Import/export HS code 820780: Turning tools

Tools used for turning materials on a lathe, shaping them by rotation

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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 8,692,715
Ireland 3,207,080
Germany 2,328,889
Japan 1,910,892
China 1,285,946

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 6,241,535 2,451,180 -3,790,355
Ireland 1,344,751 1,862,329 +517,578
Germany 1,319,078 1,009,811 -309,267
Japan 913,715 997,177 +83,462
China 447,999 837,947 +389,948
France 213,773 439,700 +225,927
Netherlands 152,653 216,133 +63,480
Sweden 100,065 154,898 +54,833
Israel 147,515 97,873 -49,642
Switzerland 100,144 89,148 -10,996

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 Kingdom 7,802,972
Ireland 3,184,179
Japan 2,127,556
China 1,469,818
United States 1,315,192

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 Kingdom 5,764,743 2,038,229 -3,726,514
Ireland 1,332,053 1,852,126 +520,073
Japan 1,014,262 1,113,294 +99,032
China 534,470 935,348 +400,878
United States 778,171 537,021 -241,150
Germany 723,932 541,811 -182,121
Canada 101,927 327,983 +226,056
Bulgaria 215,052 142,422 -72,630
Israel 155,730 121,130 -34,600
Sweden 117,820 137,432 +19,612

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Greater Manchester 11
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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 15 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 8 -2
Greater Manchester 10 7 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 9 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 10 +4
West Yorkshire 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 7 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Essex 3 3 +0

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 17,995,531
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,533,133
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 538,196
Other 102,790
Road transport 6,355

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 10,504,367 7,491,164 -3,013,203
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 763,678 769,455 +5,777
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 294,489 243,707 -50,782
Other 47,563 55,227 +7,664
Road transport 0 6,355 +6,355

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 8,885,177
East Midlands Airport 6,057,391
London Heathrow Airport 2,449,670
Felixstowe 728,015
Birmingham Airport 372,822

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 Stansted Airport 6,170,523 2,714,654 -3,455,869
East Midlands Airport 3,177,307 2,880,084 -297,223
London Heathrow Airport 824,642 1,625,028 +800,386
Felixstowe 313,095 414,920 +101,825
Birmingham Airport 179,070 193,752 +14,682
London Gateway Port 138,214 120,599 -17,615
Eurotunnel 157,466 46,876 -110,590
Dover 78,671 101,049 +22,378
Southampton 46,972 129,613 +82,641
Aberdeen Docks 140,140 0 -140,140

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 59
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 32
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Other manufacturing 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 31
2025-10 53
2025-09 37
2025-08 39
2025-07 36

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 85
54m+ 65
0-1m 17
15m-54m 17
Other 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 £
United States 1,023,184
Ireland 543,981
France 441,142
Germany 411,086
United Arab Emirates 371,394

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 578,463 444,721 -133,742
Ireland 333,073 210,908 -122,165
France 199,272 241,870 +42,598
Germany 238,961 172,125 -66,836
United Arab Emirates 295,902 75,492 -220,410
Saudi Arabia 174,346 96,678 -77,668
Norway 206,547 26,589 -179,958
Netherlands 88,554 136,724 +48,170
Brazil 12,444 210,739 +198,295
Nigeria 198,332 1,232 -197,100

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 £
XI 613,010
China 13,732
XU 110
Italy 23

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 £
XI 327,749 285,261 -42,488
China 4,392 9,340 +4,948
XU 0 110 +110
Italy 0 23 +23

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 4,373,550
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 778,961
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 704,638
Other 626,875
Road transport 32,999

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 2,504,333 1,869,217 -635,116
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 473,031 305,930 -167,101
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 573,130 131,508 -441,622
Other 332,141 294,734 -37,407
Road transport 32,999 0 -32,999

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,168,247
London Stansted Airport 751,835
000 626,875
London Heathrow Airport 546,142
Dover / Eurotunnel 496,036

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 1,268,585 899,662 -368,923
London Stansted Airport 410,280 341,555 -68,725
000 332,141 294,734 -37,407
London Heathrow Airport 393,617 152,525 -241,092
Dover / Eurotunnel 352,107 143,929 -208,178
Glasgow Airport 181,400 191,357 +9,957
ZLC 171,024 172,405 +1,381
Liverpool Docks 210,277 16,352 -193,925
Aberdeen Docks 186,804 17,568 -169,236
Aberdeen Airport 72,872 59,659 -13,213

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 820780

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

Description: Tools used for turning materials on a lathe, shaping them by rotation