Import/export HS code 820340: Pipe-cutters and bolt croppers

Tools like pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, and perforating punches for cutting pipes or bolts

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 5,706,255
Taiwan 2,099,396
Germany 1,548,851
France 1,487,763
United States 941,278

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 3,003,397 2,702,858 -300,539
Taiwan 1,240,177 859,219 -380,958
Germany 886,467 662,384 -224,083
France 914,993 572,770 -342,223
United States 439,404 501,874 +62,470
Spain 363,993 467,556 +103,563
Netherlands 215,529 442,202 +226,673
Belgium 284,468 308,199 +23,731
Italy 127,118 78,475 -48,643
India 107,698 69,385 -38,313

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 6,508,639
Taiwan 2,566,575
Germany 1,293,875
United States 1,218,708
Spain 1,150,564

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 3,382,721 3,125,918 -256,803
Taiwan 1,457,306 1,109,269 -348,037
Germany 742,650 551,225 -191,425
United States 617,122 601,586 -15,536
Spain 641,464 509,100 -132,364
France 544,570 466,400 -78,170
Norway 5,071 217,400 +212,329
Japan 105,498 79,536 -25,962
United Kingdom 145,113 32,747 -112,366
South Korea 166,746 4,744 -162,002

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22
West Midlands 21
Essex 19
Inner London - West 18
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 17

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19 15 -4
West Midlands 16 13 -3
Essex 12 14 +2
Inner London - West 10 10 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 11 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 15 +3
West Yorkshire 9 11 +2
Greater Manchester 12 10 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 8 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 9 -1

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) 7,491,971
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,229,983
Air transport 3,544,957
Other 122,301
Road transport 5,428

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) 3,984,577 3,507,394 -477,183
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,010,476 2,219,507 +209,031
Air transport 2,100,418 1,444,539 -655,879
Other 87,939 34,362 -53,577
Road transport 5,428 0 -5,428

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,227,085
Southampton 1,834,156
Dover 1,313,797
East Midlands Airport 1,170,764
London Gateway Port 1,115,624

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 2,562,489 1,664,596 -897,893
Southampton 1,096,373 737,783 -358,590
Dover 634,342 679,455 +45,113
East Midlands Airport 734,186 436,578 -297,608
London Gateway Port 229,405 886,219 +656,814
Portsmouth 449,624 342,108 -107,516
London Heathrow Airport 461,661 299,690 -161,971
Birmingham Airport 379,450 285,697 -93,753
Eurotunnel 220,620 418,652 +198,032
Harwich 304,334 210,327 -94,007

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 137
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 24
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 24
Other manufacturing 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 59
2026-03 51
2026-02 64
2026-01 58
2025-12 55

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 157
54m+ 107
15m-54m 59
0-1m 26
Other 17

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 2,424,435
Germany 728,466
Ireland 691,569
Saudi Arabia 601,838
France 398,481

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 1,789,189 635,246 -1,153,943
Germany 449,933 278,533 -171,400
Ireland 353,115 338,454 -14,661
Saudi Arabia 316,640 285,198 -31,442
France 221,370 177,111 -44,259
Netherlands 103,658 147,336 +43,678
Denmark 50,493 136,576 +86,083
Australia 95,506 84,648 -10,858
New Zealand 86,477 64,459 -22,018
United Arab Emirates 60,780 83,983 +23,203

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 44,970
Germany 20,426
XI 17,902
Taiwan 15,617
India 561

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 24,922 20,048 -4,874
Germany 20,197 229 -19,968
XI 4,055 13,847 +9,792
Taiwan 8,045 7,572 -473
India 390 171 -219
Spain 422 126 -296
Sweden 0 448 +448
Ireland 70 95 +25
Austria 46 0 -46
Netherlands 0 26 +26

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) 2,599,247
Air transport 2,284,241
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,046,957
Other 113,359

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) 1,791,258 807,989 -983,269
Air transport 1,324,934 959,307 -365,627
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,107,385 939,572 -167,813
Other 68,713 44,646 -24,067

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,656,190
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,203,716
East Midlands Airport 712,468
Warton Aerodrome 578,797
Southampton 420,853

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 £
Liverpool Docks 1,434,247 221,943 -1,212,304
Dover / Eurotunnel 706,636 497,080 -209,556
East Midlands Airport 430,356 282,112 -148,244
Warton Aerodrome 307,134 271,663 -35,471
Southampton 55,782 365,071 +309,289
Holyhead 180,569 227,036 +46,467
London Heathrow Airport 231,033 175,828 -55,205
London Gateway Port 219,939 129,371 -90,568
ZLC 178,889 127,321 -51,568
Immingham Docks 55,462 128,136 +72,674

Quick facts

HS code: 820340

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

Description: Tools like pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, and perforating punches for cutting pipes or bolts