Import/export HS code 820830: Knives for kitchen or food machines

Blades used in kitchen appliances or food processing machines, such as slicers and grinders

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 £
Germany 6,251,717
United States 6,126,787
Netherlands 2,970,763
China 2,510,630
Belgium 1,053,558

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 £
Germany 3,673,305 2,578,412 -1,094,893
United States 3,214,221 2,912,566 -301,655
Netherlands 1,261,221 1,709,542 +448,321
China 1,267,785 1,242,845 -24,940
Belgium 588,470 465,088 -123,382
Ireland 468,552 355,612 -112,940
Switzerland 356,563 144,877 -211,686
France 291,452 173,848 -117,604
Denmark 157,822 284,832 +127,010
Japan 242,945 169,273 -73,672

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 £
Germany 7,319,694
United States 6,369,524
China 2,642,727
Netherlands 1,358,567
Belgium 1,050,758

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 £
Germany 3,980,504 3,339,190 -641,314
United States 3,463,901 2,905,623 -558,278
China 1,314,756 1,327,971 +13,215
Netherlands 713,665 644,902 -68,763
Belgium 583,494 467,264 -116,230
Denmark 153,152 349,649 +196,497
Japan 245,617 179,129 -66,488
France 245,044 127,368 -117,676
Switzerland 291,408 60,846 -230,562
Italy 120,585 150,972 +30,387

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 18
Outer London - West and North West 17
Inner London - East 13
West Yorkshire 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12

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 16 11 -5
Outer London - West and North West 14 8 -6
Inner London - East 8 7 -1
West Yorkshire 12 10 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 9 -3
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 11 +3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 9 6 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 11,736,972
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,656,683
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,239,522
Other 1,290,946
Road transport 40,830

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 £
Air transport 6,082,831 5,654,141 -428,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,210,781 2,445,902 -764,879
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,050,894 2,188,628 +137,734
Other 825,818 465,128 -360,690
Road transport 33,090 7,740 -25,350

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,526,715
Dover 2,777,674
London Heathrow Airport 2,743,751
Felixstowe 1,988,353
Birmingham Airport 1,783,043

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 £
East Midlands Airport 2,418,325 2,108,390 -309,935
Dover 1,622,436 1,155,238 -467,198
London Heathrow Airport 1,444,581 1,299,170 -145,411
Felixstowe 1,058,702 929,651 -129,051
Birmingham Airport 682,506 1,100,537 +418,031
London Stansted Airport 940,777 662,766 -278,011
London Gateway Port 600,628 795,084 +194,456
000 825,818 465,128 -360,690
Manchester Airport 516,590 413,510 -103,080
Southampton 400,300 529,684 +129,384

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 74
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 74
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 23
Food and beverage service activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 49
2025-11 55
2025-10 64
2025-09 61
2025-08 66

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
54m+ 105
1m-15m 72
0-1m 32
15m-54m 27
Other 18

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 £
Germany 4,265,035
France 3,444,557
Spain 3,127,457
United States 2,936,001
South Africa 1,657,791

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 £
Germany 2,113,890 2,151,145 +37,255
France 2,123,843 1,320,714 -803,129
Spain 1,514,522 1,612,935 +98,413
United States 1,818,259 1,117,742 -700,517
South Africa 988,976 668,815 -320,161
Netherlands 865,527 551,864 -313,663
Australia 742,161 569,980 -172,181
China 306,766 677,648 +370,882
Poland 563,280 369,138 -194,142
Italy 441,556 398,109 -43,447

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 £
United States 4,126
France 729
XI 463
Taiwan 416
Germany 233

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 £
United States 3,336 790 -2,546
France 719 10 -709
XI 445 18 -427
Taiwan 391 25 -366
Germany 14 219 +205
China 104 121 +17
New Zealand 0 56 +56

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 12,370,073
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,361,483
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,382,142
Road transport 28,414
Other 6,484

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 6,805,418 5,564,655 -1,240,763
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,348,155 5,013,328 -1,334,827
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,557,944 1,824,198 -733,746
Road transport 28,414 0 -28,414
Other 5,245 1,239 -4,006

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,529,259
East Midlands Airport 7,572,831
London Heathrow Airport 2,656,896
London Gateway Port 2,653,709
Dover 1,915,365

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,511,522 4,017,737 -493,785
East Midlands Airport 4,333,141 3,239,690 -1,093,451
London Heathrow Airport 1,189,944 1,466,952 +277,008
London Gateway Port 1,691,684 962,025 -729,659
Dover 1,150,943 764,422 -386,521
London Stansted Airport 697,457 524,203 -173,254
Southampton 493,905 321,223 -172,682
Felixstowe 246,932 475,513 +228,581
ZLC 316,542 184,570 -131,972
Manchester Airport 277,504 139,882 -137,622

Quick facts

HS code: 820830

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

Description: Blades used in kitchen appliances or food processing machines, such as slicers and grinders