Import/export HS code 820740: Threading tools

Tools used for tapping or threading, essential for creating screw threads

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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 £
Germany 7,416,966
United States 7,037,829
China 5,721,761
Netherlands 4,671,076
Israel 3,881,144

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 £
Germany 3,287,199 4,129,767 +842,568
United States 3,336,516 3,701,313 +364,797
China 3,249,500 2,472,261 -777,239
Netherlands 2,207,398 2,463,678 +256,280
Israel 2,052,739 1,828,405 -224,334
Ireland 744,829 754,770 +9,941
Belgium 661,032 739,550 +78,518
India 495,279 634,632 +139,353
Switzerland 509,313 598,578 +89,265
South Korea 266,655 328,324 +61,669

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 9,470,429
United States 7,168,831
Germany 6,290,187
Israel 3,964,828
India 1,939,406

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 5,132,314 4,338,115 -794,199
United States 3,502,585 3,666,246 +163,661
Germany 2,641,912 3,648,275 +1,006,363
Israel 2,127,203 1,837,625 -289,578
India 859,774 1,079,632 +219,858
Brazil 763,652 875,214 +111,562
Ireland 592,322 721,376 +129,054
Japan 591,007 686,702 +95,695
Switzerland 501,086 617,679 +116,593
Italy 334,199 160,359 -173,840

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 38
Greater Manchester 18
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
Inner London - West 12

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 28 -4
Greater Manchester 11 11 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 9 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 11 +2
Inner London - West 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 8 +2
Outer London - West and North West 8 5 -3
Essex 10 7 -3
Kent 9 6 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 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 20,250,614
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,870,193
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,731,102
Other 290,750
Road transport 26,236

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 10,022,835 10,227,779 +204,944
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,118,176 6,752,017 -366,159
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 993,517 1,737,585 +744,068
Other 178,705 112,045 -66,660
Road transport 896 25,340 +24,444

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 13,226,146
Southampton 7,345,022
Birmingham Airport 5,328,865
Felixstowe 4,286,650
London Gateway Port 864,907

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 £
East Midlands Airport 6,288,023 6,938,123 +650,100
Southampton 3,605,268 3,739,754 +134,486
Birmingham Airport 2,844,220 2,484,645 -359,575
Felixstowe 2,520,781 1,765,869 -754,912
London Gateway Port 139,091 725,816 +586,725
Thamesport 480,557 337,428 -143,129
Dover 275,782 376,522 +100,740
London Heathrow Airport 410,261 229,814 -180,447
London Stansted Airport 335,722 299,364 -36,358
Milford 327,215 215,761 -111,454

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 102
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 41
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 20
Other manufacturing 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 54
2026-03 67
2026-02 61
2026-01 54
2025-12 47

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 103
54m+ 91
15m-54m 30
Other 27
0-1m 24

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 £
United States 2,815,650
Germany 1,233,917
Ireland 1,086,096
Turkey 875,034
Poland 847,807

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 £
United States 2,447,598 368,052 -2,079,546
Germany 691,115 542,802 -148,313
Ireland 403,943 682,153 +278,210
Turkey 320,693 554,341 +233,648
Poland 508,532 339,275 -169,257
Netherlands 345,353 415,331 +69,978
United Arab Emirates 450,661 253,075 -197,586
Italy 372,563 325,693 -46,870
Taiwan 200,512 474,498 +273,986
China 325,579 328,212 +2,633

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 136,838
XI 12,244
Germany 2,838
India 1,920
Denmark 1,703

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 64,555 72,283 +7,728
XI 8,489 3,755 -4,734
Germany 1,553 1,285 -268
India 1,058 862 -196
Denmark 993 710 -283
Taiwan 477 567 +90
Nicaragua 781 224 -557
United States 482 37 -445
Ireland 281 73 -208
Japan 274 0 -274

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 12,208,739
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,065,548
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,428,191
Other 164,174
Road transport 6,873

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 6,332,167 5,876,572 -455,595
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,714,136 351,412 -2,362,724
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,279,011 1,149,180 -129,831
Other 82,178 81,996 -182
Road transport 6,873 0 -6,873

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,650,317
ZLC 2,289,119
London Gateway Port 2,196,607
London Heathrow Airport 1,690,103
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,273,171

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 3,545,520 3,104,797 -440,723
ZLC 1,127,688 1,161,431 +33,743
London Gateway Port 2,079,962 116,645 -1,963,317
London Heathrow Airport 707,592 982,511 +274,919
Dover / Eurotunnel 753,016 520,155 -232,861
Southampton 494,342 144,896 -349,446
London Stansted Airport 290,420 211,623 -78,797
Dover 281,072 193,670 -87,402
Durham Tees Valley Airport 223,234 70,501 -152,733
Holyhead 145,615 129,419 -16,196

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 820740

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

Description: Tools used for tapping or threading, essential for creating screw threads