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 18,825,928
Germany 16,749,381
United States 3,544,890
Taiwan 3,402,349
France 2,498,402

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 9,625,475 9,200,453 -425,022
Germany 8,097,331 8,652,050 +554,719
United States 2,112,821 1,432,069 -680,752
Taiwan 1,777,357 1,624,992 -152,365
France 1,056,138 1,442,264 +386,126
Netherlands 939,105 1,460,334 +521,229
Belgium 610,307 483,006 -127,301
Turkey 265,841 306,673 +40,832
Czechia 25,480 430,209 +404,729
Switzerland 202,007 182,910 -19,097

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 24,190,357
Czechia 10,453,136
Taiwan 4,295,654
Germany 3,502,920
United States 3,027,966

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 12,203,392 11,986,965 -216,427
Czechia 4,799,462 5,653,674 +854,212
Taiwan 2,204,612 2,091,042 -113,570
Germany 1,867,131 1,635,789 -231,342
United States 1,805,554 1,222,412 -583,142
Switzerland 667,971 971,455 +303,484
France 514,688 401,745 -112,943
Spain 462,190 427,127 -35,063
United Kingdom 122,262 565,842 +443,580
Turkey 260,464 309,365 +48,901

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 35
West Midlands 35
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30
Inner London - West 29
Greater Manchester 28

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 20 28 +8
West Midlands 26 26 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23 18 -5
Inner London - West 19 14 -5
Greater Manchester 19 20 +1
West Yorkshire 19 16 -3
Outer London - West and North West 13 13 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 18 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 13 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 13 +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) 22,384,773
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,176,567
Air transport 5,518,748
Other 2,559,144
Road transport 10,797

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) 11,408,600 10,976,173 -432,427
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,899,476 11,277,091 +1,377,615
Air transport 2,560,898 2,957,850 +396,952
Other 1,838,174 720,970 -1,117,204
Road transport 10,797 0 -10,797

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,164,560
Dover 8,269,345
Southampton 6,134,029
Immingham Docks 3,787,259
Hull 3,640,701

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 6,369,934 3,794,626 -2,575,308
Dover 4,121,869 4,147,476 +25,607
Southampton 3,515,856 2,618,173 -897,683
Immingham Docks 2,056,222 1,731,037 -325,185
Hull 139,149 3,501,552 +3,362,403
London Gateway Port 508,630 2,990,294 +2,481,664
000 1,838,174 720,970 -1,117,204
London Heathrow Airport 661,471 1,189,384 +527,913
Eurotunnel 926,363 365,450 -560,913
Thamesport 644,048 603,169 -40,879

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 102
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 24
Other manufacturing 17
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 79
2025-11 101
2025-10 84
2025-09 89
2025-08 77

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 165
54m+ 153
15m-54m 54
Other 51
0-1m 49

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 1,299,348
Ireland 1,162,902
United States 943,263
France 727,807
Netherlands 534,145

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 1,013,494 285,854 -727,640
Ireland 633,145 529,757 -103,388
United States 738,558 204,705 -533,853
France 486,374 241,433 -244,941
Netherlands 305,000 229,145 -75,855
Qatar 293,785 73,606 -220,179
Australia 165,791 148,506 -17,285
China 225,912 86,603 -139,309
Singapore 100,883 151,716 +50,833
Italy 133,887 108,876 -25,011

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 74,275
Taiwan 37,486
XI 17,149
Spain 16,373
Ireland 4,721

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 35,182 39,093 +3,911
Taiwan 22,406 15,080 -7,326
XI 8,083 9,066 +983
Spain 9,686 6,687 -2,999
Ireland 4,671 50 -4,621
Germany 942 622 -320
Congo 249 0 -249
Sweden 0 233 +233
United States 120 107 -13
India 224 0 -224

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,428,099
Air transport 3,419,581
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,309,957
Other 163,594
Road transport 26,432

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,137,103 1,290,996 -846,107
Air transport 2,205,680 1,213,901 -991,779
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 774,245 535,712 -238,533
Other 88,241 75,353 -12,888
Road transport 26,432 0 -26,432

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,683,130
London Heathrow Airport 1,081,637
East Midlands Airport 985,726
Holyhead 720,980
ZLC 686,136

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 1,090,544 592,586 -497,958
London Heathrow Airport 709,945 371,692 -338,253
East Midlands Airport 699,668 286,058 -413,610
Holyhead 421,274 299,706 -121,568
ZLC 428,064 258,072 -169,992
Immingham Docks 440,662 121,843 -318,819
London Gateway Port 231,084 215,979 -15,105
London Stansted Airport 298,416 99,491 -198,925
Felixstowe 216,066 101,622 -114,444
Southampton 104,129 125,731 +21,602

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