Import/export HS code 820540: Screwdrivers

Hand tools with a flat or cross-shaped tip for turning screws

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 18,177,029
Germany 15,822,998
United States 3,297,361
Taiwan 3,227,752
France 2,422,436

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 9,538,829 8,638,200 -900,629
Germany 7,998,870 7,824,128 -174,742
United States 1,987,286 1,310,075 -677,211
Taiwan 1,710,646 1,517,106 -193,540
France 1,082,565 1,339,871 +257,306
Netherlands 1,031,599 1,289,190 +257,591
Belgium 617,429 426,531 -190,898
Turkey 275,719 296,795 +21,076
Czechia 25,480 430,209 +404,729
Switzerland 195,626 176,473 -19,153

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 23,239,835
Czechia 9,936,706
Taiwan 4,078,776
Germany 3,352,138
United States 2,793,392

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 12,052,130 11,187,705 -864,425
Czechia 4,458,163 5,478,543 +1,020,380
Taiwan 2,123,760 1,955,016 -168,744
Germany 1,976,275 1,375,863 -600,412
United States 1,685,640 1,107,752 -577,888
Switzerland 964,810 664,377 -300,433
France 512,282 358,670 -153,612
Spain 453,677 378,039 -75,638
United Kingdom 125,734 554,311 +428,577
Turkey 270,342 299,487 +29,145

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 35
West Midlands 35
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30
Greater Manchester 28
Inner London - West 27

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 21 26 +5
West Midlands 27 25 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24 18 -6
Greater Manchester 19 19 +0
Inner London - West 17 14 -3
West Yorkshire 18 16 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 18 +4
Outer London - West and North West 12 13 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 12 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 13 +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) 21,350,951
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,332,548
Air transport 5,248,344
Other 2,408,955
Road transport 7,935

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) 10,883,317 10,467,634 -415,683
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,182,931 10,149,617 -33,314
Air transport 2,539,208 2,709,136 +169,928
Other 1,830,340 578,615 -1,251,725
Road transport 7,935 0 -7,935

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,756,419
Dover 7,604,247
Southampton 5,721,062
Immingham Docks 3,752,922
Hull 3,638,046

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 6,287,984 3,468,435 -2,819,549
Dover 4,005,935 3,598,312 -407,623
Southampton 3,251,741 2,469,321 -782,420
Immingham Docks 2,108,470 1,644,452 -464,018
Hull 371,620 3,266,426 +2,894,806
London Gateway Port 528,727 2,956,487 +2,427,760
000 1,830,340 578,615 -1,251,725
London Heathrow Airport 697,989 1,123,312 +425,323
Eurotunnel 899,876 306,629 -593,247
Thamesport 586,375 569,380 -16,995

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 186
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 98
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 23
Other manufacturing 17
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 79
2025-11 101
2025-10 84
2025-09 89
2025-08 77

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 162
54m+ 151
15m-54m 52
0-1m 50
Other 46

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 1,247,069
Ireland 1,114,335
United States 876,354
France 643,136
Netherlands 503,246

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 1,024,116 222,953 -801,163
Ireland 684,158 430,177 -253,981
United States 676,251 200,103 -476,148
France 444,390 198,746 -245,644
Netherlands 285,741 217,505 -68,236
Qatar 292,682 73,606 -219,076
Australia 179,632 131,350 -48,282
China 248,273 54,440 -193,833
Singapore 104,622 138,682 +34,060
Italy 137,841 97,071 -40,770

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 70,596
Taiwan 35,819
XI 17,027
Spain 15,673
Ireland 4,480

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 34,980 35,616 +636
Taiwan 22,233 13,586 -8,647
XI 9,133 7,894 -1,239
Spain 9,914 5,759 -4,155
Ireland 4,444 36 -4,408
Germany 1,004 529 -475
Congo 249 0 -249
Sweden 0 233 +233
United States 190 37 -153
India 224 0 -224

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,270,869
Air transport 3,245,267
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,224,170
Other 156,188
Road transport 2,376

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,169,331 1,101,538 -1,067,793
Air transport 2,150,611 1,094,656 -1,055,955
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 754,712 469,458 -285,254
Other 88,536 67,652 -20,884
Road transport 2,376 0 -2,376

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,568,125
London Heathrow Airport 1,053,709
East Midlands Airport 935,203
Holyhead 679,819
ZLC 629,440

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 1,044,621 523,504 -521,117
London Heathrow Airport 701,750 351,959 -349,791
East Midlands Airport 679,605 255,598 -424,007
Holyhead 416,647 263,172 -153,475
ZLC 385,296 244,144 -141,152
Immingham Docks 448,255 104,754 -343,501
London Gateway Port 253,672 184,877 -68,795
London Stansted Airport 271,433 76,320 -195,113
Felixstowe 190,322 85,446 -104,876
Southampton 115,356 114,504 -852

Quick facts

HS code: 820540

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

Description: Hand tools with a flat or cross-shaped tip for turning screws