Import/export HS code 820291: Straight saw blades for metal

Straight saw blades designed for cutting metal materials

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • 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 8,685,834
China 3,971,702
Belgium 1,500,999
Switzerland 516,004
Netherlands 416,841

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 4,387,956 4,297,878 -90,078
China 2,034,441 1,937,261 -97,180
Belgium 871,854 629,145 -242,709
Switzerland 212,236 303,768 +91,532
Netherlands 223,430 193,411 -30,019
United States 138,160 135,493 -2,667
India 40,926 64,185 +23,259
Japan 76,646 10,782 -65,864
Australia 7,712 77,800 +70,088
France 31,256 23,091 -8,165

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 8,344,565
China 4,017,762
United States 1,768,621
Germany 895,282
Sweden 375,344

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 4,134,897 4,209,668 +74,771
China 2,068,930 1,948,832 -120,098
United States 1,019,751 748,870 -270,881
Germany 498,754 396,528 -102,226
Sweden 205,002 170,342 -34,660
India 41,879 63,775 +21,896
Japan 70,981 10,782 -60,199
Australia 0 77,800 +77,800
Denmark 14,415 18,276 +3,861
Turkey 28,810 0 -28,810

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Greater Manchester 6
West Yorkshire 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 Midlands 8 10 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 1 4 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
Kent 1 2 +1
Lancashire 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,023,999
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,895,368
Air transport 1,882,773
Road transport 36,527
Other 25,830

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,102,494 4,921,505 -180,989
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,977,349 1,918,019 -59,330
Air transport 996,217 886,556 -109,661
Road transport 33,413 3,114 -30,299
Other 16,373 9,457 -6,916

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,628,507
Felixstowe 1,672,772
Purfleet 1,315,052
Southampton 1,272,870
Dover 1,222,396

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,352,160 3,276,347 -75,813
Felixstowe 1,016,466 656,306 -360,160
Purfleet 806,089 508,963 -297,126
Southampton 475,260 797,610 +322,350
Dover 586,806 635,590 +48,784
Leeds Bradford Airport 566,805 360,325 -206,480
London 430,899 219,039 -211,860
Birmingham Airport 247,777 304,648 +56,871
London Gateway Port 87,135 290,823 +203,688
ZLC 125,225 100,766 -24,459

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
50
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
13
Other manufacturing
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
2026-05 14
2026-04 11
2026-03 15
2026-02 10
2026-01 18

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 43
54m+ 23
0-1m 12
15m-54m 11
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 £
United States 676,473
Switzerland 609,718
Jamaica 510,909
Ireland 391,983
United Arab Emirates 231,136

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 £
United States 364,355 312,118 -52,237
Switzerland 355,566 254,152 -101,414
Jamaica 241,687 269,222 +27,535
Ireland 268,492 123,491 -145,001
United Arab Emirates 174,799 56,337 -118,462
Germany 84,856 80,280 -4,576
Belgium 28,950 71,410 +42,460
Australia 53,740 30,119 -23,621
Barbados 33,333 37,067 +3,734
Kenya 1,120 59,596 +58,476

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 24,131
China 22,435
Switzerland 5,959
XI 4,543
Germany 2,489

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 14,215 9,916 -4,299
China 12,688 9,747 -2,941
Switzerland 862 5,097 +4,235
XI 1,172 3,371 +2,199
Germany 1,132 1,357 +225
Canada 0 629 +629
Ireland 261 173 -88
Japan 226 86 -140
Thailand 81 164 +83
France 206 24 -182

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,815,095
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,295,685
Air transport 513,430
Other 69,639

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 890,362 924,733 +34,371
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 772,540 523,145 -249,395
Air transport 335,804 177,626 -158,178
Other 34,031 35,608 +1,577

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 864,765
Dover / Eurotunnel 807,134
Southampton 412,621
Liverpool Docks 311,155
Holyhead 241,386

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 £
London Gateway Port 402,813 461,952 +59,139
Dover / Eurotunnel 475,204 331,930 -143,274
Southampton 212,841 199,780 -13,061
Liverpool Docks 144,773 166,382 +21,609
Holyhead 186,807 54,579 -132,228
East Midlands Airport 132,629 58,501 -74,128
London Heathrow Airport 84,127 61,030 -23,097
Dover 43,134 51,134 +8,000
London 31,055 61,230 +30,175
Portsmouth 41,300 43,327 +2,027

Quick facts

HS code: 820291

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

Description: Straight saw blades designed for cutting metal materials