Import/export HS code 82151030: Stainless steel sets

Assorted kitchen or tableware sets made of stainless steel

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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 £
China 671,537
France 528,309
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 128,171
India 76,193
Portugal 35,497

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 443,078 228,459 -214,619
France 254,114 274,195 +20,081
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 85,501 42,670 -42,831
India 58,066 18,127 -39,939
Portugal 19,568 15,929 -3,639
Ireland 13,284 18,554 +5,270
Italy 8,070 9,434 +1,364
Spain 15,268 1,590 -13,678
Belgium 10,478 2,212 -8,266
Japan 5,949 5,143 -806

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 706,230
France 526,852
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 125,890
India 78,893
Portugal 35,497

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 458,345 247,885 -210,460
France 252,657 274,195 +21,538
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 83,220 42,670 -40,550
India 58,066 20,827 -37,239
Portugal 19,568 15,929 -3,639
Italy 10,027 9,828 -199
Spain 15,268 0 -15,268
Japan 5,949 5,143 -806
Germany 8,708 0 -8,708
United Kingdom 7,840 0 -7,840

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Inner London - East 8
Outer London - West and North West 7
Greater Manchester 4
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3

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 9 7 -2
Inner London - East 6 3 -3
Outer London - West and North West 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 0 -3
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 2 +2
Northern Ireland 2 1 -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) 843,755
Air transport 564,504
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 107,918
Other 43,531

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) 532,472 311,283 -221,189
Air transport 303,082 261,422 -41,660
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 71,755 36,163 -35,592
Other 29,857 13,674 -16,183

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 339,896
Felixstowe 324,104
London Gateway Port 233,463
Belfast Port 172,323
London Heathrow Airport 97,126

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 £
East Midlands Airport 165,950 173,946 +7,996
Felixstowe 294,167 29,937 -264,230
London Gateway Port 122,669 110,794 -11,875
Belfast Port 53,505 118,818 +65,313
London Heathrow Airport 79,923 17,203 -62,720
London Stansted Airport 40,719 43,984 +3,265
Thamesport 49,363 19,626 -29,737
London 25,020 21,076 -3,944
000 29,857 13,674 -16,183
Dover 28,191 8,649 -19,542

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 28
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 3
Food and beverage service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 9
2025-10 7
2025-09 11
2025-08 6

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 26
0-1m 14
15m-54m 9
54m+ 8
Other 4

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 £
France 211,387
Chile 161,139
Ireland 93,048
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 42,730
United Arab Emirates 29,521

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 £
France 173,537 37,850 -135,687
Chile 69,773 91,366 +21,593
Ireland 65,473 27,575 -37,898
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 36,254 6,476 -29,778
United Arab Emirates 23,493 6,028 -17,465
Nigeria 4,807 23,782 +18,975
Canada 13,863 8,667 -5,196
Switzerland 4,698 12,514 +7,816
South Korea 0 16,048 +16,048
United States 4,694 9,567 +4,873

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 13,648
Nicaragua 1,676
India 1,354
XI 1,063
Ireland 16

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 12,078 1,570 -10,508
Nicaragua 1,676 0 -1,676
India 37 1,317 +1,280
XI 1,043 20 -1,023
Ireland 16 0 -16

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) 269,876
Air transport 227,302
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 197,555
Other 48,675

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) 197,113 72,763 -124,350
Air transport 129,349 97,953 -31,396
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 90,267 107,288 +17,021
Other 38,970 9,705 -29,265

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 227,463
London Gateway Port 130,064
East Midlands Airport 116,024
London Heathrow Airport 72,196
Southampton 52,300

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 170,610 56,853 -113,757
London Gateway Port 29,949 100,115 +70,166
East Midlands Airport 79,201 36,823 -42,378
London Heathrow Airport 40,482 31,714 -8,768
Southampton 50,813 1,487 -49,326
000 38,970 9,705 -29,265
ZLC 8,198 16,829 +8,631
Holyhead 13,512 4,312 -9,200
London Stansted Airport 1,468 12,587 +11,119
Liverpool Docks 12,991 0 -12,991

Quick facts

HS code: 82151030

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

Description: Assorted kitchen or tableware sets made of stainless steel