Import/export HS code 82079010: Diamond tools

Interchangeable tools with a working part made of diamond or agglomerated diamond

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 13,943,609
Germany 2,118,439
Italy 1,466,950
France 1,091,529
Belgium 1,033,166

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 6,998,834 6,944,775 -54,059
Germany 1,038,228 1,080,211 +41,983
Italy 728,439 738,511 +10,072
France 322,475 769,054 +446,579
Belgium 587,125 446,041 -141,084
South Korea 560,203 433,517 -126,686
Netherlands 477,520 218,853 -258,667
Portugal 175,460 229,147 +53,687
Japan 92,583 274,573 +181,990
Austria 209,080 117,289 -91,791

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 14,544,672
Germany 1,926,171
Italy 1,369,673
South Korea 1,324,185
Belgium 886,055

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 7,337,349 7,207,323 -130,026
Germany 989,410 936,761 -52,649
Italy 649,242 720,431 +71,189
South Korea 547,825 776,360 +228,535
Belgium 527,434 358,621 -168,813
Netherlands 378,461 220,539 -157,922
United Kingdom 282,094 271,236 -10,858
Portugal 180,081 231,754 +51,673
France 156,832 245,283 +88,451
Japan 77,449 304,384 +226,935

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
West Yorkshire 15
West Midlands 14
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 12 +1
West Yorkshire 8 13 +5
West Midlands 8 11 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 7 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 5 7 +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) 14,788,627
Air transport 8,373,379
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,063,962
Other 73,906
Road transport 8,684

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) 7,371,663 7,416,964 +45,301
Air transport 4,005,843 4,367,536 +361,693
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 729,449 334,513 -394,936
Other 33,222 40,684 +7,462
Road transport 2,745 5,939 +3,194
Rail transport 0 2,428 +2,428

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 5,081,961
East Midlands Airport 4,583,310
Felixstowe 4,229,055
London Gateway Port 2,440,874
Thamesport 2,168,869

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 £
Southampton 2,117,796 2,964,165 +846,369
East Midlands Airport 2,206,019 2,377,291 +171,272
Felixstowe 2,555,947 1,673,108 -882,839
London Gateway Port 882,214 1,558,660 +676,446
Thamesport 1,310,510 858,359 -452,151
London Stansted Airport 657,091 892,184 +235,093
London Heathrow Airport 649,248 589,464 -59,784
London 424,551 414,163 -10,388
Birmingham Airport 151,612 298,986 +147,374
Dover 265,828 135,540 -130,288

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 81
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 32
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Other manufacturing 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 38
2025-10 56
2025-09 42
2025-08 43
2025-07 48

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 101
54m+ 72
0-1m 30
15m-54m 21
Other 15

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 5,024,186
Germany 2,214,851
France 1,308,762
India 900,483
China 851,891

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 2,185,822 2,838,364 +652,542
Germany 1,160,126 1,054,725 -105,401
France 552,944 755,818 +202,874
India 410,565 489,918 +79,353
China 496,578 355,313 -141,265
United States 188,749 662,561 +473,812
Poland 389,841 443,711 +53,870
Ireland 350,458 305,747 -44,711
Turkey 206,777 370,391 +163,614
Italy 221,344 219,790 -1,554

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 £
Portugal 84,133
China 24,156
XU 10,082
Belgium 4,239
Ireland 4,014

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 £
Portugal 43,879 40,254 -3,625
China 15,238 8,918 -6,320
XU 7,891 2,191 -5,700
Belgium 225 4,014 +3,789
Ireland 0 4,014 +4,014
Sweden 739 2,231 +1,492
Germany 0 358 +358
Israel 5 5 +0

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 15,122,484
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,298,232
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,320,756
Other 129,962
Road transport 18,127

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 £
Air transport 7,507,535 7,614,949 +107,414
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 668,067 1,630,165 +962,098
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 88,789 1,231,967 +1,143,178
Other 67,977 61,985 -5,992
Road transport 18,127 0 -18,127

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 8,972,473
London Heathrow Airport 3,247,842
ZLC 1,809,609
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,766,226
London Stansted Airport 898,151

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 £
East Midlands Airport 4,400,129 4,572,344 +172,215
London Heathrow Airport 1,538,811 1,709,031 +170,220
ZLC 807,655 1,001,954 +194,299
Dover / Eurotunnel 434,645 1,331,581 +896,936
London Stansted Airport 608,410 289,741 -318,669
Southampton 3,580 791,094 +787,514
Grangemouth Docks 0 269,650 +269,650
London Gateway Port 27,656 154,182 +126,526
Holyhead 86,925 69,931 -16,994
000 67,977 61,985 -5,992

Quick facts

HS code: 82079010

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

Description: Interchangeable tools with a working part made of diamond or agglomerated diamond