Import/export HS code 820140: Axes and cutting tools

Tools like axes and billhooks used for chopping wood or clearing bushes

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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 3,107,800
Sweden 865,892
Germany 381,498
Poland 305,656
Netherlands 300,650

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 1,576,973 1,530,827 -46,146
Sweden 489,316 376,576 -112,740
Germany 196,911 184,587 -12,324
Poland 109,439 196,217 +86,778
Netherlands 249,367 51,283 -198,084
India 122,165 66,343 -55,822
Denmark 64,848 71,028 +6,180
United States 72,983 43,754 -29,229
France 59,331 27,904 -31,427
Taiwan 36,120 20,758 -15,362

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 3,191,086
Sweden 1,043,003
Germany 266,953
Finland 254,915
United States 235,447

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 1,619,665 1,571,421 -48,244
Sweden 587,450 455,553 -131,897
Germany 137,367 129,586 -7,781
Finland 162,452 92,463 -69,989
United States 117,997 117,450 -547
India 122,165 69,488 -52,677
Netherlands 95,600 9,485 -86,115
Italy 46,699 53,288 +6,589
Taiwan 50,489 48,153 -2,336
Poland 3,758 42,092 +38,334

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 11
West Yorkshire 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Essex 6
Greater Manchester 6

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
West Midlands 8 8 +0
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
Essex 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 0 -4
Kent 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 3 +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) 3,279,546
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,945,490
Air transport 342,909
Other 189,454

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) 1,627,551 1,651,995 +24,444
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,075,229 870,261 -204,968
Air transport 198,736 144,173 -54,563
Other 181,518 7,936 -173,582

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,901,206
Immingham Docks 952,300
London Gateway Port 846,005
Dover 557,537
Southampton 542,154

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 1,173,381 727,825 -445,556
Immingham Docks 537,743 414,557 -123,186
London Gateway Port 137,325 708,680 +571,355
Dover 282,512 275,025 -7,487
Southampton 350,425 191,729 -158,696
000 181,518 7,936 -173,582
Eurotunnel 63,536 55,467 -8,069
Dover / Eurotunnel 59,618 39,104 -20,514
London 31,666 61,875 +30,209
Leeds Bradford Airport 25,386 42,304 +16,918

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 50
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 3
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 3
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 12
2026-03 19
2026-02 20
2026-01 14
2025-12 19

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 32
54m+ 27
0-1m 18
15m-54m 16
Other 7

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 149,015
France 84,628
Italy 44,935
Ireland 42,737
United States 40,685

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 67,099 81,916 +14,817
France 15,025 69,603 +54,578
Italy 39,691 5,244 -34,447
Ireland 23,354 19,383 -3,971
United States 25,252 15,433 -9,819
United Arab Emirates 15,310 14,049 -1,261
Germany 17,969 4,897 -13,072
Canada 14,147 5,820 -8,327
Finland 0 17,852 +17,852
Spain 6,887 7,434 +547

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 9,775
India 1,107
Finland 1,020
XI 1,010
Ireland 617

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 6,180 3,595 -2,585
India 667 440 -227
Finland 630 390 -240
XI 518 492 -26
Ireland 522 95 -427
Poland 135 0 -135
Portugal 22 18 -4
Switzerland 0 29 +29
Indonesia 12 0 -12
Taiwan 6 0 -6

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) 345,940
Air transport 141,946
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,287
Other 14,220

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) 148,869 197,071 +48,202
Air transport 88,593 53,353 -35,240
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,602 22,685 +1,083
Other 8,955 5,265 -3,690

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 228,627
East Midlands Airport 75,241
Felixstowe 43,124
Immingham Docks 28,723
ZLC 28,157

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 101,918 126,709 +24,791
East Midlands Airport 44,120 31,121 -12,999
Felixstowe 10,259 32,865 +22,606
Immingham Docks 19,151 9,572 -9,579
ZLC 21,838 6,319 -15,519
Dover 4,657 12,637 +7,980
Holyhead 8,659 7,754 -905
London Stansted Airport 13,607 948 -12,659
000 8,955 5,265 -3,690
Manchester Airport 5,830 7,542 +1,712

Quick facts

HS code: 820140

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

Description: Tools like axes and billhooks used for chopping wood or clearing bushes