Import/export HS code 820330: Metal-cutting shears

Shears designed for cutting metal materials

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 2,758,729
Taiwan 1,913,663
Germany 1,524,588
France 993,501
United States 901,792

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 1,347,644 1,411,085 +63,441
Taiwan 1,109,087 804,576 -304,511
Germany 706,041 818,547 +112,506
France 528,846 464,655 -64,191
United States 560,697 341,095 -219,602
Japan 148,302 184,188 +35,886
Belgium 217,323 70,317 -147,006
Italy 164,063 56,166 -107,897
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,234 173,879 +170,645
Latvia 113,261 51,986 -61,275

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 3,400,949
Taiwan 2,369,121
Germany 1,320,530
United States 874,454
France 568,509

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 1,608,020 1,792,929 +184,909
Taiwan 1,435,865 933,256 -502,609
Germany 585,283 735,247 +149,964
United States 552,507 321,947 -230,560
France 364,257 204,252 -160,005
Japan 157,563 193,418 +35,855
South Korea 104,648 158,404 +53,756
Latvia 113,261 51,986 -61,275
Italy 106,383 30,865 -75,518
United Kingdom 47,951 33,407 -14,544

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 19
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10
West Yorkshire 10
Greater Manchester 9

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 13 12 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 9 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 6 -1
West Yorkshire 7 7 +0
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 7 -2
Inner London - East 7 3 -4
Inner London - West 4 6 +2
Essex 7 5 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 7 +2

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) 5,794,035
Air transport 2,324,863
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,721,839
Other 149,991
Road transport 5,053

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) 2,966,479 2,827,556 -138,923
Air transport 1,369,326 955,537 -413,789
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 866,376 855,463 -10,913
Other 89,088 60,903 -28,185
Road transport 5,053 0 -5,053

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,725,721
Southampton 1,594,029
London Gateway Port 692,037
London 650,136
Birmingham Airport 607,910

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 1,478,306 1,247,415 -230,891
Southampton 879,438 714,591 -164,847
London Gateway Port 249,875 442,162 +192,287
London 195,658 454,478 +258,820
Birmingham Airport 320,193 287,717 -32,476
Dover 197,276 370,127 +172,851
London Heathrow Airport 392,710 167,394 -225,316
Thamesport 291,325 77,075 -214,250
Leeds Bradford Airport 225,149 135,291 -89,858
East Midlands Airport 131,403 191,999 +60,596

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 71
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 32
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 30
2025-11 37
2025-10 36
2025-09 31
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 90
54m+ 54
15m-54m 28
0-1m 15
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 £
United States 1,303,662
Ireland 515,042
France 428,115
Australia 221,131
India 165,365

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 £
United States 738,496 565,166 -173,330
Ireland 221,860 293,182 +71,322
France 117,400 310,715 +193,315
Australia 168,493 52,638 -115,855
India 107,331 58,034 -49,297
Gibraltar 47,321 91,912 +44,591
Belgium 94,352 31,071 -63,281
Germany 91,745 33,634 -58,111
Poland 42,056 71,689 +29,633
Netherlands 93,818 13,151 -80,667

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 £
Austria 27,216
China 17,353
Taiwan 7,439
France 4,331
United States 2,227

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 £
Austria 26,979 237 -26,742
China 9,835 7,518 -2,317
Taiwan 3,929 3,510 -419
France 1,862 2,469 +607
United States 2,227 0 -2,227
Germany 141 376 +235
XI 383 22 -361
Japan 95 109 +14
India 0 178 +178
Georgia 0 99 +99

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) 1,483,914
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,238,696
Air transport 900,328
Other 251,844
Road transport 4,675

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) 911,029 572,885 -338,144
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 567,837 670,859 +103,022
Air transport 500,529 399,799 -100,730
Other 124,885 126,959 +2,074
Road transport 4,675 0 -4,675

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 943,933
Dover / Eurotunnel 573,298
Southampton 346,992
London Heathrow Airport 310,726
East Midlands Airport 284,124

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 730,975 212,958 -518,017
Dover / Eurotunnel 293,474 279,824 -13,650
Southampton 32,913 314,079 +281,166
London Heathrow Airport 156,826 153,900 -2,926
East Midlands Airport 158,497 125,627 -32,870
000 124,885 126,959 +2,074
Portsmouth 14,535 155,216 +140,681
London 100,982 61,696 -39,286
ZLC 79,377 78,149 -1,228
Holyhead 63,050 75,916 +12,866

Quick facts

HS code: 820330

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

Description: Shears designed for cutting metal materials