Import/export HS code 82071990: Various tool materials

Tools made from materials other than diamond or cermets, used for various tasks

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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 7,074,595
Germany 4,536,400
Netherlands 4,404,057
United States 4,091,246
France 3,912,606

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 3,776,472 3,298,123 -478,349
Germany 3,023,406 1,512,994 -1,510,412
Netherlands 1,839,652 2,564,405 +724,753
United States 2,142,134 1,949,112 -193,022
France 1,638,223 2,274,383 +636,160
Norway 1,893,371 1,469,400 -423,971
Italy 234,458 608,532 +374,074
Spain 344,942 466,741 +121,799
Turkey 580,964 70,119 -510,845
Belgium 315,510 281,836 -33,674

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 £
United States 9,976,441
China 8,544,331
Germany 4,825,856
Turkey 2,531,151
United Kingdom 1,341,214

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 £
United States 5,593,996 4,382,445 -1,211,551
China 4,416,932 4,127,399 -289,533
Germany 3,591,620 1,234,236 -2,357,384
Turkey 554,682 1,976,469 +1,421,787
United Kingdom 392,225 948,989 +556,764
Spain 402,814 508,156 +105,342
Italy 115,711 533,230 +417,519
Poland 314,492 329,790 +15,298
Netherlands 191,311 374,174 +182,863
India 183,609 310,512 +126,903

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 16
North Eastern Scotland 15
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12
West Midlands 12
Inner London - West 11

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 14 +2
North Eastern Scotland 11 8 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 7 -2
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Inner London - West 9 5 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 8 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 13,026,058
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,669,483
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,744,725
Road transport 39,733
Other 23,659

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 £
Air transport 6,743,664 6,282,394 -461,270
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,512,502 6,156,981 +644,479
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,967,116 4,777,609 -1,189,507
Road transport 37,798 1,935 -35,863
Other 10,149 13,510 +3,361

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Airport 5,901,845
Felixstowe 4,882,812
Dover 4,853,859
Aberdeen Docks 3,753,319
London Heathrow Airport 2,789,774

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 £
Aberdeen Airport 3,325,261 2,576,584 -748,677
Felixstowe 2,033,911 2,848,901 +814,990
Dover 1,973,588 2,880,271 +906,683
Aberdeen Docks 2,421,908 1,331,411 -1,090,497
London Heathrow Airport 1,352,683 1,437,091 +84,408
Eurotunnel 1,783,895 630,554 -1,153,341
East Midlands Airport 854,848 1,191,777 +336,929
Southampton 534,044 675,245 +141,201
Thamesport 559,480 474,457 -85,023
London Gateway Port 381,194 640,012 +258,818

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 66
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Mining support service activities 17
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 52
2025-10 44
2025-09 52
2025-08 46
2025-07 45

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 96
54m+ 61
0-1m 23
15m-54m 20
Other 18

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 £
Australia 8,100,578
Norway 5,719,708
United States 5,541,790
Germany 2,945,726
Netherlands 2,819,675

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 £
Australia 3,085,099 5,015,479 +1,930,380
Norway 1,971,835 3,747,873 +1,776,038
United States 1,811,813 3,729,977 +1,918,164
Germany 1,480,920 1,464,806 -16,114
Netherlands 1,069,751 1,749,924 +680,173
Singapore 1,345,505 1,186,249 -159,256
United Arab Emirates 1,042,701 607,357 -435,344
Poland 292,153 1,118,224 +826,071
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 1,292,056 +1,292,056
Saudi Arabia 790,102 333,656 -456,446

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 241,825
XI 19,514
France 3,574
Spain 376
XU 157

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 122,763 119,062 -3,701
XI 0 19,514 +19,514
France 0 3,574 +3,574
Spain 0 376 +376
XU 98 59 -39
Taiwan 0 113 +113
Ireland 8 0 -8
Germany 0 1 +1

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,156,697
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,462,092
Air transport 12,388,763
Other 265,568
Road transport 198,429

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,988,519 10,168,178 +1,179,659
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,794,177 10,667,915 +5,873,738
Air transport 4,662,842 7,725,921 +3,063,079
Other 122,869 142,699 +19,830
Road transport 198,429 0 -198,429

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,211,300
London Gateway Port 8,389,335
London Heathrow Airport 5,779,731
Aberdeen Docks 4,158,060
East Midlands Airport 3,903,114

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 2,943,805 6,267,495 +3,323,690
London Gateway Port 3,726,059 4,663,276 +937,217
London Heathrow Airport 1,342,326 4,437,405 +3,095,079
Aberdeen Docks 2,178,306 1,979,754 -198,552
East Midlands Airport 1,894,352 2,008,762 +114,410
Immingham Docks 544,166 2,624,698 +2,080,532
Felixstowe 595,578 2,098,897 +1,503,319
Tyne 1,054,239 1,174,361 +120,122
Southampton 741,870 630,883 -110,987
Manchester Airport 643,684 494,142 -149,542

Quick facts

HS code: 82071990

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

Description: Tools made from materials other than diamond or cermets, used for various tasks