Import/export HS code 82073010: Metal pressing tools

Tools specifically designed for pressing, stamping, or punching metal

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 36,625,971
Germany 21,139,917
Spain 14,770,705
Japan 9,484,127
Italy 5,067,094

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 22,677,902 13,948,069 -8,729,833
Germany 11,964,839 9,175,078 -2,789,761
Spain 3,128,263 11,642,442 +8,514,179
Japan 8,027,102 1,457,025 -6,570,077
Italy 2,925,059 2,142,035 -783,024
France 2,171,222 2,707,364 +536,142
Austria 2,634,099 1,899,759 -734,340
United States 2,040,256 2,400,672 +360,416
Czechia 1,827,543 279,714 -1,547,829
Ireland 820,559 640,802 -179,757

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 37,128,206
Germany 18,501,175
Spain 14,535,295
Japan 10,526,390
Italy 7,137,179

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 22,765,054 14,363,152 -8,401,902
Germany 11,011,809 7,489,366 -3,522,443
Spain 3,220,572 11,314,723 +8,094,151
Japan 8,366,451 2,159,939 -6,206,512
Italy 3,910,601 3,226,578 -684,023
United States 2,431,658 3,148,081 +716,423
Austria 2,701,647 1,327,539 -1,374,108
France 1,135,331 2,218,082 +1,082,751
Portugal 798,249 589,836 -208,413
Ireland 770,405 556,783 -213,622

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 43
Shropshire and Staffordshire 29
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 26
West Yorkshire 24

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 35 28 -7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 24 22 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 15 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16 21 +5
West Yorkshire 18 14 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 14 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 16 11 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 16 +3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 16 13 -3
Inner London - West 13 12 -1

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) 48,555,169
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,319,238
Air transport 21,290,980
Rail transport 1,127,587
Road transport 317,368

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) 32,080,674 16,474,495 -15,606,179
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,018,790 21,300,448 +281,658
Air transport 10,022,161 11,268,819 +1,246,658
Rail transport 0 1,127,587 +1,127,587
Road transport 129,052 188,316 +59,264
Other 112,478 66,450 -46,028

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 24,511,306
Dover 21,880,849
Southampton 11,454,578
Eurotunnel 11,229,751
East Midlands Airport 9,743,303

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 15,932,015 8,579,291 -7,352,724
Dover 12,124,027 9,756,822 -2,367,205
Southampton 5,396,661 6,057,917 +661,256
Eurotunnel 5,338,525 5,891,226 +552,701
East Midlands Airport 5,022,899 4,720,404 -302,495
Tyne 6,957,325 465,490 -6,491,835
London Heathrow Airport 2,866,608 2,914,207 +47,599
Liverpool Docks 2,395,695 854,196 -1,541,499
Birmingham Airport 1,079,060 1,941,883 +862,823
Thamesport 1,190,706 495,364 -695,342

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 110
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 99
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 38
Other manufacturing 36
Specialised construction activities 33

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 73
2025-11 85
2025-10 77
2025-09 73
2025-08 75

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+ 183
1m-15m 181
0-1m 66
15m-54m 45
Other 35

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 19,127,083
Spain 7,308,713
United States 5,576,284
Denmark 3,548,304
France 3,296,375

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 9,290,726 9,836,357 +545,631
Spain 4,213,653 3,095,060 -1,118,593
United States 2,376,336 3,199,948 +823,612
Denmark 2,118,348 1,429,956 -688,392
France 1,450,127 1,846,248 +396,121
Poland 1,594,616 1,460,397 -134,219
Ireland 1,719,093 1,223,745 -495,348
Italy 1,361,628 769,724 -591,904
Turkey 821,101 1,238,255 +417,154
Slovakia 1,397,028 528,446 -868,582

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 26,947
Taiwan 13,612
Italy 1,397
XI 634
Germany 582

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 13,891 13,056 -835
Taiwan 8,265 5,347 -2,918
Italy 1,397 0 -1,397
XI 342 292 -50
Germany 582 0 -582
Nicaragua 0 193 +193
Ireland 62 9 -53

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 39,066,168
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,215,168
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,290,512
Road transport 131,155
Other 55,532

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 20,210,213 18,855,955 -1,354,258
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,780,043 12,435,125 -2,344,918
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,331,107 1,959,405 +628,298
Road transport 131,155 0 -131,155
Other 31,335 24,197 -7,138

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 20,900,196
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,170,763
London Heathrow Airport 15,285,040
Dover 2,991,489
Immingham Docks 2,185,550

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 £
East Midlands Airport 11,285,936 9,614,260 -1,671,676
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,833,348 9,337,415 -495,933
London Heathrow Airport 7,224,377 8,060,663 +836,286
Dover 2,014,400 977,089 -1,037,311
Immingham Docks 1,866,970 318,580 -1,548,390
ZLC 1,059,616 588,149 -471,467
Liverpool Docks 291,571 1,305,095 +1,013,524
London Stansted Airport 604,163 419,583 -184,580
London Gateway Port 392,987 554,642 +161,655
Southampton 458,835 290,796 -168,039

Quick facts

HS code: 82073010

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

Description: Tools specifically designed for pressing, stamping, or punching metal