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 3,529,447
Netherlands 2,593,628
Germany 1,251,466
United States 736,197
Switzerland 579,829

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 2,083,610 1,445,837 -637,773
Netherlands 1,321,319 1,272,309 -49,010
Germany 650,729 600,737 -49,992
United States 592,656 143,541 -449,115
Switzerland 340,892 238,937 -101,955
Ireland 305,821 216,128 -89,693
France 227,526 126,096 -101,430
Italy 127,903 135,150 +7,247
Belgium 165,481 67,507 -97,974
Turkey 84,972 72,298 -12,674

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 4,097,840
Colombia 1,411,160
Germany 1,044,815
United States 1,010,119
Switzerland 743,464

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 2,414,521 1,683,319 -731,202
Colombia 765,497 645,663 -119,834
Germany 559,230 485,585 -73,645
United States 515,352 494,767 -20,585
Switzerland 438,366 305,098 -133,268
Portugal 446,185 164,429 -281,756
Italy 186,660 162,117 -24,543
France 90,993 83,062 -7,931
Taiwan 96,843 68,242 -28,601
Turkey 84,972 72,298 -12,674

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
Inner London - 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 6 -4
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 7 2 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 3 -3
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 5 +2
Essex 6 4 -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) 4,747,670
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,992,257
Air transport 1,726,472
Other 548,900
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) 2,803,827 1,943,843 -859,984
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,128,192 1,864,065 -264,127
Air transport 1,042,983 683,489 -359,494
Other 337,431 211,469 -125,962
Road transport 0 903 +903

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,494,048
London 1,181,529
Dover 1,161,753
Southampton 1,111,589
Immingham Docks 986,417

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 1,471,817 1,022,231 -449,586
London 654,879 526,650 -128,229
Dover 646,910 514,843 -132,067
Southampton 839,973 271,616 -568,357
Immingham Docks 541,570 444,847 -96,723
Eurotunnel 359,748 265,581 -94,167
London Gateway Port 144,311 422,646 +278,335
000 337,431 211,469 -125,962
London Heathrow Airport 322,351 180,719 -141,632
East Midlands Airport 192,137 175,582 -16,555

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 104
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Other manufacturing 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7
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
2026-01 28
2025-11 37
2025-10 48
2025-09 34
2025-08 37

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 89
54m+ 41
0-1m 27
15m-54m 21
Other 15

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 905,262
United States 884,417
South Korea 549,598
China 421,192
United Arab Emirates 295,666

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 441,655 463,607 +21,952
United States 511,517 372,900 -138,617
South Korea 549,598 0 -549,598
China 175,059 246,133 +71,074
United Arab Emirates 259,812 35,854 -223,958
Ireland 192,607 84,213 -108,394
Australia 229,334 31,027 -198,307
Poland 87,353 66,829 -20,524
Netherlands 46,033 96,503 +50,470
France 70,562 63,208 -7,354

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 48,043
Ireland 17,862
XI 14,355
United States 9,195
Taiwan 4,212

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 19,485 28,558 +9,073
Ireland 11,662 6,200 -5,462
XI 14,325 30 -14,295
United States 5,538 3,657 -1,881
Taiwan 2,952 1,260 -1,692
Portugal 2,043 839 -1,204
India 294 263 -31
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,017,309
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,797,958
Air transport 1,299,769
Other 100,823

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) 1,489,253 528,056 -961,197
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 903,659 894,299 -9,360
Air transport 917,466 382,303 -535,163
Other 58,975 41,848 -17,127

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,273,462
London Gateway Port 1,229,447
London Heathrow Airport 613,011
Southampton 355,271
East Midlands Airport 346,207

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 660,727 612,735 -47,992
London Gateway Port 1,064,505 164,942 -899,563
London Heathrow Airport 433,576 179,435 -254,141
Southampton 135,132 220,139 +85,007
East Midlands Airport 211,810 134,397 -77,413
Liverpool Docks 226,049 78,111 -147,938
Dover / Eurotunnel 112,273 141,245 +28,972
ZLC 207,857 41,406 -166,451
000 58,975 41,848 -17,127
Felixstowe 7,927 91,403 +83,476

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