Import/export HS code 82079050: Gear-cutting tools

Tools used for cutting gears, essential in machinery manufacturing

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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 £
Germany 1,113,794
United States 330,245
Italy 289,721
China 139,667
Turkey 134,144

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 £
Germany 652,427 461,367 -191,060
United States 302,237 28,008 -274,229
Italy 157,784 131,937 -25,847
China 70,884 68,783 -2,101
Turkey 92,433 41,711 -50,722
France 123,238 4,162 -119,076
Switzerland 59,467 0 -59,467
South Korea 0 45,824 +45,824
India 1,615 11,309 +9,694
Canada 4,995 7,628 +2,633

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 £
Germany 1,033,327
Italy 316,205
United States 286,910
Turkey 134,144
France 121,712

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 £
Germany 619,422 413,905 -205,517
Italy 182,228 133,977 -48,251
United States 266,377 20,533 -245,844
Turkey 92,433 41,711 -50,722
France 121,712 0 -121,712
China 36,589 68,783 +32,194
Switzerland 59,467 0 -59,467
Taiwan 44,202 8,926 -35,276
South Korea 0 48,937 +48,937
India 10,118 35,397 +25,279

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 6
West Midlands 6
West Yorkshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Essex 3

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 4 3 -1
West Midlands 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Essex 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
North Eastern Scotland 0 2 +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 1,867,937
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 242,896
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 212,563
Other 3,842

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 1,152,402 715,535 -436,867
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 155,046 87,850 -67,196
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 188,423 24,140 -164,283
Other 236 3,606 +3,370

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 993,743
Birmingham Airport 285,189
London Stansted Airport 278,562
London Heathrow Airport 262,296
Dover 121,712

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 £
East Midlands Airport 486,406 507,337 +20,931
Birmingham Airport 226,539 58,650 -167,889
London Stansted Airport 193,538 85,024 -108,514
London Heathrow Airport 242,402 19,894 -222,508
Dover 121,712 0 -121,712
Southampton 71,068 20,769 -50,299
Dover / Eurotunnel 59,467 0 -59,467
Felixstowe 49,387 7,788 -41,599
London Gateway Port 0 46,667 +46,667
Thamesport 27,222 10,594 -16,628

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 12
2025-10 7
2025-09 11
2025-08 7

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
54m+ 16
1m-15m 15
15m-54m 8
Other 7
0-1m 4

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 £
United States 2,290,559
Germany 1,056,643
China 1,011,424
Italy 288,287
Sweden 265,214

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 £
United States 1,474,735 815,824 -658,911
Germany 433,191 623,452 +190,261
China 526,756 484,668 -42,088
Italy 197,078 91,209 -105,869
Sweden 181,016 84,198 -96,818
Taiwan 153,227 90,765 -62,462
Japan 49,252 86,797 +37,545
France 82,342 52,398 -29,944
India 46,529 63,047 +16,518
South Africa 43,762 46,096 +2,334

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 6,210,351
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 189,704
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,179
Road transport 4,294

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 3,432,054 2,778,297 -653,757
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 168,869 20,835 -148,034
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,182 4,997 -41,185
Road transport 4,294 0 -4,294

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,749,226
London Stansted Airport 1,631,109
ZLC 427,662
Durham Tees Valley Airport 263,723
Dover 151,472

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 1,768,304 1,980,922 +212,618
London Stansted Airport 1,186,927 444,182 -742,745
ZLC 249,117 178,545 -70,572
Durham Tees Valley Airport 186,811 76,912 -109,899
Dover 130,637 20,835 -109,802
London Heathrow Airport 41,226 91,518 +50,292
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,306 0 -24,306
Felixstowe 22,967 0 -22,967
Southampton 19,278 0 -19,278
Immingham Docks 8,079 0 -8,079

Quick facts

HS code: 82079050

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

Description: Tools used for cutting gears, essential in machinery manufacturing