Import/export HS code 821420: Manicure and pedicure tools

Sets and instruments for nail care, including nail files

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 17,966,994
United States 2,700,391
Germany 1,635,803
Pakistan 1,290,242
Italy 703,116

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 9,193,140 8,773,854 -419,286
United States 1,434,504 1,265,887 -168,617
Germany 804,144 831,659 +27,515
Pakistan 639,507 650,735 +11,228
Italy 182,829 520,287 +337,458
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 408,379 120,929 -287,450
France 329,193 133,501 -195,692
South Korea 239,404 207,286 -32,118
Poland 196,598 199,915 +3,317
Netherlands 90,283 299,702 +209,419

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 21,370,370
Germany 1,606,575
Pakistan 1,346,059
India 826,555
South Korea 539,772

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 10,694,933 10,675,437 -19,496
Germany 741,277 865,298 +124,021
Pakistan 681,167 664,892 -16,275
India 407,619 418,936 +11,317
South Korea 304,262 235,510 -68,752
United States 367,168 132,535 -234,633
Poland 180,571 124,137 -56,434
Taiwan 247,090 55,697 -191,393
Switzerland 70,176 147,425 +77,249
Viet Nam 68,166 80,198 +12,032

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 53
Outer London - West and North West 36
Greater Manchester 32
Inner London - East 29
West Midlands 20

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 43 36 -7
Outer London - West and North West 27 25 -2
Greater Manchester 24 22 -2
Inner London - East 21 20 -1
West Midlands 15 17 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 16 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 10 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 11 +2
Essex 9 9 +0
West Yorkshire 10 11 +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) 18,443,230
Air transport 6,108,767
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,428,823
Other 694,698
Road transport 126,013

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) 9,357,196 9,086,034 -271,162
Air transport 3,068,955 3,039,812 -29,143
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,144,177 1,284,646 +140,469
Other 487,978 206,720 -281,258
Road transport 11,702 114,311 +102,609

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,596,570
Southampton 4,741,358
London Heathrow Airport 2,621,089
Liverpool Docks 2,450,426
London Gateway Port 2,226,368

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 4,234,751 3,361,819 -872,932
Southampton 2,714,947 2,026,411 -688,536
London Heathrow Airport 1,440,701 1,180,388 -260,313
Liverpool Docks 1,159,664 1,290,762 +131,098
London Gateway Port 589,242 1,637,126 +1,047,884
East Midlands Airport 432,513 470,720 +38,207
Thamesport 514,884 302,561 -212,323
499 167,421 584,949 +417,528
Luton Airport 385,671 359,491 -26,180
000 487,978 206,720 -281,258

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 173
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 162
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 26
Other personal service activities 26
Other manufacturing 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 68
2026-03 60
2026-02 64
2026-01 69
2025-12 71

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 163
0-1m 102
54m+ 58
15m-54m 47
Other 38

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 £
Germany 987,581
Ireland 645,894
France 383,755
Australia 361,701
Netherlands 252,215

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 £
Germany 519,556 468,025 -51,531
Ireland 324,083 321,811 -2,272
France 189,916 193,839 +3,923
Australia 212,664 149,037 -63,627
Netherlands 132,243 119,972 -12,271
United States 131,582 120,553 -11,029
Poland 122,092 82,975 -39,117
Spain 95,493 68,872 -26,621
Belgium 35,137 82,850 +47,713
United Arab Emirates 25,243 84,688 +59,445

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 81,886
XI 46,566
France 3,785
United States 2,605
Taiwan 1,729

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 36,486 45,400 +8,914
XI 34,950 11,616 -23,334
France 3,583 202 -3,381
United States 1,421 1,184 -237
Taiwan 779 950 +171
India 654 404 -250
Slovakia 595 283 -312
Japan 459 417 -42
Italy 255 16 -239
Poland 46 128 +82

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) 2,029,896
Air transport 1,734,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 430,280
Other 146,615
Road transport 977

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) 1,006,766 1,023,130 +16,364
Air transport 1,007,684 726,964 -280,720
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 146,702 283,578 +136,876
Other 82,291 64,324 -17,967
Road transport 0 977 +977

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,128,041
East Midlands Airport 834,763
London Heathrow Airport 754,139
London Gateway Port 260,007
Holyhead 229,538

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 560,018 568,023 +8,005
East Midlands Airport 516,052 318,711 -197,341
London Heathrow Airport 423,585 330,554 -93,031
London Gateway Port 88,158 171,849 +83,691
Holyhead 98,026 131,512 +33,486
Dover 132,278 72,417 -59,861
000 82,291 64,324 -17,967
Immingham Docks 43,993 92,525 +48,532
Liverpool Docks 86,076 37,032 -49,044
Eurotunnel 43,046 67,999 +24,953

Quick facts

HS code: 821420

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

Description: Sets and instruments for nail care, including nail files