Import/export HS code 820730: Pressing tools

Tools used for pressing, stamping, or punching materials, including metal

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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 46,366,439
Japan 32,828,966
Germany 25,226,479
United States 17,248,958
Spain 15,614,916

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 26,602,923 19,763,516 -6,839,407
Japan 30,644,066 2,184,900 -28,459,166
Germany 14,429,415 10,797,064 -3,632,351
United States 8,674,604 8,574,354 -100,250
Spain 4,855,376 10,759,540 +5,904,164
South Korea 6,516,093 4,366,996 -2,149,097
Italy 3,804,673 2,199,847 -1,604,826
France 3,771,721 1,874,258 -1,897,463
Austria 2,973,537 1,385,296 -1,588,241
Taiwan 1,933,371 1,621,517 -311,854

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 47,098,628
Japan 33,903,848
Germany 22,372,339
United States 18,575,614
Spain 15,398,729

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 27,161,085 19,937,543 -7,223,542
Japan 31,010,553 2,893,295 -28,117,258
Germany 13,607,115 8,765,224 -4,841,891
United States 9,138,550 9,437,064 +298,514
Spain 4,925,385 10,473,344 +5,547,959
South Korea 6,506,644 3,962,330 -2,544,314
Italy 4,709,857 2,740,838 -1,969,019
Austria 3,046,213 900,534 -2,145,679
France 2,301,405 1,561,971 -739,434
Taiwan 1,999,954 1,626,951 -373,003

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 69
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 52
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 44
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 42
Shropshire and Staffordshire 41

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 52 42 -10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 40 29 -11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28 28 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 29 31 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 36 28 -8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 26 31 +5
West Yorkshire 28 22 -6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 28 18 -10
Inner London - West 25 22 -3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 24 22 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 86,828,983
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,529,580
Air transport 45,989,138
Rail transport 1,367,995
Other 896,699

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 62,612,740 24,216,243 -38,396,497
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,779,334 21,750,246 -4,029,088
Air transport 23,644,670 22,344,468 -1,300,202
Rail transport 230,949 1,137,046 +906,097
Other 526,489 370,210 -156,279
Road transport 178,708 153,057 -25,651

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 32,889,807
Tyne 30,527,091
Dover 23,990,667
East Midlands Airport 21,338,379
Southampton 16,683,513

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 £
Felixstowe 18,467,437 14,422,370 -4,045,067
Tyne 28,595,609 1,931,482 -26,664,127
Dover 13,919,176 10,071,491 -3,847,685
East Midlands Airport 11,498,062 9,840,317 -1,657,745
Southampton 10,036,748 6,646,765 -3,389,983
London Heathrow Airport 7,199,201 6,714,064 -485,137
Eurotunnel 7,086,664 4,922,464 -2,164,200
Birmingham Airport 2,018,785 2,461,489 +442,704
London Stansted Airport 2,175,954 2,121,018 -54,936
Liverpool Docks 3,416,112 859,639 -2,556,473

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 173
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 155
Other manufacturing 68
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 67
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 57

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 134
2025-11 161
2025-10 160
2025-09 138
2025-08 145

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 325
54m+ 316
0-1m 94
15m-54m 85
Other 59

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 35,232,953
United States 12,499,761
Spain 8,094,427
Ireland 4,644,975
France 4,396,967

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 19,463,915 15,769,038 -3,694,877
United States 6,546,610 5,953,151 -593,459
Spain 4,445,243 3,649,184 -796,059
Ireland 2,611,361 2,033,614 -577,747
France 2,218,514 2,178,453 -40,061
Slovakia 2,953,090 1,342,072 -1,611,018
Netherlands 2,097,176 1,999,417 -97,759
Brazil 2,048,579 1,622,486 -426,093
Poland 1,938,932 1,640,246 -298,686
Italy 1,876,214 1,543,261 -332,953

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 29,106
Taiwan 13,647
XI 5,968
Italy 1,656
Germany 582

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 12,712 16,394 +3,682
Taiwan 9,509 4,138 -5,371
XI 4,843 1,125 -3,718
Italy 1,656 0 -1,656
Germany 582 0 -582
Ireland 71 407 +336
Switzerland 194 84 -110
Nicaragua 0 193 +193
Indonesia 90 48 -42
India 13 58 +45

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 88,350,650
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,200,555
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,347,373
Other 63,671
Road transport 17,377

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 48,199,817 40,150,833 -8,048,984
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,558,365 13,642,190 -6,916,175
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,479,742 3,867,631 +1,387,889
Other 36,703 26,968 -9,735
Road transport 17,377 0 -17,377

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 49,997,969
London Heathrow Airport 31,603,265
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,329,858
Dover 4,014,023
Immingham Docks 2,529,887

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 £
East Midlands Airport 27,633,382 22,364,587 -5,268,795
London Heathrow Airport 16,379,955 15,223,310 -1,156,645
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,148,087 10,181,771 -3,966,316
Dover 2,870,675 1,143,348 -1,727,327
Immingham Docks 2,151,428 378,459 -1,772,969
ZLC 1,556,872 923,104 -633,768
Liverpool Docks 918,495 1,413,616 +495,121
London Stansted Airport 1,451,777 626,873 -824,904
Manchester Airport 975,921 777,711 -198,210
London Gateway Port 927,301 818,149 -109,152

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 820730

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

Description: Tools used for pressing, stamping, or punching materials, including metal