Import/export HS code 820590: Various hand tools and sets

Includes anvils, portable forges, grinding wheels, and tool sets with multiple items

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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 3,920,402
United States 3,653,614
France 2,912,392
India 2,710,385
Taiwan 1,862,490

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 2,156,651 1,763,751 -392,900
United States 2,660,203 993,411 -1,666,792
France 1,405,558 1,506,834 +101,276
India 2,670,409 39,976 -2,630,433
Taiwan 892,908 969,582 +76,674
Germany 629,739 863,523 +233,784
Sweden 598,755 577,540 -21,215
Netherlands 252,817 719,731 +466,914
Spain 601,487 258,240 -343,247
Belgium 399,927 323,951 -75,976

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 5,541,678
United States 4,113,688
India 2,721,925
Taiwan 1,928,312
France 1,493,587

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 3,045,545 2,496,133 -549,412
United States 2,785,847 1,327,841 -1,458,006
India 2,681,949 39,976 -2,641,973
Taiwan 896,476 1,031,836 +135,360
France 554,818 938,769 +383,951
Germany 658,742 692,027 +33,285
United Kingdom 626,404 599,969 -26,435
Sweden 598,897 587,843 -11,054
Netherlands 302,817 492,978 +190,161
Italy 354,575 246,346 -108,229

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 49
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 46
West Midlands 45
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 36
Greater Manchester 34

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 28 27 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28 27 -1
West Midlands 36 19 -17
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 26 21 -5
Greater Manchester 27 19 -8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21 17 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 14 -7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 20 8 -12
Outer London - West and North West 16 16 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 18 15 -3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 8,886,671
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,618,590
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,059,397
Other 127,239
Road transport 45,887

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 £
Air transport 5,327,840 3,558,831 -1,769,009
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,916,714 2,701,876 -3,214,838
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,468,776 3,590,621 +121,845
Other 81,059 46,180 -34,879
Road transport 28,706 17,181 -11,525

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,795,483
East Midlands Airport 3,223,822
Dover 2,934,114
Felixstowe 2,893,661
London Heathrow Airport 2,805,763

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 £
Southampton 3,355,535 439,948 -2,915,587
East Midlands Airport 1,957,626 1,266,196 -691,430
Dover 1,494,584 1,439,530 -55,054
Felixstowe 1,729,704 1,163,957 -565,747
London Heathrow Airport 2,057,875 747,888 -1,309,987
Immingham Docks 531,043 558,509 +27,466
Dover / Eurotunnel 590,848 365,412 -225,436
Eurotunnel 342,850 561,847 +218,997
London Stansted Airport 545,573 250,620 -294,953
Birmingham Airport 292,685 344,423 +51,738

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 203
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 105
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 59
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 47
Other manufacturing 47

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 64
2025-11 73
2025-10 79
2025-09 69
2025-08 74

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+ 270
1m-15m 263
0-1m 86
15m-54m 85
Other 67

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 2,483,791
United States 2,184,739
France 1,891,607
Denmark 1,631,981
Norway 1,576,331

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 1,806,558 677,233 -1,129,325
United States 1,467,352 717,387 -749,965
France 473,885 1,417,722 +943,837
Denmark 1,473,542 158,439 -1,315,103
Norway 1,336,418 239,913 -1,096,505
Saudi Arabia 804,098 510,687 -293,411
Netherlands 586,577 560,062 -26,515
Sweden 667,446 254,556 -412,890
Falkland Islands 627,721 138,412 -489,309
Poland 194,060 403,226 +209,166

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 £
United States 27,695
China 18,030
Taiwan 3,112
XI 422
Indonesia 127

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 £
United States 24,663 3,032 -21,631
China 12,050 5,980 -6,070
Taiwan 2,673 439 -2,234
XI 31 391 +360
Indonesia 127 0 -127
India 19 0 -19
Switzerland 0 3 +3

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) 8,714,518
Air transport 7,632,186
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,838,370
Other 53,161
Road transport 1,682

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) 5,704,388 3,010,130 -2,694,258
Air transport 4,214,159 3,418,027 -796,132
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,871,902 966,468 -1,905,434
Other 41,904 11,257 -30,647
Road transport 1,682 0 -1,682

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,461,154
Immingham Docks 3,344,801
London Heathrow Airport 2,290,647
East Midlands Airport 1,632,687
Southampton 1,096,806

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 2,667,110 1,794,044 -873,066
Immingham Docks 3,179,370 165,431 -3,013,939
London Heathrow Airport 1,124,118 1,166,529 +42,411
East Midlands Airport 1,022,497 610,190 -412,307
Southampton 749,510 347,296 -402,214
ZLC 518,305 556,242 +37,937
Warton Aerodrome 577,323 337,167 -240,156
Dover 236,023 608,403 +372,380
London Stansted Airport 224,416 505,895 +281,479
Manchester Airport 460,171 170,430 -289,741

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 820590

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

Description: Includes anvils, portable forges, grinding wheels, and tool sets with multiple items