Import/export HS code 820412: Adjustable spanners and wrenches

Hand tools with adjustable jaws to fit various sizes of nuts and 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 17,898,165
Netherlands 4,723,488
Taiwan 3,575,557
Germany 2,552,831
United States 1,529,515

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 8,822,568 9,075,597 +253,029
Netherlands 2,456,776 2,266,712 -190,064
Taiwan 1,853,100 1,722,457 -130,643
Germany 1,416,981 1,135,850 -281,131
United States 883,251 646,264 -236,987
France 901,628 485,280 -416,348
Belgium 681,350 657,640 -23,710
Spain 242,882 574,992 +332,110
Ireland 249,035 463,881 +214,846
India 272,847 206,231 -66,616

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 20,182,339
Spain 4,848,789
Taiwan 4,024,521
United States 1,745,868
Czechia 1,526,063

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 10,053,716 10,128,623 +74,907
Spain 2,278,813 2,569,976 +291,163
Taiwan 2,065,388 1,959,133 -106,255
United States 893,276 852,592 -40,684
Czechia 1,093,239 432,824 -660,415
Germany 751,207 632,860 -118,347
India 277,844 211,470 -66,374
United Kingdom 211,423 263,054 +51,631
France 78,727 160,342 +81,615
Switzerland 108,437 121,759 +13,322

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 28
Surrey, East and West Sussex 27
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26
Outer London - West and North West 23
West Midlands 22

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
Inner London - West 20 14 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 16 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 15 -3
Outer London - West and North West 19 11 -8
West Midlands 17 14 -3
Greater Manchester 14 11 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 16 +5
North Eastern Scotland 9 9 +0
Essex 10 10 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 9 +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) 16,345,591
Air transport 10,079,735
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,499,845
Other 2,167,939
Road transport 70,377

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) 8,361,954 7,983,637 -378,317
Air transport 4,639,285 5,440,450 +801,165
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,264,123 4,235,722 -28,401
Other 1,407,031 760,908 -646,123
Road transport 56,410 13,967 -42,443

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,442,310
Southampton 4,353,144
London Stansted Airport 3,152,066
Leeds Bradford Airport 2,329,758
000 2,167,939

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 4,493,108 3,949,202 -543,906
Southampton 2,360,060 1,993,084 -366,976
London Stansted Airport 772,069 2,379,997 +1,607,928
Leeds Bradford Airport 1,553,323 776,435 -776,888
000 1,407,031 760,908 -646,123
London 1,486,365 441,036 -1,045,329
Immingham Docks 842,572 778,534 -64,038
Dover 813,499 727,521 -85,978
Birmingham Airport 701,326 801,122 +99,796
London Gateway Port 423,838 907,147 +483,309

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
127
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
60
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
28
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
27
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
22

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 65
2026-04 67
2026-03 71
2026-02 76
2026-01 56

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
54m+ 170
1m-15m 134
Other 53
0-1m 40
15m-54m 38

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 £
Ireland 1,483,797
United States 999,303
Norway 698,951
Germany 697,529
Australia 590,467

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 £
Ireland 696,236 787,561 +91,325
United States 545,052 454,251 -90,801
Norway 528,807 170,144 -358,663
Germany 448,323 249,206 -199,117
Australia 410,534 179,933 -230,601
Netherlands 352,365 188,559 -163,806
South Africa 234,886 167,790 -67,096
France 171,840 212,736 +40,896
Singapore 313,523 67,163 -246,360
Belgium 316,542 16,523 -300,019

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 £
Taiwan 570,534
China 324,634
Ireland 22,704
Spain 10,446
Germany 4,739

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 £
Taiwan 219,398 351,136 +131,738
China 154,838 169,796 +14,958
Ireland 16,325 6,379 -9,946
Spain 6,808 3,638 -3,170
Germany 618 4,121 +3,503
XI 860 524 -336
United States 1,005 0 -1,005
XL 47 675 +628
India 52 422 +370
Indonesia 0 404 +404

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 4,168,639
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,735,788
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,701,571
Other 1,000,395
Road transport 1,005

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 £
Air transport 2,404,770 1,763,869 -640,901
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,812,432 923,356 -889,076
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,726,988 974,583 -752,405
Other 422,035 578,360 +156,325
Road transport 1,005 0 -1,005

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,962,026
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,475,948
East Midlands Airport 1,140,275
000 1,000,395
London Gateway Port 885,706

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 Heathrow Airport 1,225,260 736,766 -488,494
Dover / Eurotunnel 933,644 542,304 -391,340
East Midlands Airport 596,933 543,342 -53,591
000 422,035 578,360 +156,325
London Gateway Port 516,470 369,236 -147,234
Aberdeen Docks 514,952 147,127 -367,825
Felixstowe 360,123 135,709 -224,414
Immingham Docks 295,455 141,952 -153,503
ZLC 194,601 168,250 -26,351
London Stansted Airport 189,500 148,254 -41,246

Quick facts

HS code: 820412

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

Description: Hand tools with adjustable jaws to fit various sizes of nuts and bolts