Import/export HS code 820310: Files and rasps

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Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
China 4,041,687
Netherlands 2,890,272
Germany 1,475,861
United States 708,063
Switzerland 646,838

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 £
China 2,156,577 1,885,110 -271,467
Netherlands 1,398,825 1,491,447 +92,622
Germany 671,274 804,587 +133,313
United States 481,655 226,408 -255,247
Switzerland 317,352 329,486 +12,134
Ireland 301,731 325,408 +23,677
France 226,444 169,396 -57,048
Italy 145,465 215,422 +69,957
Belgium 156,190 118,726 -37,464
Japan 65,717 143,170 +77,453

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 £
China 4,793,231
Colombia 1,481,777
Germany 1,243,810
United States 1,120,820
Switzerland 814,857

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 £
China 2,472,000 2,321,231 -150,769
Colombia 777,277 704,500 -72,777
Germany 595,776 648,034 +52,258
United States 514,263 606,557 +92,294
Switzerland 416,098 398,759 -17,339
Portugal 404,639 206,113 -198,526
Italy 179,807 272,076 +92,269
Turkey 84,972 101,528 +16,556
Japan 65,717 116,632 +50,915
France 99,482 79,481 -20,001

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
West Yorkshire 11
Outer London - West and North West 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8

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 11 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 9 -2
West Yorkshire 10 6 -4
Outer London - West and North West 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 7 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 2 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - East 5 4 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,210,840
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,553,867
Air transport 2,145,534
Other 645,402
Road transport 903

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,809,056 2,401,784 -407,272
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,184,718 2,369,149 +184,431
Air transport 1,047,799 1,097,735 +49,936
Other 324,670 320,732 -3,938
Road transport 0 903 +903

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,784,643
Dover 1,376,269
London 1,276,522
Southampton 1,131,711
Immingham Docks 1,029,407

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 £
Felixstowe 1,502,082 1,282,561 -219,521
Dover 643,489 732,780 +89,291
London 706,254 570,268 -135,986
Southampton 768,272 363,439 -404,833
Immingham Docks 542,651 486,756 -55,895
Eurotunnel 379,337 340,612 -38,725
London Gateway Port 177,948 483,255 +305,307
000 324,670 320,732 -3,938
London Heathrow Airport 344,315 236,662 -107,653
East Midlands Airport 170,894 298,857 +127,963

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 101
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 47
Other manufacturing 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 8
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 31
2026-03 37
2026-02 39
2026-01 28
2025-12 38

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 86
54m+ 46
0-1m 27
15m-54m 23
Other 17

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 £
Belgium 1,135,391
United States 1,000,983
South Korea 553,776
China 532,231
United Arab Emirates 304,535

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 £
Belgium 471,536 663,855 +192,319
United States 452,936 548,047 +95,111
South Korea 546,214 7,562 -538,652
China 178,581 353,650 +175,069
United Arab Emirates 260,631 43,904 -216,727
Ireland 184,805 99,574 -85,231
Australia 188,965 38,883 -150,082
Poland 90,683 104,561 +13,878
Netherlands 34,569 115,008 +80,439
France 78,163 63,284 -14,879

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 £
China 55,978
Ireland 22,565
United States 11,066
XI 10,478
Taiwan 4,991

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 £
China 23,746 32,232 +8,486
Ireland 12,638 9,927 -2,711
United States 5,361 5,705 +344
XI 10,444 34 -10,410
Taiwan 2,739 2,252 -487
Portugal 2,170 1,024 -1,146
India 255 773 +518
Poland 0 195 +195
Switzerland 51 65 +14
Brazil 0 51 +51

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) 2,121,774
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,080,206
Air transport 1,497,049
Other 113,517

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) 937,718 1,184,056 +246,338
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,328,321 751,885 -576,436
Air transport 925,926 571,123 -354,803
Other 60,037 53,480 -6,557

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,500,922
London Gateway Port 1,206,690
London Heathrow Airport 714,510
East Midlands Airport 422,032
Southampton 404,256

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 637,878 863,044 +225,166
London Gateway Port 1,020,700 185,990 -834,710
London Heathrow Airport 444,418 270,092 -174,326
East Midlands Airport 209,133 212,899 +3,766
Southampton 148,887 255,369 +106,482
Liverpool Docks 145,422 210,166 +64,744
Dover / Eurotunnel 113,489 159,076 +45,587
ZLC 195,970 58,235 -137,735
Felixstowe 7,927 124,437 +116,510
000 60,037 53,480 -6,557

Quick facts

HS code: 820310

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

Description: Tools like files and rasps used for shaping or smoothing materials