Import/export HS code 820540: Screwdrivers

Hand tools with a flat or cross-shaped tip for turning screws

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 18,514,619
Germany 16,086,339
United States 3,512,573
Taiwan 3,477,698
France 2,525,492

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 9,272,776 9,241,843 -30,933
Germany 8,052,581 8,033,758 -18,823
United States 2,096,708 1,415,865 -680,843
Taiwan 1,838,588 1,639,110 -199,478
France 1,065,481 1,460,011 +394,530
Netherlands 949,634 1,363,227 +413,593
Belgium 652,482 486,479 -166,003
Turkey 256,537 258,186 +1,649
Ireland 235,368 155,585 -79,783
Switzerland 202,656 170,554 -32,102

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 23,774,204
Czechia 9,682,438
Taiwan 4,378,250
Germany 3,454,762
United States 2,991,137

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 11,906,705 11,867,499 -39,206
Czechia 4,866,294 4,816,144 -50,150
Taiwan 2,241,297 2,136,953 -104,344
Germany 1,827,968 1,626,794 -201,174
United States 1,769,606 1,221,531 -548,075
Switzerland 591,988 1,037,253 +445,265
France 549,823 399,756 -150,067
Spain 465,566 428,342 -37,224
United Kingdom 127,034 530,287 +403,253
Turkey 252,187 260,878 +8,691

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 35
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 34
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30
Inner London - West 28
Greater Manchester 27

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 25 29 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 27 +6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23 18 -5
Inner London - West 19 15 -4
Greater Manchester 19 18 -1
West Yorkshire 19 18 -1
Outer London - West and North West 13 13 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 18 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 14 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 11 +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) 21,989,058
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,438,278
Air transport 5,184,261
Other 2,774,169
Road transport 21,774

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) 11,125,859 10,863,199 -262,660
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,763,982 10,674,296 +910,314
Air transport 2,544,060 2,640,201 +96,141
Other 1,907,464 866,705 -1,040,759
Road transport 21,774 0 -21,774

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,340,639
Dover 8,341,857
Southampton 6,059,868
Immingham Docks 3,555,855
London Gateway Port 3,139,228

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 6,099,252 4,241,387 -1,857,865
Dover 4,259,747 4,082,110 -177,637
Southampton 3,455,862 2,604,006 -851,856
Immingham Docks 1,941,374 1,614,481 -326,893
London Gateway Port 494,805 2,644,423 +2,149,618
Hull 131,101 2,999,279 +2,868,178
000 1,907,464 866,705 -1,040,759
London Heathrow Airport 675,676 958,266 +282,590
Eurotunnel 902,306 380,728 -521,578
Thamesport 640,080 567,562 -72,518

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 186
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 99
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 22
Other manufacturing 17
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 101
2025-10 84
2025-09 89
2025-08 77
2025-07 91

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 160
54m+ 153
15m-54m 55
Other 50
0-1m 47

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 1,358,853
Ireland 1,190,919
United States 967,060
France 735,555
Netherlands 570,198

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 1,046,949 311,904 -735,045
Ireland 642,514 548,405 -94,109
United States 749,118 217,942 -531,176
France 499,150 236,405 -262,745
Netherlands 320,580 249,618 -70,962
Qatar 394,706 66,646 -328,060
China 235,804 86,229 -149,575
Australia 171,288 144,379 -26,909
Italy 138,513 119,970 -18,543
Singapore 95,610 153,595 +57,985

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 76,327
Taiwan 38,793
XI 17,216
Spain 17,211
XU 10,933

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 35,749 40,578 +4,829
Taiwan 20,559 18,234 -2,325
XI 8,092 9,124 +1,032
Spain 10,172 7,039 -3,133
XU 6,211 4,722 -1,489
Ireland 4,671 44 -4,627
Germany 1,055 629 -426
Congo 241 8 -233
Sweden 0 233 +233
United States 120 107 -13

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 3,606,991
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,502,098
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,357,832
Other 168,516
Road transport 35,501

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 2,337,418 1,269,573 -1,067,845
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,181,193 1,320,905 -860,288
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 809,764 548,068 -261,696
Other 87,529 80,987 -6,542
Road transport 35,501 0 -35,501

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,733,932
East Midlands Airport 1,075,658
London Heathrow Airport 1,066,751
Holyhead 745,765
ZLC 700,214

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 1,136,448 597,484 -538,964
East Midlands Airport 758,444 317,214 -441,230
London Heathrow Airport 685,572 381,179 -304,393
Holyhead 457,760 288,005 -169,755
ZLC 420,860 279,354 -141,506
Immingham Docks 451,128 125,777 -325,351
London Stansted Airport 353,669 96,708 -256,961
London Gateway Port 227,432 213,163 -14,269
Felixstowe 205,942 103,194 -102,748
Manchester Airport 107,960 162,689 +54,729

Quick facts

HS code: 820540

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

Description: Hand tools with a flat or cross-shaped tip for turning screws