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 3,218,398
Netherlands 2,099,456
Italy 1,806,999
Spain 1,757,330
Germany 1,479,647

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 1,884,677 1,333,721 -550,956
Netherlands 1,231,098 868,358 -362,740
Italy 940,208 866,791 -73,417
Spain 861,241 896,089 +34,848
Germany 817,515 662,132 -155,383
China 700,872 630,902 -69,970
Ireland 384,003 293,989 -90,014
Belgium 255,137 376,163 +121,026
Czechia 216,710 149,680 -67,030
India 171,041 183,286 +12,245

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 3,287,756
Netherlands 2,080,274
Spain 2,014,763
Italy 1,770,499
China 1,451,472

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 1,906,316 1,381,440 -524,876
Netherlands 1,227,611 852,663 -374,948
Spain 1,032,821 981,942 -50,879
Italy 912,130 858,369 -53,761
China 796,310 655,162 -141,148
Germany 737,514 568,627 -168,887
Ireland 356,322 281,816 -74,506
Belgium 225,960 401,110 +175,150
India 171,041 183,286 +12,245
Taiwan 256,236 86,544 -169,692

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 6 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 8 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 4 -3
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Cheshire 5 4 -1
South East Wales 3 6 +3
South Yorkshire 4 7 +3
Greater Manchester 5 3 -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 8,850,206
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,326,636
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,019,431
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 4,987,193 3,863,013 -1,124,180
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,837,146 2,489,490 +652,344
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,376,768 642,663 -734,105
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 2,958,930
London Heathrow Airport 2,850,324
Harwich 1,333,797
Birmingham Airport 1,332,880
Dover 1,016,774

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 1,726,577 1,232,353 -494,224
London Heathrow Airport 1,576,740 1,273,584 -303,156
Harwich 717,877 615,920 -101,957
Birmingham Airport 522,838 810,042 +287,204
Dover 396,146 620,628 +224,482
Manchester Airport 523,753 375,789 -147,964
Felixstowe 411,952 480,709 +68,757
Immingham Docks 313,629 371,306 +57,677
London 247,035 364,524 +117,489
Eurotunnel 316,830 245,469 -71,361

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 38
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Manufacture of basic metals 19
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
2026-01 27
2025-11 31
2025-10 29
2025-09 29
2025-08 29

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+ 64
1m-15m 56
15m-54m 26
Other 15
0-1m 10

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 2,820,581
Thailand 1,860,746
Netherlands 1,437,885
Germany 1,084,824
Qatar 847,282

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 1,748,185 1,072,396 -675,789
Thailand 1,389,591 471,155 -918,436
Netherlands 1,285,632 152,253 -1,133,379
Germany 718,714 366,110 -352,604
Qatar 524,901 322,381 -202,520
Ireland 484,869 324,113 -160,756
United Arab Emirates 330,015 369,002 +38,987
France 237,266 420,735 +183,469
Israel 168,119 339,134 +171,015
Spain 125,124 377,081 +251,957

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
China 2,634
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 6,562 109 -6,453
China 2,374 260 -2,114
XI 733 390 -343

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 12,345,974
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,026,760
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,037,465
Road transport 82,632
Other 14,370

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 7,476,849 4,869,125 -2,607,724
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,422,007 604,753 -817,254
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 558,678 478,787 -79,891
Road transport 82,632 0 -82,632
Other 13,611 759 -12,852

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,604,585
East Midlands Airport 2,658,326
ZLC 1,965,328
Immingham Docks 1,033,827
London Gateway Port 654,628

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 4,245,766 2,358,819 -1,886,947
East Midlands Airport 1,419,969 1,238,357 -181,612
ZLC 1,243,887 721,441 -522,446
Immingham Docks 1,027,991 5,836 -1,022,155
London Gateway Port 400,398 254,230 -146,168
Manchester Airport 440,837 168,285 -272,552
Dover / Eurotunnel 274,663 246,278 -28,385
London Stansted Airport 175,307 258,793 +83,486
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