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 7,060,119
Germany 7,008,586
Netherlands 3,525,027
China 2,824,323
Belgium 1,104,829

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 3,167,614 3,892,505 +724,891
Germany 3,917,775 3,090,811 -826,964
Netherlands 1,230,576 2,294,451 +1,063,875
China 1,357,406 1,466,917 +109,511
Belgium 572,912 531,917 -40,995
Ireland 452,466 459,176 +6,710
France 302,135 192,727 -109,408
Denmark 147,869 319,482 +171,613
Japan 216,261 172,006 -44,255
Switzerland 158,486 166,562 +8,076

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 8,242,951
United States 6,789,297
China 2,993,276
Netherlands 1,556,359
Belgium 1,085,447

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 4,192,077 4,050,874 -141,203
United States 3,369,742 3,419,555 +49,813
China 1,436,649 1,556,627 +119,978
Netherlands 654,910 901,449 +246,539
Belgium 564,785 520,662 -44,123
Mexico 62,514 816,523 +754,009
Denmark 201,591 383,328 +181,737
Japan 221,534 179,261 -42,273
France 258,050 120,788 -137,262
Italy 102,477 182,084 +79,607

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 20
Outer London - West and North West 19
Inner London - West 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Inner London - East 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 16 11 -5
Outer London - West and North West 14 10 -4
Inner London - West 9 13 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 10 -1
Inner London - East 9 6 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 12 +4
West Yorkshire 12 9 -3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 7 7 +0
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 12,881,682
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,178,184
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,183,666
Other 1,361,100
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 6,212,744 6,668,938 +456,194
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,061,308 3,116,876 +55,568
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,162,362 3,021,304 +858,942
Other 822,533 538,567 -283,966
Road transport 25,956 9,194 -16,762

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,811,658
Dover 3,195,873
London Heathrow Airport 3,086,077
Felixstowe 2,401,610
Birmingham Airport 2,232,222

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 2,393,835 2,417,823 +23,988
Dover 1,697,919 1,497,954 -199,965
London Heathrow Airport 1,385,971 1,700,106 +314,135
Felixstowe 1,094,270 1,307,340 +213,070
Birmingham Airport 889,042 1,343,180 +454,138
London Stansted Airport 968,186 766,298 -201,888
London Gateway Port 620,100 916,224 +296,124
000 822,533 538,567 -283,966
Southampton 355,421 983,669 +628,248
Manchester Airport 486,560 367,720 -118,840

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 82
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 81
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 24
Food and beverage service activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 61
2026-03 60
2026-02 61
2026-01 49
2025-12 67

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+ 112
1m-15m 80
0-1m 36
15m-54m 32
Other 19

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 5,312,681
Spain 3,377,931
United States 3,348,016
France 3,340,083
South Africa 1,727,478

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 2,273,555 3,039,126 +765,571
Spain 1,533,199 1,844,732 +311,533
United States 1,807,293 1,540,723 -266,570
France 1,973,879 1,366,204 -607,675
South Africa 917,611 809,867 -107,744
Netherlands 936,768 572,808 -363,960
Australia 721,064 665,144 -55,920
China 251,665 703,076 +451,411
Poland 535,466 411,849 -123,617
Italy 436,974 465,722 +28,748

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 8,190
Germany 489
Taiwan 392
XI 292
China 224

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 4,064 4,126 +62
Germany 252 237 -15
Taiwan 365 27 -338
XI 276 16 -260
China 91 133 +42
New Zealand 0 118 +118
France 6 11 +5
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 14,036,835
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,242,122
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,966,867
Road transport 18,312
Other 9,959

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 6,806,635 7,230,200 +423,565
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,444,857 5,797,265 -647,592
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,126,168 1,840,699 -285,469
Road transport 18,312 0 -18,312
Other 5,290 4,669 -621

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,450,388
East Midlands Airport 8,718,324
London Heathrow Airport 3,034,358
London Gateway Port 2,243,483
Dover 1,673,482

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 4,935,761 4,514,627 -421,134
East Midlands Airport 4,373,661 4,344,663 -28,998
London Heathrow Airport 1,185,376 1,848,982 +663,606
London Gateway Port 1,431,030 812,453 -618,577
Dover 803,345 870,137 +66,792
London Stansted Airport 713,660 629,453 -84,207
Southampton 483,905 387,000 -96,905
Felixstowe 158,025 465,114 +307,089
Manchester Airport 301,823 176,532 -125,291
ZLC 241,105 218,484 -22,621

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