Import/export HS code 821110: Assorted kitchen tool sets

Sets containing a mix of hand tools like knives, forks, and spoons for kitchen or dining use

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 £
China 23,498,022
Germany 2,315,812
France 1,762,055
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,189,841
United States 602,819

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 £
China 13,825,141 9,672,881 -4,152,260
Germany 1,269,828 1,045,984 -223,844
France 611,403 1,150,652 +539,249
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 766,663 423,178 -343,485
United States 554,373 48,446 -505,927
Netherlands 317,600 247,201 -70,399
Ireland 115,613 99,651 -15,962
Japan 126,217 67,269 -58,948
Switzerland 104,362 75,655 -28,707
Taiwan 77,244 16,802 -60,442

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 £
China 27,968,257
Germany 1,439,060
United States 349,304
Japan 288,143
Switzerland 171,567

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 £
China 16,046,564 11,921,693 -4,124,871
Germany 902,344 536,716 -365,628
United States 337,012 12,292 -324,720
Japan 165,577 122,566 -43,011
Switzerland 97,150 74,417 -22,733
France 71,602 82,712 +11,110
Taiwan 78,930 8,227 -70,703
Brazil 30,766 18,361 -12,405
Turkey 14,405 22,040 +7,635
Ukraine 3,890 27,251 +23,361

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 15
Outer London - West and North West 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8

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
Inner London - West 9 10 +1
Outer London - West and North West 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 7 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 8 +1
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
West Midlands 5 6 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 2 -3
Inner London - East 5 4 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,473,000
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,763,412
Air transport 2,004,696
Other 694,519
Road transport 90,654

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,653,626 9,819,374 -4,834,252
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,792,187 1,971,225 +179,038
Air transport 976,369 1,028,327 +51,958
Other 534,558 159,961 -374,597
Road transport 16,236 74,418 +58,182

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,597,359
Southampton 7,287,010
London Gateway Port 2,461,585
Dover 2,144,717
000 694,519

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 £
Felixstowe 9,042,593 4,554,766 -4,487,827
Southampton 3,802,916 3,484,094 -318,822
London Gateway Port 1,243,182 1,218,403 -24,779
Dover 1,006,709 1,138,008 +131,299
000 534,558 159,961 -374,597
Birmingham Airport 341,403 259,242 -82,161
London 316,944 236,767 -80,177
London Heathrow Airport 262,657 255,466 -7,191
Eurotunnel 219,270 237,824 +18,554
499 24,780 381,117 +356,337

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
72
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
60
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
6
Other manufacturing
6
Food and beverage service activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 29
2026-04 32
2026-03 39
2026-02 32
2026-01 35

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 69
54m+ 48
0-1m 18
Other 17
15m-54m 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 £
Ireland 1,325,861
United States 272,555
Netherlands 163,880
Iceland 159,183
Ghana 92,000

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 £
Ireland 587,880 737,981 +150,101
United States 129,815 142,740 +12,925
Netherlands 65,766 98,114 +32,348
Iceland 94,128 65,055 -29,073
Ghana 92,000 0 -92,000
Germany 67,606 24,333 -43,273
Sweden 53,172 26,041 -27,131
Poland 7,362 54,577 +47,215
Norway 43,380 13,443 -29,937
Australia 23,101 22,875 -226

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 £
China 2,795
Germany 171
Turkey 158
XI 113
Switzerland 53

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 £
China 1,342 1,453 +111
Germany 19 152 +133
Turkey 80 78 -2
XI 34 79 +45
Switzerland 53 0 -53
Ireland 6 0 -6

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,823,166
Air transport 551,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 324,918
Other 4,323

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 849,042 974,124 +125,082
Air transport 336,538 214,845 -121,693
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 212,505 112,413 -100,092
Other 2,105 2,218 +113

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 952,886
Liverpool Docks 297,084
Dover / Eurotunnel 283,826
East Midlands Airport 253,704
London Gateway Port 155,465

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 £
Holyhead 491,844 461,042 -30,802
Liverpool Docks 66,356 230,728 +164,372
Dover / Eurotunnel 163,614 120,212 -43,402
East Midlands Airport 168,881 84,823 -84,058
London Gateway Port 112,952 42,513 -70,439
Middlesbrough 84,511 59,255 -25,256
London Heathrow Airport 56,830 64,172 +7,342
Immingham Docks 86,089 31,360 -54,729
ZLC 41,733 38,610 -3,123
Dover 18,939 47,213 +28,274

Quick facts

HS code: 821110

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

Description: Sets containing a mix of hand tools like knives, forks, and spoons for kitchen or dining use