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 22,509,729
Viet Nam 6,489,267
India 3,901,283
Belgium 1,640,429
Germany 1,490,683

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 12,339,493 10,170,236 -2,169,257
Viet Nam 3,675,172 2,814,095 -861,077
India 1,697,380 2,203,903 +506,523
Belgium 1,012,309 628,120 -384,189
Germany 878,674 612,009 -266,665
Netherlands 666,878 682,718 +15,840
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 693,073 611,909 -81,164
Italy 451,222 390,917 -60,305
France 370,631 431,151 +60,520
Bangladesh 243,648 511,312 +267,664

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 28,099,932
Viet Nam 7,560,259
India 4,026,766
Bangladesh 754,960
Italy 601,224

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 15,271,417 12,828,515 -2,442,902
Viet Nam 4,286,283 3,273,976 -1,012,307
India 1,750,605 2,276,161 +525,556
Bangladesh 243,648 511,312 +267,664
Italy 316,744 284,480 -32,264
France 146,906 205,823 +58,917
Japan 48,171 236,271 +188,100
United States 105,133 106,289 +1,156
Thailand 178,660 2,308 -176,352
Indonesia 107,249 36,460 -70,789

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 73
Inner London - East 38
Outer London - West and North West 30
West Midlands 22
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20

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 51 53 +2
Inner London - East 26 26 +0
Outer London - West and North West 18 22 +4
West Midlands 18 16 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 15 +1
Greater Manchester 12 12 +0
Outer London - East and North East 14 12 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 15 +5
Outer London - South 11 8 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 11 +0

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) 33,513,894
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,106,113
Other 2,319,126
Air transport 2,230,695
Road transport 52,244

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) 17,330,163 16,183,731 -1,146,432
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,912,022 2,194,091 -717,931
Other 1,541,302 777,824 -763,478
Air transport 1,234,671 996,024 -238,647
Road transport 0 52,244 +52,244

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,851,659
Southampton 12,640,660
London Gateway Port 3,442,453
000 2,319,126
London 1,472,733

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 8,340,440 5,511,219 -2,829,221
Southampton 6,891,332 5,749,328 -1,142,004
London Gateway Port 804,074 2,638,379 +1,834,305
000 1,541,302 777,824 -763,478
London 969,469 503,264 -466,205
Dover 732,832 642,262 -90,570
Liverpool Docks 413,177 825,027 +411,850
499 53,105 867,043 +813,938
Thamesport 403,747 421,551 +17,804
London Heathrow Airport 493,289 276,860 -216,429

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 180
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 144
Food and beverage service activities 32
Other manufacturing 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 91
2025-11 87
2025-10 109
2025-09 88
2025-08 90

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 170
0-1m 98
54m+ 81
Other 53
15m-54m 47

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 1,339,487
Ireland 1,124,055
United States 818,596
United Arab Emirates 516,751
Germany 332,033

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 677,314 662,173 -15,141
Ireland 685,982 438,073 -247,909
United States 461,478 357,118 -104,360
United Arab Emirates 241,990 274,761 +32,771
Germany 189,356 142,677 -46,679
France 165,922 111,308 -54,614
South Africa 150,757 104,291 -46,466
Italy 122,197 91,859 -30,338
Sweden 100,595 96,232 -4,363
Kazakhstan 132,359 18,196 -114,163

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 384,399
Viet Nam 64,842
India 6,405
XI 3,932
Ireland 2,337

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 230,677 153,722 -76,955
Viet Nam 59,602 5,240 -54,362
India 4,545 1,860 -2,685
XI 3,862 70 -3,792
Ireland 35 2,302 +2,267
France 1,043 52 -991
Belgium 744 285 -459
Germany 363 315 -48
Poland 0 654 +654
Taiwan 504 84 -420

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) 3,809,750
Air transport 1,994,213
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,499,139
Other 471,864
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) 2,042,830 1,766,920 -275,910
Air transport 1,116,561 877,652 -238,909
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 899,845 599,294 -300,551
Other 304,668 167,196 -137,472
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 2,497,211
East Midlands Airport 773,947
London Gateway Port 770,289
London Heathrow Airport 663,777
000 471,864

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 1,381,471 1,115,740 -265,731
East Midlands Airport 415,836 358,111 -57,725
London Gateway Port 433,095 337,194 -95,901
London Heathrow Airport 376,479 287,298 -89,181
000 304,668 167,196 -137,472
Felixstowe 292,159 178,572 -113,587
Liverpool Docks 200,585 175,562 -25,023
Holyhead 196,381 173,944 -22,437
Immingham Docks 81,646 199,452 +117,806
Manchester Airport 131,025 137,878 +6,853

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