Import/export HS code 820110: Spades and shovels

Tools for digging or moving soil, commonly used in gardening and construction

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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 13,445,020
India 10,680,023
Netherlands 772,620
Japan 680,410
Germany 255,331

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 7,417,507 6,027,513 -1,389,994
India 5,562,006 5,118,017 -443,989
Netherlands 341,698 430,922 +89,224
Japan 306,848 373,562 +66,714
Germany 126,966 128,365 +1,399
Poland 64,735 83,504 +18,769
Indonesia 82,323 64,477 -17,846
Ireland 80,647 61,842 -18,805
France 58,275 83,086 +24,811
Viet Nam 72,110 66,468 -5,642

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 14,215,519
India 10,838,681
Japan 686,428
Poland 308,951
Viet Nam 138,578

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 7,803,422 6,412,097 -1,391,325
India 5,667,699 5,170,982 -496,717
Japan 311,542 374,886 +63,344
Poland 130,284 178,667 +48,383
Viet Nam 72,110 66,468 -5,642
Taiwan 46,804 86,580 +39,776
United States 64,421 34,611 -29,810
Germany 17,999 60,336 +42,337
Netherlands 47,343 29,972 -17,371
Indonesia 0 64,477 +64,477

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 21
West Midlands 20
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
Outer London - West and North West 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
Greater Manchester 13 14 +1
West Midlands 13 13 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 12 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 9 +0
Outer London - West and North West 9 9 +0
Outer London - East and North East 7 6 -1
Kent 9 9 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 6 -2
West Yorkshire 9 5 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 9 +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) 23,330,587
Air transport 2,067,987
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,253,146
Other 435,855
Road transport 18,333

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) 12,382,498 10,948,089 -1,434,409
Air transport 889,481 1,178,506 +289,025
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 708,700 544,446 -164,254
Other 370,342 65,513 -304,829
Road transport 14,537 3,796 -10,741

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,500,660
Southampton 7,562,368
London Gateway Port 4,122,486
Liverpool Docks 1,029,039
London Stansted Airport 1,006,426

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 5,444,542 4,056,118 -1,388,424
Southampton 3,983,918 3,578,450 -405,468
London Gateway Port 1,528,818 2,593,668 +1,064,850
Liverpool Docks 684,563 344,476 -340,087
London Stansted Airport 359,010 647,416 +288,406
London 506,895 103,542 -403,353
000 370,342 65,513 -304,829
Immingham Docks 140,941 254,142 +113,201
499 127,701 178,974 +51,273
Birmingham Airport 137,660 148,525 +10,865

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
113
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
108
Other manufacturing
12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 43
2026-04 51
2026-03 53
2026-02 49
2026-01 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 114
54m+ 58
15m-54m 41
0-1m 37
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 £
Ireland 470,398
Fiji 271,767
Netherlands 270,937
United States 232,690
Poland 153,102

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 £
Ireland 250,201 220,197 -30,004
Fiji 161,484 110,283 -51,201
Netherlands 165,730 105,207 -60,523
United States 111,200 121,490 +10,290
Poland 28,771 124,331 +95,560
Germany 35,970 108,827 +72,857
France 48,300 91,022 +42,722
Argentina 56,256 20,123 -36,133
Italy 8,593 59,764 +51,171
United Arab Emirates 22,807 24,456 +1,649

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 72,275
China 56,028
India 13,618
XI 9,442
Poland 453

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 42,789 29,486 -13,303
China 35,123 20,905 -14,218
India 9,288 4,330 -4,958
XI 4,802 4,640 -162
Poland 237 216 -21
Viet Nam 49 192 +143
Spain 0 214 +214
Indonesia 7 85 +78
Taiwan 19 0 -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) 1,072,292
Air transport 760,221
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 647,179
Other 159,602

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) 492,190 580,102 +87,912
Air transport 341,276 418,945 +77,669
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 380,662 266,517 -114,145
Other 95,275 64,327 -30,948

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 550,822
London Heathrow Airport 315,365
East Midlands Airport 271,334
Southampton 207,053
London Gateway Port 191,438

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 217,910 332,912 +115,002
London Heathrow Airport 131,201 184,164 +52,963
East Midlands Airport 107,782 163,552 +55,770
Southampton 64,442 142,611 +78,169
London Gateway Port 147,898 43,540 -104,358
000 95,275 64,327 -30,948
Felixstowe 101,871 45,132 -56,739
Holyhead 52,065 59,308 +7,243
Immingham Docks 57,467 37,645 -19,822
Portsmouth 56,790 35,021 -21,769

Quick facts

HS code: 820110

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

Description: Tools for digging or moving soil, commonly used in gardening and construction