Import/export HS code 820220: Bandsaw blades

Blades designed for bandsaws, used for cutting wood, metal, or plastic

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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 £
Germany 8,927,420
France 4,537,052
Brazil 2,613,624
United States 1,940,602
Sweden 1,835,600

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 £
Germany 3,970,828 4,956,592 +985,764
France 1,914,231 2,622,821 +708,590
Brazil 1,446,280 1,167,344 -278,936
United States 955,011 985,591 +30,580
Sweden 879,753 955,847 +76,094
Austria 820,990 487,590 -333,400
Netherlands 610,645 540,943 -69,702
China 329,974 340,450 +10,476
Poland 129,272 93,097 -36,175
Italy 18,151 74,128 +55,977

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 £
Germany 12,221,619
Brazil 3,132,669
United States 2,300,602
Sweden 1,551,889
China 1,179,180

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 £
Germany 5,290,303 6,931,316 +1,641,013
Brazil 1,773,648 1,359,021 -414,627
United States 1,039,768 1,260,834 +221,066
Sweden 783,542 768,347 -15,195
China 730,913 448,267 -282,646
Austria 461,536 527,952 +66,416
Belarus 374,746 290,864 -83,882
Italy 216,383 107,930 -108,453
United Kingdom 115,796 143,092 +27,296
France 133,474 111,281 -22,193

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 8
West Midlands 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
Greater Manchester 4 7 +3
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 5 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 5 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 5 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 1 -3

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 10,276,652
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,733,776
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,465,373
Other 352,661
Road transport 4,691

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 4,908,549 5,368,103 +459,554
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,774,585 4,959,191 +1,184,606
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,548,465 1,916,908 -631,557
Other 131,096 221,565 +90,469
Road transport 3,714 977 -2,737

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Leeds Bradford Airport 6,343,136
Dover 4,113,883
Eurotunnel 2,824,944
Glasgow Airport 2,292,733
Thamesport 1,741,176

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 £
Leeds Bradford Airport 2,910,241 3,432,895 +522,654
Dover 1,504,693 2,609,190 +1,104,497
Eurotunnel 1,156,626 1,668,318 +511,692
Glasgow Airport 1,124,236 1,168,497 +44,261
Thamesport 1,196,250 544,926 -651,324
Immingham Docks 704,442 493,211 -211,231
Liverpool Docks 721,406 241,266 -480,140
Manchester Airport 516,559 291,656 -224,903
Southampton 58,384 598,531 +540,147
Felixstowe 303,540 159,271 -144,269

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 39
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 21
2025-09 21
2025-08 15
2025-07 20

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
54m+ 30
0-1m 11
15m-54m 11
Other 4

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 £
Netherlands 17,010,616
United States 6,851,562
China 2,158,975
Viet Nam 744,766
Malaysia 721,971

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 £
Netherlands 8,575,505 8,435,111 -140,394
United States 3,531,019 3,320,543 -210,476
China 1,013,650 1,145,325 +131,675
Viet Nam 428,922 315,844 -113,078
Malaysia 527,166 194,805 -332,361
South Korea 352,631 364,231 +11,600
Colombia 413,589 271,371 -142,218
Ireland 310,732 346,178 +35,446
Poland 277,335 229,148 -48,187
Italy 264,228 153,756 -110,472

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 £
Sweden 90,592
Italy 53,227
XU 34,996
United States 6,364
XI 2,173

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 £
Sweden 49,370 41,222 -8,148
Italy 29,178 24,049 -5,129
XU 15,536 19,460 +3,924
United States 1,519 4,845 +3,326
XI 2,099 74 -2,025
Ireland 869 1,035 +166
China 766 493 -273
Nicaragua 387 0 -387
Belarus 286 65 -221
Germany 107 0 -107

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) 17,933,882
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,616,632
Air transport 3,634,938
Other 191,399
Road transport 23,874

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) 7,801,492 10,132,390 +2,330,898
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,411,983 6,204,649 -3,207,334
Air transport 1,734,460 1,900,478 +166,018
Other 100,156 91,243 -8,913
Road transport 23,874 0 -23,874

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 13,929,084
Southampton 5,172,826
London Gateway Port 3,482,081
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,147,576
Liverpool Docks 2,556,315

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 £
Immingham Docks 7,062,356 6,866,728 -195,628
Southampton 2,605,952 2,566,874 -39,078
London Gateway Port 1,573,072 1,909,009 +335,937
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,527,997 1,619,579 +91,582
Liverpool Docks 1,459,996 1,096,319 -363,677
Hull 905,959 1,335,649 +429,690
Felixstowe 1,198,786 587,637 -611,149
London Heathrow Airport 419,578 506,860 +87,282
Manchester Airport 276,130 546,016 +269,886
London Stansted Airport 399,532 280,372 -119,160

Quick facts

HS code: 820220

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

Description: Blades designed for bandsaws, used for cutting wood, metal, or plastic