Import/export HS code 820810: Knives for metalworking machines

Blades and knives specifically made for cutting or shaping metal in industrial machines

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
India 3,821,522
China 2,530,837
Germany 1,351,213
France 1,257,563
Netherlands 1,046,298

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 £
India 1,237,823 2,583,699 +1,345,876
China 1,122,537 1,408,300 +285,763
Germany 730,729 620,484 -110,245
France 620,533 637,030 +16,497
Netherlands 772,490 273,808 -498,682
United States 290,784 285,405 -5,379
Canada 339,543 221,608 -117,935
Ireland 228,414 192,525 -35,889
Japan 238,184 99,272 -138,912
Switzerland 182,802 140,601 -42,201

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 £
India 3,848,272
China 2,870,949
Netherlands 1,539,650
Germany 1,407,961
United States 1,033,180

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 £
India 1,266,945 2,581,327 +1,314,382
China 1,305,327 1,565,622 +260,295
Netherlands 997,132 542,518 -454,614
Germany 708,272 699,689 -8,583
United States 519,435 513,745 -5,690
Canada 401,385 285,227 -116,158
Japan 272,103 136,880 -135,223
France 166,288 198,363 +32,075
Switzerland 181,678 171,505 -10,173
Italy 160,866 52,491 -108,375

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 37
West Yorkshire 23
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16
Greater Manchester 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14

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 26 23 -3
West Yorkshire 13 15 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 10 -4
Greater Manchester 10 12 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 9 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 9 11 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 8 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 9 +0
Essex 8 5 -3
Inner London - West 7 8 +1

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) 6,654,745
Air transport 5,103,563
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,979,326
Other 427,562
Road transport 80,448

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) 2,718,523 3,936,222 +1,217,699
Air transport 2,494,216 2,609,347 +115,131
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,262,297 717,029 -545,268
Other 222,379 205,183 -17,196
Road transport 7,432 73,016 +65,584

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,562,519
East Midlands Airport 2,244,761
London Gateway Port 1,914,903
Thamesport 1,699,541
London Stansted Airport 789,120

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 1,590,796 971,723 -619,073
East Midlands Airport 988,956 1,255,805 +266,849
London Gateway Port 115,051 1,799,852 +1,684,801
Thamesport 1,025,864 673,677 -352,187
London Stansted Airport 506,928 282,192 -224,736
Birmingham Airport 269,194 512,039 +242,845
Dover 371,416 321,416 -50,000
Harwich 364,364 220,868 -143,496
London Heathrow Airport 338,964 149,748 -189,216
000 222,379 205,183 -17,196

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 101
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 43
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 34
Other manufacturing 22
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 44
2025-10 37
2025-09 45
2025-08 51
2025-07 56

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 137
54m+ 104
0-1m 33
15m-54m 31
Other 25

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 10,020,571
Germany 3,383,559
Canada 2,443,812
Spain 1,621,428
Ireland 682,492

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 6,122,053 3,898,518 -2,223,535
Germany 1,979,990 1,403,569 -576,421
Canada 937,709 1,506,103 +568,394
Spain 1,582,142 39,286 -1,542,856
Ireland 387,194 295,298 -91,896
Netherlands 256,550 108,329 -148,221
France 188,888 86,848 -102,040
Italy 115,600 156,963 +41,363
Australia 215,179 53,178 -162,001
Sweden 119,318 116,828 -2,490

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 162,650
China 13,044
Turkey 2,636
Germany 1,725
Denmark 893

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 109,342 53,308 -56,034
China 6,636 6,408 -228
Turkey 0 2,636 +2,636
Germany 1,075 650 -425
Denmark 442 451 +9
Taiwan 156 36 -120
Switzerland 87 84 -3
XU 28 74 +46
Belarus 55 0 -55
Ireland 32 5 -27

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,884,046
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,860,902
Air transport 5,329,807
Other 181,521
Road transport 46,410

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,776,822 5,107,224 -1,669,598
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,901,452 1,959,450 -1,942,002
Air transport 3,225,286 2,104,521 -1,120,765
Other 117,869 63,652 -54,217
Road transport 46,410 0 -46,410

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 10,487,097
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,181,948
East Midlands Airport 1,961,443
Manchester Airport 1,164,888
London Heathrow Airport 1,052,479

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 £
Liverpool Docks 5,704,502 4,782,595 -921,907
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,526,229 1,655,719 -1,870,510
East Midlands Airport 1,106,625 854,818 -251,807
Manchester Airport 909,946 254,942 -655,004
London Heathrow Airport 396,258 656,221 +259,963
ZLC 427,654 244,253 -183,401
London Gateway Port 496,568 155,581 -340,987
London Stansted Airport 413,343 82,684 -330,659
Southampton 164,745 170,500 +5,755
Holyhead 171,518 117,035 -54,483

Quick facts

HS code: 820810

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

Description: Blades and knives specifically made for cutting or shaping metal in industrial machines