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 £
United States 7,143,049
Germany 6,621,083
Netherlands 3,434,986
China 2,720,757
Belgium 1,043,729

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 £
United States 3,210,543 3,932,506 +721,963
Germany 3,713,095 2,907,988 -805,107
Netherlands 1,227,361 2,207,625 +980,264
China 1,406,932 1,313,825 -93,107
Belgium 610,794 432,935 -177,859
Ireland 457,779 429,268 -28,511
Denmark 239,509 221,230 -18,279
France 194,806 179,482 -15,324
Japan 206,586 164,275 -42,311
Switzerland 168,003 160,075 -7,928

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 7,784,211
United States 6,508,597
China 2,886,458
Netherlands 1,524,520
Mexico 1,236,748

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 3,912,393 3,871,818 -40,575
United States 3,423,276 3,085,321 -337,955
China 1,488,113 1,398,345 -89,768
Netherlands 702,711 821,809 +119,098
Mexico 51,623 1,185,125 +1,133,502
Belgium 595,170 424,495 -170,675
Denmark 323,149 264,704 -58,445
Japan 211,859 171,530 -40,329
Italy 121,457 189,853 +68,396
France 141,457 119,095 -22,362

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 19
Outer London - West and North West 18
Inner London - West 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 14 12 -2
Outer London - West and North West 11 11 +0
Inner London - West 10 13 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 12 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 12 +3
West Yorkshire 12 9 -3
Inner London - East 7 6 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 8 6 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 6 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 6 +3

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 12,462,435
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,743,077
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,294,831
Other 1,325,236
Road transport 35,150

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 6,467,664 5,994,771 -472,893
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,823,094 2,919,983 +96,889
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,048,911 3,245,920 +1,197,009
Other 861,486 463,750 -397,736
Road transport 27,143 8,007 -19,136

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,539,864
London Heathrow Airport 3,040,893
Dover 2,920,041
Felixstowe 2,331,956
Birmingham Airport 2,273,430

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 2,485,711 2,054,153 -431,558
London Heathrow Airport 1,498,388 1,542,505 +44,117
Dover 1,511,175 1,408,866 -102,309
Felixstowe 1,022,907 1,309,049 +286,142
Birmingham Airport 954,140 1,319,290 +365,150
London Stansted Airport 1,006,848 726,132 -280,716
Southampton 369,050 1,303,365 +934,315
London Gateway Port 597,938 841,950 +244,012
000 861,486 463,750 -397,736
Thamesport 396,333 351,517 -44,816

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products
83
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
78
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
38
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
23
Other manufacturing
15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 51
2026-04 61
2026-03 60
2026-02 61
2026-01 49

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+ 113
1m-15m 79
0-1m 33
15m-54m 32
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 5,272,715
Spain 3,320,656
France 3,205,776
United States 3,030,277
South Africa 1,651,615

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 2,428,152 2,844,563 +416,411
Spain 1,595,203 1,725,453 +130,250
France 1,802,895 1,402,881 -400,014
United States 1,557,487 1,472,790 -84,697
South Africa 991,656 659,959 -331,697
Netherlands 925,877 524,772 -401,105
Australia 729,664 559,211 -170,453
China 345,068 706,312 +361,244
Poland 496,950 382,183 -114,767
Italy 416,744 455,665 +38,921

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 8,162
Germany 476
Taiwan 343
China 224
XI 196

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 4,116 4,046 -70
Germany 239 237 -2
Taiwan 322 21 -301
China 131 93 -38
XI 180 16 -164
New Zealand 59 59 +0
France 7 10 +3
Italy 0 1 +1

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 13,368,113
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,912,964
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,817,282
Road transport 18,312
Other 9,773

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 6,594,731 6,773,382 +178,651
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,353,204 5,559,760 -793,444
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,281,480 1,535,802 -745,678
Road transport 18,312 0 -18,312
Other 5,290 4,483 -807

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,277,476
East Midlands Airport 8,324,793
London Heathrow Airport 3,020,441
London Gateway Port 2,167,894
Dover 1,577,342

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 4,922,088 4,355,388 -566,700
East Midlands Airport 4,259,182 4,065,611 -193,571
London Heathrow Airport 1,285,277 1,735,164 +449,887
London Gateway Port 1,565,948 601,946 -964,002
Dover 757,643 819,699 +62,056
London Stansted Airport 640,557 528,321 -112,236
Southampton 465,512 368,901 -96,611
Felixstowe 196,081 376,191 +180,110
ZLC 261,447 174,662 -86,785
Manchester Airport 149,708 265,088 +115,380

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