Import/export HS code 820740: Threading tools

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

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 7,282,760
United States 6,701,442
China 5,372,411
Netherlands 4,525,138
Israel 3,742,311

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 3,364,363 3,918,397 +554,034
United States 2,772,698 3,928,744 +1,156,046
China 3,149,311 2,223,100 -926,211
Netherlands 2,228,712 2,296,426 +67,714
Israel 1,968,673 1,773,638 -195,035
Ireland 847,160 631,881 -215,279
Belgium 627,227 703,073 +75,846
India 438,689 643,803 +205,114
Switzerland 486,543 581,619 +95,076
South Korea 278,046 349,336 +71,290

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 9,067,929
United States 6,800,774
Germany 6,111,601
Israel 3,825,163
India 1,855,027

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 5,052,632 4,015,297 -1,037,335
United States 2,922,096 3,878,678 +956,582
Germany 2,694,078 3,417,523 +723,445
Israel 2,039,294 1,785,869 -253,425
India 768,091 1,086,936 +318,845
Brazil 776,598 814,890 +38,292
Ireland 727,375 607,871 -119,504
Japan 560,651 648,402 +87,751
Switzerland 491,994 591,879 +99,885
Italy 319,677 165,783 -153,894

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 36
Greater Manchester 18
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15
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 30 27 -3
Greater Manchester 12 11 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 9 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 10 +1
Inner London - West 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Outer London - West and North West 7 5 -2
Essex 10 6 -4
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7 5 -2
Kent 9 7 -2

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 19,566,144
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,149,705
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,876,075
Other 267,474
Road transport 25,340

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 9,942,551 9,623,593 -318,958
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,388,267 6,761,438 +373,171
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,124,134 1,751,941 +627,807
Other 168,395 99,079 -69,316
Road transport 2,156 23,184 +21,028

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 12,861,110
Southampton 6,968,256
Birmingham Airport 5,024,607
Felixstowe 3,961,354
London Gateway Port 947,323

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 6,303,623 6,557,487 +253,864
Southampton 3,039,568 3,928,688 +889,120
Birmingham Airport 2,689,723 2,334,884 -354,839
Felixstowe 2,411,812 1,549,542 -862,270
London Gateway Port 163,509 783,814 +620,305
Thamesport 442,635 343,491 -99,144
Dover 261,107 465,672 +204,565
London Stansted Airport 335,944 301,344 -34,600
London Heathrow Airport 406,485 210,679 -195,806
Milford 426,485 144,767 -281,718

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
98
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
28
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
20
Other manufacturing
14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 68
2026-04 54
2026-03 67
2026-02 61
2026-01 54

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 104
54m+ 90
15m-54m 29
0-1m 24
Other 23

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 1,188,266
Ireland 1,041,937
United States 1,014,016
Turkey 861,405
Poland 766,587

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 684,811 503,455 -181,356
Ireland 431,399 610,538 +179,139
United States 523,396 490,620 -32,776
Turkey 358,627 502,778 +144,151
Poland 468,172 298,415 -169,757
Netherlands 367,805 379,653 +11,848
Taiwan 151,014 562,244 +411,230
Italy 375,720 302,567 -73,153
China 314,627 303,525 -11,102
Singapore 415,745 190,121 -225,624

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 135,437
XI 11,436
Germany 2,769
India 1,880
Denmark 1,662

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 67,927 67,510 -417
XI 11,266 170 -11,096
Germany 1,414 1,355 -59
India 1,018 862 -156
Denmark 964 698 -266
Taiwan 458 746 +288
Nicaragua 687 224 -463
Ireland 349 33 -316
United States 371 0 -371
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 11,495,376
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,395,748
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,105,626
Other 161,749
Road transport 3,853

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 5,985,953 5,509,423 -476,530
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,363,182 1,032,566 -330,616
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 775,349 330,277 -445,072
Other 88,038 73,711 -14,327
Road transport 3,853 0 -3,853

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,287,751
ZLC 2,153,877
London Heathrow Airport 1,774,663
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,262,511
Southampton 624,027

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 3,440,516 2,847,235 -593,281
ZLC 1,081,711 1,072,166 -9,545
London Heathrow Airport 691,007 1,083,656 +392,649
Dover / Eurotunnel 813,382 449,129 -364,253
Southampton 498,739 125,288 -373,451
London Stansted Airport 274,412 199,173 -75,239
Dover 304,156 159,106 -145,050
London Gateway Port 204,557 123,194 -81,363
Durham Tees Valley Airport 220,328 65,382 -154,946
Holyhead 138,925 134,937 -3,988

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