Import/export HS code 820330: Metal-cutting shears

Shears designed for cutting metal materials

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 2,843,082
Taiwan 1,952,478
Germany 1,569,164
France 1,122,278
United States 898,054

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 1,391,274 1,451,808 +60,534
Taiwan 1,048,841 903,637 -145,204
Germany 736,343 832,821 +96,478
France 564,810 557,468 -7,342
United States 551,628 346,426 -205,202
Japan 171,758 185,278 +13,520
Belgium 141,954 89,295 -52,659
Italy 126,893 69,752 -57,141
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 173,879 +173,879
Latvia 117,314 34,763 -82,551

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 3,503,065
Taiwan 2,335,314
Germany 1,317,507
United States 898,237
France 600,256

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 1,617,325 1,885,740 +268,415
Taiwan 1,370,335 964,979 -405,356
Germany 641,673 675,834 +34,161
United States 509,449 388,788 -120,661
France 322,481 277,775 -44,706
Japan 176,392 195,780 +19,388
South Korea 105,334 240,887 +135,553
Latvia 117,314 34,763 -82,551
Italy 79,734 49,670 -30,064
United Kingdom 46,759 44,884 -1,875

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11
Inner London - West 11
West Yorkshire 11

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 13 9 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 9 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 4 9 +5
West Yorkshire 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Inner London - East 6 4 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 7 +3

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) 5,874,724
Air transport 2,522,802
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,715,488
Other 137,673
Road transport 5,053

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) 2,944,921 2,929,803 -15,118
Air transport 1,278,134 1,244,668 -33,466
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 914,579 800,909 -113,670
Other 89,099 48,574 -40,525
Road transport 5,053 0 -5,053

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,641,466
Southampton 1,575,237
London Gateway Port 828,178
Birmingham Airport 711,394
London 658,399

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 1,417,877 1,223,589 -194,288
Southampton 895,236 680,001 -215,235
London Gateway Port 280,692 547,486 +266,794
Birmingham Airport 286,985 424,409 +137,424
London 171,533 486,866 +315,333
Dover 250,628 369,929 +119,301
London Heathrow Airport 399,430 138,210 -261,220
East Midlands Airport 130,420 312,678 +182,258
Leeds Bradford Airport 213,636 134,609 -79,027
Thamesport 240,480 55,928 -184,552

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 73
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 30
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 34
2026-03 50
2026-02 27
2026-01 30
2025-12 29

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+ 61
15m-54m 29
0-1m 18
Other 13

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 1,512,147
Ireland 555,375
France 417,605
India 277,091
Australia 213,068

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 810,601 701,546 -109,055
Ireland 277,580 277,795 +215
France 116,158 301,447 +185,289
India 164,971 112,120 -52,851
Australia 157,135 55,933 -101,202
Gibraltar 73,282 89,856 +16,574
Belgium 65,588 70,228 +4,640
Poland 73,360 60,054 -13,306
Germany 77,775 46,429 -31,346
Netherlands 60,279 13,775 -46,504

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 £
Austria 27,625
China 15,897
Taiwan 7,514
France 3,983
United States 1,652

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 £
Austria 26,982 643 -26,339
China 9,146 6,751 -2,395
Taiwan 4,005 3,509 -496
France 2,237 1,746 -491
United States 1,652 0 -1,652
Germany 203 388 +185
XI 383 22 -361
India 0 178 +178
Japan 13 96 +83
Georgia 0 99 +99

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) 1,595,461
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,328,148
Air transport 1,037,970
Other 266,397

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) 823,074 772,387 -50,687
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 626,429 701,719 +75,290
Air transport 654,282 383,688 -270,594
Other 143,118 123,279 -19,839

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 860,006
Southampton 612,321
Dover / Eurotunnel 597,713
London Heathrow Airport 437,755
East Midlands Airport 298,331

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 594,654 265,352 -329,302
Southampton 168,202 444,119 +275,917
Dover / Eurotunnel 322,586 275,127 -47,459
London Heathrow Airport 219,676 218,079 -1,597
East Midlands Airport 180,473 117,858 -62,615
000 143,118 123,279 -19,839
London 104,146 89,792 -14,354
ZLC 116,828 43,301 -73,527
Holyhead 76,395 80,973 +4,578
Portsmouth 1,122 156,157 +155,035

Quick facts

HS code: 820330

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

Description: Shears designed for cutting metal materials