Import/export HS code 820780: Turning tools

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

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  • 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 £
United States 8,720,135
Ireland 3,374,186
Germany 2,316,837
Japan 1,892,102
China 1,367,975

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 6,201,629 2,518,506 -3,683,123
Ireland 1,357,349 2,016,837 +659,488
Germany 1,269,868 1,046,969 -222,899
Japan 855,893 1,036,209 +180,316
China 494,394 873,581 +379,187
France 257,114 427,386 +170,272
Netherlands 213,028 174,777 -38,251
Sweden 100,073 171,308 +71,235
Israel 157,504 95,874 -61,630
Switzerland 112,097 80,337 -31,760

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 7,828,489
Ireland 3,353,484
Japan 2,108,219
China 1,551,487
United States 1,327,728

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 5,769,737 2,058,752 -3,710,985
Ireland 1,342,063 2,011,421 +669,358
Japan 957,556 1,150,663 +193,107
China 578,754 972,733 +393,979
United States 735,672 592,056 -143,616
Germany 758,318 501,291 -257,027
Canada 140,145 330,920 +190,775
Bulgaria 202,025 145,151 -56,874
Israel 165,791 125,238 -40,553
Sweden 119,884 153,575 +33,691

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11
Greater Manchester 10
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 16 15 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 8 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 9 +4
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 9 +3
West Yorkshire 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 8 +3
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 18,219,744
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,617,794
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 561,353
Other 102,845
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 10,476,556 7,743,188 -2,733,368
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 804,344 813,450 +9,106
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 305,265 256,088 -49,177
Other 54,894 47,951 -6,943
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 8,844,819
East Midlands Airport 6,106,421
London Heathrow Airport 2,645,916
Felixstowe 788,320
Birmingham Airport 402,276

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 6,086,751 2,758,068 -3,328,683
East Midlands Airport 3,170,414 2,936,007 -234,407
London Heathrow Airport 901,086 1,744,830 +843,744
Felixstowe 359,050 429,270 +70,220
Birmingham Airport 177,136 225,140 +48,004
London Gateway Port 133,241 118,866 -14,375
Eurotunnel 157,466 49,336 -108,130
Dover 89,447 110,970 +21,523
Southampton 45,951 152,096 +106,145
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 60
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
2026-01 39
2025-11 31
2025-10 53
2025-09 37
2025-08 39

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+ 67
0-1m 17
15m-54m 17
Other 10

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 1,032,613
Ireland 538,668
France 444,225
Germany 378,033
United Arab Emirates 373,491

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 548,487 484,126 -64,361
Ireland 338,850 199,818 -139,032
France 194,293 249,932 +55,639
Germany 209,489 168,544 -40,945
United Arab Emirates 288,388 85,103 -203,285
Saudi Arabia 180,341 88,214 -92,127
Norway 206,547 35,017 -171,530
Netherlands 81,722 147,377 +65,655
Brazil 4,924 213,515 +208,591
Nigeria 197,087 1,232 -195,855

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 594,709
China 13,529
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 296,707 298,002 +1,295
China 5,006 8,523 +3,517
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 4,325,930
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 765,006
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 715,908
Other 608,371
Road transport 30,144

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 2,439,214 1,886,716 -552,498
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 433,630 331,376 -102,254
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 563,231 152,677 -410,554
Other 301,713 306,658 +4,945
Road transport 30,144 0 -30,144

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,130,748
London Stansted Airport 757,324
000 608,371
London Heathrow Airport 521,307
Dover / Eurotunnel 462,767

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 1,243,590 887,158 -356,432
London Stansted Airport 394,107 363,217 -30,890
000 301,713 306,658 +4,945
London Heathrow Airport 357,488 163,819 -193,669
Dover / Eurotunnel 312,000 150,767 -161,233
Glasgow Airport 184,395 188,362 +3,967
ZLC 182,331 168,653 -13,678
Liverpool Docks 210,277 16,352 -193,925
Aberdeen Docks 186,804 17,568 -169,236
Aberdeen Airport 61,446 61,966 +520

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