Import/export HS code 821220: Safety razor blades

Blades used in safety razors, including unfinished razor blade blanks in strips

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 £
Poland 31,644,501
Germany 8,919,370
Czechia 8,072,723
Netherlands 3,225,460
China 2,971,478

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 £
Poland 16,727,638 14,916,863 -1,810,775
Germany 5,044,684 3,874,686 -1,169,998
Czechia 3,105,351 4,967,372 +1,862,021
Netherlands 1,874,754 1,350,706 -524,048
China 1,765,652 1,205,826 -559,826
Belgium 1,480,130 1,121,873 -358,257
Lithuania 1,346,015 1,049,003 -297,012
France 1,351,700 563,132 -788,568
Turkey 504,893 617,840 +112,947
Italy 408,001 394,741 -13,260

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 35,592,035
Poland 14,834,318
China 7,430,437
United States 2,931,570
Mexico 2,143,638

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 17,977,154 17,614,881 -362,273
Poland 7,418,036 7,416,282 -1,754
China 3,950,998 3,479,439 -471,559
United States 2,042,823 888,747 -1,154,076
Mexico 1,485,998 657,640 -828,358
Turkey 502,008 618,952 +116,944
Indonesia 459,014 32,438 -426,576
India 225,657 146,545 -79,112
Japan 138,235 174,214 +35,979
Netherlands 57,589 98,032 +40,443

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
West Midlands 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
Essex 6

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
Greater Manchester 6 9 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
West Midlands 5 7 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Essex 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 1 -4
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Outer London - East and North East 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 56,091,629
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,293,748
Air transport 1,255,273
Road transport 656,355
Other 184,019

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,065,632 27,025,997 -2,039,635
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,687,788 3,605,960 -1,081,828
Air transport 747,987 507,286 -240,701
Road transport 262,339 394,016 +131,677
Other 104,380 79,639 -24,741

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 25,793,038
Eurotunnel 11,487,163
London 8,936,574
Dover 5,375,702
Felixstowe 3,949,855

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 £
Harwich 16,158,172 9,634,866 -6,523,306
Eurotunnel 4,966,754 6,520,409 +1,553,655
London 2,056,036 6,880,538 +4,824,502
Dover 3,468,526 1,907,176 -1,561,350
Felixstowe 2,345,279 1,604,576 -740,703
Immingham Docks 1,724,209 1,436,448 -287,761
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,390,029 1,508,490 +118,461
ZLC 376,455 440,635 +64,180
Southampton 202,697 240,884 +38,187
London Gateway Port 62,135 358,555 +296,420

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 61
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 20
2025-10 12
2025-09 19
2025-08 21

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 44
0-1m 26
54m+ 22
Other 9
15m-54m 8

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 6,650,953
Iceland 1,657,016
France 685,820
Poland 674,849
United States 673,728

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 3,398,865 3,252,088 -146,777
Iceland 782,439 874,577 +92,138
France 409,684 276,136 -133,548
Poland 452,553 222,296 -230,257
United States 378,388 295,340 -83,048
Belgium 237,072 306,965 +69,893
Germany 83,664 241,536 +157,872
Czechia 313,868 0 -313,868
Libya 55,911 255,627 +199,716
Netherlands 55,847 236,019 +180,172

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 £
Poland 332,822
Germany 301,024
United States 45,723
China 12,831
XI 9,573

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 £
Poland 216,309 116,513 -99,796
Germany 218,438 82,586 -135,852
United States 33,222 12,501 -20,721
China 12,387 444 -11,943
XI 22 9,551 +9,529
Netherlands 3,442 1,690 -1,752
Indonesia 4,041 0 -4,041
Viet Nam 1,538 0 -1,538
Greece 231 0 -231
Georgia 209 0 -209

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) 8,698,544
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,702,597
Other 731,050
Air transport 385,286

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) 4,359,564 4,338,980 -20,584
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,771,582 1,931,015 +159,433
Other 503,391 227,659 -275,732
Air transport 258,468 126,818 -131,650

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 5,490,564
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,038,282
Immingham Docks 1,315,614
Middlesbrough 877,683
000 731,050

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 £
Holyhead 2,748,016 2,742,548 -5,468
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,176,404 861,878 -314,526
Immingham Docks 621,024 694,590 +73,566
Middlesbrough 419,177 458,506 +39,329
000 503,391 227,659 -275,732
Felixstowe 268,475 398,192 +129,717
London 378,413 222,296 -156,117
Liverpool Docks 131,333 277,130 +145,797
London Gateway Port 128,446 184,492 +56,046
Southampton 138,366 147,583 +9,217

Quick facts

HS code: 821220

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

Description: Blades used in safety razors, including unfinished razor blade blanks in strips