Import/export HS code 820220: Bandsaw blades

Blades designed for bandsaws, used for cutting wood, metal, or plastic

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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 £
Germany 8,778,273
France 4,302,562
Sweden 2,778,113
Brazil 2,242,756
United States 1,931,504

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 £
Germany 3,822,734 4,955,539 +1,132,805
France 1,697,705 2,604,857 +907,152
Sweden 956,221 1,821,892 +865,671
Brazil 1,317,976 924,780 -393,196
United States 1,068,966 862,538 -206,428
Netherlands 605,735 651,593 +45,858
Austria 738,975 478,765 -260,210
China 334,700 452,778 +118,078
Poland 105,116 111,161 +6,045
Italy 57,225 66,039 +8,814

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 £
Germany 11,714,234
Brazil 2,743,970
United States 2,463,545
Sweden 2,293,028
China 1,193,432

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 £
Germany 5,084,123 6,630,111 +1,545,988
Brazil 1,654,863 1,089,107 -565,756
United States 1,247,309 1,216,236 -31,073
Sweden 799,761 1,493,267 +693,506
China 660,992 532,440 -128,552
Austria 440,892 596,255 +155,363
Belarus 346,715 324,510 -22,205
United Kingdom 146,904 229,968 +83,064
Italy 43,064 262,915 +219,851
Poland 109,433 123,944 +14,511

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 9
West Midlands 6
West Yorkshire 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
West Midlands 5 2 -3
West Yorkshire 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Lancashire 3 3 +0
West Central Scotland 2 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 £
Air transport 10,209,825
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,245,809
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,171,396
Other 551,418
Road transport 7,171

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 £
Air transport 4,832,383 5,377,442 +545,059
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,606,532 5,639,277 +2,032,745
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,349,633 1,821,763 -527,870
Other 187,827 363,591 +175,764
Road transport 1,311 5,860 +4,549

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Leeds Bradford Airport 6,228,522
Dover 4,734,648
Eurotunnel 2,474,330
Glasgow Airport 2,058,055
Immingham Docks 1,795,490

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 £
Leeds Bradford Airport 2,588,158 3,640,364 +1,052,206
Dover 1,494,713 3,239,935 +1,745,222
Eurotunnel 1,383,598 1,090,732 -292,866
Glasgow Airport 1,305,999 752,056 -553,943
Immingham Docks 465,453 1,330,037 +864,584
Thamesport 1,070,586 379,654 -690,932
Southampton 183,177 727,585 +544,408
Manchester Airport 457,354 431,751 -25,603
Liverpool Docks 674,515 2,692 -671,823
000 187,827 363,591 +175,764

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
41
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
13
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
10
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 23
2026-04 19
2026-03 19
2026-02 20
2026-01 15

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 58
54m+ 28
15m-54m 15
0-1m 8
Other 4

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 18,013,277
United States 6,909,179
China 2,037,399
Viet Nam 865,608
Ireland 796,241

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 9,300,560 8,712,717 -587,843
United States 3,642,206 3,266,973 -375,233
China 841,365 1,196,034 +354,669
Viet Nam 377,335 488,273 +110,938
Ireland 394,425 401,816 +7,391
Malaysia 698,824 27,294 -671,530
South Korea 324,177 355,652 +31,475
Colombia 357,067 315,117 -41,950
Canada 217,800 244,232 +26,432
Poland 295,863 144,337 -151,526

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 147,001
Italy 51,171
United States 10,038
Ireland 2,153
China 1,421

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 50,972 96,029 +45,057
Italy 23,456 27,715 +4,259
United States 1,710 8,328 +6,618
Ireland 1,324 829 -495
China 730 691 -39
Brazil 0 419 +419
Nicaragua 387 0 -387
Belarus 319 32 -287
Germany 107 0 -107
XI 74 0 -74

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) 21,426,392
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,036,064
Air transport 3,840,392
Other 242,347

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) 11,016,585 10,409,807 -606,778
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,951,548 6,084,516 -867,032
Air transport 1,867,589 1,972,803 +105,214
Other 92,397 149,950 +57,553

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 14,787,190
Southampton 5,259,009
London Gateway Port 3,575,343
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,136,595
Hull 2,783,045

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 8,246,849 6,540,341 -1,706,508
Southampton 2,978,691 2,280,318 -698,373
London Gateway Port 1,822,875 1,752,468 -70,407
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,590,377 1,546,218 -44,159
Hull 883,305 1,899,740 +1,016,435
Liverpool Docks 1,262,534 1,154,927 -107,607
Felixstowe 717,699 884,986 +167,287
London Heathrow Airport 495,081 576,378 +81,297
Manchester Airport 407,218 559,230 +152,012
London Stansted Airport 394,173 313,280 -80,893

Quick facts

HS code: 820220

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

Description: Blades designed for bandsaws, used for cutting wood, metal, or plastic