Import/export HS code 820760: Boring tools

Tools used for boring or broaching materials, including metal

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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 £
Germany 5,883,594
United States 4,520,240
China 1,432,329
Norway 1,006,374
Netherlands 810,003

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 £
Germany 3,158,059 2,725,535 -432,524
United States 2,717,605 1,802,635 -914,970
China 675,473 756,856 +81,383
Norway 618,346 388,028 -230,318
Netherlands 421,147 388,856 -32,291
France 279,753 318,738 +38,985
Italy 282,490 289,480 +6,990
Spain 217,339 119,447 -97,892
Singapore 161,050 144,515 -16,535
Japan 224,794 23,299 -201,495

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 £
Germany 5,678,447
United States 4,803,749
China 1,763,111
United Kingdom 1,221,765
Italy 593,976

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 £
Germany 2,962,493 2,715,954 -246,539
United States 3,031,585 1,772,164 -1,259,421
China 871,534 891,577 +20,043
United Kingdom 531,487 690,278 +158,791
Italy 312,600 281,376 -31,224
Japan 440,645 106,770 -333,875
France 199,845 221,179 +21,334
Spain 210,070 119,414 -90,656
Switzerland 119,375 115,002 -4,373
Poland 83,624 140,193 +56,569

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 22
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13
Inner London - West 12
Greater Manchester 10

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 15 18 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 10 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 7 -4
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 8 8 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 4 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
Essex 7 8 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1

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 12,569,881
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,264,223
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,597,807
Other 73,262

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 7,000,595 5,569,286 -1,431,309
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,855,489 1,408,734 -446,755
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 699,084 898,723 +199,639
Other 38,843 34,419 -4,424

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,904,092
London Heathrow Airport 2,303,960
Birmingham Airport 1,308,881
London Stansted Airport 1,198,456
London Gateway Port 843,696

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 4,041,145 2,862,947 -1,178,198
London Heathrow Airport 1,391,314 912,646 -478,668
Birmingham Airport 652,518 656,363 +3,845
London Stansted Airport 566,680 631,776 +65,096
London Gateway Port 264,349 579,347 +314,998
Felixstowe 466,928 341,617 -125,311
Aberdeen Docks 606,554 151,745 -454,809
Eurotunnel 103,177 511,231 +408,054
Southampton 344,884 257,565 -87,319
Dover 425,099 97,187 -327,912

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 70
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 40
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 26
Other manufacturing 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 35
2025-11 40
2025-10 41
2025-09 44
2025-08 51

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 92
54m+ 80
Other 18
0-1m 16
15m-54m 16

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 3,026,571
Germany 1,530,461
Mexico 1,423,851
Norway 1,144,753
Ireland 745,232

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 1,672,273 1,354,298 -317,975
Germany 652,212 878,249 +226,037
Mexico 1,385,014 38,837 -1,346,177
Norway 834,886 309,867 -525,019
Ireland 400,131 345,101 -55,030
India 453,194 187,558 -265,636
Italy 192,381 346,513 +154,132
France 176,036 360,286 +184,250
China 168,070 124,912 -43,158
Netherlands 177,636 102,752 -74,884

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 £
Sweden 213,711
China 185,670
XI 1,978
Germany 286
Ireland 244

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 £
Sweden 0 213,711 +213,711
China 105,713 79,957 -25,756
XI 1,029 949 -80
Germany 286 0 -286
Ireland 234 10 -224
Nicaragua 64 0 -64

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 10,076,767
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,024,341
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,533,336
Other 404,227
Road transport 33,717

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 5,814,042 4,262,725 -1,551,317
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,005,435 1,018,906 +13,471
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,180,233 353,103 -827,130
Other 109,528 294,699 +185,171
Road transport 31,753 1,964 -29,789

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,000,569
London Heathrow Airport 3,488,522
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,347,647
Aberdeen Docks 1,038,545
Aberdeen Airport 971,044

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 1,940,550 2,060,019 +119,469
London Heathrow Airport 1,969,108 1,519,414 -449,694
Dover / Eurotunnel 668,583 679,064 +10,481
Aberdeen Docks 732,432 306,113 -426,319
Aberdeen Airport 971,044 0 -971,044
ZLC 526,427 309,939 -216,488
London Stansted Airport 315,989 247,305 -68,684
000 109,528 294,699 +185,171
Holyhead 204,264 182,995 -21,269
London Gateway Port 200,714 34,976 -165,738

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 820760

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

Description: Tools used for boring or broaching materials, including metal