Import/export HS code 82159910: Stainless steel items

Individual kitchen or tableware items made of stainless steel

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 22,229,383
Viet Nam 6,413,419
India 3,777,744
Belgium 1,643,889
Germany 1,551,044

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 12,108,344 10,121,039 -1,987,305
Viet Nam 3,157,559 3,255,860 +98,301
India 1,602,498 2,175,246 +572,748
Belgium 1,045,256 598,633 -446,623
Germany 877,904 673,140 -204,764
Netherlands 707,513 676,270 -31,243
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 662,833 582,406 -80,427
France 414,575 429,512 +14,937
Italy 456,536 377,124 -79,412
Bangladesh 261,408 489,060 +227,652

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 27,793,356
Viet Nam 7,487,406
India 3,896,698
Bangladesh 750,468
Italy 588,013

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 15,024,071 12,769,285 -2,254,786
Viet Nam 3,769,678 3,717,728 -51,950
India 1,636,296 2,260,402 +624,106
Bangladesh 261,408 489,060 +227,652
Italy 314,089 273,924 -40,165
France 149,684 217,643 +67,959
Japan 47,066 225,062 +177,996
United States 124,472 109,904 -14,568
Thailand 178,660 2,308 -176,352
Indonesia 135,332 36,460 -98,872

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 72
Inner London - East 40
Outer London - West and North West 30
West Midlands 23
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21

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 49 51 +2
Inner London - East 26 28 +2
Outer London - West and North West 18 22 +4
West Midlands 18 16 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 15 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 15 +3
Greater Manchester 12 13 +1
Outer London - East and North East 14 12 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 11 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 11 -1

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) 32,947,345
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,150,590
Other 2,396,902
Air transport 2,294,543
Road transport 47,269

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) 16,520,433 16,426,912 -93,521
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,976,911 2,173,679 -803,232
Other 1,497,214 899,688 -597,526
Air transport 1,274,609 1,019,934 -254,675
Road transport 2,573 44,696 +42,123

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 14,058,433
Southampton 12,477,480
London Gateway Port 3,118,675
000 2,396,902
London 1,438,332

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 8,173,398 5,885,035 -2,288,363
Southampton 6,309,221 6,168,259 -140,962
London Gateway Port 776,528 2,342,147 +1,565,619
000 1,497,214 899,688 -597,526
London 932,944 505,388 -427,556
Dover 791,401 601,645 -189,756
Liverpool Docks 414,159 758,855 +344,696
London Heathrow Airport 562,523 292,018 -270,505
Thamesport 360,468 470,318 +109,850
499 69,362 711,316 +641,954

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 181
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 143
Food and beverage service activities 32
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11
Other manufacturing 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 87
2025-10 109
2025-09 88
2025-08 90
2025-07 105

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 172
0-1m 96
54m+ 82
Other 53
15m-54m 48

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 £
Netherlands 1,320,275
Ireland 1,138,824
United States 835,135
United Arab Emirates 521,702
Germany 350,181

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 £
Netherlands 687,199 633,076 -54,123
Ireland 697,910 440,914 -256,996
United States 454,902 380,233 -74,669
United Arab Emirates 252,323 269,379 +17,056
Germany 195,510 154,671 -40,839
France 169,458 112,800 -56,658
South Africa 137,287 117,761 -19,526
Italy 128,226 91,859 -36,367
Sweden 102,341 103,750 +1,409
Kazakhstan 121,213 29,342 -91,871

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 392,951
Viet Nam 68,389
India 6,761
XU 5,077
XI 3,966

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 240,131 152,820 -87,311
Viet Nam 63,065 5,324 -57,741
India 4,832 1,929 -2,903
XU 2,573 2,504 -69
XI 3,896 70 -3,826
Ireland 27 2,310 +2,283
France 1,095 53 -1,042
Belgium 744 235 -509
Germany 363 315 -48
Poland 0 654 +654

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) 3,764,017
Air transport 2,040,576
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,612,762
Other 484,394
Road transport 1,177

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) 2,041,437 1,722,580 -318,857
Air transport 1,158,952 881,624 -277,328
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 970,971 641,791 -329,180
Other 317,818 166,576 -151,242
Road transport 1,177 0 -1,177

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,465,451
London Gateway Port 805,193
East Midlands Airport 795,714
London Heathrow Airport 684,280
000 484,394

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 1,406,260 1,059,191 -347,069
London Gateway Port 443,484 361,709 -81,775
East Midlands Airport 437,674 358,040 -79,634
London Heathrow Airport 377,516 306,764 -70,752
000 317,818 166,576 -151,242
Felixstowe 292,845 183,977 -108,868
Liverpool Docks 191,665 194,776 +3,111
Holyhead 196,864 170,722 -26,142
Immingham Docks 82,716 201,470 +118,754
Manchester Airport 139,348 128,216 -11,132

Quick facts

HS code: 82159910

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

Description: Individual kitchen or tableware items made of stainless steel