Import/export HS code 820530: Woodworking cutting tools

Hand tools like planes, chisels, and gouges used for shaping or cutting wood

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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 7,661,699
India 1,185,823
Switzerland 738,197
United States 711,227
Mexico 599,824

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 4,311,357 3,350,342 -961,015
India 757,819 428,004 -329,815
Switzerland 419,284 318,913 -100,371
United States 401,331 309,896 -91,435
Mexico 398,449 201,375 -197,074
Czechia 285,301 208,342 -76,959
Canada 250,983 105,210 -145,773
Belgium 151,863 125,314 -26,549
Germany 127,888 133,089 +5,201
Netherlands 98,928 108,951 +10,023

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 8,367,415
India 1,513,780
Switzerland 771,854
United States 716,660
Czechia 500,685

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 4,765,843 3,601,572 -1,164,271
India 940,018 573,762 -366,256
Switzerland 432,551 339,303 -93,248
United States 388,107 328,553 -59,554
Czechia 289,798 210,887 -78,911
Canada 245,388 105,807 -139,581
Germany 70,510 118,717 +48,207
Japan 126,753 48,618 -78,135
Taiwan 79,738 75,319 -4,419
Ukraine 89,896 990 -88,906

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
West Midlands 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9
West Yorkshire 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
Greater Manchester 10 6 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 6 -2
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 8 3 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Essex 6 6 +0
Kent 7 5 -2
Outer London - West and North West 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +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) 9,472,158
Air transport 2,393,987
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,230,507
Other 238,751
Road transport 52,165

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) 5,569,967 3,902,191 -1,667,776
Air transport 1,140,182 1,253,805 +113,623
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 810,154 420,353 -389,801
Other 195,518 43,233 -152,285
Road transport 52,165 0 -52,165

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,241,007
Southampton 2,187,830
London Gateway Port 1,507,685
London Heathrow Airport 802,293
Birmingham Airport 655,033

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 3,625,635 1,615,372 -2,010,263
Southampton 954,553 1,233,277 +278,724
London Gateway Port 739,970 767,715 +27,745
London Heathrow Airport 390,653 411,640 +20,987
Birmingham Airport 306,691 348,342 +41,651
London 444,489 165,905 -278,584
East Midlands Airport 245,634 211,516 -34,118
Thamesport 195,889 113,909 -81,980
000 195,518 43,233 -152,285
London Stansted Airport 121,542 113,315 -8,227

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 74
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 49
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 11
Other manufacturing 7
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 27
2025-11 33
2025-10 26
2025-09 30
2025-08 36

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 58
54m+ 40
0-1m 30
15m-54m 21
Other 12

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 7,226,418
Belgium 1,809,528
Germany 1,560,754
Ireland 1,160,723
Australia 917,462

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 4,265,666 2,960,752 -1,304,914
Belgium 1,062,732 746,796 -315,936
Germany 965,977 594,777 -371,200
Ireland 720,045 440,678 -279,367
Australia 412,334 505,128 +92,794
Canada 378,217 307,385 -70,832
France 313,062 181,286 -131,776
Austria 262,215 123,508 -138,707
Netherlands 179,547 138,686 -40,861
Poland 131,428 113,621 -17,807

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 30,830
XI 3,036
Mexico 2,264
Spain 1,475
Italy 1,383

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 18,904 11,926 -6,978
XI 961 2,075 +1,114
Mexico 1,982 282 -1,700
Spain 941 534 -407
Italy 1,383 0 -1,383
Ireland 615 70 -545
India 382 222 -160
Taiwan 300 228 -72
Austria 0 33 +33
Indonesia 0 29 +29

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) 6,655,247
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,553,761
Air transport 3,669,424
Other 50,043
Road transport 13,432

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) 3,857,314 2,797,933 -1,059,381
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,253,870 2,299,891 -953,979
Air transport 2,254,956 1,414,468 -840,488
Other 32,181 17,862 -14,319
Road transport 13,432 0 -13,432

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 3,450,491
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,150,638
Immingham Docks 1,878,882
London Gateway Port 1,703,293
Southampton 1,253,097

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 2,063,620 1,386,871 -676,749
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,358,635 792,003 -566,632
Immingham Docks 1,060,082 818,800 -241,282
London Gateway Port 1,373,541 329,752 -1,043,789
Southampton 244,378 1,008,719 +764,341
East Midlands Airport 715,940 412,870 -303,070
London Heathrow Airport 416,027 428,050 +12,023
ZLC 494,893 205,750 -289,143
Holyhead 377,430 168,112 -209,318
Manchester Airport 170,377 235,026 +64,649

Quick facts

HS code: 820530

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

Description: Hand tools like planes, chisels, and gouges used for shaping or cutting wood