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 2,739,022
Taiwan 1,940,049
Germany 1,481,701
France 1,027,540
United States 975,000

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 1,257,534 1,481,488 +223,954
Taiwan 1,148,384 791,665 -356,719
Germany 715,842 765,859 +50,017
France 537,398 490,142 -47,256
United States 631,554 343,446 -288,108
Japan 150,123 176,109 +25,986
Belgium 242,477 71,630 -170,847
Italy 176,755 50,992 -125,763
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,234 173,879 +170,645
Latvia 120,303 51,986 -68,317

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 3,422,446
Taiwan 2,417,015
Germany 1,296,097
United States 922,195
France 577,322

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 1,539,219 1,883,227 +344,008
Taiwan 1,487,354 929,661 -557,693
Germany 616,319 679,778 +63,459
United States 608,806 313,389 -295,417
France 353,773 223,549 -130,224
Japan 159,384 185,339 +25,955
South Korea 95,258 163,670 +68,412
Latvia 120,303 51,986 -68,317
Italy 111,876 27,531 -84,345
United Kingdom 40,689 44,478 +3,789

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 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10
Greater Manchester 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 8 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 7 -2
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1
Inner London - East 7 3 -4
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
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) 5,890,290
Air transport 2,326,514
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,740,807
Other 156,868
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) 3,101,251 2,789,039 -312,212
Air transport 1,239,716 1,086,798 -152,918
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 932,804 808,003 -124,801
Other 96,115 60,753 -35,362
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 2,729,091
Southampton 1,698,008
London Gateway Port 671,510
London 657,497
Birmingham Airport 601,013

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 1,460,245 1,268,846 -191,399
Southampton 987,817 710,191 -277,626
London Gateway Port 256,980 414,530 +157,550
London 223,445 434,052 +210,607
Birmingham Airport 313,111 287,902 -25,209
London Heathrow Airport 301,756 255,395 -46,361
Dover 209,186 336,656 +127,470
Thamesport 315,030 76,690 -238,340
Leeds Bradford Airport 222,139 155,844 -66,295
East Midlands Airport 120,646 201,599 +80,953

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 69
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
2025-11 37
2025-10 36
2025-09 31
2025-08 37
2025-07 42

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 27
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 1,303,667
Ireland 508,383
France 427,318
Australia 248,170
Egypt 209,377

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 633,198 670,469 +37,271
Ireland 210,082 298,301 +88,219
France 121,363 305,955 +184,592
Australia 132,435 115,735 -16,700
Egypt 209,377 0 -209,377
India 107,331 58,034 -49,297
Gibraltar 40,046 90,557 +50,511
Belgium 88,057 35,753 -52,304
Germany 91,745 31,166 -60,579
Poland 36,000 78,421 +42,421

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 £
XU 182,167
Austria 27,412
China 17,711
Taiwan 7,394
France 4,415

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 £
XU 64,264 117,903 +53,639
Austria 27,175 237 -26,938
China 9,149 8,562 -587
Taiwan 3,998 3,396 -602
France 1,698 2,717 +1,019
United States 2,227 0 -2,227
Germany 141 376 +235
XI 383 22 -361
Japan 109 109 +0
India 0 178 +178

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) 1,724,007
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,233,216
Air transport 923,816
Other 242,849
Road transport 5,925

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) 1,064,697 659,310 -405,387
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 556,301 676,915 +120,614
Air transport 433,905 489,911 +56,006
Other 109,213 133,636 +24,423
Road transport 5,925 0 -5,925

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,149,116
Dover / Eurotunnel 568,005
Southampton 381,916
London Heathrow Airport 316,392
East Midlands Airport 303,476

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 855,547 293,569 -561,978
Dover / Eurotunnel 290,044 277,961 -12,083
Southampton 66,487 315,429 +248,942
London Heathrow Airport 92,768 223,624 +130,856
East Midlands Airport 164,015 139,461 -24,554
000 109,213 133,636 +24,423
Portsmouth 14,535 155,216 +140,681
London 92,010 67,434 -24,576
ZLC 73,376 81,346 +7,970
Holyhead 66,854 72,627 +5,773

Quick facts

HS code: 820330

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

Description: Shears designed for cutting metal materials