Import/export HS code 820840: Knives for farming and gardening machines

Cutting tools for agricultural, horticultural, or forestry equipment, like mowers and trimmers

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* 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 £
Netherlands 11,096,900
Germany 8,199,332
Belgium 1,492,606
France 1,482,494
China 1,463,628

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 £
Netherlands 1,165,021 9,931,879 +8,766,858
Germany 4,213,082 3,986,250 -226,832
Belgium 829,007 663,599 -165,408
France 1,000,931 481,563 -519,368
China 715,642 747,986 +32,344
Sweden 620,938 585,932 -35,006
United States 538,647 506,275 -32,372
Italy 235,426 378,141 +142,715
Austria 140,104 137,205 -2,899
Ireland 108,660 138,736 +30,076

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 £
Netherlands 11,433,349
Germany 5,041,216
United States 2,832,321
China 2,259,734
Austria 1,823,372

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 £
Netherlands 1,564,326 9,869,023 +8,304,697
Germany 2,509,315 2,531,901 +22,586
United States 1,422,612 1,409,709 -12,903
China 1,204,233 1,055,501 -148,732
Austria 972,048 851,324 -120,724
France 779,374 577,858 -201,516
Switzerland 302,158 274,800 -27,358
Italy 219,710 285,782 +66,072
Japan 211,777 162,425 -49,352
Slovakia 87,217 98,361 +11,144

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11
Lincolnshire 8
Essex 6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 8 +1
Lincolnshire 7 6 -1
Essex 6 5 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Norfolk 5 2 -3

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,468,598
Air transport 8,211,420
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,876,445
Other 493,753
Road transport 67,713

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,175,977 9,292,621 +2,116,644
Air transport 1,348,531 6,862,889 +5,514,358
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,362,856 1,513,589 +150,733
Other 210,889 282,864 +71,975
Road transport 60,764 6,949 -53,815

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 6,699,788
Birmingham Airport 6,465,047
Dover 3,837,085
Felixstowe 3,108,830
Immingham Docks 1,769,293

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 £
Eurotunnel 1,974,586 4,725,202 +2,750,616
Birmingham Airport 340,032 6,125,015 +5,784,983
Dover 1,955,180 1,881,905 -73,275
Felixstowe 1,703,172 1,405,658 -297,514
Immingham Docks 871,722 897,571 +25,849
Dover / Eurotunnel 649,984 576,217 -73,767
Thamesport 347,163 554,345 +207,182
Southampton 552,296 264,032 -288,264
Leeds Bradford Airport 424,800 161,663 -263,137
000 210,889 282,864 +71,975

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
60
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 44
2026-04 36
2026-03 46
2026-02 32
2026-01 30

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 59
54m+ 33
15m-54m 20
0-1m 16
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 £
United States 2,142,847
Sweden 438,574
Saudi Arabia 387,718
Germany 327,713
Netherlands 290,459

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 919,889 1,222,958 +303,069
Sweden 319,443 119,131 -200,312
Saudi Arabia 70,220 317,498 +247,278
Germany 185,144 142,569 -42,575
Netherlands 223,044 67,415 -155,629
Canada 76,387 190,802 +114,415
Ireland 135,090 107,198 -27,892
France 115,723 92,109 -23,614
Belgium 86,591 56,510 -30,081
Nigeria 132,570 9,500 -123,070

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 25,450
XI 10,996
Germany 7,771
Ireland 1,474
China 650

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 14,884 10,566 -4,318
XI 4,632 6,364 +1,732
Germany 7,248 523 -6,725
Ireland 1,045 429 -616
China 198 452 +254
Viet Nam 0 577 +577
France 24 57 +33
Italy 9 0 -9

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 1,897,370
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,879,789
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,553,016
Other 51,317
Road transport 3,856

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 836,721 1,060,649 +223,928
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 857,689 1,022,100 +164,411
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,012,003 541,013 -470,990
Other 28,295 23,022 -5,273
Road transport 3,856 0 -3,856

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,001,913
Liverpool Docks 917,446
London Gateway Port 636,454
Dover / Eurotunnel 627,066
London Heathrow Airport 518,831

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 £
East Midlands Airport 487,154 514,759 +27,605
Liverpool Docks 441,665 475,781 +34,116
London Gateway Port 286,830 349,624 +62,794
Dover / Eurotunnel 416,951 210,115 -206,836
London Heathrow Airport 189,936 328,895 +138,959
Immingham Docks 256,018 132,036 -123,982
ZLC 124,159 183,392 +59,233
Southampton 54,716 159,644 +104,928
Dover 150,107 59,304 -90,803
Holyhead 83,180 62,009 -21,171

Quick facts

HS code: 820840

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

Description: Cutting tools for agricultural, horticultural, or forestry equipment, like mowers and trimmers