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 3,871,562
Netherlands 2,804,612
Germany 1,338,416
United States 805,573
Switzerland 622,272

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 2,121,676 1,749,886 -371,790
Netherlands 1,297,853 1,506,759 +208,906
Germany 641,932 696,484 +54,552
United States 608,275 197,298 -410,977
Switzerland 322,436 299,836 -22,600
Ireland 301,365 283,860 -17,505
France 221,390 154,853 -66,537
Italy 146,632 148,903 +2,271
Belgium 137,477 113,818 -23,659
Turkey 57,942 99,328 +41,386

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 4,461,363
Colombia 1,555,528
Germany 1,118,671
United States 1,089,181
Switzerland 803,372

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 2,435,165 2,026,198 -408,967
Colombia 805,381 750,147 -55,234
Germany 549,993 568,678 +18,685
United States 441,434 647,747 +206,313
Switzerland 406,383 396,989 -9,394
Portugal 454,089 197,397 -256,692
Italy 205,154 181,469 -23,685
Taiwan 84,471 101,277 +16,806
France 88,232 92,650 +4,418
Turkey 57,942 99,328 +41,386

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
West Yorkshire 11
Inner London - West 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 10 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 11 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 5 -4
West Yorkshire 8 8 +0
Inner London - West 8 3 -5
Outer London - West and North West 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 3 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 6 +0
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) 5,118,994
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,356,412
Air transport 1,865,595
Other 612,223
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) 2,751,026 2,367,968 -383,058
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,094,689 2,261,723 +167,034
Air transport 1,056,971 808,624 -248,347
Other 336,546 275,677 -60,869
Road transport 0 903 +903

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,761,742
London 1,256,115
Dover 1,233,605
Southampton 1,196,549
Immingham Docks 1,086,460

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 1,518,672 1,243,070 -275,602
London 582,918 673,197 +90,279
Dover 590,778 642,827 +52,049
Southampton 849,233 347,316 -501,917
Immingham Docks 572,510 513,950 -58,560
Eurotunnel 314,633 341,535 +26,902
000 336,546 275,677 -60,869
London Gateway Port 129,741 453,975 +324,234
London Heathrow Airport 301,911 219,398 -82,513
East Midlands Airport 221,768 187,033 -34,735

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 45
Other manufacturing 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 28
2025-11 37
2025-10 48
2025-09 34
2025-08 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 23
Other 18

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 1,039,216
United States 963,160
South Korea 549,598
China 508,564
Australia 451,099

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 486,957 552,259 +65,302
United States 487,972 475,188 -12,784
South Korea 549,598 0 -549,598
China 235,008 273,556 +38,548
Australia 417,025 34,074 -382,951
Ireland 191,511 113,586 -77,925
United Arab Emirates 258,876 36,790 -222,086
Poland 112,112 78,619 -33,493
France 83,517 72,836 -10,681
Netherlands 48,949 101,234 +52,285

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 49,058
Ireland 18,951
XI 17,567
United States 9,963
Taiwan 4,640

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 13,162 35,896 +22,734
Ireland 8,625 10,326 +1,701
XI 17,537 30 -17,507
United States 5,521 4,442 -1,079
Taiwan 3,122 1,518 -1,604
Portugal 1,540 1,555 +15
India 303 319 +16
Poland 0 195 +195
Switzerland 51 65 +14
Brazil 0 51 +51

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) 2,527,668
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,861,897
Air transport 1,439,588
Other 108,035
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) 1,910,677 616,991 -1,293,686
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 804,125 1,057,772 +253,647
Air transport 986,284 453,304 -532,980
Other 52,274 55,761 +3,487
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 1,442,723
Immingham Docks 1,419,085
London Heathrow Airport 631,538
East Midlands Airport 451,288
Southampton 434,959

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 1,247,107 195,616 -1,051,491
Immingham Docks 698,854 720,231 +21,377
London Heathrow Airport 422,649 208,889 -213,760
East Midlands Airport 291,953 159,335 -132,618
Southampton 177,287 257,672 +80,385
Liverpool Docks 253,893 100,957 -152,936
Dover / Eurotunnel 104,171 169,256 +65,085
ZLC 205,254 51,188 -154,066
Dover 58,118 54,457 -3,661
000 52,274 55,761 +3,487

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