
Other 8

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 1,150,383
France 529,418
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 464,649
United States 409,438
United Arab Emirates 321,362

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 724,601 425,782 -298,819
France 166,956 362,462 +195,506
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 234,263 230,386 -3,877
United States 236,986 172,452 -64,534
United Arab Emirates 89,630 231,732 +142,102
Belgium 113,710 176,800 +63,090
Ireland 107,868 67,860 -40,008
Chile 53,865 89,539 +35,674
Germany 21,560 78,983 +57,423
Spain 14,142 46,126 +31,984

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 £
XU 34,471
China 20,398
Nicaragua 1,676
India 1,354
XI 1,269

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 £
XU 19,849 14,622 -5,227
China 17,616 2,782 -14,834
Nicaragua 1,676 0 -1,676
India 37 1,317 +1,280
XI 1,208 61 -1,147
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 3,286,270
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 796,600
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 294,299
Other 59,234

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 1,730,117 1,556,153 -173,964
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 258,143 538,457 +280,314
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 180,103 114,196 -65,907
Other 40,410 18,824 -21,586

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,912,347
East Midlands Airport 871,065
Dover / Eurotunnel 303,729
London 290,510
Manchester Airport 250,579

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 1,014,252 898,095 -116,157
East Midlands Airport 489,466 381,599 -107,867
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,024 270,705 +237,681
London 113,710 176,800 +63,090
Manchester Airport 105,542 145,037 +39,495
ZLC 75,851 103,927 +28,076
London Gateway Port 26,565 88,899 +62,334
Eurotunnel 91,939 14,178 -77,761
London Stansted Airport 45,006 27,495 -17,511
Dover 6,147 60,788 +54,641

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