Import/export HS code 820150: Pruners and small shears

One-handed tools for cutting plants, branches, or trimming poultry

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 9,333,991
Taiwan 4,719,023
Japan 2,014,566
Germany 1,839,677
Netherlands 1,239,095

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 5,231,348 4,102,643 -1,128,705
Taiwan 2,566,555 2,152,468 -414,087
Japan 826,499 1,188,067 +361,568
Germany 805,739 1,033,938 +228,199
Netherlands 719,370 519,725 -199,645
Switzerland 536,331 561,679 +25,348
France 454,037 318,134 -135,903
Viet Nam 258,191 225,374 -32,817
Poland 2,070 193,902 +191,832
Belgium 302 180,645 +180,343

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 10,695,803
Taiwan 5,227,974
Japan 2,111,788
Germany 1,945,627
Switzerland 1,076,444

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 5,816,328 4,879,475 -936,853
Taiwan 2,833,125 2,394,849 -438,276
Japan 912,366 1,199,422 +287,056
Germany 969,638 975,989 +6,351
Switzerland 514,947 561,497 +46,550
Viet Nam 314,927 296,905 -18,022
India 43,356 118,555 +75,199
Greece 59,469 53,517 -5,952
United Kingdom 4,205 103,902 +99,697
Poland 25,238 82,014 +56,776

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
Inner London - West 10
West Midlands 10
Greater Manchester 8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 8 -1
Inner London - West 7 4 -3
West Midlands 6 8 +2
Greater Manchester 5 7 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 4 -2
Kent 6 4 -2
Inner London - East 5 2 -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) 16,309,911
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,975,721
Other 1,089,419
Air transport 1,064,950

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) 7,930,196 8,379,715 +449,519
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,205,824 1,769,897 -435,927
Other 957,545 131,874 -825,671
Air transport 552,286 512,664 -39,622

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,998,042
Southampton 4,427,695
London Gateway Port 1,519,129
000 1,089,419
London 884,071

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 5,676,101 3,321,941 -2,354,160
Southampton 1,891,998 2,535,697 +643,699
London Gateway Port 385,693 1,133,436 +747,743
000 957,545 131,874 -825,671
London 326,095 557,976 +231,881
Immingham Docks 338,291 451,558 +113,267
499 50,326 718,691 +668,365
Dover 424,878 325,596 -99,282
Eurotunnel 358,035 240,104 -117,931
Hull 229,157 227,132 -2,025

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
74
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
57
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 35
2026-04 36
2026-03 39
2026-02 38
2026-01 28

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 62
54m+ 41
15m-54m 24
0-1m 16
Other 14

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 £
United States 721,418
Germany 426,335
Ireland 259,113
Netherlands 232,912
Canada 188,920

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 £
United States 278,307 443,111 +164,804
Germany 177,417 248,918 +71,501
Ireland 134,222 124,891 -9,331
Netherlands 81,549 151,363 +69,814
Canada 127,339 61,581 -65,758
France 64,404 79,915 +15,511
Argentina 81,916 43,043 -38,873
Australia 33,892 64,902 +31,010
New Zealand 56,131 29,186 -26,945
Peru 41,765 36,227 -5,538

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 4,040
Taiwan 2,672
Ireland 2,418
France 677
Poland 612

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 1,934 2,106 +172
Taiwan 1,902 770 -1,132
Ireland 1,563 855 -708
France 418 259 -159
Poland 146 466 +320
United States 264 0 -264
XI 154 41 -113
Germany 73 0 -73

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) 1,213,008
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,095,500
Air transport 680,923
Other 27,312
Road transport 1,644

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) 551,379 661,629 +110,250
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 537,567 557,933 +20,366
Air transport 344,522 336,401 -8,121
Other 16,702 10,610 -6,092
Road transport 1,644 0 -1,644

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 806,297
London Gateway Port 395,643
Liverpool Docks 294,057
London Heathrow Airport 277,632
Southampton 237,097

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 328,587 477,710 +149,123
London Gateway Port 221,998 173,645 -48,353
Liverpool Docks 164,284 129,773 -34,511
London Heathrow Airport 121,598 156,034 +34,436
Southampton 32,357 204,740 +172,383
East Midlands Airport 85,892 63,516 -22,376
Felixstowe 101,303 47,119 -54,184
Holyhead 62,462 81,816 +19,354
ZLC 57,668 46,667 -11,001
London Stansted Airport 63,285 37,938 -25,347

Quick facts

HS code: 820150

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

Description: One-handed tools for cutting plants, branches, or trimming poultry