Import/export HS code 820820: Knives for woodworking machines

Cutting blades designed for machines that process wood, like saws and planers

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 £
China 9,047,072
Czechia 3,728,467
Germany 2,164,739
Italy 1,001,726
Canada 860,059

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 4,975,946 4,071,126 -904,820
Czechia 2,022,346 1,706,121 -316,225
Germany 1,020,400 1,144,339 +123,939
Italy 494,794 506,932 +12,138
Canada 409,637 450,422 +40,785
Austria 327,992 352,142 +24,150
Taiwan 334,318 330,394 -3,924
Ireland 156,977 317,205 +160,228
Switzerland 217,928 223,397 +5,469
Australia 107,903 293,498 +185,595

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 9,618,882
Czechia 3,954,259
Italy 1,216,094
Germany 1,207,734
Austria 706,957

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 5,281,985 4,336,897 -945,088
Czechia 2,108,357 1,845,902 -262,455
Italy 587,013 629,081 +42,068
Germany 565,140 642,594 +77,454
Austria 255,647 451,310 +195,663
Taiwan 356,812 335,155 -21,657
Switzerland 355,974 325,541 -30,433
Australia 323,372 293,498 -29,874
Canada 148,770 243,086 +94,316
Sweden 127,294 164,577 +37,283

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 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10
West Yorkshire 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9

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 10 5 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 7 +1
West Yorkshire 4 7 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 9 +4
Essex 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 4 6 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 6 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 5 -2
Kent 6 5 -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) 9,994,778
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,936,510
Air transport 4,894,178
Other 499,101
Road transport 27,410

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) 5,080,053 4,914,725 -165,328
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,331,927 2,604,583 -727,344
Air transport 2,531,571 2,362,607 -168,964
Other 165,073 334,028 +168,955
Road transport 4,112 23,298 +19,186

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,549,804
Southampton 3,430,082
Dover 2,408,384
Eurotunnel 1,825,787
London Gateway Port 1,495,289

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 2,977,409 572,395 -2,405,014
Southampton 1,511,927 1,918,155 +406,228
Dover 1,283,565 1,124,819 -158,746
Eurotunnel 1,001,657 824,130 -177,527
London Gateway Port 180,495 1,314,794 +1,134,299
Birmingham Airport 513,537 813,107 +299,570
Thamesport 504,741 539,518 +34,777
Grangemouth Docks 361,439 454,681 +93,242
London Heathrow Airport 453,190 352,889 -100,301
East Midlands Airport 374,273 308,085 -66,188

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 66
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 20
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 39
2025-11 49
2025-10 42
2025-09 43
2025-08 38

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 76
54m+ 46
0-1m 31
15m-54m 21
Other 13

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 £
Ireland 2,358,307
United States 348,802
Netherlands 220,735
Germany 168,764
Ghana 50,544

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 £
Ireland 1,139,983 1,218,324 +78,341
United States 111,302 237,500 +126,198
Netherlands 134,547 86,188 -48,359
Germany 69,590 99,174 +29,584
Ghana 20,859 29,685 +8,826
New Zealand 32,989 4,528 -28,461
Jamaica 0 35,104 +35,104
United Arab Emirates 5,320 16,844 +11,524
Italy 14,779 5,826 -8,953
France 14,889 5,496 -9,393

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 £
Ireland 689,557
China 26,146
XI 1,746
Germany 926
Denmark 620

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 £
Ireland 369,035 320,522 -48,513
China 13,551 12,595 -956
XI 962 784 -178
Germany 324 602 +278
Denmark 620 0 -620
Japan 248 159 -89
Taiwan 201 163 -38
Italy 0 49 +49
Luxembourg 14 5 -9

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,302,219
Air transport 1,291,680
Other 721,891
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 202,540
Road transport 15,052

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 698,649 603,570 -95,079
Air transport 519,284 772,396 +253,112
Other 385,465 336,426 -49,039
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,237 124,303 +46,066
Road transport 13,890 1,162 -12,728

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 721,891
East Midlands Airport 470,323
Holyhead 467,680
London Heathrow Airport 336,524
Fishguard 329,468

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 £
000 385,465 336,426 -49,039
East Midlands Airport 181,176 289,147 +107,971
Holyhead 367,067 100,613 -266,454
London Heathrow Airport 161,121 175,403 +14,282
Fishguard 52,991 276,477 +223,486
ZLC 118,338 193,964 +75,626
Dover / Eurotunnel 133,839 87,947 -45,892
London Stansted Airport 59,997 113,144 +53,147
Liverpool Docks 118,637 27,425 -91,212
London Gateway Port 31,786 78,549 +46,763

Quick facts

HS code: 820820

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

Description: Cutting blades designed for machines that process wood, like saws and planers