Import/export HS code 82079078: Various working tools

Tools for working with materials other than metal

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 £
Germany 1,540,566
United States 984,869
China 482,846
Denmark 282,182
Spain 111,218

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 871,293 669,273 -202,020
United States 362,110 622,759 +260,649
China 154,027 328,819 +174,792
Denmark 142,157 140,025 -2,132
Spain 41,075 70,143 +29,068
Italy 11,588 90,438 +78,850
Ireland 18,204 70,598 +52,394
Belgium 26,148 54,613 +28,465
France 32,646 12,742 -19,904
Netherlands 27,969 15,188 -12,781

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 1,342,903
United States 1,143,124
Italy 409,700
Germany 323,047
Denmark 283,373

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 624,412 718,491 +94,079
United States 390,091 753,033 +362,942
Italy 204,272 205,428 +1,156
Germany 221,176 101,871 -119,305
Denmark 150,534 132,839 -17,695
Spain 25,076 54,069 +28,993
Japan 0 43,663 +43,663
France 20,758 9,579 -11,179
Switzerland 22,062 5,846 -16,216
United Kingdom 7,493 15,668 +8,175

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
West Yorkshire 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 6 +2
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 3 +2
West Midlands 4 0 -4

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,566,343
Air transport 1,500,553
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 713,088
Other 66,967

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 814,989 751,354 -63,635
Air transport 602,476 898,077 +295,601
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 283,387 429,701 +146,314
Other 44,864 22,103 -22,761

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 887,334
East Midlands Airport 805,355
Dover 373,741
London Heathrow Airport 355,812
London Stansted Airport 241,689

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 527,810 359,524 -168,286
East Midlands Airport 321,067 484,288 +163,221
Dover 134,417 239,324 +104,907
London Heathrow Airport 184,534 171,278 -13,256
London Stansted Airport 65,171 176,518 +111,347
Felixstowe 101,237 134,652 +33,415
Southampton 52,224 141,046 +88,822
London Gateway Port 17,150 109,392 +92,242
Immingham Docks 53,556 64,094 +10,538
Thamesport 54,327 35,479 -18,848

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 33
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 6
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 12
2025-10 10
2025-09 11
2025-08 14

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 45
54m+ 26
15m-54m 10
Other 5
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 1,007,271
Nigeria 777,039
Norway 226,566
Saudi Arabia 76,019
Canada 72,228

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 559,362 447,909 -111,453
Nigeria 0 777,039 +777,039
Norway 0 226,566 +226,566
Saudi Arabia 76,019 0 -76,019
Canada 63,695 8,533 -55,162
Ireland 25,889 29,021 +3,132
Netherlands 23,409 22,579 -830
Sweden 8,640 36,606 +27,966
Belgium 16,729 15,577 -1,152
Australia 20,824 6,878 -13,946

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 £
United States 1,882
Ireland 1,633
China 330

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 £
United States 1,482 400 -1,082
Ireland 1,001 632 -369
China 330 0 -330

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 1,234,544
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,178,959
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 145,526
Other 4,046
Road transport 2,898

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 831,489 403,055 -428,434
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,301 1,149,658 +1,120,357
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,791 93,735 +41,944
Other 2,867 1,179 -1,688
Road transport 2,898 0 -2,898

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 812,820
London Stansted Airport 500,153
London Heathrow Airport 226,800
East Midlands Airport 199,832
Southampton 185,900

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 £
London Gateway Port 9,444 803,376 +793,932
London Stansted Airport 419,883 80,270 -339,613
London Heathrow Airport 71,686 155,114 +83,428
East Midlands Airport 109,909 89,923 -19,986
Southampton 2,352 183,548 +181,196
Immingham Docks 0 159,428 +159,428
ZLC 133,116 25,503 -107,613
Manchester Airport 29,533 50,140 +20,607
Dover / Eurotunnel 40,193 27,280 -12,913
Glasgow Airport 60,334 0 -60,334

Quick facts

HS code: 82079078

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

Description: Tools for working with materials other than metal