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 4,196,510
China 3,098,021
Germany 1,380,687
France 1,309,051
Netherlands 935,160

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 2,400,265 1,796,245 -604,020
China 1,492,127 1,605,894 +113,767
Germany 669,706 710,981 +41,275
France 615,699 693,352 +77,653
Netherlands 546,304 388,856 -157,448
United States 216,216 319,929 +103,713
Canada 328,966 158,526 -170,440
Ireland 194,212 236,799 +42,587
Japan 258,219 99,406 -158,813
Belgium 142,590 175,709 +33,119

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 4,225,209
China 3,457,710
Germany 1,475,630
Netherlands 1,467,527
United States 1,079,384

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 2,415,441 1,809,768 -605,673
China 1,680,159 1,777,551 +97,392
Germany 620,827 854,803 +233,976
Netherlands 820,769 646,758 -174,011
United States 422,124 657,260 +235,136
Canada 454,427 134,952 -319,475
Japan 298,608 129,372 -169,236
France 145,853 213,374 +67,521
Switzerland 160,359 184,776 +24,417
Austria 114,402 84,699 -29,703

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 37
West Yorkshire 23
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17
Greater Manchester 16
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15

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 22 -3
West Yorkshire 12 17 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 11 -1
Greater Manchester 12 10 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 8 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 8 +0
Inner London - West 10 9 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 8 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0
Essex 8 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,139,731
Air transport 5,493,642
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,042,960
Other 439,657
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) 3,770,954 3,368,777 -402,177
Air transport 2,687,356 2,806,286 +118,930
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,182,894 860,066 -322,828
Other 199,018 240,639 +41,621
Road transport 27,648 52,800 +25,152

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,532,061
London Gateway Port 2,383,164
East Midlands Airport 2,230,222
Thamesport 1,614,257
Birmingham Airport 963,357

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 1,756,955 775,106 -981,849
London Gateway Port 1,158,524 1,224,640 +66,116
East Midlands Airport 1,096,402 1,133,820 +37,418
Thamesport 782,826 831,431 +48,605
Birmingham Airport 396,245 567,112 +170,867
London Stansted Airport 419,470 416,788 -2,682
Dover 364,976 300,542 -64,434
Harwich 324,681 208,842 -115,839
London Heathrow Airport 310,466 150,340 -160,126
London 226,717 227,020 +303

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 101
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 45
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 35
Other manufacturing 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 45
2026-03 48
2026-02 48
2026-01 45
2025-12 40

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 141
54m+ 97
0-1m 40
15m-54m 28
Other 22

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 9,389,979
Canada 4,079,296
Germany 2,992,054
Ireland 615,959
Italy 468,219

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 5,558,952 3,831,027 -1,727,925
Canada 1,158,631 2,920,665 +1,762,034
Germany 1,456,546 1,535,508 +78,962
Ireland 356,750 259,209 -97,541
Italy 131,860 336,359 +204,499
Netherlands 261,284 135,692 -125,592
Sweden 152,851 99,981 -52,870
Poland 138,717 112,440 -26,277
France 139,575 107,720 -31,855
India 82,133 139,590 +57,457

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 11,508
Turkey 2,856
Germany 1,700
Denmark 1,008

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 162,315 206 -162,109
China 5,168 6,340 +1,172
Turkey 330 2,526 +2,196
Germany 1,586 114 -1,472
Denmark 404 604 +200
Switzerland 92 174 +82
Taiwan 24 36 +12
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) 12,715,712
Air transport 4,656,207
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,622,268
Other 180,157
Road transport 7,846

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) 6,315,514 6,400,198 +84,684
Air transport 2,668,212 1,987,995 -680,217
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,286,398 2,335,870 +49,472
Other 170,032 10,125 -159,907
Road transport 7,846 0 -7,846

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 11,964,020
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,922,761
East Midlands Airport 1,958,182
London Heathrow Airport 1,078,128
Manchester Airport 828,346

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 5,808,383 6,155,637 +347,254
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,929,461 1,993,300 +63,839
East Midlands Airport 1,090,115 868,067 -222,048
London Heathrow Airport 571,078 507,050 -64,028
Manchester Airport 563,105 265,241 -297,864
ZLC 307,557 215,436 -92,121
London Gateway Port 260,063 141,021 -119,042
Immingham Docks 139,045 111,409 -27,636
Holyhead 135,702 111,483 -24,219
London Stansted Airport 123,245 119,296 -3,949

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