Import/export HS code 821220: Safety razor blades

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

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  • 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 33,120,971
Czechia 8,766,282
Germany 8,122,538
Netherlands 3,122,777
Belgium 3,038,395

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 16,095,166 17,025,805 +930,639
Czechia 3,358,751 5,407,531 +2,048,780
Germany 4,178,160 3,944,378 -233,782
Netherlands 1,957,132 1,165,645 -791,487
Belgium 1,488,854 1,549,541 +60,687
China 1,682,130 839,337 -842,793
Lithuania 1,244,026 815,123 -428,903
France 1,152,625 378,248 -774,377
Turkey 617,218 493,167 -124,051
India 601,280 491,933 -109,347

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 37,574,266
Poland 15,425,932
China 7,195,865
United States 2,408,000
Mexico 1,856,201

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 18,073,326 19,500,940 +1,427,614
Poland 7,273,743 8,152,189 +878,446
China 3,756,444 3,439,421 -317,023
United States 1,866,187 541,813 -1,324,374
Mexico 1,148,168 708,033 -440,135
Turkey 615,445 493,167 -122,278
India 206,064 190,046 -16,018
Japan 132,560 183,473 +50,913
Netherlands 69,905 75,914 +6,009
Czechia 63,106 70,448 +7,342

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 10
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 6 6 +0
West Midlands 5 7 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
Outer London - West and North West 5 2 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
Outer London - East and North East 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2

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) 57,169,628
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,961,053
Air transport 1,506,810
Road transport 674,412
Other 178,342

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) 27,780,005 29,389,623 +1,609,618
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,752,968 3,208,085 -1,544,883
Air transport 765,375 741,435 -23,940
Road transport 365,150 309,262 -55,888
Other 92,211 86,131 -6,080

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 23,783,747
London 12,032,586
Eurotunnel 11,944,723
Dover 4,887,407
Felixstowe 3,436,020

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 14,646,420 9,137,327 -5,509,093
London 2,951,895 9,080,691 +6,128,796
Eurotunnel 5,256,554 6,688,169 +1,431,615
Dover 2,914,675 1,972,732 -941,943
Felixstowe 2,239,520 1,196,500 -1,043,020
Immingham Docks 1,908,390 1,231,498 -676,892
Dover / Eurotunnel 985,345 2,054,516 +1,069,171
ZLC 497,388 370,420 -126,968
London Gateway Port 301,007 436,564 +135,557
Southampton 266,038 181,832 -84,206

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 58
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Other manufacturing 4
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 17
2026-03 20
2026-02 23
2026-01 14
2025-12 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 44
0-1m 27
54m+ 21
Other 9
15m-54m 8

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 6,794,296
Iceland 1,744,387
France 787,499
United States 710,562
Poland 648,374

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 3,339,050 3,455,246 +116,196
Iceland 886,137 858,250 -27,887
France 317,481 470,018 +152,537
United States 322,252 388,310 +66,058
Poland 502,474 145,900 -356,574
Belgium 299,118 327,503 +28,385
Netherlands 57,957 552,004 +494,047
Germany 94,180 296,642 +202,462
Libya 195,923 131,402 -64,521
Sweden 54,796 270,334 +215,538

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 414,639
Germany 379,319
United States 49,279
China 20,244
XI 16,241

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 240,277 174,362 -65,915
Germany 226,050 153,269 -72,781
United States 35,836 13,443 -22,393
China 12,310 7,934 -4,376
XI 22 16,219 +16,197
Indonesia 4,041 2,684 -1,357
Netherlands 2,561 1,373 -1,188
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) 9,298,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,761,597
Other 914,780
Air transport 412,411

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) 4,134,474 5,164,499 +1,030,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,053,931 1,707,666 -346,265
Other 537,758 377,022 -160,736
Air transport 214,920 197,491 -17,429

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 5,438,846
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,346,066
Immingham Docks 1,468,237
000 914,780
Middlesbrough 887,006

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 2,520,392 2,918,454 +398,062
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,110,820 1,235,246 +124,426
Immingham Docks 647,125 821,112 +173,987
000 537,758 377,022 -160,736
Middlesbrough 484,953 402,053 -82,900
Felixstowe 363,159 302,675 -60,484
London 468,242 127,801 -340,441
Liverpool Docks 274,850 171,001 -103,849
London Gateway Port 102,420 244,725 +142,305
Southampton 141,271 150,079 +8,808

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