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 2,707,569
Taiwan 1,898,665
Germany 1,492,990
France 1,100,733
United States 833,405

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 1,400,576 1,306,993 -93,583
Taiwan 1,019,131 879,534 -139,597
Germany 733,102 759,888 +26,786
France 535,845 564,888 +29,043
United States 507,462 325,943 -181,519
Japan 209,004 138,508 -70,496
Belgium 117,307 78,604 -38,703
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 47,195 126,684 +79,489
Italy 90,038 54,181 -35,857
Ireland 73,782 56,585 -17,197

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 3,345,854
Taiwan 2,203,643
Germany 1,239,221
United States 863,880
France 576,060

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 1,702,149 1,643,705 -58,444
Taiwan 1,259,896 943,747 -316,149
Germany 622,506 616,715 -5,791
United States 482,415 381,465 -100,950
France 305,314 270,746 -34,568
South Korea 132,654 236,938 +104,284
Japan 221,850 140,798 -81,052
Latvia 109,548 19,930 -89,618
United Kingdom 56,817 31,052 -25,765
Italy 46,016 35,416 -10,600

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Inner London - West 11
West Yorkshire 10
Greater Manchester 9

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 10 8 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 9 +1
Inner London - West 6 8 +2
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 7 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 8 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 6 +2
Essex 6 6 +0

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) 5,607,065
Air transport 2,382,121
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,626,292
Other 119,652
Road transport 2,332

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) 2,948,779 2,658,286 -290,493
Air transport 1,234,587 1,147,534 -87,053
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 893,541 732,751 -160,790
Other 81,100 38,552 -42,548
Road transport 2,332 0 -2,332

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,503,421
Southampton 1,553,240
London Gateway Port 758,188
Birmingham Airport 673,974
London 642,889

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 1,436,738 1,066,683 -370,055
Southampton 918,566 634,674 -283,892
London Gateway Port 229,241 528,947 +299,706
Birmingham Airport 304,168 369,806 +65,638
London 214,495 428,394 +213,899
Dover 293,982 333,118 +39,136
London Heathrow Airport 351,977 102,921 -249,056
East Midlands Airport 136,340 293,063 +156,723
Leeds Bradford Airport 192,942 133,313 -59,629
London Stansted Airport 108,106 154,342 +46,236

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
71
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
13
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 30
2026-04 34
2026-03 50
2026-02 27
2026-01 30

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 80
54m+ 58
15m-54m 27
0-1m 17
Other 12

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 1,445,238
Ireland 532,641
France 399,092
India 202,309
Australia 197,567

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 754,530 690,708 -63,822
Ireland 257,335 275,306 +17,971
France 115,010 284,082 +169,072
India 90,189 112,120 +21,931
Australia 177,181 20,386 -156,795
Gibraltar 81,297 101,314 +20,017
Poland 95,963 41,946 -54,017
Belgium 62,508 66,409 +3,901
Germany 73,810 32,272 -41,538
Italy 59,565 13,754 -45,811

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 15,127
Taiwan 7,269
France 4,126
Austria 2,577
United States 1,604

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 9,347 5,780 -3,567
Taiwan 3,401 3,868 +467
France 2,344 1,782 -562
Austria 1,934 643 -1,291
United States 1,604 0 -1,604
Germany 62 388 +326
XI 383 22 -361
India 178 0 -178
Japan 40 69 +29
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) 1,489,708
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,284,029
Air transport 970,479
Other 239,832

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) 728,883 760,825 +31,942
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 642,190 641,839 -351
Air transport 625,003 345,476 -279,527
Other 127,502 112,330 -15,172

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 735,775
Southampton 617,052
Dover / Eurotunnel 557,254
London Heathrow Airport 416,180
East Midlands Airport 286,859

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 491,525 244,250 -247,275
Southampton 181,083 435,969 +254,886
Dover / Eurotunnel 325,696 231,558 -94,138
London Heathrow Airport 208,544 207,636 -908
East Midlands Airport 193,943 92,916 -101,027
000 127,502 112,330 -15,172
London 101,664 89,870 -11,794
Holyhead 71,747 87,364 +15,617
Portsmouth 1,122 156,157 +155,035
ZLC 114,388 41,358 -73,030

Quick facts

HS code: 820330

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

Description: Shears designed for cutting metal materials