Import/export HS code 82072090: Various metal dies

Dies for shaping metal, made from materials other than diamond

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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 3,651,846
Netherlands 1,969,663
Italy 1,858,960
Spain 1,728,284
Germany 1,234,841

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 1,520,750 2,131,096 +610,346
Netherlands 939,828 1,029,835 +90,007
Italy 1,036,538 822,422 -214,116
Spain 885,181 843,103 -42,078
Germany 687,957 546,884 -141,073
China 515,372 182,138 -333,234
Belgium 341,020 306,050 -34,970
Ireland 351,724 237,123 -114,601
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 3,696,950
Spain 2,039,584
Netherlands 1,942,787
Italy 1,824,119
Germany 1,104,742

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 1,552,356 2,144,594 +592,238
Spain 1,043,995 995,589 -48,406
Netherlands 940,299 1,002,488 +62,189
Italy 1,008,460 815,659 -192,801
Germany 672,954 431,788 -241,166
China 536,679 187,100 -349,579
Belgium 322,966 330,092 +7,126
Ireland 311,873 237,117 -74,756
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 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
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 11 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 7 -4
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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 5 +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 8,689,712
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,527,125
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,037,391
Other 469

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 4,473,183 4,216,529 -256,654
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,067,044 2,460,081 +393,037
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 725,873 311,518 -414,355
Other 463 6 -457

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,264,080
East Midlands Airport 2,321,843
Birmingham Airport 1,559,353
Harwich 1,335,240
Dover 1,068,442

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 1,363,045 1,901,035 +537,990
East Midlands Airport 1,374,862 946,981 -427,881
Birmingham Airport 714,659 844,694 +130,035
Harwich 658,153 677,087 +18,934
Dover 519,031 549,411 +30,380
Manchester Airport 507,433 354,655 -152,778
London 290,080 565,884 +275,804
Immingham Docks 287,311 285,721 -1,590
Eurotunnel 258,831 238,267 -20,564
London Stansted Airport 305,470 108,501 -196,969

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 35
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Manufacture of basic metals 20
Other manufacturing 16
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 30
2026-03 25
2026-02 29
2026-01 25
2025-12 23

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+ 60
1m-15m 59
15m-54m 23
Other 15
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 2,945,349
Netherlands 1,411,295
Thailand 1,300,110
Germany 996,010
Ireland 860,308

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 1,365,465 1,579,884 +214,419
Netherlands 1,228,349 182,946 -1,045,403
Thailand 957,429 342,681 -614,748
Germany 607,413 388,597 -218,816
Ireland 487,852 372,456 -115,396
Qatar 489,706 275,471 -214,235
France 335,656 371,421 +35,765
United Arab Emirates 342,047 344,313 +2,266
United States 161,696 426,376 +264,680
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 11,352,048
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,042,109
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,060,285
Other 5,865
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 6,420,535 4,931,513 -1,489,022
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,542,791 499,318 -1,043,473
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 346,448 713,837 +367,389
Other 4,564 1,301 -3,263
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 6,103,099
East Midlands Airport 2,426,402
ZLC 1,804,644
Immingham Docks 1,024,806
Manchester Airport 666,726

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 3,437,253 2,665,846 -771,407
East Midlands Airport 1,269,581 1,156,821 -112,760
ZLC 1,167,613 637,031 -530,582
Immingham Docks 1,010,151 14,655 -995,496
Manchester Airport 424,396 242,330 -182,066
Dover / Eurotunnel 172,128 342,866 +170,738
London Gateway Port 247,094 267,570 +20,476
Portsmouth 265,919 59,699 -206,220
Liverpool Docks 20,169 230,073 +209,904
London Stansted Airport 114,322 101,447 -12,875

Quick facts

HS code: 82072090

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

Description: Dies for shaping metal, made from materials other than diamond