Import/export HS code 82072090: Various metal dies

Dies for shaping metal, made from materials other than diamond

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 3,193,325
Netherlands 2,099,456
Italy 1,800,346
Spain 1,583,011
Germany 1,263,174

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 1,308,648 -576,029
Netherlands 1,231,098 868,358 -362,740
Italy 940,208 860,138 -80,070
Spain 764,734 818,277 +53,543
Germany 674,948 588,226 -86,722
China 514,462 242,407 -272,055
Belgium 255,137 376,163 +121,026
Ireland 383,078 243,989 -139,089
Czechia 216,710 149,680 -67,030
India 169,854 183,286 +13,432

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 3,152,995
Netherlands 2,080,274
Spain 1,834,492
Italy 1,765,505
Germany 1,238,995

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 1,835,562 1,317,433 -518,129
Netherlands 1,227,611 852,663 -374,948
Spain 918,805 915,687 -3,118
Italy 912,130 853,375 -58,755
Germany 706,647 532,348 -174,299
China 588,701 255,241 -333,460
Belgium 225,960 401,110 +175,150
Ireland 355,397 231,816 -123,581
India 169,854 183,286 +13,432
Taiwan 251,810 77,639 -174,171

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 14
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 7 11 +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 Yorkshire 4 7 +3
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
South East Wales 2 5 +3

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 8,146,092
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,276,636
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,473,759
Road transport 4,570
Other 466

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 4,600,207 3,545,885 -1,054,322
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,837,146 2,439,490 +602,344
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,230,999 242,760 -988,239
Road transport 4,570 0 -4,570
Other 463 3 -460

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,656,582
East Midlands Airport 2,525,913
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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,439,212 1,217,370 -221,842
East Midlands Airport 1,492,150 1,033,763 -458,387
Harwich 717,877 615,920 -101,957
Birmingham Airport 522,838 810,042 +287,204
Dover 396,146 620,628 +224,482
Manchester Airport 523,753 340,165 -183,588
Immingham Docks 313,629 371,306 +57,677
London 247,035 364,524 +117,489
Eurotunnel 316,830 245,469 -71,361
London Stansted Airport 381,713 96,051 -285,662

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 36
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Manufacture of basic metals 19
Other manufacturing 16
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 29
2025-10 28
2025-09 25
2025-08 25

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+ 61
1m-15m 53
15m-54m 23
Other 14
0-1m 9

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 2,744,951
Netherlands 1,436,925
Thailand 1,322,986
Germany 1,020,787
Qatar 841,311

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 1,672,555 1,072,396 -600,159
Netherlands 1,284,672 152,253 -1,132,419
Thailand 971,027 351,959 -619,068
Germany 660,702 360,085 -300,617
Qatar 524,901 316,410 -208,491
Ireland 472,913 322,111 -150,802
United Arab Emirates 326,084 356,920 +30,836
France 235,270 420,735 +185,465
Israel 168,119 339,134 +171,015
United States 202,683 224,460 +21,777

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 11,092,506
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,018,336
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 850,988
Road transport 80,222
Other 10,428

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 6,731,720 4,360,786 -2,370,934
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,414,583 603,753 -810,830
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 372,201 478,787 +106,586
Road transport 80,222 0 -80,222
Other 9,669 759 -8,910

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,018,892
East Midlands Airport 2,337,148
ZLC 1,830,419
Immingham Docks 1,032,867
Manchester Airport 608,070

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 3,813,811 2,205,081 -1,608,730
East Midlands Airport 1,226,391 1,110,757 -115,634
ZLC 1,163,240 667,179 -496,061
Immingham Docks 1,027,031 5,836 -1,021,195
Manchester Airport 440,837 167,233 -273,604
Dover / Eurotunnel 268,689 245,278 -23,411
London Gateway Port 214,881 254,230 +39,349
Portsmouth 7,271 316,047 +308,776
London Stansted Airport 144,080 107,106 -36,974
Felixstowe 65,481 102,344 +36,863

Quick facts

HS code: 82072090

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

Description: Dies for shaping metal, made from materials other than diamond