Import/export HS code 820820: Knives for woodworking machines

Cutting blades designed for machines that process wood, like saws and planers

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 £
China 8,116,388
Czechia 3,368,014
Germany 2,003,026
Italy 874,833
Canada 852,361

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 4,909,245 3,207,143 -1,702,102
Czechia 1,978,228 1,389,786 -588,442
Germany 1,074,213 928,813 -145,400
Italy 457,835 416,998 -40,837
Canada 463,025 389,336 -73,689
Taiwan 350,836 282,924 -67,912
Austria 365,527 260,224 -105,303
Ireland 194,552 248,837 +54,285
Switzerland 237,979 169,342 -68,637
Australia 234,661 156,985 -77,676

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 8,642,915
Czechia 3,558,054
Germany 1,142,993
Italy 1,071,323
Austria 660,035

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 5,200,858 3,442,057 -1,758,801
Czechia 2,050,662 1,507,392 -543,270
Germany 601,833 541,160 -60,673
Italy 579,155 492,168 -86,987
Austria 283,495 376,540 +93,045
Taiwan 363,065 286,360 -76,705
Switzerland 378,956 246,086 -132,870
Australia 450,130 156,985 -293,145
Canada 197,684 192,361 -5,323
Sweden 135,035 148,211 +13,176

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 10
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10
West Yorkshire 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9

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 9 5 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 6 -1
West Yorkshire 5 7 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 8 +3
Essex 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Kent 6 5 -1
Lincolnshire 6 3 -3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 5 +1

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) 9,324,912
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,210,628
Air transport 4,446,255
Other 467,232
Road transport 27,410

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) 5,515,350 3,809,562 -1,705,788
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,133,824 2,076,804 -1,057,020
Air transport 2,464,906 1,981,349 -483,557
Other 202,970 264,262 +61,292
Road transport 12,752 14,658 +1,906

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,145,790
Felixstowe 3,059,457
Dover 2,158,388
Eurotunnel 1,714,486
London Gateway Port 1,479,951

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 £
Southampton 1,908,950 1,236,840 -672,110
Felixstowe 2,581,623 477,834 -2,103,789
Dover 1,314,142 844,246 -469,896
Eurotunnel 1,073,320 641,166 -432,154
London Gateway Port 189,751 1,290,200 +1,100,449
Birmingham Airport 571,377 681,065 +109,688
Thamesport 483,974 462,905 -21,069
Grangemouth Docks 503,657 225,814 -277,843
Glasgow Airport 386,564 284,655 -101,909
London Heathrow Airport 386,448 277,846 -108,602

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 66
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 18
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 39
2025-11 49
2025-10 42
2025-09 43
2025-08 38

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 75
54m+ 45
0-1m 29
15m-54m 21
Other 11

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 £
Ireland 2,149,286
United States 337,808
Netherlands 205,107
Germany 157,819
Ghana 44,599

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 £
Ireland 1,212,772 936,514 -276,258
United States 130,778 207,030 +76,252
Netherlands 139,950 65,157 -74,793
Germany 81,546 76,273 -5,273
Ghana 27,507 17,092 -10,415
Jamaica 0 35,104 +35,104
New Zealand 22,702 4,528 -18,174
United Arab Emirates 8,695 13,469 +4,774
Italy 18,997 0 -18,997
Bahrain 6,829 10,559 +3,730

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 £
Ireland 611,244
China 24,304
XI 1,746
Germany 913
Denmark 620

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 £
Ireland 343,660 267,584 -76,076
China 13,421 10,883 -2,538
XI 962 784 -178
Germany 320 593 +273
Denmark 620 0 -620
Japan 308 69 -239
Taiwan 255 109 -146
Italy 49 0 -49
Luxembourg 19 0 -19

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 1,214,997
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,171,316
Other 641,455
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 176,287
Road transport 15,052

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 642,006 572,991 -69,015
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 696,337 474,979 -221,358
Other 359,909 281,546 -78,363
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,777 111,510 +46,733
Road transport 13,890 1,162 -12,728

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 641,455
East Midlands Airport 436,205
Holyhead 370,803
Fishguard 329,468
London Heathrow Airport 317,094

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 £
000 359,909 281,546 -78,363
East Midlands Airport 244,127 192,078 -52,049
Holyhead 286,550 84,253 -202,297
Fishguard 97,942 231,526 +133,584
London Heathrow Airport 190,844 126,250 -64,594
ZLC 132,197 172,234 +40,037
Dover / Eurotunnel 142,790 57,926 -84,864
London Stansted Airport 76,186 81,691 +5,505
Liverpool Docks 117,857 18,842 -99,015
London Gateway Port 35,539 65,756 +30,217

Quick facts

HS code: 820820

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

Description: Cutting blades designed for machines that process wood, like saws and planers