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 7,195,499
Germany 4,303,725
United States 4,166,635
Netherlands 4,120,664
France 3,764,515

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 3,946,549 3,248,950 -697,599
Germany 2,606,159 1,697,566 -908,593
United States 2,057,890 2,108,745 +50,855
Netherlands 1,850,906 2,269,758 +418,852
France 1,470,676 2,293,839 +823,163
Norway 1,375,899 1,421,567 +45,668
Italy 294,342 562,391 +268,049
Spain 348,081 497,497 +149,416
Turkey 589,194 41,834 -547,360
Belgium 320,551 279,554 -40,997

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 9,647,927
China 8,714,791
Germany 4,423,233
Turkey 2,604,560
United Kingdom 1,320,165

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 5,070,957 4,576,970 -493,987
China 4,651,036 4,063,755 -587,281
Germany 3,000,148 1,423,085 -1,577,063
Turkey 606,052 1,998,508 +1,392,456
United Kingdom 466,925 853,240 +386,315
Spain 411,100 520,687 +109,587
Italy 150,365 499,510 +349,145
Poland 313,732 328,788 +15,056
Netherlands 248,487 320,313 +71,826
Singapore 124,144 345,161 +221,017

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15
North Eastern Scotland 15
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12
West Midlands 12
Inner London - West 10

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 12 8 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 7 -2
West Midlands 10 5 -5
Inner London - West 8 5 -3
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 8 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 4 -2

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 12,845,842
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,324,235
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,451,425
Road transport 39,733
Other 23,152

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 6,543,124 6,302,718 -240,406
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,268,817 6,055,418 +786,601
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,469,464 4,981,961 -487,503
Road transport 37,798 1,935 -35,863
Other 10,009 13,143 +3,134

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Airport 5,578,284
Felixstowe 4,926,444
Dover 4,911,397
Aberdeen Docks 3,373,712
London Heathrow Airport 2,823,003

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 2,941,449 2,636,835 -304,614
Felixstowe 2,273,486 2,652,958 +379,472
Dover 1,887,676 3,023,721 +1,136,045
Aberdeen Docks 2,115,713 1,257,999 -857,714
London Heathrow Airport 1,504,341 1,318,662 -185,679
East Midlands Airport 839,091 1,233,597 +394,506
Eurotunnel 1,261,373 691,525 -569,848
Southampton 557,836 638,187 +80,351
Thamesport 577,487 541,678 -35,809
London Gateway Port 337,036 678,816 +341,780

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 67
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 16
Mining support service activities 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 49
2025-11 52
2025-10 44
2025-09 52
2025-08 46

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 98
54m+ 60
0-1m 21
15m-54m 21
Other 17

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 8,665,376
United States 5,743,692
Norway 5,743,443
Germany 2,987,065
Netherlands 2,960,420

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 3,393,523 5,271,853 +1,878,330
United States 1,878,883 3,864,809 +1,985,926
Norway 2,100,192 3,643,251 +1,543,059
Germany 1,504,589 1,482,476 -22,113
Netherlands 1,326,005 1,634,415 +308,410
Singapore 1,418,629 1,087,147 -331,482
United Arab Emirates 1,072,329 607,087 -465,242
Poland 424,685 993,015 +568,330
Bosnia and Herzegovina 276,598 1,021,188 +744,590
Saudi Arabia 807,437 265,896 -541,541

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 241,911
XI 19,514
France 3,574
Spain 376
Taiwan 113

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 121,615 120,296 -1,319
XI 693 18,821 +18,128
France 0 3,574 +3,574
Spain 0 376 +376
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) 19,719,591
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,887,764
Air transport 12,711,997
Other 265,654
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) 9,145,930 10,573,661 +1,427,731
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,879,836 10,007,928 +4,128,092
Air transport 4,966,693 7,745,304 +2,778,611
Other 122,414 143,240 +20,826
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 9,365,276
London Gateway Port 9,059,429
London Heathrow Airport 6,035,790
Aberdeen Docks 4,066,312
East Midlands Airport 3,887,868

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 3,623,675 5,741,601 +2,117,926
London Gateway Port 4,183,292 4,876,137 +692,845
London Heathrow Airport 1,475,229 4,560,561 +3,085,332
Aberdeen Docks 2,027,302 2,039,010 +11,708
East Midlands Airport 2,037,401 1,850,467 -186,934
Immingham Docks 913,806 2,347,781 +1,433,975
Felixstowe 600,935 2,053,948 +1,453,013
Tyne 1,080,857 1,294,046 +213,189
Southampton 707,507 745,131 +37,624
Manchester Airport 658,946 486,680 -172,266

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