Import/export HS code 821420: Manicure and pedicure tools

Sets and instruments for nail care, including nail files

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 16,556,552
United States 2,666,469
Germany 1,660,781
Pakistan 1,262,755
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 624,874

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 8,566,502 7,990,050 -576,452
United States 1,205,375 1,461,094 +255,719
Germany 896,790 763,991 -132,799
Pakistan 637,632 625,123 -12,509
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 440,099 184,775 -255,324
Italy 130,251 398,184 +267,933
France 292,492 187,849 -104,643
South Korea 245,473 174,819 -70,654
Poland 214,626 168,115 -46,511
Netherlands 82,895 200,382 +117,487

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 19,729,081
Germany 1,556,309
Pakistan 1,325,553
India 773,050
United States 565,581

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 10,072,112 9,656,969 -415,143
Germany 819,672 736,637 -83,035
Pakistan 694,445 631,108 -63,337
India 341,722 431,328 +89,606
United States 247,329 318,252 +70,923
South Korea 288,352 256,924 -31,428
Taiwan 179,906 131,316 -48,590
Poland 180,020 115,815 -64,205
Switzerland 59,926 151,545 +91,619
Viet Nam 84,032 54,445 -29,587

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 48
Outer London - West and North West 36
Greater Manchester 30
Inner London - East 29
West Midlands 22

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
Inner London - West 38 36 -2
Outer London - West and North West 28 25 -3
Greater Manchester 22 19 -3
Inner London - East 20 22 +2
West Midlands 15 18 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 11 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 15 +4
West Yorkshire 11 11 +0
Essex 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 10 +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) 17,466,734
Air transport 5,489,569
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,261,604
Other 790,878
Road transport 77,162

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) 9,046,641 8,420,093 -626,548
Air transport 2,708,472 2,781,097 +72,625
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,105,125 1,156,479 +51,354
Other 428,656 362,222 -66,434
Road transport 15,240 61,922 +46,682

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,516,100
Southampton 4,846,526
London Heathrow Airport 2,404,718
Liverpool Docks 2,083,003
London Gateway Port 1,674,227

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 4,339,335 3,176,765 -1,162,570
Southampton 2,499,812 2,346,714 -153,098
London Heathrow Airport 1,295,964 1,108,754 -187,210
Liverpool Docks 1,020,109 1,062,894 +42,785
London Gateway Port 384,418 1,289,809 +905,391
Thamesport 529,375 367,398 -161,977
East Midlands Airport 409,862 445,133 +35,271
000 428,656 362,222 -66,434
Dover 294,245 416,791 +122,546
Birmingham Airport 248,606 363,255 +114,649

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 165
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 159
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 28
Other personal service activities 25
Other manufacturing 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 79
2025-10 76
2025-09 74
2025-08 70
2025-07 83

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 165
0-1m 97
54m+ 60
15m-54m 44
Other 33

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 956,634
Ireland 590,662
France 410,164
Australia 309,212
Netherlands 243,446

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 536,980 419,654 -117,326
Ireland 298,994 291,668 -7,326
France 210,861 199,303 -11,558
Australia 184,968 124,244 -60,724
Netherlands 140,584 102,862 -37,722
United States 133,449 107,657 -25,792
Poland 157,676 71,962 -85,714
Spain 71,151 75,357 +4,206
United Arab Emirates 26,569 77,712 +51,143
Belgium 48,256 48,962 +706

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 £
China 67,795
XI 65,936
XU 5,882
France 3,642
United States 1,630

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 £
China 18,724 49,071 +30,347
XI 55,440 10,496 -44,944
XU 2,875 3,007 +132
France 3,583 59 -3,524
United States 1,007 623 -384
Taiwan 805 704 -101
Japan 402 551 +149
India 454 203 -251
Slovakia 406 189 -217
Italy 255 0 -255

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) 1,898,435
Air transport 1,794,688
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 320,879
Other 148,985
Road transport 79,239

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) 958,560 939,875 -18,685
Air transport 1,020,822 773,866 -246,956
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 164,487 156,392 -8,095
Other 83,953 65,032 -18,921
Road transport 78,262 977 -77,285

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,084,289
East Midlands Airport 904,640
London Heathrow Airport 745,662
Holyhead 201,246
Dover 197,555

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 559,274 525,015 -34,259
East Midlands Airport 526,333 378,307 -148,026
London Heathrow Airport 427,823 317,839 -109,984
Holyhead 92,029 109,217 +17,188
Dover 131,651 65,904 -65,747
London Gateway Port 82,842 111,791 +28,949
ZLC 122,514 48,082 -74,432
000 83,953 65,032 -18,921
Immingham Docks 53,707 71,962 +18,255
Liverpool Docks 64,452 52,062 -12,390

Quick facts

HS code: 821420

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

Description: Sets and instruments for nail care, including nail files