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 9,054,888
China 4,011,965
Belgium 1,520,658
Switzerland 528,361
Netherlands 441,452

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 4,259,651 4,795,237 +535,586
China 1,888,527 2,123,438 +234,911
Belgium 840,525 680,133 -160,392
Switzerland 202,480 325,881 +123,401
Netherlands 227,217 214,235 -12,982
United States 151,348 141,853 -9,495
India 41,218 65,542 +24,324
Japan 76,646 10,782 -65,864
Australia 0 85,512 +85,512
France 31,666 24,108 -7,558

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 8,683,471
China 4,060,170
United States 1,803,369
Germany 941,049
Sweden 401,248

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 3,982,763 4,700,708 +717,945
China 1,917,449 2,142,721 +225,272
United States 997,151 806,218 -190,933
Germany 517,042 424,007 -93,035
Sweden 210,082 191,166 -18,916
India 41,218 66,085 +24,867
Japan 71,993 10,782 -61,211
Australia 0 77,800 +77,800
Denmark 18,615 18,276 -339
Turkey 8,149 21,681 +13,532

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
Inner London - West 4
West Yorkshire 4

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 5 +2
Inner London - West 4 1 -3
West Yorkshire 2 4 +2
Essex 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Kent 1 2 +1
Lancashire 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +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) 10,389,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,935,746
Air transport 1,966,500
Road transport 43,490
Other 27,302

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) 4,887,112 5,502,374 +615,262
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,875,677 2,060,069 +184,392
Air transport 996,423 970,077 -26,346
Road transport 31,228 12,262 -18,966
Other 17,379 9,923 -7,456

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,931,052
Felixstowe 1,690,676
Purfleet 1,322,156
Southampton 1,280,273
Dover 1,246,239

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 3,413,315 3,517,737 +104,422
Felixstowe 932,960 757,716 -175,244
Purfleet 762,205 559,951 -202,254
Southampton 463,067 817,206 +354,139
Dover 369,626 876,613 +506,987
Leeds Bradford Airport 590,968 393,806 -197,162
London 421,197 246,604 -174,593
Birmingham Airport 220,079 350,205 +130,126
London Gateway Port 77,463 300,495 +223,032
ZLC 108,983 127,365 +18,382

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
15
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 44
54m+ 23
0-1m 13
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 630,708
Jamaica 522,760
Ireland 403,803
United Arab Emirates 232,828

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 219,874 456,599 +236,725
Switzerland 357,187 273,521 -83,666
Jamaica 253,538 269,222 +15,684
Ireland 266,723 137,080 -129,643
United Arab Emirates 172,893 59,935 -112,958
Germany 82,197 95,912 +13,715
Belgium 38,102 73,952 +35,850
Australia 53,164 32,179 -20,985
Barbados 35,285 37,067 +1,782
Kenya 9,088 59,596 +50,508

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 25,125
China 23,550
Switzerland 5,959
XI 5,178
Germany 2,535

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 13,176 11,949 -1,227
China 13,080 10,470 -2,610
Switzerland 0 5,959 +5,959
XI 1,794 3,384 +1,590
Germany 1,149 1,386 +237
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) 1,856,180
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,356,065
Air transport 533,919
Other 72,429

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) 838,606 1,017,574 +178,968
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 776,213 579,852 -196,361
Air transport 294,978 238,941 -56,037
Other 32,894 39,535 +6,641

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 888,793
Dover / Eurotunnel 840,673
Southampton 421,056
Liverpool Docks 311,155
Holyhead 248,278

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 426,841 461,952 +35,111
Dover / Eurotunnel 482,114 358,559 -123,555
Southampton 178,159 242,897 +64,738
Liverpool Docks 95,049 216,106 +121,057
Holyhead 185,141 63,137 -122,004
East Midlands Airport 132,285 64,159 -68,126
London Heathrow Airport 32,487 112,670 +80,183
London 40,207 63,772 +23,565
Dover 32,965 66,766 +33,801
Portsmouth 43,252 43,327 +75

Quick facts

HS code: 820291

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

Description: Straight saw blades designed for cutting metal materials