Import/export HS code 820780: Turning tools

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

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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 8,796,883
Ireland 4,448,405
Germany 2,273,164
China 1,906,274
Japan 1,809,837

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 6,081,911 2,714,972 -3,366,939
Ireland 1,432,007 3,016,398 +1,584,391
Germany 1,132,900 1,140,264 +7,364
China 715,069 1,191,205 +476,136
Japan 819,950 989,887 +169,937
France 346,213 454,542 +108,329
Netherlands 165,839 193,183 +27,344
Sweden 133,147 179,219 +46,072
Israel 156,080 113,734 -42,346
Switzerland 122,406 91,512 -30,894

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 7,842,575
Ireland 4,431,167
China 2,121,190
Japan 2,029,693
United States 1,283,536

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 5,572,137 2,270,438 -3,301,699
Ireland 1,417,571 3,013,596 +1,596,025
China 779,795 1,341,395 +561,600
Japan 932,623 1,097,070 +164,447
United States 721,994 561,542 -160,452
Germany 651,710 578,205 -73,505
Canada 229,074 363,485 +134,411
Bulgaria 182,207 146,531 -35,676
Sweden 136,353 188,944 +52,591
Israel 167,669 143,450 -24,219

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 13
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 16 14 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 9 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 11 +5
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 8 -1
West Yorkshire 9 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 7 +3
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 19,590,423
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,943,406
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 518,195
Other 104,714
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 10,476,065 9,114,358 -1,361,707
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 781,249 1,162,157 +380,908
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 241,713 276,482 +34,769
Other 59,922 44,792 -15,130
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 8,996,212
East Midlands Airport 6,315,710
London Heathrow Airport 3,558,586
Felixstowe 841,716
Southampton 577,720

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 6,041,557 2,954,655 -3,086,902
East Midlands Airport 3,014,821 3,300,889 +286,068
London Heathrow Airport 1,087,479 2,471,107 +1,383,628
Felixstowe 480,291 361,425 -118,866
Southampton 59,978 517,742 +457,764
Birmingham Airport 196,601 281,312 +84,711
London Gateway Port 140,186 124,788 -15,398
Dover 77,848 132,635 +54,787
Eurotunnel 113,151 50,810 -62,341
Thamesport 30,146 105,800 +75,654

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 58
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 38
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
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
2026-04 37
2026-03 38
2026-02 33
2026-01 39
2025-12 35

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 80
54m+ 71
0-1m 22
15m-54m 18
Other 10

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 1,013,253
Ireland 560,462
France 459,094
Germany 446,219
United Arab Emirates 360,641

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 525,462 487,791 -37,671
Ireland 356,141 204,321 -151,820
France 210,104 248,990 +38,886
Germany 250,377 195,842 -54,535
United Arab Emirates 272,849 87,792 -185,057
Saudi Arabia 169,908 97,897 -72,011
Norway 226,107 19,620 -206,487
Sweden 117,840 116,127 -1,713
Brazil 80,337 151,999 +71,662
Netherlands 93,217 133,888 +40,671

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 681,347
China 18,892
Taiwan 61
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 328,098 353,249 +25,151
China 6,413 12,479 +6,066
Taiwan 0 61 +61
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 4,459,551
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 746,812
Other 700,433
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 675,122
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 2,483,216 1,976,335 -506,881
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 570,088 176,724 -393,364
Other 334,511 365,922 +31,411
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 373,637 301,485 -72,152
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 2,070,643
London Stansted Airport 753,259
000 700,433
London Heathrow Airport 614,019
Glasgow Airport 389,286

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 1,196,582 874,061 -322,521
London Stansted Airport 368,532 384,727 +16,195
000 334,511 365,922 +31,411
London Heathrow Airport 352,087 261,932 -90,155
Glasgow Airport 250,285 139,001 -111,284
Dover / Eurotunnel 207,104 166,112 -40,992
ZLC 186,114 177,128 -8,986
Liverpool Docks 207,630 19,989 -187,641
Aberdeen Docks 202,464 1,908 -200,556
London Gateway Port 54,762 91,147 +36,385

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