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 3,676,919
Netherlands 1,969,663
Spain 1,934,176
Italy 1,865,613
Germany 1,431,785

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 1,541,624 2,135,295 +593,671
Netherlands 939,828 1,029,835 +90,007
Spain 981,698 952,478 -29,220
Italy 1,037,201 828,412 -208,789
Germany 805,625 626,160 -179,465
China 741,470 552,787 -188,683
Ireland 352,649 297,958 -54,691
Belgium 341,020 306,050 -34,970
India 193,900 237,283 +43,383
Czechia 174,838 164,349 -10,489

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 3,807,553
Spain 2,236,488
Netherlands 1,942,787
Italy 1,829,113
China 1,368,842

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 1,628,243 2,179,310 +551,067
Spain 1,159,728 1,076,760 -82,968
Netherlands 940,299 1,002,488 +62,189
Italy 1,008,460 820,653 -187,807
China 782,765 586,077 -196,688
Germany 694,663 477,763 -216,900
Belgium 322,966 330,092 +7,126
Ireland 312,798 297,952 -14,846
India 193,900 237,283 +43,383
United Kingdom 158,675 123,450 -35,225

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 14
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Cheshire 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 9 12 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 8 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 7 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 6 +0
Cheshire 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 4 -3
West Yorkshire 7 4 -3
South Yorkshire 5 7 +2
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 9,478,924
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,580,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,605,624
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 4,847,162 4,631,762 -215,400
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,067,044 2,513,133 +446,089
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 909,316 696,308 -213,008
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 3,476,057
East Midlands Airport 2,766,474
Birmingham Airport 1,559,353
Harwich 1,335,240
Dover 1,071,494

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 1,500,344 1,975,713 +475,369
East Midlands Airport 1,588,133 1,178,341 -409,792
Birmingham Airport 714,659 844,694 +130,035
Harwich 658,153 677,087 +18,934
Dover 519,031 552,463 +33,432
Manchester Airport 507,433 447,003 -60,430
London 290,080 565,884 +275,804
Felixstowe 335,595 502,566 +166,971
Immingham Docks 287,311 285,721 -1,590
Eurotunnel 258,831 238,267 -20,564

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 37
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Manufacture of basic metals 20
Other manufacturing 19
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
2026-04 31
2026-03 27
2026-02 32
2026-01 27
2025-12 26

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 64
54m+ 64
15m-54m 26
Other 16
0-1m 9

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 3,030,082
Thailand 1,719,600
Netherlands 1,424,109
Germany 1,086,427
Ireland 874,282

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 1,441,095 1,588,987 +147,892
Thailand 1,292,784 426,816 -865,968
Netherlands 1,229,309 194,800 -1,034,509
Germany 661,375 425,052 -236,323
Ireland 497,398 376,884 -120,514
Qatar 495,677 275,471 -220,206
United Arab Emirates 354,129 364,917 +10,788
France 337,652 371,421 +33,769
United States 177,096 444,485 +267,389
Israel 209,768 366,490 +156,722

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 3,314
Taiwan 1,428
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 £
China 2,374 940 -1,434
Taiwan 1,318 110 -1,208
XI 872 251 -621

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 12,552,367
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,045,944
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,149,165
Other 9,807
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 7,116,018 5,436,349 -1,679,669
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,544,241 501,703 -1,042,538
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 414,724 734,441 +319,717
Other 8,506 1,301 -7,205
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 6,596,921
East Midlands Airport 2,748,173
ZLC 1,952,053
Immingham Docks 1,025,766
Manchester Airport 672,273

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 3,779,429 2,817,492 -961,937
East Midlands Airport 1,478,349 1,269,824 -208,525
ZLC 1,248,848 703,205 -545,643
Immingham Docks 1,011,111 14,655 -996,456
Manchester Airport 424,396 247,877 -176,519
London Gateway Port 314,410 288,174 -26,236
Dover / Eurotunnel 172,128 343,866 +171,738
London Stansted Airport 147,494 268,953 +121,459
Portsmouth 265,919 59,699 -206,220
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