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 5,398,444
Thailand 2,278,209
France 973,511
United States 812,859
Italy 681,234

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 2,952,133 2,446,311 -505,822
Thailand 115,914 2,162,295 +2,046,381
France 562,088 411,423 -150,665
United States 314,920 497,939 +183,019
Italy 385,787 295,447 -90,340
India 275,555 234,177 -41,378
Germany 178,885 329,195 +150,310
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 259,618 51,630 -207,988
Malaysia 116,407 191,434 +75,027
Netherlands 96,540 191,118 +94,578

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 5,928,085
Thailand 2,257,798
United States 815,358
France 788,932
Italy 657,617

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 3,305,397 2,622,688 -682,709
Thailand 93,143 2,164,655 +2,071,512
United States 334,205 481,153 +146,948
France 452,022 336,910 -115,112
Italy 403,705 253,912 -149,793
Germany 175,482 333,376 +157,894
India 267,258 224,493 -42,765
Malaysia 144,467 197,197 +52,730
Singapore 93,311 101,471 +8,160
Switzerland 107,290 78,203 -29,087

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 37
Outer London - West and North West 17
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17
Inner London - East 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13

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 20 -9
Outer London - West and North West 8 11 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 9 -5
Inner London - East 10 9 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 11 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 10 +4
Greater Manchester 10 6 -4
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1
Outer London - East and North East 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 4 -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) 8,085,556
Air transport 2,357,094
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,904,047
Other 523,640

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) 3,426,946 4,658,610 +1,231,664
Air transport 887,294 1,469,800 +582,506
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,010,618 893,429 -117,189
Other 375,299 148,341 -226,958

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,427,866
Southampton 3,144,349
London Heathrow Airport 1,108,994
London Gateway Port 955,420
Dover 882,548

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 2,095,507 1,332,359 -763,148
Southampton 839,355 2,304,994 +1,465,639
London Heathrow Airport 242,529 866,465 +623,936
London Gateway Port 293,215 662,205 +368,990
Dover 531,305 351,243 -180,062
East Midlands Airport 418,380 337,863 -80,517
000 375,299 148,341 -226,958
Immingham Docks 46,157 251,040 +204,883
London 159,719 123,498 -36,221
London Stansted Airport 136,187 114,258 -21,929

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 77
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 16
Other manufacturing 15
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
2026-04 23
2026-03 28
2026-02 26
2026-01 24
2025-12 23

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 106
54m+ 70
0-1m 36
15m-54m 35
Other 29

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 2,426,683
United States 2,243,500
China 1,415,122
Germany 1,164,977
France 908,678

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 1,805,673 621,010 -1,184,663
United States 905,799 1,337,701 +431,902
China 1,333,814 81,308 -1,252,506
Germany 225,516 939,461 +713,945
France 289,240 619,438 +330,198
South Korea 390,385 247,710 -142,675
Czechia 235,620 350,263 +114,643
Mexico 383,057 34,947 -348,110
Japan 67,451 288,513 +221,062
Sweden 18,839 311,147 +292,308

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 8,051
China 7,006
Italy 890
India 103
Nicaragua 75

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 3,348 4,703 +1,355
China 4,405 2,601 -1,804
Italy 310 580 +270
India 80 23 -57
Nicaragua 75 0 -75
Germany 27 10 -17

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) 7,065,877
Air transport 3,217,832
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,177,090
Other 24,996

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) 3,910,688 3,155,189 -755,499
Air transport 1,702,140 1,515,692 -186,448
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,063,554 1,113,536 +49,982
Other 10,158 14,838 +4,680

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,748,794
East Midlands Airport 1,423,720
Felixstowe 1,242,195
Southampton 1,125,109
London Heathrow Airport 886,898

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 2,512,112 2,236,682 -275,430
East Midlands Airport 785,046 638,674 -146,372
Felixstowe 1,181,692 60,503 -1,121,189
Southampton 524,050 601,059 +77,009
London Heathrow Airport 479,718 407,180 -72,538
Dover 227,823 519,764 +291,941
ZLC 203,929 241,655 +37,726
London Gateway Port 363,525 8,504 -355,021
Immingham Docks 32,308 289,168 +256,860
Middlesbrough 2,491 291,162 +288,671

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