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 2,890,474
Sweden 778,977
Poland 419,283
Germany 368,135
Netherlands 278,832

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 1,572,025 1,318,449 -253,576
Sweden 446,314 332,663 -113,651
Poland 134,447 284,836 +150,389
Germany 189,914 178,221 -11,693
Netherlands 234,618 44,214 -190,404
India 109,681 62,276 -47,405
United States 72,852 42,895 -29,957
Denmark 40,701 70,125 +29,424
France 78,609 8,626 -69,983
Taiwan 44,131 12,747 -31,384

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 2,971,123
Sweden 955,611
Finland 345,611
Germany 275,332
United States 201,878

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 1,612,570 1,358,553 -254,017
Sweden 568,720 386,891 -181,829
Finland 186,197 159,414 -26,783
Germany 146,827 128,505 -18,322
United States 88,630 113,248 +24,618
India 109,681 65,421 -44,260
Taiwan 57,648 48,209 -9,439
Netherlands 86,000 9,485 -76,515
Italy 43,034 51,144 +8,110
Poland 3,758 59,750 +55,992

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
West Yorkshire 8
Essex 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1
Essex 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 0 -4
Kent 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) 3,061,752
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,935,289
Air transport 321,473
Other 171,715

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) 1,629,835 1,431,917 -197,918
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,040,749 894,540 -146,209
Air transport 184,111 137,362 -46,749
Other 165,725 5,990 -159,735

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,765,365
Immingham Docks 875,408
London Gateway Port 868,790
Dover 544,197
Southampton 442,382

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 1,110,404 654,961 -455,443
Immingham Docks 498,071 377,337 -120,734
London Gateway Port 288,065 580,725 +292,660
Dover 279,845 264,352 -15,493
Southampton 270,855 171,527 -99,328
London 32,229 164,600 +132,371
000 165,725 5,990 -159,735
Eurotunnel 54,012 47,083 -6,929
Dover / Eurotunnel 78,896 19,826 -59,070
Leeds Bradford Airport 26,295 37,321 +11,026

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
49
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
32
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
4
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
2026-05 21
2026-04 12
2026-03 19
2026-02 20
2026-01 14

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 34
54m+ 26
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 138,507
France 98,598
Italy 44,935
United States 41,170
Ireland 40,284

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 86,066 52,441 -33,625
France 16,119 82,479 +66,360
Italy 39,691 5,244 -34,447
United States 24,277 16,893 -7,384
Ireland 22,237 18,047 -4,190
United Arab Emirates 11,440 14,049 +2,609
Germany 17,969 4,897 -13,072
Finland 0 17,852 +17,852
Canada 11,964 5,820 -6,144
Spain 8,445 7,015 -1,430

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 10,507
India 1,242
XI 1,010
Finland 972
Ireland 606

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 6,288 4,219 -2,069
India 646 596 -50
XI 568 442 -126
Finland 582 390 -192
Ireland 511 95 -416
Poland 135 0 -135
Portugal 22 18 -4
Switzerland 0 29 +29
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) 331,896
Air transport 141,037
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,724
Other 14,912

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) 151,922 179,974 +28,052
Air transport 86,189 54,848 -31,341
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,072 18,652 -3,420
Other 8,962 5,950 -3,012

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 221,637
East Midlands Airport 77,377
Felixstowe 43,124
Immingham Docks 28,723
ZLC 27,522

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 102,387 119,250 +16,863
East Midlands Airport 42,941 34,436 -8,505
Felixstowe 17,876 25,248 +7,372
Immingham Docks 19,151 9,572 -9,579
ZLC 24,483 3,039 -21,444
Holyhead 9,541 5,733 -3,808
000 8,962 5,950 -3,012
Dover 2,029 12,637 +10,608
London Stansted Airport 13,607 948 -12,659
Liverpool Docks 8,130 3,192 -4,938

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