Import/export HS code 820890: Various machine knives and blades

Other types of knives and cutting blades for machines not listed above

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 16,149,834
China 7,989,379
United States 4,908,819
Austria 4,563,760
Switzerland 4,085,194

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 9,053,017 7,096,817 -1,956,200
China 4,554,078 3,435,301 -1,118,777
United States 2,913,506 1,995,313 -918,193
Austria 2,559,321 2,004,439 -554,882
Switzerland 2,209,154 1,876,040 -333,114
Netherlands 1,900,610 1,591,021 -309,589
Italy 1,599,487 1,093,351 -506,136
France 1,310,226 556,447 -753,779
Thailand 988,269 745,947 -242,322
Japan 677,387 421,294 -256,093

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 12,388,424
China 9,375,677
Switzerland 5,152,962
Austria 4,547,204
United States 3,623,492

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 7,159,460 5,228,964 -1,930,496
China 5,217,405 4,158,272 -1,059,133
Switzerland 2,869,288 2,283,674 -585,614
Austria 2,516,807 2,030,397 -486,410
United States 2,097,996 1,525,496 -572,500
Japan 1,759,176 1,291,445 -467,731
India 1,553,492 1,088,863 -464,629
Italy 1,323,645 943,836 -379,809
Thailand 1,000,017 763,717 -236,300
Slovenia 791,881 462,642 -329,239

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 77
West Yorkshire 77
West Midlands 71
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 68
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 56

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
Greater Manchester 58 55 -3
West Yorkshire 57 45 -12
West Midlands 59 39 -20
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 57 37 -20
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 44 32 -12
Shropshire and Staffordshire 34 23 -11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 29 28 -1
Inner London - West 32 29 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 31 21 -10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 29 22 -7

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 27,244,304
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,641,442
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,783,556
Road transport 1,800,219
Other 792,389

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 14,983,172 12,261,132 -2,722,040
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,052,348 5,589,094 -2,463,254
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,020,345 4,763,211 -2,257,134
Road transport 1,083,638 716,581 -367,057
Other 449,758 342,631 -107,127

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 13,364,096
Dover 5,040,093
Thamesport 4,816,132
Birmingham Airport 4,389,219
Felixstowe 3,869,607

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 7,291,414 6,072,682 -1,218,732
Dover 3,128,438 1,911,655 -1,216,783
Thamesport 2,702,032 2,114,100 -587,932
Birmingham Airport 2,082,195 2,307,024 +224,829
Felixstowe 2,714,450 1,155,157 -1,559,293
London Gateway Port 1,848,002 1,470,297 -377,705
London Heathrow Airport 2,133,943 980,861 -1,153,082
Eurotunnel 1,523,121 1,336,723 -186,398
London Stansted Airport 1,535,737 1,296,789 -238,948
Leeds Bradford Airport 1,150,740 564,548 -586,192

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 247
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 106
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 87
Other manufacturing 84
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 68

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 185
2025-11 204
2025-10 205
2025-09 196
2025-08 207

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+ 420
1m-15m 385
15m-54m 132
0-1m 118
Other 67

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 10,237,502
Germany 5,951,596
Italy 2,775,224
France 2,096,534
Netherlands 1,850,330

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 5,662,153 4,575,349 -1,086,804
Germany 3,621,881 2,329,715 -1,292,166
Italy 1,507,465 1,267,759 -239,706
France 1,157,757 938,777 -218,980
Netherlands 1,026,685 823,645 -203,040
Ireland 1,033,490 727,051 -306,439
Spain 746,573 719,693 -26,880
Turkey 576,678 879,392 +302,714
Poland 784,532 522,791 -261,741
Canada 558,447 600,551 +42,104

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 £
XI 75,715
China 53,225
United States 1,901
Germany 1,037
Nicaragua 412

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 £
XI 47,042 28,673 -18,369
China 31,365 21,860 -9,505
United States 871 1,030 +159
Germany 1,037 0 -1,037
Nicaragua 412 0 -412
Belarus 154 157 +3
Ireland 72 146 +74
Taiwan 134 24 -110
Finland 0 157 +157
France 63 47 -16

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 27,833,307
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,007,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,295,238
Other 152,962
Road transport 6,283

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 16,116,554 11,716,753 -4,399,801
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,384,768 4,622,880 -1,761,888
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,726,715 2,568,523 -158,192
Other 90,676 62,286 -28,390
Road transport 6,283 0 -6,283

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 18,138,893
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,391,377
London Heathrow Airport 5,402,209
Dover 2,521,081
London Gateway Port 2,267,291

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 10,666,393 7,472,500 -3,193,893
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,874,328 2,517,049 -1,357,279
London Heathrow Airport 2,912,827 2,489,382 -423,445
Dover 1,250,461 1,270,620 +20,159
London Gateway Port 1,563,326 703,965 -859,361
ZLC 1,331,601 889,558 -442,043
Immingham Docks 868,620 837,596 -31,024
Southampton 523,164 811,591 +288,427
London Stansted Airport 659,042 484,724 -174,318
Manchester Airport 524,571 318,431 -206,140

Quick facts

HS code: 820890

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

Description: Other types of knives and cutting blades for machines not listed above