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

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

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 12,997,311
United States 1,873,887
Taiwan 1,148,837
France 439,298
Italy 334,320

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 6,873,589 6,123,722 -749,867
United States 930,762 943,125 +12,363
Taiwan 619,977 528,860 -91,117
France 254,324 184,974 -69,350
Italy 248,073 86,247 -161,826
Germany 149,010 129,439 -19,571
India 172,798 83,601 -89,197
Israel 111,251 124,296 +13,045
Belgium 137,554 89,059 -48,495
Norway 96,438 105,822 +9,384

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 13,529,886
United States 1,901,799
Taiwan 1,191,606
United Kingdom 431,437
Italy 341,368

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 7,090,694 6,439,192 -651,502
United States 1,002,128 899,671 -102,457
Taiwan 646,659 544,947 -101,712
United Kingdom 236,916 194,521 -42,395
Italy 232,423 108,945 -123,478
India 193,772 82,336 -111,436
France 79,465 149,172 +69,707
Germany 109,726 79,112 -30,614
Israel 108,338 75,901 -32,437
Norway 84,282 65,035 -19,247

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 20
Inner London - West 19
Greater Manchester 16
West Midlands 14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12

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 12 15 +3
Inner London - West 9 13 +4
Greater Manchester 11 9 -2
West Midlands 10 9 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 7 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 8 +1
Inner London - East 5 8 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 8 +2
Outer London - West and North West 10 5 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +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) 12,632,444
Air transport 5,190,978
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,121,109
Other 157,531
Road transport 48,332

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) 6,626,533 6,005,911 -620,622
Air transport 2,671,306 2,519,672 -151,634
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 737,036 384,073 -352,963
Other 99,696 57,835 -41,861
Road transport 46,650 1,682 -44,968

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,584,970
London Heathrow Airport 1,897,687
Birmingham Airport 1,295,370
London Gateway Port 1,076,801
Southampton 967,095

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 5,242,689 4,342,281 -900,408
London Heathrow Airport 979,717 917,970 -61,747
Birmingham Airport 689,014 606,356 -82,658
London Gateway Port 407,219 669,582 +262,363
Southampton 502,490 464,605 -37,885
East Midlands Airport 391,596 235,619 -155,977
Dover 360,479 156,088 -204,391
Luton Airport 275,667 186,984 -88,683
London 209,454 159,659 -49,795
Belfast Port 116,235 179,319 +63,084

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 81
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 54
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 15
Other manufacturing 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
2026-01 34
2025-11 49
2025-10 50
2025-09 41
2025-08 44

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 107
54m+ 85
0-1m 42
15m-54m 26
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 1,446,813
United States 742,541
France 730,412
India 708,560
Sweden 594,859

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 1,154,855 291,958 -862,897
United States 479,620 262,921 -216,699
France 422,486 307,926 -114,560
India 657,868 50,692 -607,176
Sweden 376,932 217,927 -159,005
Ireland 283,267 229,905 -53,362
Poland 246,571 182,054 -64,517
Australia 335,580 21,224 -314,356
Netherlands 217,229 128,934 -88,295
United Arab Emirates 181,137 137,734 -43,403

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 269,192
Slovenia 36,402
Seychelles 36,117
XI 25,004
Japan 8,664

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 132,748 136,444 +3,696
Slovenia 36,402 0 -36,402
Seychelles 36,117 0 -36,117
XI 108 24,896 +24,788
Japan 3,575 5,089 +1,514
Italy 436 693 +257
Taiwan 463 612 +149
India 0 856 +856
Ireland 690 157 -533
Germany 80 70 -10

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 4,210,188
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,680,799
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,252,372
Other 386,968
Road transport 9,126

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 2,536,683 1,673,505 -863,178
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,442,385 1,238,414 -1,203,971
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 853,777 398,595 -455,182
Other 216,522 170,446 -46,076
Road transport 9,126 0 -9,126

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,198,624
East Midlands Airport 2,132,712
London Heathrow Airport 1,185,968
Immingham Docks 534,584
ZLC 486,675

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,570,320 628,304 -942,016
East Midlands Airport 1,332,996 799,716 -533,280
London Heathrow Airport 686,224 499,744 -186,480
Immingham Docks 344,192 190,392 -153,800
ZLC 277,849 208,826 -69,023
Dover 376,609 58,191 -318,418
Southampton 227,281 181,359 -45,922
London Gateway Port 322,467 78,677 -243,790
000 216,522 170,446 -46,076
Tyne 52,406 289,064 +236,658

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