Import/export HS code 820810: Knives for metalworking machines

Blades and knives specifically made for cutting or shaping metal in industrial machines

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
India 3,827,482
China 2,500,450
Germany 1,182,813
France 1,172,026
Netherlands 903,016

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 £
India 2,196,759 1,630,723 -566,036
China 1,309,461 1,190,989 -118,472
Germany 703,779 479,034 -224,745
France 624,818 547,208 -77,610
Netherlands 658,175 244,841 -413,334
Canada 294,140 176,589 -117,551
United States 204,498 262,600 +58,102
Ireland 198,745 170,993 -27,752
Japan 230,079 74,269 -155,810
Italy 171,137 118,350 -52,787

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 £
India 3,854,497
China 2,809,247
Netherlands 1,390,430
Germany 1,247,562
United States 932,054

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 £
India 2,210,514 1,643,983 -566,531
China 1,504,223 1,305,024 -199,199
Netherlands 911,269 479,161 -432,108
Germany 647,457 600,105 -47,352
United States 406,761 525,293 +118,532
Canada 418,128 158,252 -259,876
Japan 272,191 101,641 -170,550
France 162,030 184,017 +21,987
Switzerland 184,887 138,118 -46,769
Turkey 52,904 140,162 +87,258

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 35
West Yorkshire 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15
Greater Manchester 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13

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 25 19 -6
West Yorkshire 11 14 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 8 -4
Greater Manchester 11 8 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 8 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 7 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 9 8 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7 8 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0

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) 6,314,146
Air transport 4,693,227
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,908,062
Other 376,915
Road transport 80,448

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) 3,528,164 2,785,982 -742,182
Air transport 2,558,013 2,135,214 -422,799
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,282,436 625,626 -656,810
Other 201,426 175,489 -25,937
Road transport 7,432 73,016 +65,584

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,537,374
East Midlands Airport 2,047,184
London Gateway Port 1,923,938
Thamesport 1,454,995
Birmingham Airport 795,198

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 1,799,677 737,697 -1,061,980
East Midlands Airport 1,074,812 972,372 -102,440
London Gateway Port 880,626 1,043,312 +162,686
Thamesport 868,067 586,928 -281,139
Birmingham Airport 394,910 400,288 +5,378
London Stansted Airport 385,332 213,303 -172,029
Dover 364,359 229,833 -134,526
Harwich 343,613 159,053 -184,560
London Heathrow Airport 325,967 111,187 -214,780
000 201,426 175,489 -25,937

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 99
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 40
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 30
Other manufacturing 21
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 45
2025-11 44
2025-10 37
2025-09 45
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 129
54m+ 95
0-1m 36
15m-54m 28
Other 21

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 8,628,950
Germany 2,834,341
Canada 2,367,410
Ireland 617,224
Italy 406,137

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 6,090,251 2,538,699 -3,551,552
Germany 1,653,656 1,180,685 -472,971
Canada 931,324 1,436,086 +504,762
Ireland 360,128 257,096 -103,032
Italy 125,647 280,490 +154,843
Netherlands 261,896 72,956 -188,940
France 154,413 79,443 -74,970
Sweden 145,839 84,093 -61,746
Poland 148,976 47,867 -101,109
South Korea 29,266 164,299 +135,033

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 162,521
China 10,369
Turkey 2,636
Germany 1,700
Denmark 955

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 109,356 53,165 -56,191
China 5,017 5,352 +335
Turkey 330 2,306 +1,976
Germany 1,586 114 -1,472
Denmark 465 490 +25
Switzerland 73 109 +36
Taiwan 145 36 -109
Nicaragua 16 0 -16
Ireland 7 5 -2

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,370,315
Air transport 4,453,443
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,101,490
Other 178,674
Road transport 25,228

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,622,466 3,747,849 -2,874,617
Air transport 2,701,728 1,751,715 -950,013
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,404,819 1,696,671 -708,148
Other 117,056 61,618 -55,438
Road transport 25,228 0 -25,228

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 9,528,163
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,472,400
East Midlands Airport 1,783,948
London Heathrow Airport 1,005,171
Manchester Airport 829,892

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 £
Liverpool Docks 6,079,152 3,449,011 -2,630,141
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,994,146 1,478,254 -515,892
East Midlands Airport 1,064,922 719,026 -345,896
London Heathrow Airport 340,476 664,695 +324,219
Manchester Airport 718,121 111,771 -606,350
ZLC 373,632 182,008 -191,624
London Gateway Port 285,855 129,609 -156,246
London Stansted Airport 213,565 62,612 -150,953
Holyhead 148,992 101,995 -46,997
Southampton 75,710 157,250 +81,540

Quick facts

HS code: 820810

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

Description: Blades and knives specifically made for cutting or shaping metal in industrial machines