Import/export HS code 820210: Handsaws

Basic handsaws used for cutting wood, metal, or other materials

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  • 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 11,509,481
Denmark 9,839,538
Netherlands 6,122,192
Taiwan 5,171,425
France 936,749

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 6,546,760 4,962,721 -1,584,039
Denmark 5,104,633 4,734,905 -369,728
Netherlands 3,099,285 3,022,907 -76,378
Taiwan 2,944,681 2,226,744 -717,937
France 585,989 350,760 -235,229
Belgium 485,112 398,025 -87,087
Japan 243,863 298,545 +54,682
Germany 298,348 209,677 -88,671
Ireland 152,230 146,670 -5,560
Italy 75,796 201,003 +125,207

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 12,516,002
Denmark 9,962,074
Taiwan 5,415,549
Sweden 3,406,805
Japan 2,223,933

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 7,072,727 5,443,275 -1,629,452
Denmark 5,140,440 4,821,634 -318,806
Taiwan 3,119,717 2,295,832 -823,885
Sweden 1,758,780 1,648,025 -110,755
Japan 1,193,879 1,030,054 -163,825
Germany 339,113 303,962 -35,151
Italy 190,257 431,381 +241,124
France 297,414 189,604 -107,810
Viet Nam 214,400 184,776 -29,624
South Korea 165,265 123,021 -42,244

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
West Yorkshire 10
Kent 9
Outer London - West and North West 9

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 10 10 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 8 -4
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1
Kent 9 6 -3
Outer London - West and North West 7 7 +0
Greater Manchester 5 7 +2
Essex 5 7 +2
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 2 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 6 +2

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) 16,035,638
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,469,814
Air transport 4,494,409
Other 1,051,912

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) 8,794,529 7,241,109 -1,553,420
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,708,426 7,761,388 +52,962
Air transport 2,742,452 1,751,957 -990,495
Other 751,843 300,069 -451,774

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 10,079,877
Felixstowe 7,389,794
Southampton 6,414,977
Leeds Bradford Airport 2,571,424
London Gateway Port 1,576,885

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 £
Immingham Docks 4,953,937 5,125,940 +172,003
Felixstowe 4,599,547 2,790,247 -1,809,300
Southampton 3,498,671 2,916,306 -582,365
Leeds Bradford Airport 1,708,118 863,306 -844,812
London Gateway Port 327,094 1,249,791 +922,697
Harwich 788,032 559,842 -228,190
London 780,715 421,013 -359,702
Dover 506,902 659,722 +152,820
000 751,843 300,069 -451,774
East Midlands Airport 406,970 316,224 -90,746

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 94
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 55
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 37
2025-11 34
2025-10 47
2025-09 43
2025-08 50

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 69
54m+ 55
0-1m 31
15m-54m 20
Other 20

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 £
Ireland 1,023,876
United States 635,819
Germany 210,832
Netherlands 209,251
France 199,869

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 £
Ireland 500,662 523,214 +22,552
United States 326,990 308,829 -18,161
Germany 126,957 83,875 -43,082
Netherlands 163,256 45,995 -117,261
France 72,874 126,995 +54,121
Jamaica 72,523 48,254 -24,269
Belgium 105,634 14,000 -91,634
Australia 70,956 37,119 -33,837
South Africa 38,590 53,067 +14,477
Canada 43,296 29,432 -13,864

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 £
Sweden 87,232
China 29,177
Ireland 6,292
France 6,131
Denmark 4,071

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 £
Sweden 49,665 37,567 -12,098
China 16,117 13,060 -3,057
Ireland 3,349 2,943 -406
France 3,926 2,205 -1,721
Denmark 2,885 1,186 -1,699
Switzerland 919 1,360 +441
India 1,276 702 -574
Portugal 884 717 -167
Germany 727 309 -418
Taiwan 578 201 -377

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) 1,556,817
Air transport 858,826
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 843,909
Other 144,514
Road transport 2,982

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) 902,082 654,735 -247,347
Air transport 413,032 445,794 +32,762
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 484,389 359,520 -124,869
Other 83,282 61,232 -22,050
Road transport 2,982 0 -2,982

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 565,662
Dover / Eurotunnel 504,692
London Gateway Port 411,960
London Heathrow Airport 274,676
East Midlands Airport 262,197

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 £
Holyhead 291,349 274,313 -17,036
Dover / Eurotunnel 323,676 181,016 -142,660
London Gateway Port 294,310 117,650 -176,660
London Heathrow Airport 106,617 168,059 +61,442
East Midlands Airport 138,724 123,473 -15,251
Liverpool Docks 82,130 151,229 +69,099
ZLC 62,422 86,366 +23,944
000 83,282 61,232 -22,050
Portsmouth 75,279 66,265 -9,014
Southampton 11,098 110,923 +99,825

Quick facts

HS code: 820210

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

Description: Basic handsaws used for cutting wood, metal, or other materials