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 13,988,108
Germany 2,144,729
Italy 1,464,416
France 1,122,160
South Korea 970,698

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 7,066,503 6,921,605 -144,898
Germany 1,063,074 1,081,655 +18,581
Italy 723,985 740,431 +16,446
France 352,632 769,528 +416,896
South Korea 532,146 438,552 -93,594
Belgium 494,441 429,583 -64,858
Netherlands 482,383 223,729 -258,654
Portugal 190,523 219,240 +28,717
Japan 84,483 316,703 +232,220
Austria 207,048 128,618 -78,430

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 14,690,417
Germany 1,945,238
Italy 1,367,176
South Korea 1,301,163
Belgium 795,807

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 7,502,083 7,188,334 -313,749
Germany 1,013,026 932,212 -80,814
Italy 643,419 723,757 +80,338
South Korea 511,555 789,608 +278,053
Belgium 461,116 334,691 -126,425
Netherlands 380,325 237,482 -142,843
United Kingdom 295,109 262,684 -32,425
Japan 69,349 349,771 +280,422
Portugal 195,144 221,847 +26,703
France 174,758 236,275 +61,517

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Greater Manchester 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 12 13 +1
West Yorkshire 9 12 +3
West Midlands 8 11 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 7 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 6 6 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7 4 -3

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) 14,698,147
Air transport 8,412,914
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,065,675
Other 71,810
Road transport 9,586

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) 7,306,597 7,391,550 +84,953
Air transport 4,024,681 4,388,233 +363,552
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 731,096 334,579 -396,517
Other 32,417 39,393 +6,976
Road transport 2,745 6,841 +4,096
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 4,994,216
East Midlands Airport 4,590,657
Felixstowe 4,099,609
London Gateway Port 2,613,866
Thamesport 2,170,189

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 2,131,695 2,862,521 +730,826
East Midlands Airport 2,185,694 2,404,963 +219,269
Felixstowe 2,611,388 1,488,221 -1,123,167
London Gateway Port 798,808 1,815,058 +1,016,250
Thamesport 1,273,477 896,712 -376,765
London Stansted Airport 673,371 872,677 +199,306
London Heathrow Airport 615,490 613,527 -1,963
London 467,677 370,255 -97,422
Birmingham Airport 156,138 342,378 +186,240
Dover 262,292 129,494 -132,798

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 82
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 32
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 30
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
2026-01 38
2025-11 38
2025-10 56
2025-09 42
2025-08 43

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+ 72
0-1m 31
15m-54m 20
Other 16

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 4,978,586
Germany 2,191,246
France 1,329,486
India 892,879
United States 878,539

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 2,089,713 2,888,873 +799,160
Germany 1,205,143 986,103 -219,040
France 648,004 681,482 +33,478
India 409,788 483,091 +73,303
United States 192,442 686,097 +493,655
China 493,687 339,800 -153,887
Poland 374,887 436,217 +61,330
Ireland 367,106 290,301 -76,805
Turkey 185,258 356,561 +171,303
Malaysia 159,214 293,995 +134,781

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 88,141
China 24,195
Belgium 4,239
Ireland 4,014
Sweden 2,970

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 47,958 40,183 -7,775
China 15,279 8,916 -6,363
Belgium 225 4,014 +3,789
Ireland 0 4,014 +4,014
Sweden 739 2,231 +1,492
Germany 0 358 +358
Israel 10 0 -10

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 15,087,095
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,329,332
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,314,299
Other 134,009
Road transport 13,592

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 7,573,657 7,513,438 -60,219
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 691,662 1,637,670 +946,008
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 83,188 1,231,111 +1,147,923
Other 72,102 61,907 -10,195
Road transport 13,592 0 -13,592

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 8,971,473
London Heathrow Airport 3,229,645
ZLC 1,803,269
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,788,917
London Stansted Airport 899,583

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 4,568,349 4,403,124 -165,225
London Heathrow Airport 1,423,934 1,805,711 +381,777
ZLC 806,276 996,993 +190,717
Dover / Eurotunnel 435,330 1,353,587 +918,257
London Stansted Airport 628,046 271,537 -356,509
Southampton 3,580 793,158 +789,578
Grangemouth Docks 0 269,650 +269,650
London Gateway Port 29,341 151,262 +121,921
Holyhead 81,035 72,146 -8,889
000 72,102 61,907 -10,195

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