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 8,753,949
Czechia 3,726,699
Germany 2,149,291
Italy 1,007,999
Canada 802,367

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 4,674,825 4,079,124 -595,701
Czechia 2,062,305 1,664,394 -397,911
Germany 1,009,659 1,139,632 +129,973
Italy 514,747 493,252 -21,495
Canada 412,325 390,042 -22,283
Taiwan 388,187 300,964 -87,223
Austria 305,793 358,278 +52,485
Ireland 156,881 327,355 +170,474
Switzerland 210,412 241,722 +31,310
Australia 113,106 305,162 +192,056

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 9,314,963
Czechia 3,951,371
Italy 1,214,542
Germany 1,176,104
Taiwan 716,406

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 4,982,398 4,332,565 -649,833
Czechia 2,148,316 1,803,055 -345,261
Italy 610,287 604,255 -6,032
Germany 535,388 640,716 +105,328
Taiwan 410,681 305,725 -104,956
Switzerland 344,608 347,280 +2,672
Austria 243,441 394,394 +150,953
Australia 328,575 305,162 -23,413
Canada 147,370 245,778 +98,408
Sweden 123,359 167,781 +44,422

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 9
West Yorkshire 9
Essex 8

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 6 6 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
Essex 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 8 +3
Greater Manchester 4 6 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 5 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 5 -2
Devon 3 5 +2

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) 9,762,784
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,932,750
Air transport 4,775,135
Other 509,190
Road transport 26,322

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) 4,787,086 4,975,698 +188,612
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,330,349 2,602,401 -727,948
Air transport 2,576,427 2,198,708 -377,719
Other 164,969 344,221 +179,252
Road transport 2,403 23,919 +21,516

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,738,841
Southampton 3,466,930
Dover 2,425,082
Eurotunnel 1,844,402
Birmingham Airport 1,229,803

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 2,847,459 891,382 -1,956,077
Southampton 1,345,569 2,121,361 +775,792
Dover 1,295,012 1,130,070 -164,942
Eurotunnel 969,203 875,199 -94,004
Birmingham Airport 484,933 744,870 +259,937
Thamesport 506,623 546,347 +39,724
London Gateway Port 190,418 818,002 +627,584
Grangemouth Docks 390,489 446,276 +55,787
London Heathrow Airport 484,036 330,377 -153,659
East Midlands Airport 400,695 304,084 -96,611

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 65
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 19
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. 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 49
2025-10 42
2025-09 43
2025-08 38
2025-07 49

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 75
54m+ 45
0-1m 30
15m-54m 20
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 2,400,369
United States 345,497
Netherlands 226,825
Germany 158,930
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 1,142,389 1,257,980 +115,591
United States 108,676 236,821 +128,145
Netherlands 128,711 98,114 -30,597
Germany 67,110 91,820 +24,710
Ghana 16,525 34,019 +17,494
Jamaica 0 35,104 +35,104
New Zealand 32,989 0 -32,989
United Arab Emirates 5,320 16,844 +11,524
France 15,909 5,496 -10,413
Italy 14,779 5,826 -8,953

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 681,036
China 27,060
XI 1,446
XU 906
Germany 905

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 369,965 311,071 -58,894
China 13,120 13,940 +820
XI 454 992 +538
XU 611 295 -316
Germany 269 636 +367
Denmark 614 6 -608
Japan 248 130 -118
Taiwan 131 233 +102
Italy 0 49 +49
Luxembourg 9 10 +1

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) 1,361,773
Air transport 1,259,761
Other 712,783
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 203,511
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) 710,530 651,243 -59,287
Air transport 487,565 772,196 +284,631
Other 385,421 327,362 -58,059
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,030 125,481 +47,451
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 £
000 712,783
Holyhead 529,222
East Midlands Airport 477,508
London Heathrow Airport 331,996
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 £
000 385,421 327,362 -58,059
Holyhead 431,579 97,643 -333,936
East Midlands Airport 186,076 291,432 +105,356
London Heathrow Airport 150,267 181,729 +31,462
Fishguard 19,076 310,392 +291,316
ZLC 92,573 200,433 +107,860
Dover / Eurotunnel 135,765 91,100 -44,665
London Stansted Airport 59,997 97,864 +37,867
Liverpool Docks 89,232 47,249 -41,983
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