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 2,637,318
Taiwan 1,796,284
Germany 1,408,914
France 953,249
United States 873,543

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 1,301,890 1,335,428 +33,538
Taiwan 1,114,308 681,976 -432,332
Germany 655,618 753,296 +97,678
France 545,031 408,218 -136,813
United States 547,588 325,955 -221,633
Japan 144,434 179,875 +35,441
Belgium 200,682 61,079 -139,603
Italy 154,405 53,752 -100,653
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,234 173,879 +170,645
Latvia 108,522 51,986 -56,536

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 3,232,788
Taiwan 2,260,183
Germany 1,250,583
United States 842,595
France 514,908

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 1,577,778 1,655,010 +77,232
Taiwan 1,427,343 832,840 -594,503
Germany 564,996 685,587 +120,591
United States 537,930 304,665 -233,265
France 322,382 192,526 -129,856
Japan 151,617 189,105 +37,488
South Korea 96,790 128,787 +31,997
Latvia 108,522 51,986 -56,536
Italy 103,816 28,659 -75,157
United Kingdom 46,673 33,407 -13,266

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 19
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
West Yorkshire 10
Greater Manchester 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 13 11 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 9 +0
West Yorkshire 8 6 -2
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 5 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 7 -2
Inner London - East 7 3 -4
Inner London - West 4 6 +2
Essex 7 5 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 7 +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) 5,485,334
Air transport 2,196,295
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,667,828
Other 140,017
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) 2,862,257 2,623,077 -239,180
Air transport 1,334,372 861,923 -472,449
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 876,490 791,338 -85,152
Other 82,588 57,429 -25,159
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 2,540,703
Southampton 1,533,743
London Gateway Port 681,334
London 622,115
London Heathrow Airport 555,572

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 1,396,204 1,144,499 -251,705
Southampton 896,832 636,911 -259,921
London Gateway Port 251,411 429,923 +178,512
London 172,418 449,697 +277,279
London Heathrow Airport 409,985 145,587 -264,398
Dover 196,752 356,543 +159,791
Birmingham Airport 288,568 242,748 -45,820
Leeds Bradford Airport 214,838 122,568 -92,270
East Midlands Airport 131,990 190,156 +58,166
Thamesport 251,244 70,415 -180,829

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 32
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 30
2025-11 37
2025-10 36
2025-09 31
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 88
54m+ 54
15m-54m 28
0-1m 15
Other 10

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 1,173,895
Ireland 506,530
France 417,649
Australia 214,124
India 165,365

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 636,829 537,066 -99,763
Ireland 263,477 243,053 -20,424
France 111,293 306,356 +195,063
Australia 161,486 52,638 -108,848
India 107,331 58,034 -49,297
Gibraltar 47,444 84,853 +37,409
Germany 93,373 26,425 -66,948
Belgium 89,549 29,875 -59,674
Poland 39,361 70,464 +31,103
Italy 23,488 43,996 +20,508

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 27,112
China 16,455
Taiwan 7,214
France 4,094
United States 2,027

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 27,034 78 -26,956
China 9,539 6,916 -2,623
Taiwan 3,885 3,329 -556
France 1,757 2,337 +580
United States 2,027 0 -2,027
Germany 141 376 +235
XI 383 22 -361
India 0 178 +178
Japan 0 109 +109
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) 1,309,767
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,203,590
Air transport 860,279
Other 246,442
Road transport 4,675

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) 768,748 541,019 -227,729
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 561,110 642,480 +81,370
Air transport 488,472 371,807 -116,665
Other 133,250 113,192 -20,058
Road transport 4,675 0 -4,675

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 838,974
Dover / Eurotunnel 549,592
Southampton 323,264
London Heathrow Airport 289,534
East Midlands Airport 268,979

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 639,130 199,844 -439,286
Dover / Eurotunnel 281,095 268,497 -12,598
Southampton 13,531 309,733 +296,202
London Heathrow Airport 135,634 153,900 +18,266
East Midlands Airport 167,039 101,940 -65,099
000 133,250 113,192 -20,058
Portsmouth 13,524 155,216 +141,692
ZLC 81,549 73,844 -7,705
London 93,484 59,275 -34,209
Holyhead 71,186 66,477 -4,709

Quick facts

HS code: 820330

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

Description: Shears designed for cutting metal materials