Import/export HS code 82159910: Stainless steel items

Individual kitchen or tableware items made of stainless steel

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 23,500,591
Viet Nam 6,796,026
India 4,059,252
Belgium 1,606,381
Germany 1,402,764

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 12,846,066 10,654,525 -2,191,541
Viet Nam 3,726,549 3,069,477 -657,072
India 2,227,529 1,831,723 -395,806
Belgium 874,100 732,281 -141,819
Germany 744,504 658,260 -86,244
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 877,161 512,600 -364,561
Netherlands 521,603 764,853 +243,250
France 432,645 457,490 +24,845
Bangladesh 286,636 583,677 +297,041
Italy 395,093 460,530 +65,437

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 29,336,649
Viet Nam 7,915,482
India 4,173,316
Bangladesh 870,313
Italy 566,777

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 15,878,506 13,458,143 -2,420,363
Viet Nam 4,347,141 3,568,341 -778,800
India 2,306,558 1,866,758 -439,800
Bangladesh 286,636 583,677 +297,041
Italy 271,764 295,013 +23,249
France 184,621 187,546 +2,925
Japan 40,431 251,838 +211,407
United States 100,972 98,618 -2,354
Indonesia 55,689 76,595 +20,906
Germany 45,862 66,579 +20,717

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 75
Inner London - East 37
Outer London - West and North West 34
West Midlands 24
Outer London - East and North East 21

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 53 55 +2
Inner London - East 27 24 -3
Outer London - West and North West 24 22 -2
West Midlands 17 19 +2
Outer London - East and North East 14 15 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 15 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 16 +5
Greater Manchester 13 11 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 12 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 13 +6

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) 35,395,680
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,041,974
Air transport 2,302,814
Other 2,038,109
Road transport 82,323

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) 18,537,305 16,858,375 -1,678,930
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,694,915 2,347,059 -347,856
Air transport 1,125,774 1,177,040 +51,266
Other 1,608,595 429,514 -1,179,081
Road transport 0 82,323 +82,323

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,834,923
Southampton 12,747,662
London Gateway Port 4,411,581
000 2,038,109
499 1,654,135

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 8,714,196 5,120,727 -3,593,469
Southampton 7,118,220 5,629,442 -1,488,778
London Gateway Port 1,080,499 3,331,082 +2,250,583
000 1,608,595 429,514 -1,179,081
499 36,118 1,618,017 +1,581,899
London 920,565 556,245 -364,320
Dover 682,319 640,356 -41,963
Liverpool Docks 718,252 543,087 -175,165
Thamesport 483,261 341,457 -141,804
Purfleet 416,722 307,576 -109,146

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 190
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 155
Food and beverage service activities 38
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11
Accommodation 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 87
2026-03 96
2026-02 83
2026-01 91
2025-12 91

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 186
0-1m 101
54m+ 84
Other 62
15m-54m 45

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 £
Netherlands 1,505,354
Ireland 1,120,582
United States 861,866
United Arab Emirates 590,120
Germany 309,426

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 £
Netherlands 646,687 858,667 +211,980
Ireland 582,157 538,425 -43,732
United States 498,850 363,016 -135,834
United Arab Emirates 332,956 257,164 -75,792
Germany 163,235 146,191 -17,044
France 191,159 106,230 -84,929
South Africa 160,652 126,671 -33,981
Sweden 116,216 119,631 +3,415
Turkey 39,427 158,757 +119,330
Mauritius 68,717 70,385 +1,668

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 337,661
Viet Nam 92,701
India 4,391
Ireland 2,337
Belgium 1,029

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 181,573 156,088 -25,485
Viet Nam 30,071 62,630 +32,559
India 2,501 1,890 -611
Ireland 46 2,291 +2,245
Belgium 744 285 -459
Poland 654 0 -654
Germany 129 401 +272
XI 382 12 -370
Taiwan 236 96 -140
Switzerland 309 1 -308

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) 4,138,250
Air transport 1,987,622
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,514,408
Other 445,929

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) 2,011,086 2,127,164 +116,078
Air transport 1,064,046 923,576 -140,470
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 830,369 684,039 -146,330
Other 219,807 226,122 +6,315

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,640,065
London Gateway Port 831,441
East Midlands Airport 742,513
London Heathrow Airport 716,983
Felixstowe 482,209

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 1,271,546 1,368,519 +96,973
London Gateway Port 450,896 380,545 -70,351
East Midlands Airport 418,396 324,117 -94,279
London Heathrow Airport 368,750 348,233 -20,517
Felixstowe 255,053 227,156 -27,897
000 219,807 226,122 +6,315
Liverpool Docks 217,475 173,527 -43,948
Holyhead 188,104 186,154 -1,950
Immingham Docks 106,339 261,449 +155,110
Manchester Airport 144,409 155,823 +11,414

Quick facts

HS code: 82159910

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

Description: Individual kitchen or tableware items made of stainless steel