Import/export HS code 8007: Various tin products

Various items made of tin, including household goods, decorative items, and industrial parts

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 5,401,417
Thailand 1,460,919
United States 1,265,528
France 1,029,043
Italy 721,193

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 2,823,231 2,578,186 -245,045
Thailand 81,591 1,379,328 +1,297,737
United States 837,019 428,509 -408,510
France 547,015 482,028 -64,987
Italy 314,470 406,723 +92,253
Belgium 573,210 0 -573,210
Germany 219,379 230,640 +11,261
India 167,928 247,186 +79,258
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 67,377 251,410 +184,033
Netherlands 105,103 203,602 +98,499

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 5,964,039
Thailand 1,438,318
United States 1,218,427
France 817,497
Italy 716,532

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 2,998,658 2,965,381 -33,277
Thailand 60,308 1,378,010 +1,317,702
United States 801,063 417,364 -383,699
France 435,215 382,282 -52,933
Italy 353,062 363,470 +10,408
Belgium 570,959 0 -570,959
Germany 256,439 230,592 -25,847
India 167,928 238,889 +70,961
Malaysia 158,089 177,651 +19,562
Singapore 106,819 87,117 -19,702

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 36
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17
Inner London - East 14
Outer London - West and North West 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13

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 30 18 -12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 8 -7
Inner London - East 9 9 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 12 +7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 9 +0
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2
West Yorkshire 9 5 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Outer London - East and North East 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,207,480
Air transport 2,402,452
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,983,922
Other 532,631

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,174,020 4,033,460 -140,560
Air transport 939,973 1,462,479 +522,506
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 991,233 992,689 +1,456
Other 354,190 178,441 -175,749

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,454,146
Southampton 2,772,248
London Heathrow Airport 1,108,007
Dover 945,286
London 883,358

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 £
Felixstowe 1,862,103 1,592,043 -270,060
Southampton 1,207,578 1,564,670 +357,092
London Heathrow Airport 221,373 886,634 +665,261
Dover 538,314 406,972 -131,342
London 733,644 149,714 -583,930
London Gateway Port 245,054 553,984 +308,930
East Midlands Airport 427,059 346,073 -80,986
000 354,190 178,441 -175,749
Immingham Docks 52,656 232,446 +179,790
London Stansted Airport 122,619 108,763 -13,856

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 93
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 68
Other manufacturing 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 29
2025-10 36
2025-09 38
2025-08 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
1m-15m 102
54m+ 71
15m-54m 33
0-1m 29
Other 25

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 £
Italy 2,805,238
United States 1,761,472
China 1,534,183
South Korea 699,247
France 557,546

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 £
Italy 2,230,452 574,786 -1,655,666
United States 882,717 878,755 -3,962
China 365,977 1,168,206 +802,229
South Korea 312,722 386,525 +73,803
France 279,849 277,697 -2,152
Czechia 246,005 301,626 +55,621
Mexico 250,013 167,991 -82,022
Germany 208,453 172,055 -36,398
Japan 68,341 280,085 +211,744
Ukraine 123,649 179,413 +55,764

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 £
XI 10,361
China 7,799
Ireland 7,152
Italy 792
India 271

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 £
XI 10,361 0 -10,361
China 5,175 2,624 -2,551
Ireland 0 7,152 +7,152
Italy 0 792 +792
India 249 22 -227
Nicaragua 121 0 -121
Germany 65 12 -53

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,962,601
Air transport 3,402,054
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,803,341
Other 33,404
Road transport 26,249

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,244,934 2,717,667 -527,267
Air transport 1,993,172 1,408,882 -584,290
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 874,059 929,282 +55,223
Other 17,537 15,867 -1,670
Road transport 26,249 0 -26,249

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,300,862
East Midlands Airport 1,502,178
Felixstowe 1,238,403
Southampton 1,015,031
London Heathrow Airport 1,013,913

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,987,649 1,313,213 -1,674,436
East Midlands Airport 872,164 630,014 -242,150
Felixstowe 90,436 1,147,967 +1,057,531
Southampton 292,851 722,180 +429,329
London Heathrow Airport 642,167 371,746 -270,421
London Gateway Port 405,059 61,005 -344,054
ZLC 234,136 222,927 -11,209
Dover 190,587 230,783 +40,196
London Stansted Airport 164,461 124,730 -39,731
Liverpool Docks 84,463 96,352 +11,889

Quick facts

HS code: 8007

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

Description: Various items made of tin, including household goods, decorative items, and industrial parts