Import/export HS code 820160: Hedge shears and large pruning tools

Two-handed tools for trimming hedges or pruning large plants

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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 7,706,631
Taiwan 5,735,435
Viet Nam 2,215,645
Netherlands 1,492,116
Germany 1,352,984

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 4,034,262 3,672,369 -361,893
Taiwan 2,434,162 3,301,273 +867,111
Viet Nam 1,176,031 1,039,614 -136,417
Netherlands 714,856 777,260 +62,404
Germany 626,789 726,195 +99,406
France 329,403 489,734 +160,331
United States 334,094 371,719 +37,625
Japan 111,034 212,297 +101,263
Poland 4,408 121,683 +117,275
Finland 1,170 101,364 +100,194

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 8,771,630
Taiwan 6,454,161
Viet Nam 2,394,538
Germany 1,681,747
Poland 490,665

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 4,293,966 4,477,664 +183,698
Taiwan 2,859,623 3,594,538 +734,915
Viet Nam 1,268,122 1,126,416 -141,706
Germany 786,188 895,559 +109,371
Poland 111,159 379,506 +268,347
Japan 122,022 207,399 +85,377
Netherlands 264,347 23,763 -240,584
France 74,735 58,967 -15,768
United States 75,560 38,615 -36,945
Canada 0 56,558 +56,558

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 9
Kent 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5

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
West Midlands 7 5 -2
Kent 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 2 4 +2
Essex 1 3 +2
Outer London - South 3 4 +1

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) 15,998,246
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,757,834
Other 649,183
Air transport 528,318

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) 7,422,900 8,575,346 +1,152,446
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,747,062 2,010,772 +263,710
Other 503,794 145,389 -358,405
Air transport 307,207 221,111 -86,096

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,736,992
Southampton 5,414,975
London Gateway Port 1,434,201
Immingham Docks 900,607
Dover 875,335

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 4,895,253 3,841,739 -1,053,514
Southampton 2,612,129 2,802,846 +190,717
London Gateway Port 14,912 1,419,289 +1,404,377
Immingham Docks 350,148 550,459 +200,311
Dover 421,643 453,692 +32,049
000 503,794 145,389 -358,405
Eurotunnel 226,701 332,120 +105,419
London 138,807 288,718 +149,911
Liverpool Docks 214,779 211,352 -3,427
Hull 59,456 166,399 +106,943

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 43
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 4
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 19
2025-10 24
2025-09 28
2025-08 23

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 36
54m+ 29
15m-54m 15
0-1m 11
Other 10

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 £
France 174,090
Ireland 168,372
Germany 89,597
United States 75,371
Poland 46,186

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 £
France 72,427 101,663 +29,236
Ireland 72,006 96,366 +24,360
Germany 39,216 50,381 +11,165
United States 52,207 23,164 -29,043
Poland 35,431 10,755 -24,676
Finland 0 35,498 +35,498
Netherlands 7,731 25,866 +18,135
Iceland 15,461 16,977 +1,516
Israel 0 30,562 +30,562
Spain 17,448 9,752 -7,696

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 10,837
Taiwan 6,929
France 1,302
Ireland 1,169
Viet Nam 1,081

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 6,963 3,874 -3,089
Taiwan 3,894 3,035 -859
France 940 362 -578
Ireland 977 192 -785
Viet Nam 991 90 -901
Germany 266 53 -213
Finland 281 0 -281
XI 0 83 +83
Poland 0 41 +41

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) 626,181
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 174,658
Air transport 33,878
Other 22,042

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) 277,283 348,898 +71,615
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 86,206 88,452 +2,246
Air transport 21,337 12,541 -8,796
Other 14,312 7,730 -6,582

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 412,116
Holyhead 96,623
London Gateway Port 75,999
Immingham Docks 54,878
Liverpool Docks 43,488

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 191,712 220,404 +28,692
Holyhead 25,326 71,297 +45,971
London Gateway Port 36,789 39,210 +2,421
Immingham Docks 36,724 18,154 -18,570
Liverpool Docks 22,789 20,699 -2,090
Dover 20,650 21,152 +502
Felixstowe 7,138 21,067 +13,929
East Midlands Airport 13,597 8,770 -4,827
000 14,312 7,730 -6,582
Middlesbrough 3,059 16,977 +13,918

Quick facts

HS code: 820160

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

Description: Two-handed tools for trimming hedges or pruning large plants