Import/export HS code 820220: Bandsaw blades

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

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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 £
Germany 8,362,595
France 4,052,251
Brazil 2,402,083
United States 1,867,852
Sweden 1,742,195

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 3,706,029 4,656,566 +950,537
France 1,663,070 2,389,181 +726,111
Brazil 1,288,618 1,113,465 -175,153
United States 927,969 939,883 +11,914
Sweden 911,633 830,562 -81,071
Austria 838,248 382,102 -456,146
Netherlands 589,788 479,576 -110,212
China 296,612 331,648 +35,036
Poland 125,524 74,314 -51,210
Japan 25,989 65,769 +39,780

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 11,183,303
Brazil 2,903,839
United States 2,235,822
Sweden 1,462,195
China 1,109,956

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 4,733,917 6,449,386 +1,715,469
Brazil 1,627,521 1,276,318 -351,203
United States 1,063,112 1,172,710 +109,598
Sweden 802,309 659,886 -142,423
China 714,410 395,546 -318,864
Austria 466,603 469,088 +2,485
Belarus 356,178 257,761 -98,417
Italy 215,447 109,657 -105,790
United Kingdom 110,742 127,488 +16,746
Poland 129,841 90,015 -39,826

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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 4 7 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 5 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 5 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 3 -1
West Midlands 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 1 -3

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 9,812,195
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,943,440
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,037,224
Other 340,867
Road transport 8,533

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 4,729,735 5,082,460 +352,725
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,463,511 4,479,929 +1,016,418
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,293,976 1,743,248 -550,728
Other 137,653 203,214 +65,561
Road transport 2,673 5,860 +3,187

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Leeds Bradford Airport 5,955,733
Dover 3,822,224
Eurotunnel 2,634,390
Glasgow Airport 2,254,581
Thamesport 1,566,124

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 2,691,507 3,264,226 +572,719
Dover 1,259,175 2,563,049 +1,303,874
Eurotunnel 1,301,996 1,332,394 +30,398
Glasgow Airport 1,140,855 1,113,726 -27,129
Thamesport 1,166,143 399,981 -766,162
Immingham Docks 547,965 460,525 -87,440
Liverpool Docks 692,078 155,652 -536,426
Manchester Airport 498,986 271,691 -227,295
Southampton 48,523 629,658 +581,135
Felixstowe 231,850 164,165 -67,685

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 36
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 16
2025-10 21
2025-09 21
2025-08 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 53
54m+ 29
15m-54m 11
0-1m 9
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 16,058,712
United States 6,502,022
China 1,725,655
Viet Nam 764,805
Malaysia 721,971

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 8,621,366 7,437,346 -1,184,020
United States 3,506,085 2,995,937 -510,148
China 783,142 942,513 +159,371
Viet Nam 379,974 384,831 +4,857
Malaysia 528,818 193,153 -335,665
Colombia 414,113 269,529 -144,584
Ireland 364,207 289,711 -74,496
South Korea 299,915 337,163 +37,248
Poland 306,144 198,272 -107,872
Italy 210,797 150,030 -60,767

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 89,119
Italy 47,479
United States 6,169
XI 2,173
Ireland 1,904

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 49,291 39,828 -9,463
Italy 25,873 21,606 -4,267
United States 1,710 4,459 +2,749
XI 2,099 74 -2,025
Ireland 869 1,035 +166
China 792 306 -486
Nicaragua 387 0 -387
Belarus 254 65 -189
Germany 107 0 -107
Switzerland 39 0 -39

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) 18,226,822
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,265,370
Air transport 3,451,682
Other 180,786

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) 9,277,768 8,949,054 -328,714
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,752,090 5,513,280 -2,238,810
Air transport 1,682,238 1,769,444 +87,206
Other 96,657 84,129 -12,528

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 13,433,062
Southampton 4,922,429
London Gateway Port 3,443,489
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,969,456
Liverpool Docks 2,349,891

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 7,499,146 5,933,916 -1,565,230
Southampton 2,662,361 2,260,068 -402,293
London Gateway Port 1,762,284 1,681,205 -81,079
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,525,011 1,444,445 -80,566
Liverpool Docks 1,363,629 986,262 -377,367
Hull 875,476 1,308,969 +433,493
Felixstowe 820,204 534,773 -285,431
London Heathrow Airport 345,601 501,694 +156,093
Manchester Airport 281,892 534,459 +252,567
London Stansted Airport 402,617 227,913 -174,704

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