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 38,022,458
Germany 23,630,709
Spain 14,623,927
Japan 9,495,581
Italy 5,429,789

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 23,424,001 14,598,457 -8,825,544
Germany 14,896,550 8,734,159 -6,162,391
Spain 1,490,585 13,133,342 +11,642,757
Japan 8,044,340 1,451,241 -6,593,099
Italy 3,336,114 2,093,675 -1,242,439
France 2,304,835 2,632,933 +328,098
Austria 2,700,087 1,896,898 -803,189
United States 2,270,463 1,943,575 -326,888
Ireland 1,972,119 659,270 -1,312,849
Czechia 1,853,503 277,263 -1,576,240

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 38,537,138
Germany 21,019,248
Spain 14,327,711
Japan 10,631,229
Italy 7,576,287

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 23,519,408 15,017,730 -8,501,678
Germany 13,834,726 7,184,522 -6,650,204
Spain 1,582,894 12,744,817 +11,161,923
Japan 8,469,935 2,161,294 -6,308,641
Italy 4,451,401 3,124,886 -1,326,515
United States 2,681,935 2,690,959 +9,024
Austria 2,677,684 1,321,473 -1,356,211
France 1,295,057 2,130,753 +835,696
Ireland 1,926,444 571,253 -1,355,191
Portugal 819,466 598,453 -221,013

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 40
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 25 -10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 24 21 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 15 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 17 22 +5
West Yorkshire 18 14 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 15 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 17 9 -8
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 15 13 -2
Inner London - West 13 12 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 15 +2

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) 50,256,876
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,806,907
Air transport 21,495,792
Rail transport 1,127,587
Road transport 370,510

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) 33,181,163 17,075,713 -16,105,450
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,551,012 22,255,895 -1,295,117
Air transport 10,734,914 10,760,878 +25,964
Rail transport 0 1,127,587 +1,127,587
Road transport 214,826 155,684 -59,142
Other 111,575 66,553 -45,022

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 24,983,508
Dover 24,216,323
Southampton 12,269,226
Eurotunnel 11,445,069
East Midlands Airport 9,876,267

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 15,815,946 9,167,562 -6,648,384
Dover 13,937,692 10,278,631 -3,659,061
Southampton 6,223,627 6,045,599 -178,028
Eurotunnel 4,652,159 6,792,910 +2,140,751
East Midlands Airport 5,158,781 4,717,486 -441,295
Tyne 6,957,325 465,490 -6,491,835
London Heathrow Airport 3,145,080 2,585,064 -560,016
Liverpool Docks 2,375,695 874,196 -1,501,499
Birmingham Airport 1,049,008 1,885,955 +836,947
Dover / Eurotunnel 780,910 1,103,516 +322,606

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 109
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 98
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 38
Other manufacturing 37
Specialised construction activities 31

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 85
2025-10 77
2025-09 73
2025-08 75
2025-07 90

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
1m-15m 183
54m+ 178
0-1m 60
15m-54m 46
Other 34

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 18,686,613
Spain 7,347,788
United States 5,579,978
Denmark 3,653,453
France 3,356,104

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 9,622,314 9,064,299 -558,015
Spain 4,164,401 3,183,387 -981,014
United States 2,260,990 3,318,988 +1,057,998
Denmark 2,066,925 1,586,528 -480,397
France 1,510,822 1,845,282 +334,460
Poland 1,437,983 1,618,813 +180,830
Ireland 1,724,846 1,112,523 -612,323
Italy 1,529,183 743,801 -785,382
Sweden 1,728,857 391,300 -1,337,557
Turkey 814,580 1,114,287 +299,707

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 29,861
Taiwan 13,612
XU 12,096
Italy 1,535
Germany 786

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 15,266 14,595 -671
Taiwan 8,265 5,347 -2,918
XU 6,796 5,300 -1,496
Italy 1,535 0 -1,535
Germany 786 0 -786
XI 342 292 -50
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 39,140,643
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,787,275
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,654,114
Road transport 185,462
Other 58,788

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 20,234,252 18,906,391 -1,327,861
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,894,701 11,892,574 -3,002,127
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,693,243 1,960,871 +267,628
Road transport 185,462 0 -185,462
Other 33,052 25,736 -7,316

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 21,076,577
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,847,247
London Heathrow Airport 15,139,850
Dover 2,977,581
Immingham Docks 2,540,795

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 11,476,970 9,599,607 -1,877,363
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,991,065 8,856,182 -1,134,883
London Heathrow Airport 7,097,281 8,042,569 +945,288
Dover 2,027,914 949,667 -1,078,247
Immingham Docks 2,217,139 323,656 -1,893,483
ZLC 1,062,584 624,158 -438,426
Liverpool Docks 287,602 1,281,104 +993,502
London Stansted Airport 582,525 449,309 -133,216
London Gateway Port 395,655 554,642 +158,987
Southampton 464,247 288,823 -175,424

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