Import/export HS code 820720: Metal drawing dies

Tools used to shape metal by drawing or extruding, made from different materials

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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 £
United States 3,121,273
Netherlands 2,085,210
Italy 1,804,351
Spain 1,775,013
Germany 1,527,473

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 £
United States 1,940,968 1,180,305 -760,663
Netherlands 1,228,276 856,934 -371,342
Italy 917,722 886,629 -31,093
Spain 683,563 1,091,450 +407,887
Germany 867,938 659,535 -208,403
China 686,636 747,762 +61,126
Ireland 355,894 328,871 -27,023
Belgium 248,495 378,807 +130,312
France 364,012 147,227 -216,785
Taiwan 301,644 100,908 -200,736

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 £
United States 3,196,088
Netherlands 2,066,028
Spain 2,058,224
Italy 1,830,904
China 1,559,573

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 £
United States 1,952,122 1,243,966 -708,156
Netherlands 1,229,165 836,863 -392,302
Spain 878,732 1,179,492 +300,760
Italy 978,360 852,544 -125,816
China 789,740 769,833 -19,907
Germany 751,722 580,179 -171,543
Ireland 347,213 297,698 -49,515
Belgium 223,746 399,326 +175,580
France 278,913 125,419 -153,494
Taiwan 304,695 99,358 -205,337

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8

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 8 12 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 5 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 8 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 5 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 5 8 +3
Cheshire 5 4 -1
South East Wales 3 6 +3
South Yorkshire 3 7 +4
Lancashire 3 5 +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 8,835,873
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,325,026
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,362,730
Road transport 4,570
Other 2,125

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 4,928,288 3,907,585 -1,020,703
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,732,301 2,592,725 +860,424
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,695,298 667,432 -1,027,866
Road transport 4,570 0 -4,570
Other 463 1,662 +1,199

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,100,381
London Heathrow Airport 2,768,326
Harwich 1,349,008
Birmingham Airport 1,276,900
Dover 1,201,856

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,770,100 1,330,281 -439,819
London Heathrow Airport 1,531,578 1,236,748 -294,830
Harwich 636,764 712,244 +75,480
Birmingham Airport 480,328 796,572 +316,244
Dover 614,952 586,904 -28,048
Felixstowe 396,391 495,674 +99,283
Manchester Airport 490,520 386,065 -104,455
Immingham Docks 380,231 266,231 -114,000
London 118,132 492,554 +374,422
Eurotunnel 322,189 245,469 -76,720

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 39
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Manufacture of basic metals 18
Other manufacturing 17
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 30
2025-10 29
2025-09 29
2025-08 29
2025-07 28

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+ 66
1m-15m 57
15m-54m 26
Other 14
0-1m 11

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 £
Saudi Arabia 2,903,927
Thailand 1,935,031
Netherlands 1,446,358
Germany 1,095,407
Qatar 866,135

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 £
Saudi Arabia 1,821,072 1,082,855 -738,217
Thailand 1,345,481 589,550 -755,931
Netherlands 1,299,604 146,754 -1,152,850
Germany 693,155 402,252 -290,903
Qatar 556,179 309,956 -246,223
Ireland 437,600 355,299 -82,301
United Arab Emirates 312,027 395,268 +83,241
France 208,798 453,892 +245,094
Spain 120,706 385,242 +264,536
Israel 123,520 364,577 +241,057

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 £
Taiwan 6,671
XU 3,976
China 2,374
XI 1,123

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 £
Taiwan 6,551 120 -6,431
XU 34 3,942 +3,908
China 1,853 521 -1,332
XI 443 680 +237

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 12,480,054
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,043,581
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,041,901
Road transport 128,092
Other 14,144

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 7,459,229 5,020,825 -2,438,404
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,442,673 600,908 -841,765
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 585,005 456,896 -128,109
Road transport 128,092 0 -128,092
Other 8,881 5,263 -3,618

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,821,999
East Midlands Airport 2,694,420
ZLC 1,935,369
Immingham Docks 1,033,827
London Gateway Port 647,187

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 4,359,328 2,462,671 -1,896,657
East Midlands Airport 1,405,072 1,289,348 -115,724
ZLC 1,184,660 750,709 -433,951
Immingham Docks 1,025,384 8,443 -1,016,941
London Gateway Port 390,486 256,701 -133,785
Manchester Airport 427,969 173,503 -254,466
Dover / Eurotunnel 292,834 245,358 -47,476
London Stansted Airport 173,268 223,161 +49,893
Portsmouth 7,271 316,047 +308,776
Felixstowe 65,481 102,344 +36,863

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 820720

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

Description: Tools used to shape metal by drawing or extruding, made from different materials