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 13,490,473
United States 1,934,302
Taiwan 1,190,822
France 467,816
Italy 340,805

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 6,732,136 6,758,337 +26,201
United States 959,003 975,299 +16,296
Taiwan 690,163 500,659 -189,504
France 301,807 166,009 -135,798
Italy 234,275 106,530 -127,745
Germany 156,193 134,290 -21,903
India 166,374 88,759 -77,615
Israel 99,422 138,679 +39,257
Belgium 134,482 100,981 -33,501
Norway 91,963 103,127 +11,164

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 14,030,076
United States 1,967,172
Taiwan 1,239,347
United Kingdom 473,109
Italy 343,987

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 6,946,009 7,084,067 +138,058
United States 1,029,034 938,138 -90,896
Taiwan 721,764 517,583 -204,181
United Kingdom 251,197 221,912 -29,285
Italy 219,846 124,141 -95,705
India 187,348 87,494 -99,854
France 91,876 136,809 +44,933
Germany 136,612 72,870 -63,742
Israel 95,304 91,489 -3,815
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 20
Inner London - West 20
Greater Manchester 17
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14
West Midlands 14

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 12 15 +3
Inner London - West 9 14 +5
Greater Manchester 12 11 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 7 -4
West Midlands 10 10 +0
Inner London - East 4 9 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 10 +5
Outer London - West and North West 11 5 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 7 +2
West Yorkshire 9 9 +0

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) 13,166,460
Air transport 5,280,713
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,229,315
Other 163,243
Road transport 62,161

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) 6,673,286 6,493,174 -180,112
Air transport 2,570,853 2,709,860 +139,007
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 797,028 432,287 -364,741
Other 90,283 72,960 -17,323
Road transport 60,479 1,682 -58,797

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,066,740
London Heathrow Airport 1,906,618
Birmingham Airport 1,285,004
London Gateway Port 1,069,357
Southampton 994,015

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 5,260,215 4,806,525 -453,690
London Heathrow Airport 932,301 974,317 +42,016
Birmingham Airport 543,728 741,276 +197,548
London Gateway Port 388,744 680,613 +291,869
Southampton 487,155 506,860 +19,705
East Midlands Airport 440,576 274,000 -166,576
Dover 368,579 176,180 -192,399
Luton Airport 349,479 166,762 -182,717
London 228,105 176,019 -52,086
London Stansted Airport 104,808 170,312 +65,504

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 85
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 59
Other manufacturing 16
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 15
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
2025-11 49
2025-10 50
2025-09 41
2025-08 44
2025-07 39

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 113
54m+ 87
0-1m 43
Other 27
15m-54m 26

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 1,551,479
India 795,245
France 730,162
United States 717,895
Sweden 619,896

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 1,101,488 449,991 -651,497
India 742,503 52,742 -689,761
France 392,283 337,879 -54,404
United States 438,665 279,230 -159,435
Sweden 382,026 237,870 -144,156
Ireland 281,634 232,902 -48,732
Netherlands 356,052 113,963 -242,089
Poland 256,657 197,358 -59,299
Australia 317,758 40,246 -277,512
United Arab Emirates 163,346 157,431 -5,915

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 285,324
Slovenia 36,402
Seychelles 36,117
XI 28,767
Japan 8,905

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 122,724 162,600 +39,876
Slovenia 36,402 0 -36,402
Seychelles 36,117 0 -36,117
XI 3,871 24,896 +21,025
Japan 3,226 5,679 +2,453
XU 7,044 1,584 -5,460
Taiwan 473 762 +289
Italy 557 424 -133
Ireland 497 363 -134
India 0 856 +856

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 4,318,393
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,595,812
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,517,053
Other 408,355
Road transport 16,828

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 2,576,892 1,741,501 -835,391
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,363,142 1,232,670 -1,130,472
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,058,994 458,059 -600,935
Other 211,092 197,263 -13,829
Road transport 16,828 0 -16,828

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,400,611
East Midlands Airport 2,241,236
London Heathrow Airport 1,194,418
Immingham Docks 549,346
ZLC 472,843

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,552,435 848,176 -704,259
East Midlands Airport 1,404,571 836,665 -567,906
London Heathrow Airport 723,287 471,131 -252,156
Immingham Docks 359,475 189,871 -169,604
ZLC 255,807 217,036 -38,771
London Gateway Port 354,285 106,508 -247,777
Dover 357,265 85,128 -272,137
Southampton 217,566 200,335 -17,231
000 211,092 197,263 -13,829
Felixstowe 210,214 36,574 -173,640

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