Import/export HS code 820590: Various hand tools and sets

Includes anvils, portable forges, grinding wheels, and tool sets with multiple items

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* 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 4,005,340
United States 3,924,001
France 3,320,016
India 2,732,209
Taiwan 1,917,788

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 2,022,839 1,982,501 -40,338
United States 2,648,581 1,275,420 -1,373,161
France 1,465,033 1,854,983 +389,950
India 2,653,144 79,065 -2,574,079
Taiwan 808,972 1,108,816 +299,844
Germany 604,078 949,739 +345,661
Sweden 557,833 621,085 +63,252
Denmark 825,604 219,466 -606,138
Netherlands 257,556 775,697 +518,141
Spain 369,398 583,851 +214,453

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 5,876,828
United States 4,391,253
India 2,747,026
Taiwan 1,985,004
France 1,565,160

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 3,003,778 2,873,050 -130,728
United States 2,774,920 1,616,333 -1,158,587
India 2,671,348 75,678 -2,595,670
Taiwan 792,953 1,192,051 +399,098
France 389,472 1,175,688 +786,216
Germany 619,037 885,901 +266,864
United Kingdom 645,236 663,848 +18,612
Sweden 551,539 637,524 +85,985
Denmark 739,545 190,349 -549,196
Netherlands 288,992 519,265 +230,273

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 61
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 54
West Midlands 50
Greater Manchester 37
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 35

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
Inner London - West 35 36 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 34 29 -5
West Midlands 37 25 -12
Greater Manchester 28 20 -8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22 22 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23 18 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22 19 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18 18 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22 14 -8
West Yorkshire 19 17 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 9,647,848
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,649,502
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,968,819
Other 135,063
Road transport 39,826

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 £
Air transport 5,233,677 4,414,171 -819,506
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,641,139 3,008,363 -2,632,776
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,888,393 4,080,426 +192,033
Other 71,038 64,025 -7,013
Road transport 13,400 26,426 +13,026

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,825,189
East Midlands Airport 3,650,399
Dover 3,263,170
Felixstowe 3,023,999
London Heathrow Airport 2,994,086

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 £
Southampton 3,182,540 642,649 -2,539,891
East Midlands Airport 1,863,948 1,786,451 -77,497
Dover 1,642,724 1,620,446 -22,278
Felixstowe 1,684,367 1,339,632 -344,735
London Heathrow Airport 2,145,900 848,186 -1,297,714
Immingham Docks 863,946 605,971 -257,975
Eurotunnel 378,215 629,222 +251,007
London Stansted Airport 583,849 343,323 -240,526
Dover / Eurotunnel 420,463 441,076 +20,613
Birmingham Airport 250,303 387,444 +137,141

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 226
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 110
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 64
Other manufacturing 58
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 52

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 73
2025-10 79
2025-09 69
2025-08 74
2025-07 68

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
54m+ 301
1m-15m 295
0-1m 98
15m-54m 91
Other 71

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 2,546,120
United States 2,238,883
France 1,964,467
Denmark 1,866,798
Norway 1,543,995

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 1,751,988 794,132 -957,856
United States 1,268,467 970,416 -298,051
France 436,746 1,527,721 +1,090,975
Denmark 1,291,771 575,027 -716,744
Norway 215,048 1,328,947 +1,113,899
Saudi Arabia 938,699 477,242 -461,457
Netherlands 505,622 671,210 +165,588
Sweden 399,423 495,844 +96,421
Falkland Islands 442,101 271,912 -170,189
Poland 85,470 530,376 +444,906

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 31,390
United States 27,695
XU 3,848
Taiwan 3,348
XI 464

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 22,903 8,487 -14,416
United States 13,041 14,654 +1,613
XU 343 3,505 +3,162
Taiwan 2,500 848 -1,652
XI 42 422 +380
Indonesia 127 0 -127
India 8 11 +3
Switzerland 0 3 +3

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) 9,040,913
Air transport 8,232,448
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,163,482
Road transport 73,898
Other 66,894

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) 4,864,735 4,176,178 -688,557
Air transport 4,279,218 3,953,230 -325,988
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,740,412 2,423,070 +682,658
Road transport 73,898 0 -73,898
Other 38,964 27,930 -11,034

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,805,226
Immingham Docks 3,404,835
London Heathrow Airport 2,749,837
East Midlands Airport 1,882,095
ZLC 1,187,473

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 2,694,654 2,110,572 -584,082
Immingham Docks 1,353,451 2,051,384 +697,933
London Heathrow Airport 1,284,660 1,465,177 +180,517
East Midlands Airport 1,114,370 767,725 -346,645
ZLC 542,542 644,931 +102,389
Southampton 607,255 569,122 -38,133
Dover 175,325 688,188 +512,863
Warton Aerodrome 484,609 255,381 -229,228
Manchester Airport 493,658 188,856 -304,802
London Stansted Airport 213,001 468,976 +255,975

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 820590

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

Description: Includes anvils, portable forges, grinding wheels, and tool sets with multiple items