Import/export HS code 82090020: Indexable inserts for tools

Replaceable cutting inserts made of cermets, used in tools for precision cutting

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 64,424,973
Germany 56,004,789
Belgium 31,121,251
United States 10,875,903
Taiwan 4,486,301

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 30,908,198 33,516,775 +2,608,577
Germany 24,878,938 31,125,851 +6,246,913
Belgium 15,709,754 15,411,497 -298,257
United States 5,659,961 5,215,942 -444,019
Taiwan 3,128,361 1,357,940 -1,770,421
China 1,799,136 2,612,764 +813,628
South Korea 1,012,937 1,788,342 +775,405
Japan 1,153,032 1,465,202 +312,170
Austria 827,944 869,862 +41,918
Luxembourg 527,033 824,724 +297,691

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 36,121,390
Sweden 24,098,473
Israel 21,521,606
United States 19,899,189
Japan 19,327,407

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 15,673,786 20,447,604 +4,773,818
Sweden 11,264,142 12,834,331 +1,570,189
Israel 11,283,824 10,237,782 -1,046,042
United States 9,176,201 10,722,988 +1,546,787
Japan 9,162,706 10,164,701 +1,001,995
Austria 6,202,461 6,830,513 +628,052
South Korea 6,207,093 5,626,363 -580,730
India 5,403,882 5,535,842 +131,960
China 3,384,004 4,576,093 +1,192,089
Luxembourg 2,941,932 2,943,616 +1,684

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 39
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 28
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26
Greater Manchester 24
West Yorkshire 24

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 30 33 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22 15 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 19 +3
Greater Manchester 16 15 -1
West Yorkshire 14 18 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 17 16 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18 14 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 18 +6
Inner London - West 14 10 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 9 -6

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 177,092,981
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,740,714
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,228,104
Other 1,824,488
Road transport 3,955

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 84,857,328 92,235,653 +7,378,325
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,219,468 2,521,246 +301,778
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,203,011 2,025,093 +822,082
Other 954,701 869,787 -84,914
Road transport 0 3,955 +3,955

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 154,686,793
London Heathrow Airport 8,504,608
Birmingham Airport 5,599,305
London Stansted Airport 5,277,579
000 1,824,488

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 72,973,265 81,713,528 +8,740,263
London Heathrow Airport 4,911,829 3,592,779 -1,319,050
Birmingham Airport 3,136,939 2,462,366 -674,573
London Stansted Airport 2,862,788 2,414,791 -447,997
000 954,701 869,787 -84,914
Dover 644,577 1,082,681 +438,104
London Gateway Port 729,835 938,794 +208,959
Leeds Bradford Airport 666,101 680,107 +14,006
Thamesport 681,506 578,821 -102,685
Manchester Airport 122,659 978,393 +855,734

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
132
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
87
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
67
Other manufacturing
45
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 117
2026-04 113
2026-03 116
2026-02 93
2026-01 108

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 195
54m+ 159
0-1m 70
15m-54m 51
Other 28

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 2,225,373
Sweden 1,724,322
Ireland 1,708,514
India 1,621,498
United States 1,466,474

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 1,203,072 1,022,301 -180,771
Sweden 1,617,952 106,370 -1,511,582
Ireland 1,007,053 701,461 -305,592
India 783,809 837,689 +53,880
United States 588,010 878,464 +290,454
China 727,962 483,152 -244,810
Netherlands 339,931 365,088 +25,157
Poland 327,000 245,373 -81,627
Italy 355,640 173,690 -181,950
Norway 221,279 288,910 +67,631

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 £
Sweden 285,931
Netherlands 40,155
South Korea 24,782
XI 7,194
Italy 6,034

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 £
Sweden 114,204 171,727 +57,523
Netherlands 9,372 30,783 +21,411
South Korea 8,064 16,718 +8,654
XI 0 7,194 +7,194
Italy 6,034 0 -6,034
Costa Rica 1,009 0 -1,009
Ireland 289 133 -156
China 85 31 -54
Taiwan 12 18 +6
Poland 0 23 +23

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 11,878,636
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,833,603
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 490,610
Other 382,860

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 6,282,528 5,596,108 -686,420
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,617,080 1,216,523 -2,400,557
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 304,454 186,156 -118,298
Other 141,007 241,853 +100,846

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,706,990
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,493,303
London Heathrow Airport 3,074,398
London Stansted Airport 988,712
ZLC 734,430

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 3,651,396 3,055,594 -595,802
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,683,285 810,018 -1,873,267
London Heathrow Airport 1,529,432 1,544,966 +15,534
London Stansted Airport 573,380 415,332 -158,048
ZLC 316,463 417,967 +101,504
Dover 404,957 205,596 -199,361
000 141,007 241,853 +100,846
Holyhead 231,172 108,346 -122,826
Hull 245,816 0 -245,816
Southampton 147,059 8,759 -138,300

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 82090020

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

Description: Replaceable cutting inserts made of cermets, used in tools for precision cutting