Import/export HS code 82079091: Metal tools

Various tools specifically designed for metalworking tasks

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 5,448,024
Brazil 3,443,082
Ireland 2,876,931
China 1,839,112
Netherlands 764,796

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 2,075,814 3,372,210 +1,296,396
Brazil 1,773,922 1,669,160 -104,762
Ireland 1,570,736 1,306,195 -264,541
China 885,470 953,642 +68,172
Netherlands 359,705 405,091 +45,386
Austria 314,077 450,599 +136,522
Norway 691,655 1,445 -690,210
United States 237,017 216,193 -20,824
Australia 1,038 437,304 +436,266
France 120,473 228,178 +107,705

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 £
Brazil 3,371,023
Ireland 2,912,568
Germany 2,717,372
China 2,315,700
United Kingdom 1,413,125

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 £
Brazil 1,699,712 1,671,311 -28,401
Ireland 1,624,760 1,287,808 -336,952
Germany 1,074,700 1,642,672 +567,972
China 1,189,479 1,126,221 -63,258
United Kingdom 843,698 569,427 -274,271
Poland 688,249 586,887 -101,362
United States 395,237 347,112 -48,125
Austria 265,541 326,141 +60,600
Turkey 253,472 307,256 +53,784
Italy 203,081 168,425 -34,656

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 30
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 17
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
West Yorkshire 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14

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
West Midlands 16 25 +9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 10 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 14 +2
West Yorkshire 13 11 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 12 +5
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 9 +2
Inner London - West 6 6 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 9 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 8 +3

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 10,104,458
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,178,703
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,928,390
Other 1,267,579
Road transport 5,119

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 4,733,277 5,371,181 +637,904
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,788,889 1,389,814 -1,399,075
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,146,245 1,782,145 +635,900
Other 46,182 1,221,397 +1,175,215
Road transport 5,119 0 -5,119

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,751,107
Glasgow Airport 3,268,046
Immingham Docks 2,001,847
000 1,267,579
London Gateway Port 1,230,504

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 2,498,448 2,252,659 -245,789
Glasgow Airport 1,507,890 1,760,156 +252,266
Immingham Docks 1,253,732 748,115 -505,617
000 46,182 1,221,397 +1,175,215
London Gateway Port 741,085 489,419 -251,666
London Heathrow Airport 266,923 685,932 +419,009
Dover 299,131 560,170 +261,039
Felixstowe 459,998 350,688 -109,310
Birmingham Airport 228,557 332,937 +104,380
Eurotunnel 291,881 257,877 -34,004

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 83
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 57
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 23
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 20
Other manufacturing 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 53
2025-10 58
2025-09 54
2025-08 55
2025-07 54

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+ 118
1m-15m 109
15m-54m 35
0-1m 24
Other 23

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 6,386,713
Denmark 1,988,662
Germany 1,880,483
Ireland 1,561,344
Austria 1,427,814

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 4,243,979 2,142,734 -2,101,245
Denmark 1,004,728 983,934 -20,794
Germany 1,144,404 736,079 -408,325
Ireland 1,175,938 385,406 -790,532
Austria 545,646 882,168 +336,522
Canada 745,334 517,516 -227,818
United Arab Emirates 555,472 666,104 +110,632
Italy 255,592 718,654 +463,062
Poland 396,597 199,548 -197,049
Australia 198,577 360,839 +162,262

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 £
XI 378,668
China 65,646
XU 46,221
Brazil 22,664
Taiwan 1,613

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 £
XI 378,538 130 -378,408
China 40,260 25,386 -14,874
XU 9,261 36,960 +27,699
Brazil 10,622 12,042 +1,420
Taiwan 853 760 -93
Japan 0 263 +263
Germany 188 2 -186
Ireland 44 0 -44

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 17,258,216
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,283,977
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,519,105
Other 515,309
Road transport 51,901

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 9,443,542 7,814,674 -1,628,868
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,527,490 1,756,487 -771,003
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 755,389 763,716 +8,327
Other 439,766 75,543 -364,223
Road transport 51,901 0 -51,901

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,589,268
London Stansted Airport 4,625,874
London Heathrow Airport 4,038,057
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,616,103
ZLC 1,944,633

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 2,854,966 2,734,302 -120,664
London Stansted Airport 2,456,021 2,169,853 -286,168
London Heathrow Airport 2,966,712 1,071,345 -1,895,367
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,203,652 1,412,451 -791,201
ZLC 637,623 1,307,010 +669,387
London Gateway Port 435,141 259,404 -175,737
Manchester Airport 405,275 165,092 -240,183
000 439,766 75,543 -364,223
Belfast Port 0 320,000 +320,000
Birmingham Airport 115,623 191,738 +76,115

Quick facts

HS code: 82079091

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

Description: Various tools specifically designed for metalworking tasks