Import/export HS code 820150: Pruners and small shears

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

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 9,972,003
Taiwan 4,643,040
Japan 1,721,379
Germany 1,708,412
Netherlands 1,163,170

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 5,244,038 4,727,965 -516,073
Taiwan 2,093,191 2,549,849 +456,658
Japan 822,200 899,179 +76,979
Germany 784,350 924,062 +139,712
Netherlands 591,287 571,883 -19,404
Switzerland 524,374 412,773 -111,601
France 426,228 455,787 +29,559
Viet Nam 238,577 137,007 -101,570
Poland 1,070 188,807 +187,737
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 11,365,057
Taiwan 5,026,006
Germany 1,842,520
Japan 1,820,193
Switzerland 926,189

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 5,849,477 5,515,580 -333,897
Taiwan 2,222,368 2,803,638 +581,270
Germany 818,039 1,024,481 +206,442
Japan 901,858 918,335 +16,477
Switzerland 520,019 406,170 -113,849
Viet Nam 286,742 182,437 -104,305
Greece 32,920 88,361 +55,441
United Kingdom 14,041 103,902 +89,861
Poland 7,116 97,173 +90,057
Finland 97,813 0 -97,813

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
West Midlands 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Greater Manchester 9
Inner London - West 9

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
West Midlands 7 9 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 8 +0
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) 15,505,275
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,937,684
Other 1,747,168
Air transport 1,057,479

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) 7,214,132 8,291,143 +1,077,011
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,911,317 2,026,367 +115,050
Other 1,158,333 588,835 -569,498
Air transport 632,853 424,626 -208,227

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,651,944
Southampton 4,136,027
000 1,747,168
London 1,086,476
London Gateway Port 809,231

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 5,256,593 4,395,351 -861,242
Southampton 1,818,065 2,317,962 +499,897
000 1,158,333 588,835 -569,498
London 527,306 559,170 +31,864
London Gateway Port 10,633 798,598 +787,965
Dover 370,408 379,579 +9,171
Immingham Docks 280,320 386,217 +105,897
Eurotunnel 279,729 316,348 +36,619
Thamesport 157,340 200,413 +43,073
Hull 101,957 248,393 +146,436

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 74
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 62
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
2026-01 28
2025-11 16
2025-10 25
2025-09 26
2025-08 34

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 61
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 564,863
Germany 389,291
Ireland 285,041
Netherlands 230,729
Canada 195,470

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 284,925 279,938 -4,987
Germany 191,498 197,793 +6,295
Ireland 167,292 117,749 -49,543
Netherlands 80,983 149,746 +68,763
Canada 121,736 73,734 -48,002
France 104,600 67,235 -37,365
Argentina 42,169 85,445 +43,276
Poland 75,805 28,594 -47,211
New Zealand 52,886 30,265 -22,621
Peru 41,765 36,227 -5,538

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 £
Taiwan 3,382
China 3,177
Ireland 2,293
XI 1,190
France 524

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 £
Taiwan 1,894 1,488 -406
China 2,517 660 -1,857
Ireland 1,749 544 -1,205
XI 1,149 41 -1,108
France 146 378 +232
United States 392 0 -392
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) 1,283,495
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 978,947
Air transport 652,885
Other 21,999
Road transport 4,325

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) 658,529 624,966 -33,563
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 542,770 436,177 -106,593
Air transport 294,855 358,030 +63,175
Other 18,397 3,602 -14,795
Road transport 4,325 0 -4,325

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 814,495
London Gateway Port 387,532
Liverpool Docks 314,473
East Midlands Airport 210,327
London Heathrow Airport 204,958

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 390,931 423,564 +32,633
London Gateway Port 186,555 200,977 +14,422
Liverpool Docks 177,520 136,953 -40,567
East Midlands Airport 128,200 82,127 -46,073
London Heathrow Airport 77,836 127,122 +49,286
Holyhead 101,613 64,124 -37,489
Felixstowe 138,590 27,028 -111,562
London Stansted Airport 44,770 51,263 +6,493
Dover 62,849 32,895 -29,954
Immingham Docks 50,843 43,775 -7,068

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