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 2,893,015
Netherlands 1,974,275
Italy 1,745,014
Spain 1,728,466
Germany 1,396,510

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 1,614,851 1,278,164 -336,687
Netherlands 1,158,531 815,744 -342,787
Italy 952,974 792,040 -160,934
Spain 914,548 813,918 -100,630
Germany 819,749 576,761 -242,988
China 721,232 570,608 -150,624
Ireland 409,261 251,811 -157,450
Belgium 270,223 351,677 +81,454
Czechia 193,190 149,680 -43,510
India 191,773 149,386 -42,387

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 2,951,089
Spain 1,972,168
Netherlands 1,955,093
Italy 1,708,514
China 1,411,538

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 1,629,837 1,321,252 -308,585
Spain 1,069,720 902,448 -167,272
Netherlands 1,155,044 800,049 -354,995
Italy 924,896 783,618 -141,278
China 824,844 586,694 -238,150
Germany 752,106 491,673 -260,433
Ireland 371,728 249,490 -122,238
Belgium 241,046 376,624 +135,578
India 191,773 149,386 -42,387
United Kingdom 108,634 171,369 +62,735

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 8 12 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 6 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 8 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 4 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 4 -3
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Cheshire 6 3 -3
South East Wales 5 5 +0
South Yorkshire 4 7 +3
Greater Manchester 5 3 -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 8,330,818
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,211,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,776,115
Road transport 3,556
Other 2,125

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 4,831,360 3,499,458 -1,331,902
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,944,709 2,266,684 +321,975
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,169,405 606,710 -562,695
Road transport 3,556 0 -3,556
Other 463 1,662 +1,199

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,813,432
London Heathrow Airport 2,570,495
Birmingham Airport 1,328,618
Harwich 1,298,787
Dover 997,247

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,749,052 1,064,380 -684,672
London Heathrow Airport 1,388,417 1,182,078 -206,339
Birmingham Airport 573,406 755,212 +181,806
Harwich 730,006 568,781 -161,225
Dover 423,772 573,475 +149,703
Manchester Airport 520,089 349,187 -170,902
Felixstowe 297,005 463,763 +166,758
Immingham Docks 325,855 311,038 -14,817
London 247,035 364,524 +117,489
Eurotunnel 261,488 233,347 -28,141

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 38
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Manufacture of basic metals 19
Other manufacturing 17
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 27
2025-11 31
2025-10 29
2025-09 29
2025-08 29

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+ 62
1m-15m 56
15m-54m 27
Other 15
0-1m 10

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 2,601,064
Thailand 1,849,446
Netherlands 1,426,386
Germany 1,011,768
Qatar 790,378

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 1,593,038 1,008,026 -585,012
Thailand 1,415,160 434,286 -980,874
Netherlands 1,288,179 138,207 -1,149,972
Germany 683,466 328,302 -355,164
Qatar 541,108 249,270 -291,838
Ireland 490,285 296,265 -194,020
United Arab Emirates 325,229 337,813 +12,584
France 260,785 391,304 +130,519
Israel 161,049 339,134 +178,085
Spain 127,959 364,800 +236,841

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 £
Taiwan 2,919
China 2,634
XI 1,123

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 £
Taiwan 2,858 61 -2,797
China 2,374 260 -2,114
XI 765 358 -407

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 11,800,454
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,001,490
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 904,509
Road transport 11,768
Other 10,618

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 7,346,908 4,453,546 -2,893,362
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,437,522 563,968 -873,554
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 429,857 474,652 +44,795
Road transport 11,768 0 -11,768
Other 9,939 679 -9,260

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,215,541
East Midlands Airport 2,555,004
ZLC 1,878,928
Immingham Docks 1,033,827
Manchester Airport 603,616

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 4,088,519 2,127,022 -1,961,497
East Midlands Airport 1,431,413 1,123,591 -307,822
ZLC 1,219,715 659,213 -560,502
Immingham Docks 1,027,991 5,836 -1,022,155
Manchester Airport 439,665 163,951 -275,714
London Gateway Port 278,286 251,071 -27,215
Dover / Eurotunnel 289,074 206,597 -82,477
London Stansted Airport 158,197 256,339 +98,142
Portsmouth 4,333 316,047 +311,714
Felixstowe 65,481 102,344 +36,863

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