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 36,022,111
Germany 20,719,181
Spain 14,493,365
Japan 9,470,432
Italy 4,842,384

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 22,597,905 13,424,206 -9,173,699
Germany 12,339,233 8,379,948 -3,959,285
Spain 3,101,268 11,392,097 +8,290,829
Japan 8,858,461 611,971 -8,246,490
Italy 2,967,799 1,874,585 -1,093,214
France 2,190,831 2,498,692 +307,861
Austria 2,715,923 1,567,684 -1,148,239
United States 1,937,933 2,167,123 +229,190
Ireland 833,945 613,023 -220,922
Portugal 794,514 557,287 -237,227

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 36,518,194
Germany 18,074,776
Spain 14,227,448
Japan 10,508,410
Italy 6,817,147

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 22,757,488 13,760,706 -8,996,782
Germany 11,279,883 6,794,893 -4,484,990
Spain 3,159,405 11,068,043 +7,908,638
Japan 9,197,075 1,311,335 -7,885,740
Italy 4,045,881 2,771,266 -1,274,615
United States 2,332,820 2,904,461 +571,641
Austria 2,799,826 1,048,397 -1,751,429
France 1,149,458 2,100,576 +951,118
Portugal 787,335 557,287 -230,048
Ireland 774,342 538,997 -235,345

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 42
Shropshire and Staffordshire 28
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 26
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 34 25 -9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 23 22 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 21 +6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 15 -1
West Yorkshire 18 14 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15 10 -5
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 16 12 -4
Inner London - West 13 12 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 16 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 14 +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) 47,858,173
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,555,075
Air transport 20,234,969
Rail transport 1,127,587
Road transport 317,368

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) 32,689,897 15,168,276 -17,521,621
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,559,600 19,995,475 -564,125
Air transport 10,060,411 10,174,558 +114,147
Rail transport 0 1,127,587 +1,127,587
Road transport 152,029 165,339 +13,310
Other 95,090 61,715 -33,375

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 23,925,708
Dover 20,559,376
Southampton 11,453,263
Eurotunnel 11,066,847
East Midlands Airport 9,312,200

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 15,782,083 8,143,625 -7,638,458
Dover 11,524,336 9,035,040 -2,489,296
Southampton 6,228,726 5,224,537 -1,004,189
Eurotunnel 5,337,523 5,729,324 +391,801
East Midlands Airport 4,987,678 4,324,522 -663,156
Tyne 6,957,325 465,490 -6,491,835
London Heathrow Airport 2,904,091 2,518,693 -385,398
Liverpool Docks 2,395,695 854,196 -1,541,499
Birmingham Airport 1,224,777 1,728,888 +504,111
London Gateway Port 815,282 831,836 +16,554

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 106
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 96
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 38
Other manufacturing 33
Specialised construction activities 32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 73
2025-11 85
2025-10 77
2025-09 73
2025-08 75

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+ 175
1m-15m 174
0-1m 65
15m-54m 44
Other 31

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 17,920,165
Spain 7,262,976
United States 5,331,233
Denmark 3,434,944
France 3,228,236

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 8,734,844 9,185,321 +450,477
Spain 4,222,369 3,040,607 -1,181,762
United States 2,339,263 2,991,970 +652,707
Denmark 2,171,507 1,263,437 -908,070
France 1,449,990 1,778,246 +328,256
Poland 1,724,847 1,181,198 -543,649
Ireland 1,718,530 1,163,461 -555,069
Turkey 799,761 1,194,174 +394,413
Italy 1,191,826 724,029 -467,797
Slovakia 1,399,517 509,963 -889,554

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 26,340
Taiwan 13,612
Italy 848
XI 634
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 13,321 13,019 -302
Taiwan 8,265 5,347 -2,918
Italy 848 0 -848
XI 634 0 -634
Germany 582 0 -582
Nicaragua 0 193 +193
Ireland 71 0 -71

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 37,490,338
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,018,732
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,850,889
Other 52,965
Road transport 43,515

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 20,095,845 17,394,493 -2,701,352
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,532,926 11,485,806 -3,047,120
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,071,043 1,779,846 +708,803
Other 30,468 22,497 -7,971
Road transport 43,515 0 -43,515

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 20,097,353
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,086,674
London Heathrow Airport 14,622,529
Dover 2,920,336
Immingham Docks 2,143,290

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 11,295,319 8,802,034 -2,493,285
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,676,713 8,409,961 -1,266,752
London Heathrow Airport 7,112,249 7,510,280 +398,031
Dover 1,948,808 971,528 -977,280
Immingham Docks 1,826,003 317,287 -1,508,716
Liverpool Docks 331,229 1,242,691 +911,462
ZLC 1,027,826 511,466 -516,360
London Gateway Port 433,474 507,815 +74,341
London Stansted Airport 534,458 402,958 -131,500
Holyhead 148,696 524,030 +375,334

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