Import/export HS code 8007: Various tin products

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

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  • 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 5,258,961
Thailand 1,460,919
United States 1,210,608
France 965,610
Italy 688,458

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 2,861,967 2,396,994 -464,973
Thailand 81,591 1,379,328 +1,297,737
United States 815,632 394,976 -420,656
France 563,584 402,026 -161,558
Italy 323,177 365,281 +42,104
Belgium 573,210 0 -573,210
India 170,496 244,618 +74,122
Germany 172,935 222,457 +49,522
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 71,849 245,956 +174,107
Netherlands 113,701 190,825 +77,124

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 5,819,406
Thailand 1,438,318
United States 1,164,502
France 764,218
Italy 675,080

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 3,041,835 2,777,571 -264,264
Thailand 60,308 1,378,010 +1,317,702
United States 791,136 373,366 -417,770
France 446,154 318,064 -128,090
Italy 351,310 323,770 -27,540
Belgium 570,959 0 -570,959
Germany 207,005 222,415 +15,410
India 170,496 236,321 +65,825
Malaysia 167,587 154,987 -12,600
Singapore 94,665 87,117 -7,548

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 36
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17
Inner London - East 14
Outer London - West and North West 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12

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 30 18 -12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 8 -7
Inner London - East 9 9 +0
Outer London - West and North West 7 9 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Outer London - East and North East 4 7 +3
West Yorkshire 7 4 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 3 -4

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) 7,995,762
Air transport 2,280,734
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,843,191
Other 520,614

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) 4,177,287 3,818,475 -358,812
Air transport 855,928 1,424,806 +568,878
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 967,833 875,358 -92,475
Other 371,468 149,146 -222,322

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,318,987
Southampton 2,699,420
London Heathrow Airport 1,098,892
London 883,358
Dover 875,266

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 1,863,951 1,455,036 -408,915
Southampton 1,199,695 1,499,725 +300,030
London Heathrow Airport 219,880 879,012 +659,132
London 745,651 137,707 -607,944
Dover 515,113 360,153 -154,960
London Gateway Port 234,360 551,416 +317,056
East Midlands Airport 402,176 323,185 -78,991
000 371,468 149,146 -222,322
Immingham Docks 52,656 232,446 +179,790
London Stansted Airport 126,248 101,600 -24,648

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 90
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 68
Other manufacturing 14
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 29
2025-10 36
2025-09 38
2025-08 39

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 98
54m+ 69
15m-54m 32
0-1m 28
Other 25

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 2,273,707
United States 1,687,926
China 1,508,659
South Korea 678,901
France 533,920

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 1,859,765 413,942 -1,445,823
United States 856,311 831,615 -24,696
China 1,435,599 73,060 -1,362,539
South Korea 374,777 304,124 -70,653
France 258,786 275,134 +16,348
Czechia 235,144 290,276 +55,132
Mexico 301,938 116,066 -185,872
Germany 210,437 151,629 -58,808
Japan 65,188 274,956 +209,768
Ukraine 134,724 168,338 +33,614

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 £
XI 10,361
China 7,799
Ireland 7,152
Italy 792
India 255

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 £
XI 10,361 0 -10,361
China 5,343 2,456 -2,887
Ireland 0 7,152 +7,152
Italy 77 715 +638
India 237 18 -219
Nicaragua 121 0 -121
Germany 31 10 -21

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) 5,368,707
Air transport 3,196,925
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,744,925
Other 33,352
Road transport 15,802

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) 3,957,083 1,411,624 -2,545,459
Air transport 1,919,851 1,277,074 -642,777
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 917,849 827,076 -90,773
Other 17,832 15,520 -2,312
Road transport 15,802 0 -15,802

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,708,010
East Midlands Airport 1,407,398
Felixstowe 1,237,020
Southampton 1,015,031
London Heathrow Airport 954,364

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 2,588,133 1,119,877 -1,468,256
East Midlands Airport 832,964 574,434 -258,530
Felixstowe 1,180,400 56,620 -1,123,780
Southampton 395,057 619,974 +224,917
London Heathrow Airport 616,355 338,009 -278,346
ZLC 222,846 205,123 -17,723
Dover 207,392 213,978 +6,586
London Gateway Port 357,479 61,005 -296,474
London Stansted Airport 160,742 112,231 -48,511
Liverpool Docks 76,831 96,352 +19,521

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