Import/export HS code 8007: Various tin products

Various items made of tin, including household goods, decorative items, and industrial parts

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 5,040,727
Thailand 2,230,844
France 874,537
United States 685,799
Italy 630,869

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 2,786,400 2,254,327 -532,073
Thailand 346,462 1,884,382 +1,537,920
France 533,355 341,182 -192,173
United States 252,889 432,910 +180,021
Italy 381,303 249,566 -131,737
India 237,174 246,680 +9,506
Germany 177,670 270,303 +92,633
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 302,227 35,380 -266,847
Malaysia 133,262 175,647 +42,385
Netherlands 223,917 63,741 -160,176

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 5,595,187
Thailand 2,210,433
France 705,737
United States 684,949
Italy 599,274

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 3,181,451 2,413,736 -767,715
Thailand 324,826 1,885,607 +1,560,781
France 437,933 267,804 -170,129
United States 269,694 415,255 +145,561
Italy 387,322 211,952 -175,370
India 228,877 236,996 +8,119
Germany 174,251 274,488 +100,237
Malaysia 159,024 181,410 +22,386
Singapore 107,472 80,280 -27,192
Switzerland 81,104 83,742 +2,638

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 35
Outer London - West and North West 17
Inner London - East 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14

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 29 18 -11
Outer London - West and North West 7 12 +5
Inner London - East 10 10 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 10 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 7 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 9 +0
Greater Manchester 10 6 -4
West Yorkshire 7 7 +0
Outer London - East and North East 5 6 +1
West Midlands 3 6 +3

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) 7,675,981
Air transport 2,195,928
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,697,976
Other 490,058

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) 3,167,973 4,508,008 +1,340,035
Air transport 1,124,826 1,071,102 -53,724
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,056,109 641,867 -414,242
Other 397,239 92,819 -304,420

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,202,227
Southampton 2,989,244
London Heathrow Airport 1,061,777
London Gateway Port 905,115
Dover 734,394

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 1,896,466 1,305,761 -590,705
Southampton 751,353 2,237,891 +1,486,538
London Heathrow Airport 521,769 540,008 +18,239
London Gateway Port 324,151 580,964 +256,813
Dover 435,721 298,673 -137,048
East Midlands Airport 362,947 295,392 -67,555
000 397,239 92,819 -304,420
London 168,945 113,799 -55,146
Immingham Docks 179,593 100,980 -78,613
London Stansted Airport 124,809 105,436 -19,373

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
98
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
74
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
16
Other manufacturing
16
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
2026-05 19
2026-04 23
2026-03 28
2026-02 26
2026-01 24

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 105
54m+ 66
0-1m 36
15m-54m 35
Other 22

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 £
Italy 2,231,786
United States 1,993,594
China 1,320,170
Germany 1,264,219
France 905,427

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 £
Italy 1,602,598 629,188 -973,410
United States 745,505 1,248,089 +502,584
China 1,242,270 77,900 -1,164,370
Germany 210,291 1,053,928 +843,637
France 290,495 614,932 +324,437
South Korea 400,454 334,956 -65,498
Czechia 260,919 311,707 +50,788
Mexico 402,189 0 -402,189
Japan 71,860 267,653 +195,793
Sweden 18,112 311,649 +293,537

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 £
Ireland 8,185
China 6,745
Italy 890
Nicaragua 70
India 63

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 £
Ireland 5,056 3,129 -1,927
China 4,461 2,284 -2,177
Italy 543 347 -196
Nicaragua 70 0 -70
India 41 22 -19
Germany 27 8 -19

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) 6,967,488
Air transport 2,903,049
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,093,753
Other 25,441

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) 3,774,276 3,193,212 -581,064
Air transport 1,492,475 1,410,574 -81,901
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 994,326 1,099,427 +105,101
Other 13,137 12,304 -833

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,669,565
Felixstowe 1,382,660
East Midlands Airport 1,316,737
Southampton 905,701
London Heathrow Airport 766,420

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 2,343,704 2,325,861 -17,843
Felixstowe 1,180,654 202,006 -978,648
East Midlands Airport 734,355 582,382 -151,973
Southampton 462,063 443,638 -18,425
London Heathrow Airport 377,528 388,892 +11,364
Dover 269,315 452,734 +183,419
ZLC 196,284 232,028 +35,744
London Gateway Port 360,622 8,748 -351,874
Immingham Docks 23,782 292,545 +268,763
Middlesbrough 0 305,397 +305,397

Quick facts

HS code: 8007

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

Description: Various items made of tin, including household goods, decorative items, and industrial parts