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 9,845,866
Taiwan 4,896,549
Japan 2,035,478
Germany 1,858,156
Netherlands 1,230,899

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 5,424,426 4,421,440 -1,002,986
Taiwan 2,432,034 2,464,515 +32,481
Japan 845,037 1,190,441 +345,404
Germany 799,341 1,058,815 +259,474
Netherlands 631,165 599,734 -31,431
Switzerland 533,473 581,121 +47,648
France 479,469 406,975 -72,494
Viet Nam 228,290 179,735 -48,555
Poland 548 193,817 +193,269
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 11,283,332
Taiwan 5,344,305
Japan 2,144,284
Germany 1,999,566
Switzerland 1,092,676

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 6,026,213 5,257,119 -769,094
Taiwan 2,640,241 2,704,064 +63,823
Japan 932,340 1,211,944 +279,604
Germany 893,809 1,105,757 +211,948
Switzerland 512,789 579,887 +67,098
Viet Nam 279,536 243,452 -36,084
India 4,028 136,609 +132,581
Greece 50,665 70,616 +19,951
United Kingdom 4,205 103,902 +99,697
Poland 14,719 89,570 +74,851

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11
Inner London - West 10
West Midlands 10
Greater Manchester 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 8 9 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 9 +1
Inner London - West 8 2 -6
West Midlands 6 9 +3
Greater Manchester 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 7 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Kent 6 4 -2
Inner London - East 4 3 -1

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) 16,525,355
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,134,752
Other 1,455,322
Air transport 1,107,437

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) 7,713,178 8,812,177 +1,098,999
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,177,461 1,957,291 -220,170
Other 1,098,732 356,590 -742,142
Air transport 577,810 529,627 -48,183

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,331,733
Southampton 4,492,112
000 1,455,322
London Gateway Port 1,346,340
London 1,016,829

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 5,658,811 3,672,922 -1,985,889
Southampton 1,820,344 2,671,768 +851,424
000 1,098,732 356,590 -742,142
London Gateway Port 159,090 1,187,250 +1,028,160
London 458,853 557,976 +99,123
Dover 444,881 363,938 -80,943
Immingham Docks 279,738 504,912 +225,174
499 37,553 646,687 +609,134
Eurotunnel 325,290 282,666 -42,624
Hull 225,159 216,727 -8,432

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 75
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 61
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 36
2026-03 39
2026-02 38
2026-01 28
2025-12 26

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 65
54m+ 40
15m-54m 24
0-1m 18
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 675,612
Germany 428,431
Ireland 283,040
Netherlands 247,123
Canada 194,393

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 253,333 422,279 +168,946
Germany 182,162 246,269 +64,107
Ireland 137,110 145,930 +8,820
Netherlands 88,484 158,639 +70,155
Canada 124,372 70,021 -54,351
France 70,626 81,250 +10,624
Argentina 58,552 66,407 +7,855
Australia 34,183 67,187 +33,004
Poland 69,072 21,592 -47,480
New Zealand 57,843 30,842 -27,001

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 3,622
Taiwan 2,728
Ireland 2,434
XI 1,190
Poland 495

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 2,397 1,225 -1,172
Taiwan 1,679 1,049 -630
Ireland 1,585 849 -736
XI 1,149 41 -1,108
Poland 146 349 +203
France 432 62 -370
United States 264 0 -264
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) 1,298,889
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,101,005
Air transport 654,053
Other 27,468
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) 614,511 684,378 +69,867
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 533,096 567,909 +34,813
Air transport 293,542 360,511 +66,969
Other 18,120 9,348 -8,772
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 821,393
London Gateway Port 394,203
Liverpool Docks 300,865
London Heathrow Airport 228,250
Southampton 227,717

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 349,920 471,473 +121,553
London Gateway Port 202,724 191,479 -11,245
Liverpool Docks 155,882 144,983 -10,899
London Heathrow Airport 75,746 152,504 +76,758
Southampton 41,468 186,249 +144,781
East Midlands Airport 88,914 78,727 -10,187
Holyhead 75,336 85,927 +10,591
Felixstowe 112,463 47,119 -65,344
London Stansted Airport 66,698 46,721 -19,977
Immingham Docks 60,309 40,149 -20,160

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