Import/export HS code 820780: Turning tools

Tools used for turning materials on a lathe, shaping them by rotation

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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 £
United States 8,574,539
Ireland 4,659,822
Germany 2,194,360
China 1,874,831
Japan 1,652,107

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 £
United States 6,009,978 2,564,561 -3,445,417
Ireland 1,636,334 3,023,488 +1,387,154
Germany 1,164,820 1,029,540 -135,280
China 772,247 1,102,584 +330,337
Japan 951,080 701,027 -250,053
France 404,972 426,485 +21,513
Netherlands 211,711 147,808 -63,903
Sweden 128,920 173,686 +44,766
Israel 143,010 115,487 -27,523
Switzerland 106,733 90,723 -16,010

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 £
United Kingdom 7,660,035
Ireland 4,642,976
China 2,096,921
Japan 1,863,829
United States 1,274,134

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 £
United Kingdom 5,503,514 2,156,521 -3,346,993
Ireland 1,621,245 3,021,731 +1,400,486
China 843,821 1,253,100 +409,279
Japan 1,070,591 793,238 -277,353
United States 735,371 538,763 -196,608
Germany 648,901 509,145 -139,756
Canada 281,175 343,991 +62,816
Bulgaria 192,572 127,049 -65,523
Sweden 122,299 184,430 +62,131
Israel 157,926 143,819 -14,107

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12
Greater Manchester 10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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 19 11 -8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 11 +4
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
West Yorkshire 8 8 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 6 +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 19,404,133
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,893,924
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 492,765
Other 100,183
Road transport 6,355

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 10,849,065 8,555,068 -2,293,997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 834,478 1,059,446 +224,968
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 237,445 255,320 +17,875
Other 66,000 34,183 -31,817
Road transport 0 6,355 +6,355

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 8,737,584
East Midlands Airport 6,234,032
London Heathrow Airport 3,719,283
Felixstowe 782,024
Southampton 591,863

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 £
London Stansted Airport 6,088,692 2,648,892 -3,439,800
East Midlands Airport 3,070,926 3,163,106 +92,180
London Heathrow Airport 1,349,639 2,369,644 +1,020,005
Felixstowe 437,830 344,194 -93,636
Southampton 124,621 467,242 +342,621
Birmingham Airport 201,545 268,534 +66,989
London Gateway Port 167,496 95,745 -71,751
Dover 84,584 124,561 +39,977
Eurotunnel 121,783 37,753 -84,030
Thamesport 42,653 99,064 +56,411

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
59
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
37
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
18
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 40
2026-04 37
2026-03 38
2026-02 33
2026-01 39

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 78
54m+ 68
0-1m 22
15m-54m 19
Other 12

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 961,110
Ireland 479,055
Germany 433,312
France 421,531
United Arab Emirates 303,086

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 501,803 459,307 -42,496
Ireland 309,483 169,572 -139,911
Germany 267,165 166,147 -101,018
France 235,936 185,595 -50,341
United Arab Emirates 205,360 97,726 -107,634
Saudi Arabia 167,043 94,502 -72,541
Norway 226,333 17,299 -209,034
Brazil 101,001 131,335 +30,334
Netherlands 78,941 133,067 +54,126
Poland 84,156 123,731 +39,575

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 £
XI 600,444
China 20,293
Taiwan 78
Italy 23

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 £
XI 319,953 280,491 -39,462
China 7,998 12,295 +4,297
Taiwan 0 78 +78
Italy 0 23 +23

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 4,190,143
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 703,616
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 623,250
Other 620,948
Road transport 1,000

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 2,286,183 1,903,960 -382,223
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 519,640 183,976 -335,664
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 338,177 285,073 -53,104
Other 327,951 292,997 -34,954
Road transport 1,000 0 -1,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,867,606
London Stansted Airport 719,012
000 620,948
London Heathrow Airport 600,914
Glasgow Airport 382,207

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 1,063,357 804,249 -259,108
London Stansted Airport 378,164 340,848 -37,316
000 327,951 292,997 -34,954
London Heathrow Airport 277,418 323,496 +46,078
Glasgow Airport 259,432 122,775 -136,657
ZLC 188,731 160,339 -28,392
Dover / Eurotunnel 194,931 146,264 -48,667
Liverpool Docks 201,852 32,842 -169,010
Aberdeen Docks 202,464 1,908 -200,556
Aberdeen Airport 67,898 67,487 -411

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 820780

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

Description: Tools used for turning materials on a lathe, shaping them by rotation