Import/export HS code 820740: Threading tools

Tools used for tapping or threading, essential for creating screw threads

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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 7,244,735
Germany 7,043,223
China 5,787,169
Netherlands 4,381,080
Israel 3,831,180

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 4,619,694 2,625,041 -1,994,653
Germany 3,549,623 3,493,600 -56,023
China 3,174,874 2,612,295 -562,579
Netherlands 2,261,138 2,119,942 -141,196
Israel 2,050,778 1,780,402 -270,376
Ireland 518,459 892,276 +373,817
Belgium 729,148 651,382 -77,766
India 577,492 487,328 -90,164
Switzerland 517,869 511,725 -6,144
Italy 360,309 244,971 -115,338

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 9,661,947
United States 7,257,818
Germany 5,934,968
Israel 3,948,219
India 1,759,202

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 5,136,533 4,525,414 -611,119
United States 4,702,021 2,555,797 -2,146,224
Germany 2,958,221 2,976,747 +18,526
Israel 2,125,186 1,823,033 -302,153
India 982,999 776,203 -206,796
Brazil 836,267 774,128 -62,139
Japan 649,448 614,428 -35,020
Ireland 389,317 818,005 +428,688
Switzerland 521,880 518,988 -2,892
Italy 320,174 189,878 -130,296

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 37
Greater Manchester 14
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14
Inner London - West 12

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 30 29 -1
Greater Manchester 10 9 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 12 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 9 -3
Inner London - West 7 8 +1
Outer London - West and North West 8 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Essex 10 7 -3
South East Wales 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 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 19,921,911
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,999,566
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,294,632
Other 296,798
Road transport 4,317

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 10,603,972 9,317,939 -1,286,033
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,384,636 5,614,930 -2,769,706
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 717,836 1,576,796 +858,960
Other 169,706 127,092 -42,614
Road transport 2,161 2,156 -5

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 12,635,533
Southampton 7,436,522
Birmingham Airport 5,563,988
Felixstowe 4,422,568
Thamesport 853,117

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 6,572,817 6,062,716 -510,101
Southampton 4,763,703 2,672,819 -2,090,884
Birmingham Airport 3,076,658 2,487,330 -589,328
Felixstowe 2,512,764 1,909,804 -602,960
Thamesport 532,865 320,252 -212,613
London Heathrow Airport 471,081 305,607 -165,474
London Gateway Port 187,003 486,476 +299,473
Dover 342,003 322,102 -19,901
London Stansted Airport 315,113 249,165 -65,948
Milford 62,509 440,893 +378,384

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 103
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 40
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 23
Other manufacturing 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 56
2025-10 71
2025-09 62
2025-08 65
2025-07 69

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 100
54m+ 93
15m-54m 29
Other 27
0-1m 24

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 £
United States 2,824,469
Italy 1,532,203
Germany 1,257,776
Ireland 940,778
Poland 878,388

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 £
United States 2,475,007 349,462 -2,125,545
Italy 1,234,782 297,421 -937,361
Germany 700,598 557,178 -143,420
Ireland 400,477 540,301 +139,824
Poland 541,384 337,004 -204,380
United Arab Emirates 466,967 282,766 -184,201
Netherlands 291,370 412,786 +121,416
Singapore 348,560 353,165 +4,605
Turkey 202,911 418,019 +215,108
China 365,135 254,900 -110,235

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 111,165
XI 12,535
XU 10,850
Germany 2,914
India 1,823

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 47,995 63,170 +15,175
XI 4,909 7,626 +2,717
XU 9,401 1,449 -7,952
Germany 1,956 958 -998
India 1,095 728 -367
Denmark 928 781 -147
Nicaragua 707 74 -633
Taiwan 466 302 -164
United States 523 37 -486
Ireland 43 332 +289

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 12,530,448
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,118,085
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,201,559
Other 143,819
Road transport 105,826

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 7,285,648 5,244,800 -2,040,848
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,432,162 685,923 -1,746,239
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,262,982 938,577 -324,405
Other 68,297 75,522 +7,225
Road transport 105,826 0 -105,826

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,415,411
London Gateway Port 2,220,451
ZLC 2,145,714
London Heathrow Airport 1,446,408
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,224,422

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 4,500,097 2,915,314 -1,584,783
London Gateway Port 2,063,069 157,382 -1,905,687
ZLC 1,089,535 1,056,179 -33,356
London Heathrow Airport 787,708 658,700 -129,008
Dover / Eurotunnel 803,162 421,260 -381,902
Southampton 203,533 469,797 +266,264
London Stansted Airport 259,705 233,662 -26,043
Dover 240,158 186,205 -53,953
Manchester Airport 234,960 88,760 -146,200
Holyhead 135,411 145,801 +10,390

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 820740

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

Description: Tools used for tapping or threading, essential for creating screw threads