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 1,510,922
United States 994,322
China 496,169
Denmark 271,816
Spain 105,307

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 905,018 605,904 -299,114
United States 378,965 615,357 +236,392
China 166,743 329,426 +162,683
Denmark 142,662 129,154 -13,508
Spain 22,179 83,128 +60,949
Italy 12,788 91,671 +78,883
Ireland 17,389 71,328 +53,939
Belgium 21,325 59,436 +38,111
Netherlands 20,437 22,720 +2,283
France 25,583 16,595 -8,988

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 1,387,740
United States 1,132,972
Italy 407,809
Germany 283,871
Denmark 273,007

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 660,279 727,461 +67,182
United States 386,746 746,226 +359,480
Italy 194,843 212,966 +18,123
Germany 232,952 50,919 -182,033
Denmark 151,039 121,968 -29,071
Spain 23,423 49,803 +26,380
Japan 0 43,663 +43,663
France 17,511 11,542 -5,969
Switzerland 20,662 7,246 -13,416
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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
West Yorkshire 6
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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
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
West Midlands 4 0 -4
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0

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) 1,600,418
Air transport 1,468,804
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 685,867
Other 66,911

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) 840,508 759,910 -80,598
Air transport 582,769 886,035 +303,266
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 302,833 383,034 +80,201
Other 43,976 22,935 -21,041

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 906,289
East Midlands Airport 799,829
Dover 367,741
London Heathrow Airport 357,542
Felixstowe 231,704

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 545,646 360,643 -185,003
East Midlands Airport 322,917 476,912 +153,995
Dover 134,116 233,625 +99,509
London Heathrow Airport 194,234 163,308 -30,926
Felixstowe 95,515 136,189 +40,674
London Stansted Airport 35,314 187,793 +152,479
Southampton 60,756 141,046 +80,290
Immingham Docks 66,584 64,094 -2,490
London Gateway Port 17,150 103,126 +85,976
Thamesport 55,500 33,325 -22,175

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 32
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 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 12
2025-10 10
2025-09 11
2025-08 14
2025-07 8

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 43
54m+ 28
15m-54m 11
0-1m 5
Other 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 1,110,291
Nigeria 777,039
Norway 226,566
Saudi Arabia 78,879
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 659,981 450,310 -209,671
Nigeria 0 777,039 +777,039
Norway 0 226,566 +226,566
Saudi Arabia 18,545 60,334 +41,789
Canada 63,695 8,533 -55,162
Ireland 26,161 29,139 +2,978
Netherlands 25,389 22,579 -2,810
Sweden 8,640 36,606 +27,966
Singapore 29,632 6,092 -23,540
Belgium 16,729 15,577 -1,152

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 1,700
China 599
XU 255

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 950 750 -200
China 599 0 -599
XU 108 147 +39

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 1,294,172
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,248,485
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 163,154
Other 4,436
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 825,058 469,114 -355,944
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 97,641 1,150,844 +1,053,203
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 68,533 94,621 +26,088
Other 3,139 1,297 -1,842
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 544,310
London Heathrow Airport 246,436
East Midlands Airport 197,046
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 462,552 81,758 -380,794
London Heathrow Airport 81,795 164,641 +82,846
East Midlands Airport 117,508 79,538 -37,970
Southampton 2,352 183,548 +181,196
Immingham Docks 0 159,428 +159,428
ZLC 128,413 28,827 -99,586
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,841 27,280 -28,561
Manchester Airport 27,762 51,911 +24,149
Liverpool Docks 74,578 0 -74,578

Quick facts

HS code: 82079078

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

Description: Tools for working with materials other than metal