Import/export HS code 820510: Tools for drilling, threading, or tapping

Hand tools used for making holes, creating threads, or tapping screws into materials

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  • 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 13,617,696
United States 1,907,973
Taiwan 1,208,472
France 453,937
Italy 335,915

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 6,865,267 6,752,429 -112,838
United States 916,593 991,380 +74,787
Taiwan 679,612 528,860 -150,752
France 252,322 201,615 -50,707
Italy 231,527 104,388 -127,139
Germany 158,076 134,365 -23,711
India 167,135 89,264 -77,871
Israel 95,337 140,210 +44,873
Belgium 140,467 91,443 -49,024
Norway 89,484 112,776 +23,292

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 14,148,993
United States 1,937,939
Taiwan 1,257,991
United Kingdom 434,974
Italy 342,959

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 7,071,871 7,077,122 +5,251
United States 990,598 947,341 -43,257
Taiwan 713,044 544,947 -168,097
United Kingdom 232,134 202,840 -29,294
Italy 217,026 125,933 -91,093
India 188,109 87,999 -100,110
France 69,957 161,234 +91,277
Germany 124,594 80,805 -43,789
Israel 91,219 93,020 +1,801
Norway 84,282 65,035 -19,247

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21
Inner London - West 19
Greater Manchester 17
West Midlands 14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 15 +2
Inner London - West 9 14 +5
Greater Manchester 12 10 -2
West Midlands 11 10 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 7 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 8 +1
Inner London - East 5 9 +4
Essex 9 7 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 8 +2
Outer London - West and North West 10 5 -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) 13,266,025
Air transport 5,323,078
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,171,885
Other 159,054
Road transport 54,480

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) 6,737,544 6,528,481 -209,063
Air transport 2,591,366 2,731,712 +140,346
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 751,215 420,670 -330,545
Other 91,985 67,069 -24,916
Road transport 52,798 1,682 -51,116

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,171,252
London Heathrow Airport 1,921,217
Birmingham Airport 1,328,434
London Gateway Port 1,082,734
Southampton 984,964

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 5,350,919 4,820,333 -530,586
London Heathrow Airport 935,332 985,885 +50,553
Birmingham Airport 639,734 688,700 +48,966
London Gateway Port 397,335 685,399 +288,064
Southampton 504,406 480,558 -23,848
East Midlands Airport 373,648 266,248 -107,400
Dover 354,240 182,638 -171,602
Luton Airport 306,866 191,604 -115,262
London 212,849 170,093 -42,756
Belfast Port 120,635 179,319 +58,684

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 83
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 55
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 16
Other manufacturing 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 34
2025-11 49
2025-10 50
2025-09 41
2025-08 44

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 109
54m+ 86
0-1m 41
15m-54m 28
Other 28

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 £
Germany 1,502,821
United States 744,241
India 742,686
France 742,634
Sweden 635,118

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 £
Germany 1,142,897 359,924 -782,973
United States 470,539 273,702 -196,837
India 686,178 56,508 -629,670
France 408,966 333,668 -75,298
Sweden 386,089 249,029 -137,060
Ireland 282,010 247,725 -34,285
Poland 250,777 196,161 -54,616
Netherlands 227,601 134,118 -93,483
Australia 334,299 22,505 -311,794
United Arab Emirates 196,111 144,179 -51,932

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 276,852
Slovenia 36,402
Seychelles 36,117
XI 25,004
Japan 8,724

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 127,160 149,692 +22,532
Slovenia 36,402 0 -36,402
Seychelles 36,117 0 -36,117
XI 108 24,896 +24,788
Japan 3,635 5,089 +1,454
Italy 479 693 +214
Taiwan 379 738 +359
India 0 856 +856
Ireland 487 363 -124
Germany 51 99 +48

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 4,405,307
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,770,528
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,329,204
Other 395,868
Road transport 15,885

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 £
Air transport 2,576,093 1,829,214 -746,879
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,403,763 1,366,765 -1,036,998
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 912,183 417,021 -495,162
Other 211,799 184,069 -27,730
Road transport 15,885 0 -15,885

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,293,988
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,280,842
London Heathrow Airport 1,205,912
Immingham Docks 569,461
ZLC 497,244

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,420,688 873,300 -547,388
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,556,796 724,046 -832,750
London Heathrow Airport 689,254 516,658 -172,596
Immingham Docks 365,031 204,430 -160,601
ZLC 276,556 220,688 -55,868
Dover 375,247 65,674 -309,573
Southampton 230,514 190,535 -39,979
London Gateway Port 335,440 82,103 -253,337
000 211,799 184,069 -27,730
Tyne 52,406 289,064 +236,658

Quick facts

HS code: 820510

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

Description: Hand tools used for making holes, creating threads, or tapping screws into materials