Import/export HS code 820310: Files and rasps

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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 3,805,712
Netherlands 2,798,848
Germany 1,376,423
United States 800,371
Switzerland 612,827

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 2,071,722 1,733,990 -337,732
Netherlands 1,322,242 1,476,606 +154,364
Germany 623,485 752,938 +129,453
United States 601,650 198,721 -402,929
Switzerland 312,397 300,430 -11,967
Ireland 299,897 310,278 +10,381
France 210,104 166,026 -44,078
Italy 145,404 150,727 +5,323
Belgium 145,149 117,016 -28,133
Turkey 63,441 93,650 +30,209

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 4,438,433
Colombia 1,533,296
Germany 1,149,914
United States 1,066,404
Switzerland 803,516

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 2,420,252 2,018,181 -402,071
Colombia 792,757 740,539 -52,218
Germany 526,895 623,019 +96,124
United States 436,961 629,443 +192,482
Switzerland 401,176 402,340 +1,164
Portugal 462,803 190,368 -272,435
Italy 205,328 181,873 -23,455
Taiwan 91,550 100,244 +8,694
France 92,703 91,922 -781
India 74,189 83,456 +9,267

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Inner London - West 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
West Yorkshire 10

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 9 11 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 11 +2
Inner London - West 8 3 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 5 -3
West Yorkshire 8 7 -1
Outer London - West and North West 6 6 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 3 -3
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 2 -5

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) 5,083,678
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,366,014
Air transport 1,846,914
Other 649,170
Road transport 903

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) 2,718,215 2,365,463 -352,752
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,064,857 2,301,157 +236,300
Air transport 1,054,581 792,333 -262,248
Other 346,941 302,229 -44,712
Road transport 0 903 +903

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,785,941
Dover 1,256,373
London 1,238,721
Southampton 1,162,831
Immingham Docks 1,058,507

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 1,514,847 1,271,094 -243,753
Dover 575,827 680,546 +104,719
London 556,869 681,852 +124,983
Southampton 840,890 321,941 -518,949
Immingham Docks 544,332 514,175 -30,157
Eurotunnel 295,492 379,952 +84,460
000 346,941 302,229 -44,712
London Gateway Port 133,433 432,731 +299,298
London Heathrow Airport 300,253 222,433 -77,820
East Midlands Airport 231,012 162,484 -68,528

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 106
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 46
Other manufacturing 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 37
2025-10 48
2025-09 34
2025-08 37
2025-07 37

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 95
54m+ 44
0-1m 27
15m-54m 22
Other 20

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 £
Belgium 1,061,653
United States 992,518
South Korea 549,598
Australia 506,321
China 481,064

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 £
Belgium 474,716 586,937 +112,221
United States 492,934 499,584 +6,650
South Korea 549,598 0 -549,598
Australia 474,012 32,309 -441,703
China 224,383 256,681 +32,298
Ireland 180,130 117,416 -62,714
United Arab Emirates 256,100 32,063 -224,037
Poland 110,332 90,447 -19,885
France 81,796 74,664 -7,132
Netherlands 48,376 104,684 +56,308

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 47,553
Ireland 19,112
XI 18,752
United States 10,223
Taiwan 4,857

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 11,396 36,157 +24,761
Ireland 8,852 10,260 +1,408
XI 18,696 56 -18,640
United States 5,294 4,929 -365
Taiwan 3,189 1,668 -1,521
XU 2,408 1,426 -982
Portugal 1,595 1,645 +50
India 303 331 +28
Poland 0 195 +195
Switzerland 51 47 -4

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,717,805
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,805,705
Air transport 1,475,391
Other 108,513
Road transport 3,333

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,095,982 621,823 -1,474,159
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 726,816 1,078,889 +352,073
Air transport 995,646 479,745 -515,901
Other 51,784 56,729 +4,945
Road transport 3,333 0 -3,333

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,515,985
Immingham Docks 1,398,394
London Heathrow Airport 622,231
East Midlands Airport 482,795
Southampton 441,369

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 £
London Gateway Port 1,276,110 239,875 -1,036,235
Immingham Docks 645,577 752,817 +107,240
London Heathrow Airport 415,962 206,269 -209,693
East Midlands Airport 323,850 158,945 -164,905
Southampton 183,697 257,672 +73,975
Liverpool Docks 264,269 118,056 -146,213
ZLC 183,931 81,539 -102,392
Dover / Eurotunnel 99,705 159,240 +59,535
Dover 62,258 54,457 -7,801
000 51,784 56,729 +4,945

Quick facts

HS code: 820310

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

Description: Tools like files and rasps used for shaping or smoothing materials