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 20,791,954
Viet Nam 5,981,679
India 3,694,536
Belgium 1,421,911
Germany 1,380,407

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 12,738,236 8,053,718 -4,684,518
Viet Nam 3,642,791 2,338,888 -1,303,903
India 2,029,742 1,664,794 -364,948
Belgium 893,387 528,524 -364,863
Germany 883,440 496,967 -386,473
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 748,932 491,293 -257,639
Netherlands 516,890 594,339 +77,449
Italy 421,589 343,618 -77,971
France 406,491 324,515 -81,976
Bangladesh 240,014 465,578 +225,564

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 25,940,600
Viet Nam 6,997,678
India 3,804,630
Bangladesh 705,592
Italy 538,455

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 15,724,590 10,216,010 -5,508,580
Viet Nam 4,283,179 2,714,499 -1,568,680
India 2,107,140 1,697,490 -409,650
Bangladesh 240,014 465,578 +225,564
Italy 286,676 251,779 -34,897
France 169,151 156,545 -12,606
Japan 33,283 231,053 +197,770
United States 111,303 94,099 -17,204
Indonesia 54,684 36,460 -18,224
Germany 45,862 43,354 -2,508

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 71
Inner London - East 37
Outer London - West and North West 30
West Midlands 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19

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 52 49 -3
Inner London - East 28 23 -5
Outer London - West and North West 21 20 -1
West Midlands 18 14 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 13 -2
Outer London - East and North East 14 12 -2
Greater Manchester 13 9 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 13 +2
Outer London - South 10 8 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 10 -2

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) 31,051,520
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,603,592
Other 2,124,896
Air transport 1,947,176
Road transport 52,244

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) 18,002,778 13,048,742 -4,954,036
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,813,082 1,790,510 -1,022,572
Other 1,589,234 535,662 -1,053,572
Air transport 1,129,656 817,520 -312,136
Road transport 0 52,244 +52,244

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,741,866
Southampton 11,572,646
London Gateway Port 3,297,426
000 2,124,896
London 1,359,375

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 8,787,344 3,954,522 -4,832,822
Southampton 6,938,664 4,633,982 -2,304,682
London Gateway Port 831,215 2,466,211 +1,634,996
000 1,589,234 535,662 -1,053,572
London 900,459 458,916 -441,543
Dover 708,536 512,171 -196,365
Liverpool Docks 577,607 590,730 +13,123
499 41,538 863,982 +822,444
Thamesport 461,114 351,977 -109,137
Purfleet 442,144 174,603 -267,541

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 174
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 141
Food and beverage service activities 31
Other manufacturing 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 91
2025-11 87
2025-10 109
2025-09 88
2025-08 90

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 171
0-1m 88
54m+ 79
Other 52
15m-54m 44

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 1,246,488
Ireland 994,955
United States 745,894
United Arab Emirates 485,461
Germany 272,457

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 693,600 552,888 -140,712
Ireland 624,605 370,350 -254,255
United States 493,065 252,829 -240,236
United Arab Emirates 254,699 230,762 -23,937
Germany 159,870 112,587 -47,283
France 171,847 88,980 -82,867
South Africa 161,310 89,525 -71,785
Italy 113,696 87,960 -25,736
Sweden 109,430 82,806 -26,624
Mauritius 68,717 62,219 -6,498

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 330,041
Viet Nam 46,308
India 5,095
XI 3,848
Ireland 2,326

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 201,425 128,616 -72,809
Viet Nam 41,533 4,775 -36,758
India 3,454 1,641 -1,813
XI 3,836 12 -3,824
Ireland 46 2,280 +2,234
Belgium 744 285 -459
Poland 0 654 +654
Taiwan 378 74 -304
France 320 45 -275
Germany 54 303 +249

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) 3,498,187
Air transport 1,793,798
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,313,826
Other 395,886

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) 2,025,221 1,472,966 -552,255
Air transport 1,063,508 730,290 -333,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 868,897 444,929 -423,968
Other 255,149 140,737 -114,412

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,241,481
London Gateway Port 720,148
East Midlands Airport 716,978
London Heathrow Airport 602,895
000 395,886

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 1,294,944 946,537 -348,407
London Gateway Port 453,337 266,811 -186,526
East Midlands Airport 417,978 299,000 -118,978
London Heathrow Airport 358,227 244,668 -113,559
000 255,149 140,737 -114,412
Felixstowe 258,399 133,222 -125,177
Holyhead 194,473 148,899 -45,574
Liverpool Docks 221,084 112,551 -108,533
Immingham Docks 94,712 178,633 +83,921
Manchester Airport 143,173 110,448 -32,725

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