Import/export HS code 820830: Knives for kitchen or food machines

Blades used in kitchen appliances or food processing machines, such as slicers and grinders

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 £
Germany 6,480,511
United States 6,394,705
Netherlands 3,063,665
China 2,632,897
Belgium 1,074,921

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 £
Germany 3,529,285 2,951,226 -578,059
United States 3,264,611 3,130,094 -134,517
Netherlands 1,265,676 1,797,989 +532,313
China 1,320,131 1,312,766 -7,365
Belgium 566,647 508,274 -58,373
Ireland 461,875 382,888 -78,987
Switzerland 362,991 144,877 -218,114
France 271,565 214,972 -56,593
Denmark 142,182 312,080 +169,898
Japan 246,163 169,273 -76,890

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 £
Germany 7,580,764
United States 6,654,668
China 2,767,867
Netherlands 1,417,145
Belgium 1,071,135

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 £
Germany 3,864,988 3,715,776 -149,212
United States 3,493,786 3,160,882 -332,904
China 1,366,919 1,400,948 +34,029
Netherlands 720,459 696,686 -23,773
Belgium 562,588 508,547 -54,041
Denmark 129,510 375,164 +245,654
Japan 247,275 183,131 -64,144
France 225,157 168,492 -56,665
Switzerland 291,685 62,578 -229,107
Italy 109,747 166,734 +56,987

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 18
West Midlands 18
Inner London - East 13
West Yorkshire 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12

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
Outer London - West and North West 15 9 -6
West Midlands 15 12 -3
Inner London - East 8 7 -1
West Yorkshire 12 10 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 9 -3
Inner London - West 9 9 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 11 +4
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 9 6 -3
Lancashire 9 5 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 7 +1

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 12,186,367
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,872,091
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,399,869
Other 1,309,191
Road transport 40,830

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 6,140,227 6,046,140 -94,087
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,104,624 2,767,467 -337,157
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,046,467 2,353,402 +306,935
Other 787,903 521,288 -266,615
Road transport 27,975 12,855 -15,120

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,674,509
Dover 2,890,694
London Heathrow Airport 2,872,292
Felixstowe 2,014,558
Birmingham Airport 1,829,364

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 £
East Midlands Airport 2,424,322 2,250,187 -174,135
Dover 1,654,133 1,236,561 -417,572
London Heathrow Airport 1,456,139 1,416,153 -39,986
Felixstowe 922,715 1,091,843 +169,128
Birmingham Airport 640,100 1,189,264 +549,164
London Stansted Airport 981,721 669,378 -312,343
London Gateway Port 609,131 835,351 +226,220
000 787,903 521,288 -266,615
Manchester Airport 565,446 438,336 -127,110
London 568,466 399,200 -169,266

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 74
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 73
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 24
Food and beverage service activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 49
2025-11 55
2025-10 64
2025-09 61
2025-08 66

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
54m+ 109
1m-15m 73
0-1m 31
15m-54m 28
Other 18

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 £
Germany 4,502,834
France 3,566,851
Spain 3,240,731
United States 3,042,578
South Africa 1,723,927

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 £
Germany 2,144,527 2,358,307 +213,780
France 2,088,139 1,478,712 -609,427
Spain 1,491,205 1,749,526 +258,321
United States 1,817,793 1,224,785 -593,008
South Africa 998,632 725,295 -273,337
Netherlands 851,284 640,278 -211,006
Australia 732,858 622,289 -110,569
China 260,188 724,226 +464,038
Poland 532,303 441,930 -90,373
Italy 440,144 434,971 -5,173

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 £
United States 4,126
France 729
Taiwan 573
XI 465
Germany 291

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 £
United States 1,075 3,051 +1,976
France 719 10 -709
Taiwan 546 27 -519
XI 446 19 -427
Germany 72 219 +147
China 81 144 +63
New Zealand 0 56 +56

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 12,864,292
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,838,371
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,537,493
Road transport 37,547
Other 6,701

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 6,769,296 6,094,996 -674,300
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,276,089 5,562,282 -713,807
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,660,761 1,876,732 -784,029
Road transport 37,547 0 -37,547
Other 3,175 3,526 +351

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,921,084
East Midlands Airport 7,915,368
London Gateway Port 2,722,648
London Heathrow Airport 2,716,217
Dover 1,976,048

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,472,569 4,448,515 -24,054
East Midlands Airport 4,271,616 3,643,752 -627,864
London Gateway Port 1,726,299 996,349 -729,950
London Heathrow Airport 1,190,692 1,525,525 +334,833
Dover 1,141,864 834,184 -307,680
London Stansted Airport 715,774 531,107 -184,667
Southampton 478,286 336,842 -141,444
Felixstowe 292,166 478,104 +185,938
ZLC 349,864 198,794 -151,070
Manchester Airport 259,653 186,460 -73,193

Quick facts

HS code: 820830

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

Description: Blades used in kitchen appliances or food processing machines, such as slicers and grinders