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 8,751,962
France 4,429,074
Brazil 2,453,212
United States 1,975,376
Sweden 1,814,816

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 3,668,877 5,083,085 +1,414,208
France 1,848,415 2,580,659 +732,244
Brazil 1,301,090 1,152,122 -148,968
United States 977,065 998,311 +21,246
Sweden 856,100 958,716 +102,616
Austria 797,503 455,995 -341,508
Netherlands 605,888 524,227 -81,661
China 297,794 354,763 +56,969
Poland 119,199 93,097 -26,102
Italy 18,138 74,110 +55,972

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 11,907,541
Brazil 2,963,094
United States 2,337,991
Sweden 1,531,331
China 1,162,966

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 4,891,637 7,015,904 +2,124,267
Brazil 1,625,796 1,337,298 -288,498
United States 1,074,527 1,263,464 +188,937
Sweden 750,908 780,423 +29,515
China 720,550 442,416 -278,134
Austria 440,910 521,796 +80,886
Belarus 368,260 279,876 -88,384
Italy 216,383 113,351 -103,032
United Kingdom 105,256 146,330 +41,074
France 141,167 100,075 -41,092

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 6
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 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 5 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 5 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
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 10,059,590
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,624,811
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,272,071
Other 353,127
Road transport 9,574

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 4,625,788 5,433,802 +808,014
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,673,487 4,951,324 +1,277,837
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,328,670 1,943,401 -385,269
Other 141,152 211,975 +70,823
Road transport 3,714 5,860 +2,146

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Leeds Bradford Airport 6,113,932
Dover 4,092,283
Eurotunnel 2,790,386
Glasgow Airport 2,276,841
Thamesport 1,636,105

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 2,643,650 3,470,282 +826,632
Dover 1,442,028 2,650,255 +1,208,227
Eurotunnel 1,168,429 1,621,957 +453,528
Glasgow Airport 1,124,458 1,152,383 +27,925
Thamesport 1,121,799 514,306 -607,493
Immingham Docks 722,982 494,265 -228,717
Liverpool Docks 748,601 180,380 -568,221
Manchester Airport 509,018 297,561 -211,457
Southampton 58,384 653,645 +595,261
Felixstowe 253,828 179,201 -74,627

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 38
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
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
2026-01 15
2025-11 16
2025-10 21
2025-09 21
2025-08 15

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 5

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 16,880,186
United States 6,750,635
China 1,725,655
Viet Nam 813,753
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 8,697,933 8,182,253 -515,680
United States 3,534,610 3,216,025 -318,585
China 580,330 1,145,325 +564,995
Viet Nam 428,922 384,831 -44,091
Malaysia 528,818 193,153 -335,665
South Korea 325,158 390,278 +65,120
Colombia 415,431 269,529 -145,902
Ireland 325,664 354,065 +28,401
Poland 286,604 231,748 -54,856
Italy 249,751 161,164 -88,587

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 91,472
Italy 51,625
United States 6,364
XI 2,173
Ireland 1,904

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 48,537 42,935 -5,602
Italy 27,510 24,115 -3,395
United States 1,759 4,605 +2,846
XI 2,099 74 -2,025
Ireland 869 1,035 +166
China 932 306 -626
Nicaragua 387 0 -387
Belarus 286 65 -221
Germany 107 0 -107
Switzerland 39 0 -39

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) 18,446,625
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,472,878
Air transport 3,560,585
Other 190,426
Road transport 7,071

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) 8,594,326 9,852,299 +1,257,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,356,295 6,116,583 -2,239,712
Air transport 1,631,635 1,928,950 +297,315
Other 98,694 91,732 -6,962
Road transport 7,071 0 -7,071

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 13,988,816
Southampton 5,060,594
London Gateway Port 3,576,524
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,123,964
Liverpool Docks 2,494,020

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 7,536,360 6,452,456 -1,083,904
Southampton 2,451,539 2,609,055 +157,516
London Gateway Port 1,737,933 1,838,591 +100,658
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,561,083 1,562,881 +1,798
Liverpool Docks 1,466,027 1,027,993 -438,034
Hull 860,525 1,518,970 +658,445
Felixstowe 767,340 587,637 -179,703
London Heathrow Airport 318,269 529,026 +210,757
Manchester Airport 254,759 563,062 +308,303
London Stansted Airport 370,166 282,955 -87,211

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