Import/export HS code 82073010: Metal pressing tools

Tools specifically designed for pressing, stamping, or punching metal

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 29,260,919
Japan 25,881,364
Germany 21,813,470
Spain 15,594,777
United States 5,061,270

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 15,005,328 14,255,591 -749,737
Japan 8,920,499 16,960,865 +8,040,366
Germany 12,694,678 9,118,792 -3,575,886
Spain 7,282,086 8,312,691 +1,030,605
United States 1,319,825 3,741,445 +2,421,620
France 2,807,825 1,881,627 -926,198
Italy 2,741,215 1,701,169 -1,040,046
Austria 1,954,854 1,570,012 -384,842
Taiwan 732,319 541,872 -190,447
Greece 1,208,508 0 -1,208,508

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 29,881,091
Japan 27,026,516
Germany 18,321,982
Spain 15,376,423
Italy 6,492,143

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 15,315,632 14,565,459 -750,173
Japan 9,382,078 17,644,438 +8,262,360
Germany 11,434,389 6,887,593 -4,546,796
Spain 7,069,572 8,306,851 +1,237,279
Italy 3,694,898 2,797,245 -897,653
United States 2,085,792 4,173,121 +2,087,329
France 1,980,364 1,145,816 -834,548
United Kingdom 627,226 1,971,507 +1,344,281
Austria 1,445,329 1,147,082 -298,247
Taiwan 709,014 549,226 -159,788

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 42
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 26
Shropshire and Staffordshire 25
West Yorkshire 24

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 31 28 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 13 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19 21 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 23 14 -9
West Yorkshire 13 17 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14 14 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 14 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 10 -4
Inner London - West 13 10 -3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 14 15 +1

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) 55,989,819
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,389,515
Air transport 21,936,930
Rail transport 1,127,587
Road transport 742,519

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) 25,319,706 30,670,113 +5,350,407
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,557,941 19,831,574 -2,726,367
Air transport 10,354,907 11,582,023 +1,227,116
Rail transport 760,585 367,002 -393,583
Road transport 158,534 583,985 +425,451
Other 86,332 139,634 +53,302

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 21,140,068
Dover 20,127,489
Felixstowe 19,656,967
Tyne 12,002,416
Eurotunnel 10,702,651

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 £
Southampton 5,052,000 16,088,068 +11,036,068
Dover 12,702,978 7,424,511 -5,278,467
Felixstowe 10,078,683 9,578,284 -500,399
Tyne 6,520,164 5,482,252 -1,037,912
Eurotunnel 5,600,749 5,101,902 -498,847
East Midlands Airport 4,967,154 4,316,094 -651,060
London Heathrow Airport 2,258,038 3,825,467 +1,567,429
Birmingham Airport 1,745,006 1,757,478 +12,472
Liverpool Docks 2,796,406 283,644 -2,512,762
Dover / Eurotunnel 858,472 1,065,678 +207,206

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
105
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
92
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
40
Specialised construction activities
30
Other manufacturing
27

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 64
2026-04 65
2026-03 70
2026-02 82
2026-01 73

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 174
54m+ 168
0-1m 58
15m-54m 39
Other 34

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 18,838,126
Spain 5,833,528
United States 5,757,605
Poland 3,403,176
France 3,259,470

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 10,003,198 8,834,928 -1,168,270
Spain 2,445,345 3,388,183 +942,838
United States 3,291,908 2,465,697 -826,211
Poland 1,569,827 1,833,349 +263,522
France 2,356,541 902,929 -1,453,612
Denmark 2,175,652 734,370 -1,441,282
Ireland 972,204 1,265,041 +292,837
Slovakia 1,419,497 574,207 -845,290
Turkey 836,059 1,142,703 +306,644
Italy 912,635 913,219 +584

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 £
Lithuania 1,029,382
China 22,173
Taiwan 10,912
Italy 848
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 £
Lithuania 0 1,029,382 +1,029,382
China 17,489 4,684 -12,805
Taiwan 6,790 4,122 -2,668
Italy 848 0 -848
Germany 582 0 -582
Nicaragua 0 482 +482
XI 292 0 -292
Ireland 71 89 +18

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 37,216,597
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,006,134
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,209,780
Other 1,076,206
Road transport 12,073

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 19,608,504 17,608,093 -2,000,411
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,868,184 11,137,950 -3,730,234
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,180,897 2,028,883 +847,986
Other 32,889 1,043,317 +1,010,428
Road transport 12,073 0 -12,073

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 19,571,201
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,891,678
London Heathrow Airport 14,735,327
Immingham Docks 2,208,364
Liverpool Docks 1,753,061

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 10,218,800 9,352,401 -866,399
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,766,623 8,125,055 -2,641,568
London Heathrow Airport 7,883,727 6,851,600 -1,032,127
Immingham Docks 1,785,392 422,972 -1,362,420
Liverpool Docks 367,048 1,386,013 +1,018,965
Dover 1,402,698 164,032 -1,238,666
ZLC 720,471 505,092 -215,379
London Stansted Airport 572,969 515,984 -56,985
000 32,889 1,043,317 +1,010,428
London Gateway Port 487,382 517,134 +29,752

Quick facts

HS code: 82073010

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

Description: Tools specifically designed for pressing, stamping, or punching metal