Import/export HS code 820760: Boring tools

Tools used for boring or broaching materials, including 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 £
Germany 5,290,658
United States 3,942,745
China 1,553,411
Netherlands 855,010
France 852,085

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 2,610,802 2,679,856 +69,054
United States 2,466,433 1,476,312 -990,121
China 754,494 798,917 +44,423
Netherlands 444,198 410,812 -33,386
France 302,538 549,547 +247,009
Norway 620,051 198,962 -421,089
Italy 256,009 361,182 +105,173
Singapore 182,899 133,086 -49,813
Japan 109,290 191,006 +81,716
Spain 243,547 43,207 -200,340

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 £
Germany 5,233,266
United States 4,077,106
China 1,886,485
United Kingdom 1,210,697
Italy 635,825

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 £
Germany 2,484,571 2,748,695 +264,124
United States 2,817,539 1,259,567 -1,557,972
China 973,215 913,270 -59,945
United Kingdom 478,913 731,784 +252,871
Italy 286,231 349,594 +63,363
Japan 364,717 244,221 -120,496
France 170,005 418,383 +248,378
Spain 242,141 43,174 -198,967
Poland 56,984 174,500 +117,516
Switzerland 95,150 118,467 +23,317

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 24
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 23
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14
Inner London - West 12
Greater Manchester 11

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 14 21 +7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 13 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 9 -3
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
Greater Manchester 7 10 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 5 -3
West Yorkshire 6 7 +1
Essex 7 9 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 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 12,011,957
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,153,479
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,421,480
Other 73,846

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 6,444,394 5,567,563 -876,831
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,681,466 1,472,013 -209,453
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 619,991 801,489 +181,498
Other 48,852 24,994 -23,858

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,574,952
London Heathrow Airport 1,857,447
Birmingham Airport 1,255,496
London Stansted Airport 1,194,701
London Gateway Port 877,531

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 3,860,474 2,714,478 -1,145,996
London Heathrow Airport 951,952 905,495 -46,457
Birmingham Airport 614,585 640,911 +26,326
London Stansted Airport 509,925 684,776 +174,851
London Gateway Port 262,355 615,176 +352,821
Felixstowe 488,290 375,234 -113,056
Eurotunnel 194,176 425,512 +231,336
Manchester Airport 255,909 337,295 +81,386
Southampton 398,306 192,992 -205,314
Aberdeen Docks 444,902 121,503 -323,399

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 73
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 44
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 28
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Other manufacturing 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 40
2026-03 45
2026-02 44
2026-01 35
2025-12 34

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 99
54m+ 82
15m-54m 20
Other 17
0-1m 16

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 3,102,912
Germany 1,601,012
Norway 1,076,230
France 800,780
Ireland 705,015

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 1,565,858 1,537,054 -28,804
Germany 707,366 893,646 +186,280
Norway 754,397 321,833 -432,564
France 162,501 638,279 +475,778
Ireland 396,440 308,575 -87,865
Mexico 611,236 57,023 -554,213
Italy 207,994 372,056 +164,062
India 166,573 282,785 +116,212
Turkey 65,751 357,541 +291,790
China 163,898 113,612 -50,286

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 £
Sweden 213,711
China 173,936
XI 1,125
Germany 264
Italy 85

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 £
Sweden 0 213,711 +213,711
China 102,569 71,367 -31,202
XI 284 841 +557
Germany 264 0 -264
Italy 0 85 +85
Ireland 23 10 -13

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 9,733,427
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,110,249
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,416,262
Other 390,345
Road transport 1,964

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 4,641,912 5,091,515 +449,603
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,000,521 1,109,728 +109,207
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,014,953 401,309 -613,644
Other 104,246 286,099 +181,853
Road transport 0 1,964 +1,964

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,142,607
London Heathrow Airport 3,488,445
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,430,589
Aberdeen Docks 989,856
ZLC 910,875

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 1,943,745 2,198,862 +255,117
London Heathrow Airport 1,653,811 1,834,634 +180,823
Dover / Eurotunnel 653,730 776,859 +123,129
Aberdeen Docks 671,231 318,625 -352,606
ZLC 550,555 360,320 -190,235
London Stansted Airport 148,753 600,060 +451,307
000 104,246 286,099 +181,853
Holyhead 200,835 160,461 -40,374
Liverpool Docks 196,096 5,203 -190,893
Aberdeen Airport 194,469 0 -194,469

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 820760

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

Description: Tools used for boring or broaching materials, including metal