Import/export HS code 820160: Hedge shears and large pruning tools

Two-handed tools for trimming hedges or pruning large plants

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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 7,254,019
Taiwan 5,666,923
Viet Nam 1,857,290
Netherlands 1,350,384
Germany 1,259,765

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 3,892,140 3,361,879 -530,261
Taiwan 2,731,895 2,935,028 +203,133
Viet Nam 866,681 990,609 +123,928
Netherlands 634,417 715,967 +81,550
Germany 577,110 682,655 +105,545
France 359,520 459,617 +100,097
United States 130,012 371,719 +241,707
Japan 111,719 199,496 +87,777
Poland 4,213 121,683 +117,470
Finland 1,170 101,364 +100,194

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 8,046,076
Taiwan 6,361,401
Viet Nam 2,036,183
Germany 1,608,369
Poland 490,665

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 3,913,527 4,132,549 +219,022
Taiwan 3,139,864 3,221,537 +81,673
Viet Nam 958,772 1,077,411 +118,639
Germany 779,711 828,658 +48,947
Poland 138,885 351,780 +212,895
Japan 120,338 194,598 +74,260
Netherlands 231,951 23,763 -208,188
France 71,248 58,967 -12,281
United States 38,684 38,615 -69
Canada 0 56,558 +56,558

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 8
Kent 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Outer London - West and North West 6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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 7 4 -3
Kent 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 6 4 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 2 -2
West Yorkshire 2 4 +2
Essex 1 3 +2
Outer London - South 3 4 +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) 14,820,941
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,627,876
Other 601,736
Air transport 524,183

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) 6,879,087 7,941,854 +1,062,767
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,830,526 1,797,350 -33,176
Other 466,761 134,975 -331,786
Air transport 322,313 201,870 -120,443

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,970,108
Southampton 5,137,337
London Gateway Port 1,432,619
Immingham Docks 848,855
Dover 830,278

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 4,585,133 3,384,975 -1,200,158
Southampton 2,594,968 2,542,369 -52,599
London Gateway Port 14,388 1,418,231 +1,403,843
Immingham Docks 335,325 513,530 +178,205
Dover 386,790 443,488 +56,698
000 466,761 134,975 -331,786
Eurotunnel 251,962 298,520 +46,558
Liverpool Docks 185,499 211,352 +25,853
London 105,801 286,644 +180,843
Hull 60,011 139,662 +79,651

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 42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 3
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 19
2025-10 24
2025-09 28
2025-08 23

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 35
54m+ 29
15m-54m 15
0-1m 10
Other 10

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 £
France 155,614
Ireland 150,914
Germany 87,792
United States 66,711
Poland 38,999

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 £
France 53,951 101,663 +47,712
Ireland 60,231 90,683 +30,452
Germany 40,504 47,288 +6,784
United States 49,550 17,161 -32,389
Poland 32,604 6,395 -26,209
Finland 0 35,498 +35,498
Israel 0 30,562 +30,562
Netherlands 21,404 8,510 -12,894
Iceland 3,059 16,977 +13,918
Sweden 6,268 11,319 +5,051

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 9,990
Taiwan 6,691
France 1,159
Viet Nam 1,081
Ireland 984

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 6,534 3,456 -3,078
Taiwan 3,729 2,962 -767
France 797 362 -435
Viet Nam 1,072 9 -1,063
Ireland 828 156 -672
Germany 266 53 -213
Finland 281 0 -281
XI 0 83 +83
Poland 0 41 +41

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) 554,830
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 145,908
Air transport 33,878
Other 20,629

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) 234,928 319,902 +84,974
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 63,459 82,449 +18,990
Air transport 22,225 11,653 -10,572
Other 13,507 7,122 -6,385

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 351,695
Holyhead 91,080
London Gateway Port 74,512
Dover 41,802
Liverpool Docks 38,101

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 151,989 199,706 +47,717
Holyhead 23,970 67,110 +43,140
London Gateway Port 35,302 39,210 +3,908
Dover 20,650 21,152 +502
Liverpool Docks 23,405 14,696 -8,709
Immingham Docks 22,232 14,043 -8,189
Felixstowe 7,138 21,067 +13,929
East Midlands Airport 14,485 7,882 -6,603
000 13,507 7,122 -6,385
Middlesbrough 3,059 16,977 +13,918

Quick facts

HS code: 820160

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

Description: Two-handed tools for trimming hedges or pruning large plants