Import/export HS code 82079091: Metal tools

Various tools specifically designed for metalworking tasks

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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 5,453,569
Brazil 3,303,186
Ireland 2,566,288
China 1,811,563
Austria 777,072

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 2,052,619 3,400,950 +1,348,331
Brazil 1,604,740 1,698,446 +93,706
Ireland 1,251,113 1,315,175 +64,062
China 943,131 868,432 -74,699
Austria 317,746 459,326 +141,580
Netherlands 343,851 427,190 +83,339
Norway 689,736 1,445 -688,291
United States 225,762 220,939 -4,823
Australia 438,342 0 -438,342
Italy 166,421 190,732 +24,311

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 3,220,932
Germany 2,737,081
Ireland 2,699,758
China 2,241,648
United Kingdom 1,442,188

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 1,522,486 1,698,446 +175,960
Germany 1,089,978 1,647,103 +557,125
Ireland 1,396,034 1,303,724 -92,310
China 1,224,661 1,016,987 -207,674
United Kingdom 1,284,307 157,881 -1,126,426
Poland 680,537 600,197 -80,340
United States 346,242 354,864 +8,622
Austria 265,541 333,287 +67,746
Turkey 220,738 327,287 +106,549
Italy 214,092 224,829 +10,737

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 15
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 19 22 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 10 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 14 +2
West Yorkshire 12 10 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 9 -1
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 9 +4
Inner London - West 6 6 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 9 +1

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 9,797,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,039,306
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,062,713
Other 1,264,883
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 4,837,053 4,960,008 +122,955
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,756,115 1,283,191 -1,472,924
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,101,418 1,961,295 +859,877
Other 187,634 1,077,249 +889,615
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 4,448,624
Glasgow Airport 3,281,507
Immingham Docks 2,078,378
000 1,264,883
London Gateway Port 1,125,442

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 2,156,991 2,291,633 +134,642
Glasgow Airport 1,483,983 1,797,524 +313,541
Immingham Docks 1,254,464 823,914 -430,550
000 187,634 1,077,249 +889,615
London Gateway Port 594,303 531,139 -63,164
London Heathrow Airport 697,358 249,402 -447,956
Dover 289,417 653,548 +364,131
Felixstowe 477,271 336,372 -140,899
Birmingham Airport 241,621 310,282 +68,661
Eurotunnel 251,732 275,667 +23,935

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 57
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 19
Other manufacturing 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 44
2025-11 53
2025-10 58
2025-09 54
2025-08 55

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+ 116
1m-15m 110
15m-54m 33
0-1m 24
Other 21

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 6,546,676
Denmark 1,909,048
Germany 1,888,787
Austria 1,708,463
United Arab Emirates 1,234,089

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 4,321,636 2,225,040 -2,096,596
Denmark 1,057,749 851,299 -206,450
Germany 1,175,323 713,464 -461,859
Austria 535,882 1,172,581 +636,699
United Arab Emirates 599,669 634,420 +34,751
Ireland 824,624 394,501 -430,123
Canada 635,113 574,085 -61,028
Italy 255,663 737,073 +481,410
Australia 229,151 328,722 +99,571
Poland 359,457 194,375 -165,082

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 62,570
Brazil 21,517
Taiwan 1,587
Japan 263

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 37,351 25,219 -12,132
Brazil 9,530 11,987 +2,457
Taiwan 854 733 -121
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 16,988,829
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,391,127
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,349,293
Other 513,941
Road transport 42,878

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 9,213,459 7,775,370 -1,438,089
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,367,157 2,023,970 -343,187
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 639,090 710,203 +71,113
Other 434,568 79,373 -355,195
Road transport 42,878 0 -42,878

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,242,531
London Stansted Airport 4,742,629
London Heathrow Airport 3,896,816
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,710,988
ZLC 2,022,831

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 2,564,445 2,678,086 +113,641
London Stansted Airport 2,451,094 2,291,535 -159,559
London Heathrow Airport 2,822,296 1,074,520 -1,747,776
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,037,237 1,673,751 -363,486
ZLC 806,500 1,216,331 +409,831
London Gateway Port 490,166 207,284 -282,882
Manchester Airport 438,064 147,826 -290,238
000 434,568 79,373 -355,195
Belfast Port 0 320,000 +320,000
Birmingham Airport 114,715 191,738 +77,023

Quick facts

HS code: 82079091

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

Description: Various tools specifically designed for metalworking tasks