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 4,112,217
China 3,254,289
Germany 1,355,952
France 1,300,008
Netherlands 867,404

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 2,546,219 1,565,998 -980,221
China 1,508,694 1,745,595 +236,901
Germany 633,327 722,625 +89,298
France 655,799 644,209 -11,590
Netherlands 455,044 412,360 -42,684
United States 214,279 269,649 +55,370
Canada 292,732 158,942 -133,790
Ireland 211,680 202,914 -8,766
Belgium 153,835 179,785 +25,950
Japan 227,822 94,390 -133,432

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 4,140,916
China 3,604,409
Germany 1,499,747
Netherlands 1,385,024
United States 1,034,739

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 2,561,395 1,579,521 -981,874
China 1,693,288 1,911,121 +217,833
Germany 682,760 816,987 +134,227
Netherlands 748,784 636,240 -112,544
United States 405,096 629,643 +224,547
Canada 355,997 135,368 -220,629
Japan 267,739 121,946 -145,793
France 162,358 190,635 +28,277
Switzerland 157,025 176,219 +19,194
Austria 112,264 84,227 -28,037

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 36
West Yorkshire 23
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18
Greater Manchester 15
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14

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 24 20 -4
West Yorkshire 14 14 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 10 -3
Greater Manchester 11 10 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 7 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 9 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 11 7 -4
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 8 10 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +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) 6,885,752
Air transport 5,516,879
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,001,485
Other 426,461
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) 3,811,190 3,074,562 -736,628
Air transport 2,673,275 2,843,604 +170,329
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,121,680 879,805 -241,875
Other 218,458 208,003 -10,455
Road transport 30,132 50,316 +20,184

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,404,596
Felixstowe 2,309,409
East Midlands Airport 2,256,807
Thamesport 1,489,936
Birmingham Airport 935,897

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 Gateway Port 1,293,245 1,111,351 -181,894
Felixstowe 1,701,226 608,183 -1,093,043
East Midlands Airport 1,142,390 1,114,417 -27,973
Thamesport 725,539 764,397 +38,858
Birmingham Airport 412,298 523,599 +111,301
London Stansted Airport 362,103 521,832 +159,729
Dover 344,688 297,823 -46,865
Harwich 285,292 220,775 -64,517
Southampton 91,681 362,765 +271,084
London 236,921 210,798 -26,123

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
96
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
46
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
35
Other manufacturing
21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 49
2026-04 45
2026-03 48
2026-02 49
2026-01 45

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 138
54m+ 94
0-1m 39
15m-54m 28
Other 23

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 8,232,769
Canada 4,793,180
Germany 2,666,178
Ireland 592,225
Italy 449,533

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 4,773,531 3,459,238 -1,314,293
Canada 1,466,910 3,326,270 +1,859,360
Germany 1,386,834 1,279,344 -107,490
Ireland 392,294 199,931 -192,363
Italy 128,853 320,680 +191,827
Netherlands 251,119 124,785 -126,334
Sweden 161,974 94,397 -67,577
France 132,368 103,111 -29,257
Poland 122,751 98,216 -24,535
Portugal 72,092 141,591 +69,499

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 162,417
China 13,120
Turkey 2,856
Germany 1,679
Denmark 947

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 162,227 190 -162,037
China 4,943 8,177 +3,234
Turkey 1,101 1,755 +654
Germany 1,585 94 -1,491
Denmark 401 546 +145
Switzerland 42 204 +162
Taiwan 24 36 +12
Nicaragua 16 0 -16
Ireland 12 0 -12

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) 12,450,848
Air transport 4,219,681
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,201,045
Other 181,546
Road transport 4,673

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) 6,015,720 6,435,128 +419,408
Air transport 2,476,908 1,742,773 -734,135
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,180,850 2,020,195 -160,655
Other 170,424 11,122 -159,302
Road transport 4,673 0 -4,673

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 11,766,463
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,532,689
East Midlands Airport 1,813,775
London Heathrow Airport 1,060,890
Manchester Airport 624,106

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 5,514,041 6,252,422 +738,381
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,792,149 1,740,540 -51,609
East Midlands Airport 1,042,104 771,671 -270,433
London Heathrow Airport 693,907 366,983 -326,924
Manchester Airport 310,052 314,054 +4,002
ZLC 308,567 170,699 -137,868
London Gateway Port 298,604 102,501 -196,103
Immingham Docks 139,222 105,804 -33,418
Southampton 173,165 48,621 -124,544
Holyhead 136,013 83,572 -52,441

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