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 6,221,254
Belgium 2,665,767
France 1,362,981
Sweden 1,103,202
China 960,045

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 3,493,930 2,727,324 -766,606
Belgium 1,393,726 1,272,041 -121,685
France 714,865 648,116 -66,749
Sweden 562,126 541,076 -21,050
China 611,354 348,691 -262,663
Germany 184,042 252,578 +68,536
United States 174,058 187,507 +13,449
Japan 0 234,176 +234,176
Ireland 84,168 68,334 -15,834
Finland 85,275 40,040 -45,235

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 6,325,726
China 3,192,146
United States 1,883,997
Sweden 830,336
Canada 654,989

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 3,543,120 2,782,606 -760,514
China 1,646,812 1,545,334 -101,478
United States 994,553 889,444 -105,109
Sweden 412,839 417,497 +4,658
Canada 406,240 248,749 -157,491
Brazil 202,869 195,716 -7,153
Japan 944 242,491 +241,547
Italy 77,283 37,572 -39,711
Austria 18,734 30,688 +11,954
Viet Nam 6,582 6,459 -123

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Greater Manchester 3
Inner London - West 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
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Inner London - West 0 3 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
West Midlands 1 3 +2
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
Kent 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0

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 6,081,381
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,262,839
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,354,077
Air transport 1,062,028
Other 170,294

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 3,354,057 2,727,324 -626,733
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,884,167 2,378,672 -505,495
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 398,435 955,642 +557,207
Air transport 698,370 363,658 -334,712
Other 98,668 71,626 -27,042

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 6,081,381
Dover 2,262,541
Eurotunnel 1,677,306
Immingham Docks 1,037,276
London Gateway Port 385,497

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 3,354,057 2,727,324 -626,733
Dover 1,216,077 1,046,464 -169,613
Eurotunnel 815,987 861,319 +45,332
Immingham Docks 546,612 490,664 -55,948
London Gateway Port 1,587 383,910 +382,323
Felixstowe 147,928 235,783 +87,855
East Midlands Airport 236,334 115,040 -121,294
Manchester Airport 282,722 0 -282,722
Liverpool Docks 156,750 122,770 -33,980
Dover / Eurotunnel 244,265 19,136 -225,129

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 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 4
Other personal service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 16
2025-10 15
2025-09 16
2025-08 13

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 23
54m+ 17
15m-54m 10
Other 5
0-1m 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 222,166
France 190,123
Germany 134,416
Netherlands 52,887
Luxembourg 51,123

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 166,991 55,175 -111,816
France 166,846 23,277 -143,569
Germany 25,015 109,401 +84,386
Netherlands 49,174 3,713 -45,461
Luxembourg 30,298 20,825 -9,473
Indonesia 30,117 0 -30,117
Italy 9,313 8,273 -1,040
Kazakhstan 16,712 0 -16,712
Norway 0 14,786 +14,786
United States 7,974 1,066 -6,908

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 2,212
China 1,448
XI 974
United States 451
Switzerland 297

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 1,028 1,184 +156
China 822 626 -196
XI 0 974 +974
United States 186 265 +79
Switzerland 0 297 +297
Mexico 0 24 +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) 620,799
Air transport 135,552
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,684
Other 6,005
Road transport 989

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) 412,042 208,757 -203,285
Air transport 102,171 33,381 -68,790
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 900 12,784 +11,884
Other 2,220 3,785 +1,565
Road transport 989 0 -989

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 208,007
Holyhead 182,842
Felixstowe 79,973
Dover 78,276
East Midlands Airport 77,188

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 141,506 66,501 -75,005
Holyhead 132,550 50,292 -82,258
Felixstowe 17,147 62,826 +45,679
Dover 59,528 18,748 -40,780
East Midlands Airport 48,859 28,329 -20,530
London Heathrow Airport 46,829 2,523 -44,306
Liverpool Docks 33,121 0 -33,121
Immingham Docks 4,000 18,586 +14,586
Portsmouth 19,633 0 -19,633
Eurotunnel 5,457 2,600 -2,857

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