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 5,413,964
United States 4,314,649
China 1,381,575
Norway 914,322
Netherlands 790,868

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 2,902,775 2,511,189 -391,586
United States 2,673,856 1,640,793 -1,033,063
China 689,810 691,765 +1,955
Norway 618,233 296,089 -322,144
Netherlands 434,513 356,355 -78,158
France 274,611 306,509 +31,898
Italy 272,321 274,766 +2,445
Spain 246,707 66,367 -180,340
Singapore 207,208 85,775 -121,433
Japan 226,497 21,596 -204,901

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 5,243,582
United States 4,565,049
China 1,709,839
United Kingdom 1,147,955
Italy 569,093

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 2,759,159 2,484,423 -274,736
United States 3,031,741 1,533,308 -1,498,433
China 889,796 820,043 -69,753
United Kingdom 539,019 608,936 +69,917
Italy 302,431 266,662 -35,769
Japan 440,428 105,067 -335,361
France 193,646 207,481 +13,835
Spain 239,438 66,334 -173,104
India 155,655 60,427 -95,228
Switzerland 105,653 105,442 -211

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 22
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13
Inner London - West 12
Greater Manchester 10

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 15 18 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 10 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 7 -4
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 8 8 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 4 -4
Essex 8 7 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
West Yorkshire 4 7 +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 11,969,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,983,394
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,501,110
Other 72,877

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 6,939,589 5,029,588 -1,910,001
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,712,239 1,271,155 -441,084
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 664,959 836,151 +171,192
Other 50,854 22,023 -28,831

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,533,466
London Heathrow Airport 2,155,219
Birmingham Airport 1,254,075
London Stansted Airport 1,175,255
London Gateway Port 799,779

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 4,005,127 2,528,339 -1,476,788
London Heathrow Airport 1,294,066 861,153 -432,913
Birmingham Airport 646,752 607,323 -39,429
London Stansted Airport 565,012 610,243 +45,231
London Gateway Port 245,942 553,837 +307,895
Felixstowe 467,686 303,379 -164,307
Aberdeen Docks 546,293 119,954 -426,339
Eurotunnel 155,220 454,943 +299,723
Southampton 352,053 236,817 -115,236
Aberdeen Airport 146,029 349,239 +203,210

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 69
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 38
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Other manufacturing 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 35
2025-11 40
2025-10 41
2025-09 44
2025-08 51

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 87
54m+ 79
15m-54m 18
0-1m 17
Other 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 2,935,636
Germany 1,503,571
Mexico 1,154,229
Norway 1,108,071
Ireland 705,790

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 1,684,021 1,251,615 -432,406
Germany 702,006 801,565 +99,559
Mexico 1,120,532 33,697 -1,086,835
Norway 798,204 309,867 -488,337
Ireland 384,301 321,489 -62,812
India 456,524 173,988 -282,536
Italy 199,445 333,054 +133,609
France 164,023 348,598 +184,575
China 166,500 117,771 -48,729
Netherlands 180,570 98,838 -81,732

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 177,673
XI 1,125
Germany 286
Ireland 244

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 104,055 73,618 -30,437
XI 176 949 +773
Germany 286 0 -286
Ireland 234 10 -224

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 9,469,849
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,949,422
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,480,675
Other 394,925
Road transport 22,017

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 5,494,294 3,975,555 -1,518,739
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 977,790 971,632 -6,158
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,130,053 350,622 -779,431
Other 106,617 288,308 +181,691
Road transport 20,053 1,964 -18,089

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,815,489
London Heathrow Airport 3,374,333
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,298,130
Aberdeen Docks 1,003,293
ZLC 811,553

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 1,946,119 1,869,370 -76,749
London Heathrow Airport 1,926,238 1,448,095 -478,143
Dover / Eurotunnel 637,811 660,319 +22,508
Aberdeen Docks 697,180 306,113 -391,067
ZLC 516,588 294,965 -221,623
Aberdeen Airport 707,845 0 -707,845
London Stansted Airport 300,932 237,077 -63,855
000 106,617 288,308 +181,691
Holyhead 195,807 171,983 -23,824
London Gateway Port 203,195 32,495 -170,700

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