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 3,968,933
Netherlands 2,612,169
Germany 1,370,761
Switzerland 630,943
Ireland 586,296

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 2,230,522 1,738,411 -492,111
Netherlands 1,208,825 1,403,344 +194,519
Germany 637,478 733,283 +95,805
Switzerland 330,089 300,854 -29,235
Ireland 310,650 275,646 -35,004
United States 338,782 220,650 -118,132
France 198,005 155,057 -42,948
Italy 149,377 191,322 +41,945
Belgium 172,811 105,672 -67,139
Japan 73,929 131,419 +57,490

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 4,602,691
Colombia 1,296,874
Germany 1,144,848
United States 1,113,466
Switzerland 788,537

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 2,451,146 2,151,545 -299,601
Colombia 620,619 676,255 +55,636
Germany 553,444 591,404 +37,960
United States 538,753 574,713 +35,960
Switzerland 433,863 354,674 -79,189
Portugal 306,347 186,881 -119,466
Italy 181,798 245,634 +63,836
Turkey 84,093 97,845 +13,752
Japan 70,331 108,479 +38,148
Taiwan 121,734 50,478 -71,256

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8
Outer London - West and North West 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 10 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 9 -2
West Yorkshire 10 5 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 7 +4
Outer London - West and North West 5 7 +2
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 5 3 -2

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) 4,739,427
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,334,178
Air transport 2,132,127
Other 590,741
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) 2,595,941 2,143,486 -452,455
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,118,263 2,215,915 +97,652
Air transport 1,050,915 1,081,212 +30,297
Other 319,851 270,890 -48,961
Road transport 0 903 +903

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,613,456
Dover 1,303,935
London 1,198,049
Southampton 983,760
Immingham Docks 879,705

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 1,515,386 1,098,070 -417,316
Dover 644,323 659,612 +15,289
London 704,103 493,946 -210,157
Southampton 595,180 388,580 -206,600
Immingham Docks 355,203 524,502 +169,299
Eurotunnel 369,665 308,292 -61,373
London Gateway Port 208,669 451,788 +243,119
000 319,851 270,890 -48,961
London Heathrow Airport 313,380 216,738 -96,642
East Midlands Airport 193,538 260,438 +66,900

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
98
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
45
Other manufacturing
10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 36
2026-04 31
2026-03 37
2026-02 39
2026-01 28

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 88
54m+ 46
0-1m 26
15m-54m 18
Other 16

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 1,146,702
United States 962,914
China 592,867
South Korea 553,776
Ireland 289,235

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 506,606 640,096 +133,490
United States 422,723 540,191 +117,468
China 251,418 341,449 +90,031
South Korea 546,214 7,562 -538,652
Ireland 175,864 113,371 -62,493
United Arab Emirates 252,457 33,418 -219,039
Poland 87,285 105,606 +18,321
Netherlands 43,202 112,007 +68,805
Australia 106,054 35,365 -70,689
France 69,456 61,166 -8,290

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 58,496
Ireland 27,381
United States 10,881
XI 7,241
Taiwan 4,675

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 28,588 29,908 +1,320
Ireland 12,767 14,614 +1,847
United States 6,403 4,478 -1,925
XI 7,207 34 -7,173
Taiwan 2,682 1,993 -689
Portugal 2,106 1,273 -833
India 302 757 +455
Poland 0 195 +195
Switzerland 62 54 -8
Brazil 0 66 +66

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) 2,131,827
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,936,995
Air transport 1,481,286
Other 117,370

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) 992,701 1,139,126 +146,425
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,236,900 700,095 -536,805
Air transport 902,211 579,075 -323,136
Other 62,844 54,526 -8,318

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,524,450
London Gateway Port 1,068,811
London Heathrow Airport 705,561
East Midlands Airport 409,967
Southampton 367,833

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 672,424 852,026 +179,602
London Gateway Port 959,678 109,133 -850,545
London Heathrow Airport 447,901 257,660 -190,241
East Midlands Airport 185,877 224,090 +38,213
Southampton 142,947 224,886 +81,939
Liverpool Docks 127,822 212,467 +84,645
Dover / Eurotunnel 142,738 126,876 -15,862
ZLC 203,218 59,587 -143,631
Felixstowe 6,517 183,982 +177,465
000 62,844 54,526 -8,318

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