Import/export HS code 820890: Various machine knives and blades

Other types of knives and cutting blades for machines not listed above

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 17,692,155
China 8,419,796
United States 5,261,596
Austria 4,866,214
Switzerland 4,439,850

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 9,084,062 8,608,093 -475,969
China 4,200,410 4,219,386 +18,976
United States 2,786,616 2,474,980 -311,636
Austria 2,325,914 2,540,300 +214,386
Switzerland 2,193,480 2,246,370 +52,890
Netherlands 1,922,194 1,908,611 -13,583
Italy 1,550,612 1,387,026 -163,586
France 1,485,702 692,108 -793,594
Thailand 825,006 977,054 +152,048
Japan 636,687 541,688 -94,999

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 13,576,623
China 9,970,466
Switzerland 5,592,769
Austria 4,879,901
United States 3,855,722

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 7,277,984 6,298,639 -979,345
China 4,924,925 5,045,541 +120,616
Switzerland 2,831,997 2,760,772 -71,225
Austria 2,343,533 2,536,368 +192,835
United States 1,979,925 1,875,797 -104,128
Japan 1,724,320 1,593,901 -130,419
India 1,592,390 1,358,751 -233,639
Italy 1,245,780 1,204,982 -40,798
Thailand 836,754 994,824 +158,070
Slovenia 779,048 608,324 -170,724

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 80
Greater Manchester 78
West Midlands 76
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 69
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 59

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 Yorkshire 58 49 -9
Greater Manchester 54 60 +6
West Midlands 58 47 -11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 54 42 -12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 45 36 -9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 32 29 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 31 29 -2
Inner London - West 32 30 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 31 24 -7
Lancashire 24 25 +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 29,119,878
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,917,007
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,005,774
Road transport 1,984,405
Other 900,615

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 14,231,707 14,888,171 +656,464
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,909,015 7,007,992 -901,023
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,835,192 6,170,582 -664,610
Road transport 1,050,108 934,297 -115,811
Other 500,708 399,907 -100,801

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 14,311,141
Dover 5,633,058
Thamesport 5,346,532
Birmingham Airport 4,601,179
Felixstowe 4,065,509

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 7,070,950 7,240,191 +169,241
Dover 3,138,875 2,494,183 -644,692
Thamesport 2,810,924 2,535,608 -275,316
Birmingham Airport 1,828,208 2,772,971 +944,763
Felixstowe 2,282,013 1,783,496 -498,517
London Gateway Port 1,922,054 1,775,113 -146,941
London Heathrow Airport 1,978,265 1,337,721 -640,544
Eurotunnel 1,524,690 1,582,095 +57,405
London Stansted Airport 1,575,070 1,508,030 -67,040
Leeds Bradford Airport 1,080,096 782,919 -297,177

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 255
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 106
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 91
Other manufacturing 87
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 71

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 185
2025-11 204
2025-10 205
2025-09 196
2025-08 207

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+ 433
1m-15m 404
15m-54m 142
0-1m 123
Other 71

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 10,991,342
Germany 6,462,152
Italy 3,051,152
France 2,330,983
Netherlands 1,948,235

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 5,444,921 5,546,421 +101,500
Germany 3,552,114 2,910,038 -642,076
Italy 1,446,269 1,604,883 +158,614
France 1,191,803 1,139,180 -52,623
Netherlands 963,127 985,108 +21,981
Ireland 999,649 885,272 -114,377
Turkey 517,801 1,061,781 +543,980
Spain 736,261 842,290 +106,029
Poland 803,934 637,984 -165,950
Canada 541,880 715,781 +173,901

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 82,441
China 56,631
United States 2,212
Germany 2,092
Nicaragua 412

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 48,699 33,742 -14,957
China 28,252 28,379 +127
United States 1,182 1,030 -152
Germany 1,967 125 -1,842
Nicaragua 412 0 -412
Belarus 66 278 +212
France 161 82 -79
Taiwan 198 24 -174
Ireland 68 150 +82
Finland 0 157 +157

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 30,190,484
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,907,112
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,806,387
Road transport 180,089
Other 166,077

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 15,536,901 14,653,583 -883,318
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,274,442 5,632,670 -641,772
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,574,430 3,231,957 +657,527
Road transport 180,089 0 -180,089
Other 90,812 75,265 -15,547

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 19,686,533
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,086,813
London Heathrow Airport 5,642,627
Dover 2,685,967
ZLC 2,660,245

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 10,339,554 9,346,979 -992,575
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,010,221 3,076,592 -933,629
London Heathrow Airport 2,471,787 3,170,840 +699,053
Dover 1,103,906 1,582,061 +478,155
ZLC 1,564,144 1,096,101 -468,043
London Gateway Port 1,661,303 940,691 -720,612
Immingham Docks 671,063 1,048,596 +377,533
Southampton 404,877 1,007,350 +602,473
London Stansted Airport 827,595 550,585 -277,010
Manchester Airport 479,594 421,274 -58,320

Quick facts

HS code: 820890

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

Description: Other types of knives and cutting blades for machines not listed above