Import/export HS code 82073090: Various pressing tools

Tools for pressing, stamping, or punching materials other than 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 £
Japan 23,382,723
China 19,299,597
United States 13,625,716
South Korea 10,180,808
Germany 5,620,186

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 £
Japan 10,417,512 12,965,211 +2,547,699
China 7,768,970 11,530,627 +3,761,657
United States 6,419,041 7,206,675 +787,634
South Korea 5,273,421 4,907,387 -366,034
Germany 2,220,969 3,399,217 +1,178,248
Taiwan 1,159,632 1,200,090 +40,458
Italy 933,472 495,964 -437,508
Spain 475,070 855,651 +380,581
France 721,071 578,633 -142,438
Ireland 663,114 566,044 -97,070

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 £
Japan 23,420,758
China 19,465,678
United States 13,820,760
South Korea 10,166,403
Germany 5,281,545

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 £
Japan 10,437,692 12,983,066 +2,545,374
China 8,054,033 11,411,645 +3,357,612
United States 6,298,477 7,522,283 +1,223,806
South Korea 5,260,194 4,906,209 -353,985
Germany 2,127,351 3,154,194 +1,026,843
Taiwan 1,237,637 1,221,340 -16,297
United Kingdom 738,382 1,697,262 +958,880
Spain 486,744 884,461 +397,717
Italy 792,961 211,120 -581,841
Poland 518,940 425,573 -93,367

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 46
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 31
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 28
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 26

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 32 27 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22 25 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 20 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19 21 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19 18 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 13 18 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15 14 -1
Inner London - West 14 15 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 19 13 -6
Greater Manchester 11 11 +0

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) 48,089,920
Air transport 27,389,723
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,663,418
Other 794,550
Rail transport 240,408

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) 21,743,462 26,346,458 +4,602,996
Air transport 12,773,070 14,616,653 +1,843,583
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,500,600 5,162,818 +1,662,218
Other 442,686 351,864 -90,822
Rail transport 0 240,408 +240,408
Road transport 1,474 12,923 +11,449

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Tyne 23,104,276
Felixstowe 16,801,586
East Midlands Airport 12,834,834
London Heathrow Airport 8,956,784
Southampton 6,530,553

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 £
Tyne 9,809,567 13,294,709 +3,485,142
Felixstowe 6,464,201 10,337,385 +3,873,184
East Midlands Airport 6,169,797 6,665,037 +495,240
London Heathrow Airport 4,052,739 4,904,045 +851,306
Southampton 3,831,623 2,698,930 -1,132,693
Dover 2,094,914 2,293,645 +198,731
London Stansted Airport 1,510,849 1,668,185 +157,336
Birmingham Airport 713,881 945,179 +231,298
Eurotunnel 560,386 607,735 +47,349
Liverpool Docks 1,020,417 5,443 -1,014,974

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 108
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 92
Other manufacturing 48
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 72
2025-11 93
2025-10 98
2025-09 77
2025-08 84

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 214
54m+ 212
15m-54m 58
0-1m 44
Other 41

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 19,140,588
United States 7,905,639
Brazil 3,756,893
Netherlands 2,409,948
Slovakia 2,390,582

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 10,605,792 8,534,796 -2,070,996
United States 4,307,937 3,597,702 -710,235
Brazil 2,039,569 1,717,324 -322,245
Netherlands 606,460 1,803,488 +1,197,028
Slovakia 1,543,183 847,399 -695,784
Hungary 970,533 1,208,942 +238,409
India 1,267,944 738,627 -529,317
Ireland 785,850 1,089,707 +303,857
Italy 800,668 952,926 +152,258
Spain 816,943 751,943 -65,000

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 5,846
XI 5,334
Italy 808
Ireland 407
Switzerland 278

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 1,993 3,853 +1,860
XI 3,754 1,580 -2,174
Italy 808 0 -808
Ireland 0 407 +407
Switzerland 194 84 -110
Indonesia 90 48 -42
India 13 58 +45
Taiwan 12 23 +11
Japan 0 32 +32

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 54,468,451
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,019,318
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,991,365
Other 13,810
Road transport 11,289

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 27,634,715 26,833,736 -800,979
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,011,524 4,007,794 -2,003,730
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,638,163 2,353,202 +715,039
Other 7,174 6,636 -538
Road transport 11,289 0 -11,289

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 32,311,789
London Heathrow Airport 17,964,293
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,405,954
Dover 1,743,834
Manchester Airport 1,506,927

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 16,367,581 15,944,208 -423,373
London Heathrow Airport 8,838,244 9,126,049 +287,805
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,117,291 3,288,663 -828,628
Dover 1,553,231 190,603 -1,362,628
Manchester Airport 678,962 827,965 +149,003
London Stansted Airport 986,350 270,944 -715,406
London 6,512 1,235,687 +1,229,175
ZLC 560,466 506,724 -53,742
London Gateway Port 579,938 443,643 -136,295
Liverpool Docks 759,329 248,770 -510,559

Quick facts

HS code: 82073090

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

Description: Tools for pressing, stamping, or punching materials other than metal