Import/export HS code 820240: Chainsaw blades

Blades specifically designed for chainsaws, used for cutting wood and other materials

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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 £
Switzerland 6,678,774
Belgium 2,800,845
Sweden 1,306,697
France 1,301,490
China 943,333

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 £
Switzerland 3,485,158 3,193,616 -291,542
Belgium 1,725,668 1,075,177 -650,491
Sweden 704,726 601,971 -102,755
France 736,832 564,658 -172,174
China 620,841 322,492 -298,349
United States 255,548 171,800 -83,748
Germany 161,408 255,310 +93,902
Japan 234,176 6,652 -227,524
Ireland 98,490 69,568 -28,922
Italy 87,243 60,115 -27,128

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 £
Switzerland 6,566,266
China 3,470,303
United States 1,979,750
Sweden 1,025,319
Canada 655,580

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 £
Switzerland 3,527,055 3,039,211 -487,844
China 1,934,895 1,535,408 -399,487
United States 1,096,571 883,179 -213,392
Sweden 563,839 461,480 -102,359
Canada 407,543 248,037 -159,506
Brazil 256,460 175,380 -81,080
Japan 240,380 14,105 -226,275
Italy 96,711 55,379 -41,332
Netherlands 12,341 74,616 +62,275
Austria 25,938 36,787 +10,849

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
West Midlands 4
West Yorkshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Greater Manchester 3

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 4 +2
West Midlands 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 3 +2
Eastern Scotland 2 2 +0
Kent 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Road transport 6,665,073
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,347,618
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,541,636
Air transport 1,177,471
Other 180,565

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 £
Road transport 3,485,158 3,179,915 -305,243
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,133,541 2,214,077 -919,464
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 816,856 724,780 -92,076
Air transport 747,645 429,826 -317,819
Other 107,327 73,238 -34,089

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 6,665,073
Dover 2,168,468
Eurotunnel 1,874,552
Immingham Docks 1,200,492
East Midlands Airport 442,285

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 £
ZLC 3,485,158 3,179,915 -305,243
Dover 1,495,607 672,861 -822,746
Eurotunnel 916,244 958,308 +42,064
Immingham Docks 652,135 548,357 -103,778
East Midlands Airport 232,134 210,151 -21,983
Felixstowe 249,125 160,155 -88,970
London Gateway Port 245,099 147,882 -97,217
Liverpool Docks 240,750 114,640 -126,110
Manchester Airport 260,476 0 -260,476
000 107,327 73,238 -34,089

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
21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
7
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
5
Other personal service activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 11
2026-04 18
2026-03 13
2026-02 15
2026-01 9

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 27
54m+ 16
15m-54m 9
0-1m 4
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 £
Ireland 196,019
France 175,881
Germany 156,147
Luxembourg 54,117
Netherlands 52,887

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 131,589 64,430 -67,159
France 134,104 41,777 -92,327
Germany 52,072 104,075 +52,003
Luxembourg 24,297 29,820 +5,523
Netherlands 52,887 0 -52,887
Indonesia 30,117 0 -30,117
Kazakhstan 16,712 3,151 -13,561
China 0 19,105 +19,105
Italy 13,355 4,231 -9,124
Norway 14,786 0 -14,786

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 £
Italy 5,877
XI 3,411
China 1,590
United States 589
Switzerland 452

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 £
Italy 2,212 3,665 +1,453
XI 0 3,411 +3,411
China 1,055 535 -520
United States 209 380 +171
Switzerland 176 276 +100
Ireland 0 188 +188
Mexico 24 0 -24

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) 578,871
Air transport 144,613
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 54,939
Other 12,730

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) 386,856 192,015 -194,841
Air transport 99,197 45,416 -53,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,783 42,156 +29,373
Other 4,275 8,455 +4,180

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 171,270
Holyhead 149,970
Felixstowe 121,228
Dover 101,997
East Midlands Airport 77,688

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 111,887 59,383 -52,504
Holyhead 93,995 55,975 -38,020
Felixstowe 45,677 75,551 +29,874
Dover 64,683 37,314 -27,369
East Midlands Airport 45,885 31,803 -14,082
London Heathrow Airport 46,829 6,584 -40,245
Liverpool Docks 33,121 0 -33,121
Immingham Docks 22,586 0 -22,586
Portsmouth 19,633 0 -19,633
000 4,275 8,455 +4,180

Quick facts

HS code: 820240

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

Description: Blades specifically designed for chainsaws, used for cutting wood and other materials