Import/export HS code 820150: Pruners and small shears

One-handed tools for cutting plants, branches, or trimming poultry

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  • 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 9,933,869
Taiwan 4,534,456
Germany 1,723,042
Japan 1,714,039
Netherlands 1,162,327

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 5,279,855 4,654,014 -625,841
Taiwan 2,056,802 2,477,654 +420,852
Germany 777,992 945,050 +167,058
Japan 806,394 907,645 +101,251
Netherlands 585,377 576,950 -8,427
Switzerland 475,241 452,772 -22,469
France 396,357 413,017 +16,660
Viet Nam 174,647 190,972 +16,325
Poland 11,893 185,982 +174,089
Belgium 302 180,645 +180,343

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 11,333,424
Taiwan 4,919,751
Japan 1,815,256
Germany 1,772,084
Switzerland 934,733

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 5,888,791 5,444,633 -444,158
Taiwan 2,165,962 2,753,789 +587,827
Japan 882,778 932,478 +49,700
Germany 783,618 988,466 +204,848
Switzerland 488,407 446,326 -42,081
Viet Nam 222,812 233,577 +10,765
United Kingdom 22,812 103,902 +81,090
Greece 24,938 90,121 +65,183
India 65,792 39,328 -26,464
Poland 7,116 97,173 +90,057

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
West Midlands 10
Greater Manchester 9
Inner London - West 8

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 9 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 8 +1
West Midlands 7 8 +1
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Kent 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 6 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 6 +3
Outer London - West and North West 5 3 -2

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) 15,291,074
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,902,245
Other 1,793,413
Air transport 1,066,941

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) 7,199,795 8,091,279 +891,484
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,828,829 2,073,416 +244,587
Other 1,125,910 667,503 -458,407
Air transport 633,748 433,193 -200,555

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,733,967
Southampton 4,055,450
000 1,793,413
London 1,117,295
Dover 761,916

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 5,085,232 4,648,735 -436,497
Southampton 1,830,047 2,225,403 +395,356
000 1,125,910 667,503 -458,407
London 563,442 553,853 -9,589
Dover 377,220 384,696 +7,476
London Gateway Port 43,976 642,250 +598,274
Immingham Docks 303,292 373,825 +70,533
Eurotunnel 223,975 273,426 +49,451
Thamesport 157,340 200,413 +43,073
Hull 58,458 272,056 +213,598

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 73
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 60
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7
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 16
2025-10 25
2025-09 26
2025-08 34
2025-07 33

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 60
54m+ 38
15m-54m 24
0-1m 21
Other 14

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 562,184
Germany 365,150
Ireland 264,545
Netherlands 219,837
Canada 203,036

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 291,793 270,391 -21,402
Germany 203,671 161,479 -42,192
Ireland 158,030 106,515 -51,515
Netherlands 80,983 138,854 +57,871
Canada 76,452 126,584 +50,132
France 108,137 68,271 -39,866
Argentina 42,169 85,445 +43,276
Libya 114,138 0 -114,138
Poland 68,743 28,246 -40,497
New Zealand 52,886 21,496 -31,390

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 10,601
Taiwan 3,519
China 3,186
Ireland 2,302
XI 1,190

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 10,003 598 -9,405
Taiwan 1,819 1,700 -119
China 1,856 1,330 -526
Ireland 1,178 1,124 -54
XI 1,149 41 -1,108
France 158 391 +233
United States 452 0 -452
Poland 104 263 +159
Germany 73 0 -73

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) 1,232,598
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,003,336
Air transport 666,363
Other 22,239
Road transport 5,482

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) 659,903 572,695 -87,208
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 559,169 444,167 -115,002
Air transport 306,756 359,607 +52,851
Other 16,792 5,447 -11,345
Road transport 5,482 0 -5,482

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 779,978
London Gateway Port 363,191
Liverpool Docks 318,278
Felixstowe 225,853
East Midlands Airport 209,043

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 398,117 381,861 -16,256
London Gateway Port 190,817 172,374 -18,443
Liverpool Docks 131,763 186,515 +54,752
Felixstowe 198,825 27,028 -171,797
East Midlands Airport 125,258 83,785 -41,473
London Heathrow Airport 74,548 125,071 +50,523
Holyhead 98,872 42,345 -56,527
London Stansted Airport 53,146 54,161 +1,015
Dover 67,006 33,094 -33,912
ZLC 37,693 57,118 +19,425

Quick facts

HS code: 820150

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

Description: One-handed tools for cutting plants, branches, or trimming poultry