Import/export HS code 8202: Handsaws and saw blades

All types of handsaws and blades for saws, including slitting, slotting, and toothless saw blades

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* 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 55,615,600
Germany 47,355,610
Netherlands 12,551,456
Denmark 10,274,456
Switzerland 8,674,421

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 29,126,160 26,489,440 -2,636,720
Germany 24,052,754 23,302,856 -749,898
Netherlands 6,186,303 6,365,153 +178,850
Denmark 5,491,337 4,783,119 -708,218
Switzerland 4,373,878 4,300,543 -73,335
Belgium 4,725,148 3,777,751 -947,397
France 3,884,045 4,037,832 +153,787
Sweden 3,240,346 3,959,760 +719,414
Austria 3,968,771 2,498,237 -1,470,534
Taiwan 2,763,983 2,531,124 -232,859

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 65,478,412
Switzerland 31,666,022
Germany 20,494,764
United States 10,674,660
Denmark 10,256,032

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 34,469,122 31,009,290 -3,459,832
Switzerland 16,478,625 15,187,397 -1,291,228
Germany 10,048,020 10,446,744 +398,724
United States 5,582,426 5,092,234 -490,192
Denmark 5,509,117 4,746,915 -762,202
Sweden 4,748,965 5,119,316 +370,351
Japan 4,705,844 4,280,024 -425,820
Italy 4,208,915 3,371,429 -837,486
Taiwan 2,962,855 2,702,707 -260,148
Brazil 2,284,510 1,390,675 -893,835

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 42
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 37
West Yorkshire 37
Greater Manchester 36
Shropshire and Staffordshire 34

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 28 32 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 27 26 -1
West Yorkshire 28 28 +0
Greater Manchester 25 26 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 24 26 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 20 -3
Inner London - West 21 13 -8
Kent 23 19 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19 22 +3
Essex 15 20 +5

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 76,445,964
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 74,793,055
Air transport 32,457,841
Road transport 7,181,653
Other 2,436,383

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,581,916 37,864,048 -717,868
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,312,905 35,480,150 -3,832,755
Air transport 17,472,931 14,984,910 -2,488,021
Road transport 3,678,501 3,503,152 -175,349
Other 1,456,211 980,172 -476,039

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 27,415,555
Southampton 25,658,705
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,684,815
Immingham Docks 18,761,021
Dover 17,605,483

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 17,076,799 10,338,756 -6,738,043
Southampton 13,015,851 12,642,854 -372,997
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,988,933 10,695,882 -1,293,051
Immingham Docks 8,820,897 9,940,124 +1,119,227
Dover 8,322,517 9,282,966 +960,449
London Gateway Port 3,151,191 7,823,525 +4,672,334
Leeds Bradford Airport 5,536,273 4,749,529 -786,744
ZLC 4,045,259 3,930,452 -114,807
Eurotunnel 3,419,017 3,421,011 +1,994
Thamesport 3,637,247 2,667,834 -969,413

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
298
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
122
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
55
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
46
Other manufacturing
42

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 157
2026-04 150
2026-03 149
2026-02 163
2026-01 148

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 327
54m+ 177
0-1m 110
15m-54m 89
Other 46

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 18,062,140
United States 13,702,657
Ireland 6,680,680
Taiwan 3,475,824
China 2,098,799

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 9,806,578 8,255,562 -1,551,016
United States 7,428,515 6,274,142 -1,154,373
Ireland 3,661,405 3,019,275 -642,130
Taiwan 2,110,861 1,364,963 -745,898
China 856,077 1,242,722 +386,645
France 1,223,903 693,535 -530,368
Germany 795,225 929,963 +134,738
Poland 521,309 630,516 +109,207
United Arab Emirates 669,520 336,924 -332,596
Switzerland 485,247 396,858 -88,389

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 429,183
Sweden 304,054
United States 258,227
XI 172,209
Italy 63,340

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 244,647 184,536 -60,111
Sweden 130,032 174,022 +43,990
United States 135,473 122,754 -12,719
XI 82,967 89,242 +6,275
Italy 25,651 37,689 +12,038
Switzerland 3,547 13,309 +9,762
Germany 6,655 8,631 +1,976
Ireland 7,119 5,708 -1,411
Belarus 7,296 5,522 -1,774
Belgium 6,562 1,999 -4,563

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) 31,774,195
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,389,395
Air transport 13,286,029
Other 1,376,100

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) 17,417,711 14,356,484 -3,061,227
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,544,741 8,844,654 -2,700,087
Air transport 6,778,582 6,507,447 -271,135
Other 695,051 681,049 -14,002

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 14,672,223
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,813,407
Liverpool Docks 6,961,578
London Heathrow Airport 6,479,681
Southampton 5,828,751

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 £
Immingham Docks 8,564,070 6,108,153 -2,455,917
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,240,523 3,572,884 -667,639
Liverpool Docks 4,231,261 2,730,317 -1,500,944
London Heathrow Airport 3,305,934 3,173,747 -132,187
Southampton 3,398,165 2,430,586 -967,579
London Gateway Port 2,794,334 2,536,375 -257,959
Holyhead 2,155,588 1,668,736 -486,852
Hull 995,634 1,919,911 +924,277
East Midlands Airport 1,238,080 781,193 -456,887
Felixstowe 967,764 1,018,174 +50,410

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 8202

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

Description: All types of handsaws and blades for saws, including slitting, slotting, and toothless saw blades