Import/export HS code 821192: Fixed-blade knives for other uses

Knives with non-folding blades designed for general purposes, not including table knives

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 19,170,045
Germany 7,234,264
Switzerland 4,869,699
Japan 4,841,350
France 3,443,914

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 10,738,198 8,431,847 -2,306,351
Germany 3,390,158 3,844,106 +453,948
Switzerland 2,498,218 2,371,481 -126,737
Japan 2,299,151 2,542,199 +243,048
France 1,802,552 1,641,362 -161,190
Taiwan 1,835,702 634,189 -1,201,513
United States 695,066 728,306 +33,240
Netherlands 607,053 759,007 +151,954
Ireland 735,830 494,487 -241,343
Sweden 426,644 373,672 -52,972

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 22,107,210
Switzerland 6,444,880
Germany 6,119,118
Japan 5,520,127
Taiwan 2,804,976

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 12,075,692 10,031,518 -2,044,174
Switzerland 3,352,243 3,092,637 -259,606
Germany 2,839,384 3,279,734 +440,350
Japan 2,654,898 2,865,229 +210,331
Taiwan 2,055,308 749,668 -1,305,640
France 790,615 765,351 -25,264
United States 588,575 673,296 +84,721
Sweden 371,363 336,604 -34,759
Italy 289,026 358,709 +69,683
Portugal 91,620 230,420 +138,800

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 34
West Midlands 31
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24
Inner London - East 24
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23

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 23 24 +1
West Midlands 23 18 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 21 +4
Inner London - East 16 19 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 18 +2
Outer London - West and North West 17 14 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 16 +0
Greater Manchester 15 17 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 12 -2
West Yorkshire 12 15 +3

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) 25,329,345
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,805,080
Air transport 10,579,535
Other 2,061,019
Road transport 132,174

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) 13,916,665 11,412,680 -2,503,985
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,695,184 6,109,896 +414,712
Air transport 5,239,842 5,339,693 +99,851
Other 1,547,221 513,798 -1,033,423
Road transport 71,849 60,325 -11,524

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,114,445
Southampton 8,856,577
East Midlands Airport 3,717,711
London Gateway Port 3,584,501
Eurotunnel 3,321,359

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 6,819,489 4,294,956 -2,524,533
Southampton 5,231,832 3,624,745 -1,607,087
East Midlands Airport 1,368,833 2,348,878 +980,045
London Gateway Port 1,379,550 2,204,951 +825,401
Eurotunnel 1,557,582 1,763,777 +206,195
Dover 1,263,101 1,528,189 +265,088
Birmingham Airport 1,159,913 1,023,046 -136,867
London Heathrow Airport 1,289,517 780,503 -509,014
000 1,547,221 513,798 -1,033,423
London 667,926 1,360,263 +692,337

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
206
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
150
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
20
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
19
Other manufacturing
18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 103
2026-04 85
2026-03 116
2026-02 106
2026-01 91

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 205
54m+ 115
0-1m 87
15m-54m 58
Other 34

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 1,628,443
Germany 1,155,683
Ireland 979,194
Sweden 612,830
France 589,433

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 778,670 849,773 +71,103
Germany 760,052 395,631 -364,421
Ireland 588,217 390,977 -197,240
Sweden 312,838 299,992 -12,846
France 225,260 364,173 +138,913
Netherlands 225,897 186,436 -39,461
Switzerland 113,229 147,650 +34,421
Australia 156,531 74,470 -82,061
United Arab Emirates 58,049 114,029 +55,980
South Africa 86,388 43,210 -43,178

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 38,787
XI 13,148
United States 5,311
Germany 5,151
Taiwan 2,234

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 21,739 17,048 -4,691
XI 10,505 2,643 -7,862
United States 4,075 1,236 -2,839
Germany 2,081 3,070 +989
Taiwan 1,166 1,068 -98
Netherlands 728 786 +58
Switzerland 923 346 -577
Ireland 924 264 -660
Brazil 555 39 -516
Denmark 95 210 +115

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 3,694,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,100,410
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 810,342
Other 84,639

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 2,020,924 1,673,766 -347,158
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,639,874 1,460,536 -179,338
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 344,125 466,217 +122,092
Other 51,980 32,659 -19,321

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,729,006
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,485,511
London Stansted Airport 803,888
London Heathrow Airport 670,209
London Gateway Port 448,785

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 1,038,143 690,863 -347,280
Dover / Eurotunnel 825,907 659,604 -166,303
London Stansted Airport 412,335 391,553 -20,782
London Heathrow Airport 339,046 331,163 -7,883
London Gateway Port 202,401 246,384 +43,983
Holyhead 290,570 155,322 -135,248
Dover 79,857 321,178 +241,321
ZLC 195,931 185,819 -10,112
Liverpool Docks 141,692 146,098 +4,406
Immingham Docks 213,581 67,995 -145,586

Quick facts

HS code: 821192

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

Description: Knives with non-folding blades designed for general purposes, not including table knives