Import/export HS code 820720: Metal drawing dies

Tools used to shape metal by drawing or extruding, made from different materials

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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 £
United States 3,529,637
Spain 1,875,778
Netherlands 1,847,652
Italy 1,783,417
Germany 1,380,167

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 £
United States 1,338,033 2,191,604 +853,571
Spain 1,184,992 690,786 -494,206
Netherlands 872,557 975,095 +102,538
Italy 1,015,901 767,516 -248,385
Germany 747,533 632,634 -114,899
China 726,835 480,015 -246,820
Ireland 378,266 258,045 -120,221
Belgium 360,131 255,798 -104,333
India 204,566 214,734 +10,168
France 182,005 121,905 -60,100

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 £
United States 3,628,921
Spain 2,143,133
Netherlands 1,820,776
Italy 1,752,884
China 1,291,996

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 £
United States 1,398,735 2,230,186 +831,451
Spain 1,330,854 812,279 -518,575
Netherlands 873,028 947,748 +74,720
Italy 993,127 759,757 -233,370
China 775,299 516,697 -258,602
Germany 641,022 486,139 -154,883
Belgium 379,300 254,893 -124,407
Ireland 338,415 258,039 -80,376
India 204,566 214,734 +10,168
United Kingdom 156,741 125,744 -30,997

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8

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
West Midlands 11 11 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 8 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 7 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 3 -5
West Yorkshire 7 4 -3
Cheshire 4 5 +1
South Yorkshire 5 6 +1
Lancashire 5 4 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 5 +2

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 9,001,928
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,498,790
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,451,177
Other 2,128

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 4,478,492 4,523,436 +44,944
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,344,571 2,154,219 -190,352
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 828,282 622,895 -205,387
Other 1,126 1,002 -124

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,397,142
East Midlands Airport 2,644,062
Birmingham Airport 1,530,126
Harwich 1,252,572
Dover 1,002,063

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,372,436 2,024,706 +652,270
East Midlands Airport 1,493,133 1,150,929 -342,204
Birmingham Airport 785,007 745,119 -39,888
Harwich 627,680 624,892 -2,788
Dover 494,329 507,734 +13,405
London 534,931 408,521 -126,410
Felixstowe 377,976 450,423 +72,447
Manchester Airport 436,659 365,092 -71,567
Immingham Docks 280,554 234,202 -46,352
Eurotunnel 245,271 220,809 -24,462

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
36
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
27
Manufacture of basic metals
21
Other manufacturing
17
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 25
2026-04 31
2026-03 27
2026-02 32
2026-01 27

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+ 64
1m-15m 62
15m-54m 26
Other 16
0-1m 8

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 £
Saudi Arabia 2,800,078
Thailand 1,615,732
Netherlands 1,346,036
Germany 982,355
Ireland 843,951

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 £
Saudi Arabia 1,347,145 1,452,933 +105,788
Thailand 1,354,530 261,202 -1,093,328
Netherlands 1,164,374 181,662 -982,712
Germany 568,796 413,559 -155,237
Ireland 499,749 344,202 -155,547
Qatar 497,550 256,501 -241,049
France 417,840 306,044 -111,796
United Arab Emirates 550,741 156,760 -393,981
Israel 223,396 352,451 +129,055
United States 94,018 450,051 +356,033

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 1,721
XI 1,037
Taiwan 780

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 781 940 +159
XI 1,037 0 -1,037
Taiwan 670 110 -560

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 11,637,178
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,023,368
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,152,841
Other 7,480
Road transport 2,670

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 7,014,543 4,622,635 -2,391,908
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,501,022 522,346 -978,676
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 398,646 754,195 +355,549
Other 6,430 1,050 -5,380
Road transport 2,670 0 -2,670

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,181,058
East Midlands Airport 2,585,299
ZLC 1,844,215
Immingham Docks 992,131
London Gateway Port 583,781

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 3,808,528 2,372,530 -1,435,998
East Midlands Airport 1,502,795 1,082,504 -420,291
ZLC 1,220,752 623,463 -597,289
Immingham Docks 981,471 10,660 -970,811
London Gateway Port 317,509 266,272 -51,237
Dover / Eurotunnel 196,967 355,244 +158,277
Manchester Airport 343,936 148,778 -195,158
London Stansted Airport 101,030 266,362 +165,332
Portsmouth 267,130 72,480 -194,650
Liverpool Docks 20,169 230,073 +209,904

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 820720

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

Description: Tools used to shape metal by drawing or extruding, made from different materials