Import/export HS code 820510: Tools for drilling, threading, or tapping

Hand tools used for making holes, creating threads, or tapping screws into 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 14,244,666
United States 2,034,018
Taiwan 1,092,671
France 889,213
Italy 372,333

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 7,384,525 6,860,141 -524,384
United States 990,020 1,043,998 +53,978
Taiwan 623,483 469,188 -154,295
France 309,807 579,406 +269,599
Italy 237,878 134,455 -103,423
Germany 142,973 188,539 +45,566
India 143,306 90,155 -53,151
Belgium 120,257 107,432 -12,825
Israel 147,736 68,086 -79,650
Norway 143,479 60,727 -82,752

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 14,864,355
United States 2,089,534
Taiwan 1,121,735
Germany 551,043
United Kingdom 532,090

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 7,625,701 7,238,654 -387,047
United States 1,087,755 1,001,779 -85,976
Taiwan 637,598 484,137 -153,461
Germany 86,342 464,701 +378,359
United Kingdom 288,262 243,828 -44,434
Italy 229,558 124,900 -104,658
France 151,656 110,422 -41,234
India 163,015 90,155 -72,860
Israel 96,428 68,086 -28,342
Norway 102,027 47,290 -54,737

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Greater Manchester 17
West Midlands 15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14

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 12 14 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 13 +1
Greater Manchester 13 7 -6
West Midlands 11 11 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 8 -2
Essex 7 10 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 9 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 8 +1
Northern Ireland 3 8 +5
West Yorkshire 10 8 -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) 13,524,206
Air transport 5,849,086
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,654,885
Other 160,459
Road transport 21,764

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) 7,216,315 6,307,891 -908,424
Air transport 2,746,424 3,102,662 +356,238
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 800,852 854,033 +53,181
Other 102,643 57,816 -44,827
Road transport 20,082 1,682 -18,400

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,312,314
London Heathrow Airport 2,046,214
Birmingham Airport 1,442,614
London Gateway Port 1,183,310
Southampton 991,975

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 5,690,762 4,621,552 -1,069,210
London Heathrow Airport 1,032,435 1,013,779 -18,656
Birmingham Airport 693,368 749,246 +55,878
London Gateway Port 489,628 693,682 +204,054
Southampton 484,222 507,753 +23,531
Dover 408,614 452,191 +43,577
East Midlands Airport 405,337 245,228 -160,109
Luton Airport 221,498 277,424 +55,926
499 85,918 292,932 +207,014
London Stansted Airport 146,334 231,424 +85,090

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 89
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 58
Other manufacturing 16
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 39
2026-03 44
2026-02 44
2026-01 34
2025-12 32

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 111
54m+ 91
0-1m 47
15m-54m 25
Other 25

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 £
Germany 1,516,263
France 752,745
United States 663,663
Sweden 618,206
India 562,741

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 £
Germany 1,102,475 413,788 -688,687
France 376,915 375,830 -1,085
United States 447,269 216,394 -230,875
Sweden 328,983 289,223 -39,760
India 502,885 59,856 -443,029
Ireland 277,908 257,418 -20,490
Poland 249,919 186,204 -63,715
Netherlands 235,499 148,757 -86,742
Australia 346,609 34,780 -311,829
Norway 131,593 190,100 +58,507

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 290,016
Slovenia 36,402
Seychelles 36,117
XI 25,004
Japan 8,444

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 142,543 147,473 +4,930
Slovenia 36,402 0 -36,402
Seychelles 36,117 0 -36,117
XI 108 24,896 +24,788
Japan 4,236 4,208 -28
Indonesia 0 2,062 +2,062
Italy 264 973 +709
Taiwan 472 757 +285
Ireland 681 266 -415
India 0 887 +887

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 4,299,037
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,721,374
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 985,297
Other 407,066
Road transport 1,775

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 2,448,623 1,850,414 -598,209
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,339,210 1,382,164 -957,046
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 642,400 342,897 -299,503
Other 223,782 183,284 -40,498
Road transport 1,775 0 -1,775

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,270,887
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,224,513
London Heathrow Airport 1,144,737
ZLC 574,181
Immingham Docks 516,757

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,341,010 929,877 -411,133
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,415,924 808,589 -607,335
London Heathrow Airport 649,545 495,192 -154,353
ZLC 284,538 289,643 +5,105
Immingham Docks 317,939 198,818 -119,121
000 223,782 183,284 -40,498
Dover 363,582 38,821 -324,761
Southampton 251,344 116,031 -135,313
Tyne 87,157 254,313 +167,156
London Gateway Port 213,303 58,703 -154,600

Quick facts

HS code: 820510

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

Description: Hand tools used for making holes, creating threads, or tapping screws into materials