Import/export HS code 820790: Various tools

Various interchangeable tools not covered by other categories

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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 £
China 55,368,961
Germany 32,424,177
United States 23,402,777
France 9,414,888
Netherlands 8,084,611

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 27,263,984 28,104,977 +840,993
Germany 16,129,189 16,294,988 +165,799
United States 13,930,338 9,472,439 -4,457,899
France 3,424,991 5,989,897 +2,564,906
Netherlands 4,069,859 4,014,752 -55,107
Taiwan 4,079,265 3,844,310 -234,955
Italy 2,656,253 3,443,973 +787,720
Austria 2,188,408 1,755,774 -432,634
Belgium 1,926,673 1,964,581 +37,908
Ireland 1,632,752 1,984,211 +351,459

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 69,643,518
United States 25,737,045
Germany 15,177,306
Taiwan 10,154,719
United Kingdom 7,293,361

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 35,466,470 34,177,048 -1,289,422
United States 14,527,814 11,209,231 -3,318,583
Germany 7,488,358 7,688,948 +200,590
Taiwan 5,165,128 4,989,591 -175,537
United Kingdom 4,573,936 2,719,425 -1,854,511
Italy 3,201,470 4,082,305 +880,835
France 1,783,089 3,347,801 +1,564,712
South Korea 1,427,239 2,638,541 +1,211,302
Czechia 2,154,110 1,890,261 -263,849
Brazil 1,634,027 1,785,848 +151,821

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 103
West Midlands 101
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 88
West Yorkshire 85
Inner London - West 83

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 68 63 -5
West Midlands 78 71 -7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 74 56 -18
West Yorkshire 58 60 +2
Inner London - West 51 49 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 57 53 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 55 50 -5
Greater Manchester 46 44 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 47 47 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 50 41 -9

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) 80,484,421
Air transport 67,980,567
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,817,595
Other 2,724,701
Road transport 203,466

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) 41,653,262 38,831,159 -2,822,103
Air transport 33,110,601 34,869,966 +1,759,365
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,467,091 15,350,504 -2,116,587
Other 1,070,718 1,653,983 +583,265
Road transport 145,595 57,871 -87,724
Rail transport 0 2,428 +2,428

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 35,916,578
East Midlands Airport 30,502,275
Southampton 23,163,474
London Heathrow Airport 11,923,051
London Gateway Port 10,791,035

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 20,568,684 15,347,894 -5,220,790
East Midlands Airport 14,803,323 15,698,952 +895,629
Southampton 12,254,571 10,908,903 -1,345,668
London Heathrow Airport 6,207,788 5,715,263 -492,525
London Gateway Port 2,844,371 7,946,664 +5,102,293
Dover 4,093,843 5,293,695 +1,199,852
London Stansted Airport 4,358,560 4,284,202 -74,358
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,268,713 3,039,357 -2,229,356
Birmingham Airport 2,425,428 4,036,884 +1,611,456
Thamesport 3,120,727 2,089,041 -1,031,686

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 441
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 219
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 144
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 138
Other manufacturing 115

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 297
2025-11 327
2025-10 337
2025-09 303
2025-08 320

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 670
54m+ 557
15m-54m 188
0-1m 181
Other 116

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 15,432,784
Netherlands 12,205,728
Germany 8,793,813
France 6,100,049
Ireland 5,622,875

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 9,588,482 5,844,302 -3,744,180
Netherlands 6,052,975 6,152,753 +99,778
Germany 4,863,727 3,930,086 -933,641
France 3,357,008 2,743,041 -613,967
Ireland 3,239,570 2,383,305 -856,265
Saudi Arabia 2,394,513 1,518,297 -876,216
Norway 2,021,125 1,666,230 -354,895
Poland 1,946,547 1,584,640 -361,907
India 1,345,947 1,940,964 +595,017
Italy 1,312,906 1,430,885 +117,979

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 457,554
China 382,501
Italy 107,323
Portugal 88,141
Taiwan 27,619

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 404,922 52,632 -352,290
China 217,759 164,742 -53,017
Italy 60,406 46,917 -13,489
Portugal 47,958 40,183 -7,775
Taiwan 15,285 12,334 -2,951
Brazil 9,530 11,987 +2,457
Germany 6,025 10,258 +4,233
Czechia 3,449 5,420 +1,971
Ireland 1,204 4,741 +3,537
Nicaragua 3,870 1,415 -2,455

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 64,591,818
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,275,504
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,208,305
Other 1,210,789
Road transport 336,291

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 35,960,466 28,631,352 -7,329,114
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,540,526 11,734,978 -1,805,548
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,815,776 6,392,529 +1,576,753
Other 806,498 404,291 -402,207
Road transport 331,287 5,004 -326,283
Rail transport 0 3,769 +3,769

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 25,828,865
London Heathrow Airport 14,860,900
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,174,055
London Stansted Airport 12,182,715
ZLC 6,357,518

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 13,132,175 12,696,690 -435,485
London Heathrow Airport 8,592,106 6,268,794 -2,323,312
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,788,712 6,385,343 -403,369
London Stansted Airport 8,354,527 3,828,188 -4,526,339
ZLC 3,184,174 3,173,344 -10,830
Tyne 2,560,625 1,582,071 -978,554
London Gateway Port 1,405,897 1,734,352 +328,455
Southampton 681,938 2,158,016 +1,476,078
Immingham Docks 1,698,844 1,034,156 -664,688
Holyhead 1,326,180 1,040,471 -285,709

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 820790

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

Description: Various interchangeable tools not covered by other categories