Import/export HS code 820790: Various tools

Various interchangeable tools not covered by other categories

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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 £
China 57,472,213
Germany 34,049,727
United States 23,495,340
France 10,873,270
Netherlands 9,139,602

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 £
China 28,720,061 28,752,152 +32,091
Germany 17,153,248 16,896,479 -256,769
United States 13,066,018 10,429,322 -2,636,696
France 4,437,954 6,435,316 +1,997,362
Netherlands 4,379,700 4,759,902 +380,202
Taiwan 4,185,191 4,038,264 -146,927
Italy 3,181,369 3,335,215 +153,846
Austria 2,541,341 1,837,273 -704,068
Belgium 1,872,420 2,055,286 +182,866
Ireland 1,735,153 2,164,587 +429,434

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 72,204,566
United States 26,942,216
Germany 16,140,278
Taiwan 10,274,462
United Kingdom 7,756,708

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 36,550,102 35,654,464 -895,638
United States 14,477,922 12,464,294 -2,013,628
Germany 7,994,014 8,146,264 +152,250
Taiwan 5,218,417 5,056,045 -162,372
United Kingdom 4,183,611 3,573,097 -610,514
Italy 3,993,209 3,713,909 -279,300
France 2,052,976 3,608,853 +1,555,877
South Korea 1,691,523 3,195,514 +1,503,991
Czechia 2,154,026 1,866,595 -287,431
Brazil 1,981,329 1,705,128 -276,201

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 106
West Midlands 106
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 83
Inner London - West 82
West Yorkshire 81

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 65 75 +10
West Midlands 84 73 -11
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 64 59 -5
Inner London - West 50 48 -2
West Yorkshire 54 60 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 61 50 -11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 50 52 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 46 49 +3
Greater Manchester 46 46 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 48 51 +3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,281,912
Air transport 75,021,412
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,425,003
Other 3,181,596
Road transport 179,222

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,689,173 38,592,739 -4,096,434
Air transport 35,509,103 39,512,309 +4,003,206
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,852,757 16,572,246 -1,280,511
Other 1,345,790 1,835,806 +490,016
Road transport 37,455 141,767 +104,312
Rail transport 0 2,428 +2,428

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 34,819,934
East Midlands Airport 33,498,743
Southampton 22,357,676
London Gateway Port 13,858,749
London Heathrow Airport 13,458,242

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 £
Felixstowe 19,322,473 15,497,461 -3,825,012
East Midlands Airport 15,712,633 17,786,110 +2,073,477
Southampton 13,258,478 9,099,198 -4,159,280
London Gateway Port 4,253,773 9,604,976 +5,351,203
London Heathrow Airport 5,653,311 7,804,931 +2,151,620
Dover 4,870,511 4,827,424 -43,087
London Stansted Airport 4,743,672 4,568,063 -175,609
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,784,841 3,936,721 -848,120
Birmingham Airport 3,338,376 4,384,285 +1,045,909
Thamesport 2,944,763 2,520,287 -424,476

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
440
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
210
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
152
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
141
Other manufacturing
113

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 312
2026-04 310
2026-03 307
2026-02 322
2026-01 297

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 678
54m+ 541
15m-54m 201
0-1m 195
Other 114

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 15,703,110
Netherlands 12,152,903
Germany 8,453,340
France 5,972,801
Ireland 5,840,038

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 8,493,019 7,210,091 -1,282,928
Netherlands 7,281,309 4,871,594 -2,409,715
Germany 4,137,297 4,316,043 +178,746
France 3,247,877 2,724,924 -522,953
Ireland 3,193,008 2,647,030 -545,978
Norway 2,068,875 2,525,413 +456,538
Poland 1,962,110 1,594,330 -367,780
Saudi Arabia 1,916,821 1,482,076 -434,745
Italy 1,755,285 1,189,556 -565,729
India 1,731,343 1,068,182 -663,161

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 383,171
XI 356,244
Portugal 92,238
Italy 92,229
Taiwan 33,350

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 206,731 176,440 -30,291
XI 296,008 60,236 -235,772
Portugal 44,013 48,225 +4,212
Italy 74,626 17,603 -57,023
Taiwan 14,961 18,389 +3,428
Brazil 12,438 9,533 -2,905
Germany 11,502 4,906 -6,596
Czechia 5,627 3,501 -2,126
Nicaragua 3,987 4,570 +583
Ireland 1,098 4,891 +3,793

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 63,888,335
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,769,797
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,235,061
Other 1,122,001
Road transport 28,184

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 34,168,802 29,719,533 -4,449,269
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,833,702 10,936,095 -3,897,607
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,519,549 7,715,512 +3,195,963
Other 714,376 407,625 -306,751
Road transport 23,180 5,004 -18,176
Rail transport 3,769 0 -3,769

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 25,820,893
London Heathrow Airport 14,543,133
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,980,487
London Stansted Airport 11,518,489
ZLC 6,177,953

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 13,697,091 12,123,802 -1,573,289
London Heathrow Airport 7,617,503 6,925,630 -691,873
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,209,756 5,770,731 -1,439,025
London Stansted Airport 6,446,658 5,071,831 -1,374,827
ZLC 3,199,998 2,977,955 -222,043
Tyne 2,711,365 1,074,250 -1,637,115
London Gateway Port 1,283,122 2,033,213 +750,091
Southampton 657,838 2,441,447 +1,783,609
Immingham Docks 1,591,778 1,147,428 -444,350
Holyhead 1,388,020 1,123,375 -264,645

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 820790

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

Description: Various interchangeable tools not covered by other categories