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 33,392,112
Czechia 9,050,475
Germany 7,596,019
Netherlands 3,097,262
Belgium 2,961,912

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 16,500,129 16,891,983 +391,854
Czechia 3,632,747 5,417,728 +1,784,981
Germany 3,873,979 3,722,040 -151,939
Netherlands 1,978,762 1,118,500 -860,262
Belgium 1,402,821 1,559,091 +156,270
China 1,856,211 601,955 -1,254,256
Lithuania 1,159,237 763,164 -396,073
France 1,331,227 195,127 -1,136,100
India 734,710 649,978 -84,732
Turkey 515,556 567,192 +51,636

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 38,120,021
Poland 15,504,367
China 7,097,036
United States 2,330,803
Mexico 1,644,938

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 18,660,727 19,459,294 +798,567
Poland 7,397,982 8,106,385 +708,403
China 3,913,276 3,183,760 -729,516
United States 1,924,594 406,209 -1,518,385
Mexico 949,575 695,363 -254,212
Turkey 513,783 567,192 +53,409
India 276,914 119,196 -157,718
Japan 156,737 178,161 +21,424
Czechia 74,743 104,246 +29,503
Netherlands 69,905 75,914 +6,009

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 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
Outer London - East and North East 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 5 2 -3
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) 57,032,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,161,030
Air transport 1,659,155
Road transport 724,512
Other 166,682

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) 28,172,214 28,860,716 +688,502
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,151,367 3,009,663 -2,141,704
Air transport 725,212 933,943 +208,731
Road transport 365,150 359,362 -5,788
Other 81,195 85,487 +4,292

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 23,260,614
London 12,805,960
Eurotunnel 12,104,496
Dover 4,508,440
Felixstowe 3,474,634

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 14,459,676 8,800,938 -5,658,738
London 3,559,749 9,246,211 +5,686,462
Eurotunnel 5,443,953 6,660,543 +1,216,590
Dover 2,752,049 1,756,391 -995,658
Felixstowe 2,479,723 994,911 -1,484,812
Immingham Docks 1,802,894 1,164,680 -638,214
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,129,419 1,808,474 +679,055
London Gateway Port 369,837 659,209 +289,372
ZLC 465,226 420,520 -44,706
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
56
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
38
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
4
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
2026-05 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 45
0-1m 26
54m+ 20
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 6,699,438
Iceland 1,813,318
United States 843,257
France 770,667
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 3,322,302 3,377,136 +54,834
Iceland 888,937 924,381 +35,444
United States 424,430 418,827 -5,603
France 305,690 464,977 +159,287
Netherlands 61,967 630,960 +568,993
Belgium 341,730 299,977 -41,753
Poland 471,986 145,900 -326,086
Germany 108,199 277,414 +169,215
Libya 201,122 126,203 -74,919
Czechia 312,608 7,279 -305,329

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 390,694
Germany 363,148
United States 48,490
China 20,222
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 213,356 177,338 -36,018
Germany 213,958 149,190 -64,768
United States 35,573 12,917 -22,656
China 12,374 7,848 -4,526
XI 22 18,594 +18,572
Indonesia 4,041 2,684 -1,357
Netherlands 2,573 1,039 -1,534
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) 9,201,550
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,001,912
Other 875,086
Air transport 448,302

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) 4,177,387 5,024,163 +846,776
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,124,814 1,877,098 -247,716
Other 497,933 377,153 -120,780
Air transport 224,564 223,738 -826

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 5,395,642
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,362,924
Immingham Docks 1,499,937
Middlesbrough 887,624
000 875,086

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 2,521,137 2,874,505 +353,368
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,155,665 1,207,259 +51,594
Immingham Docks 637,506 862,431 +224,925
Middlesbrough 478,378 409,246 -69,132
000 497,933 377,153 -120,780
Felixstowe 376,244 283,739 -92,505
London 437,754 130,928 -306,826
Liverpool Docks 326,442 183,245 -143,197
London Gateway Port 157,117 205,211 +48,094
Southampton 133,336 171,885 +38,549

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