Import/export HS code 821220: Safety razor blades

Blades used in safety razors, including unfinished razor blade blanks in strips

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 £
Poland 32,121,769
Czechia 8,845,827
Germany 6,820,142
Netherlands 3,023,936
Belgium 2,758,941

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 £
Poland 16,599,726 15,522,043 -1,077,683
Czechia 3,829,479 5,016,348 +1,186,869
Germany 3,426,047 3,394,095 -31,952
Netherlands 2,007,018 1,016,918 -990,100
Belgium 1,259,510 1,499,431 +239,921
China 1,942,740 448,609 -1,494,131
Lithuania 1,092,032 681,668 -410,364
France 1,477,003 48,762 -1,428,241
India 660,038 649,978 -10,060
Turkey 614,792 435,256 -179,536

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 36,630,625
Poland 14,955,603
China 6,799,048
United States 1,997,743
Mexico 1,414,503

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 18,530,779 18,099,846 -430,933
Poland 7,629,701 7,325,902 -303,799
China 3,995,138 2,803,910 -1,191,228
United States 1,752,223 245,520 -1,506,703
Mexico 781,375 633,128 -148,247
Turkey 613,019 435,256 -177,763
India 229,277 119,196 -110,081
Japan 154,965 178,161 +23,196
Czechia 69,624 104,246 +34,622
United Arab Emirates 104,035 20,794 -83,241

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
West Midlands 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
Inner London - West 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
Greater Manchester 6 9 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
West Midlands 6 5 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
Outer London - East and North East 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
Essex 3 3 +0

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) 54,555,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,724,875
Air transport 1,584,652
Road transport 691,812
Other 160,551

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) 28,169,525 26,385,693 -1,783,832
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,026,645 2,698,230 -2,328,415
Air transport 700,371 884,281 +183,910
Road transport 390,950 300,862 -90,088
Other 77,638 82,913 +5,275

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 22,067,272
London 12,634,469
Eurotunnel 11,793,971
Dover 3,810,018
Felixstowe 3,360,126

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 £
Harwich 14,008,503 8,058,769 -5,949,734
London 4,137,325 8,497,144 +4,359,819
Eurotunnel 5,787,298 6,006,673 +219,375
Dover 2,309,106 1,500,912 -808,194
Felixstowe 2,495,063 865,063 -1,630,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,136,926 1,721,143 +584,217
Immingham Docks 1,717,825 1,031,037 -686,788
London Gateway Port 362,296 652,484 +290,188
ZLC 472,277 362,020 -110,257
London Gatwick Airport 0 474,312 +474,312

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
53
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
37
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
4
Other manufacturing
4
Other personal service activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 16
2026-04 17
2026-03 20
2026-02 23
2026-01 14

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 42
0-1m 26
54m+ 18
Other 9
15m-54m 7

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 6,465,941
Iceland 1,703,988
United States 807,788
France 763,407
Netherlands 692,927

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 3,421,561 3,044,380 -377,181
Iceland 876,375 827,613 -48,762
United States 388,961 418,827 +29,866
France 305,406 458,001 +152,595
Netherlands 138,049 554,878 +416,829
Belgium 342,849 286,505 -56,344
Poland 471,986 145,900 -326,086
Germany 112,570 267,205 +154,635
Czechia 312,608 7,279 -305,329
Libya 210,099 107,186 -102,913

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 £
Poland 383,655
Germany 352,923
United States 45,512
China 20,124
XI 18,616

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 £
Poland 211,785 171,870 -39,915
Germany 213,766 139,157 -74,609
United States 33,121 12,391 -20,730
China 12,321 7,803 -4,518
XI 22 18,594 +18,572
Indonesia 4,041 2,684 -1,357
Netherlands 2,576 594 -1,982
Viet Nam 1,538 731 -807
Greece 231 267 +36
Georgia 209 170 -39

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) 8,825,272
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,854,599
Other 853,694
Air transport 425,161

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) 4,187,503 4,637,769 +450,266
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,187,338 1,667,261 -520,077
Other 493,436 360,258 -133,178
Air transport 219,343 205,818 -13,525

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 5,192,271
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,280,839
Immingham Docks 1,372,925
000 853,694
Middlesbrough 831,244

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 2,622,018 2,570,253 -51,765
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,092,452 1,188,387 +95,935
Immingham Docks 666,930 705,995 +39,065
000 493,436 360,258 -133,178
Middlesbrough 483,553 347,691 -135,862
Felixstowe 392,950 252,112 -140,838
London 437,754 130,928 -306,826
Liverpool Docks 323,352 177,167 -146,185
London Gateway Port 158,132 197,906 +39,774
Southampton 114,163 171,885 +57,722

Quick facts

HS code: 821220

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

Description: Blades used in safety razors, including unfinished razor blade blanks in strips