Import/export HS code 84671110: Metalworking rotary tools

Used for cutting, grinding, or polishing 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 3,886,465
France 1,984,167
Belgium 1,918,477
Netherlands 762,534
United States 665,872

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 862,065 3,024,400 +2,162,335
France 514,817 1,469,350 +954,533
Belgium 961,296 957,181 -4,115
Netherlands 382,712 379,822 -2,890
United States 389,526 276,346 -113,180
China 292,732 276,242 -16,490
Luxembourg 343,012 103,028 -239,984
Taiwan 47,356 112,801 +65,445
Ireland 73,618 77,936 +4,318
Poland 82,631 42,620 -40,011

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 3,933,337
United States 1,862,010
France 1,333,861
Taiwan 956,934
China 835,633

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 900,238 3,033,099 +2,132,861
United States 1,073,470 788,540 -284,930
France 265,011 1,068,850 +803,839
Taiwan 458,316 498,618 +40,302
China 428,169 407,464 -20,705
Hungary 339,152 377,329 +38,177
Japan 150,375 126,250 -24,125
United Kingdom 140,195 105,563 -34,632
Thailand 75,295 98,482 +23,187
Italy 99,030 64,842 -34,188

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
West Central Scotland 9

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 6 12 +6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
West Central Scotland 6 6 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 8 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 2 -6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
North Eastern Scotland 2 3 +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 7,238,888
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,769,847
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,063,601
Other 36,481
Road transport 7,580

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 2,281,331 4,957,557 +2,676,226
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,524,629 1,245,218 -279,411
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 484,787 578,814 +94,027
Other 23,835 12,646 -11,189
Road transport 6,400 1,180 -5,220

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,434,844
London Gateway Port 1,566,712
Birmingham Airport 959,451
Southampton 449,020
Dover 413,289

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 1,346,785 4,088,059 +2,741,274
London Gateway Port 714,035 852,677 +138,642
Birmingham Airport 437,853 521,598 +83,745
Southampton 259,361 189,659 -69,702
Dover 199,336 213,953 +14,617
Thamesport 313,614 74,439 -239,175
London Stansted Airport 144,218 206,544 +62,326
Felixstowe 212,684 135,824 -76,860
Eurotunnel 178,496 170,010 -8,486
London Heathrow Airport 186,402 39,874 -146,528

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 60
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 22
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 28
2025-10 29
2025-09 27
2025-08 28
2025-07 31

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 72
54m+ 54
0-1m 18
15m-54m 17
Other 14

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 £
Netherlands 1,259,989
Singapore 391,468
China 383,046
Saudi Arabia 345,580
United States 211,050

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 £
Netherlands 1,125,328 134,661 -990,667
Singapore 388,107 3,361 -384,746
China 32,486 350,560 +318,074
Saudi Arabia 340,063 5,517 -334,546
United States 175,788 35,262 -140,526
Ireland 93,405 106,866 +13,461
United Arab Emirates 85,202 79,563 -5,639
Japan 0 138,936 +138,936
Norway 83,770 52,103 -31,667
France 90,805 42,108 -48,697

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 £
China 28,415
Hungary 7,242
XI 4,628
Taiwan 523
XU 364

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 £
China 22,144 6,271 -15,873
Hungary 4,530 2,712 -1,818
XI 4,158 470 -3,688
Taiwan 523 0 -523
XU 219 145 -74
Indonesia 0 107 +107
Thailand 0 55 +55
Japan 0 32 +32

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 1,961,940
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,543,686
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,224,754
Other 41,366

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 906,806 1,055,134 +148,328
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,386,751 156,935 -1,229,816
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,054,370 170,384 -883,986
Other 31,574 9,792 -21,782

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,351,079
East Midlands Airport 694,166
London Heathrow Airport 680,408
Southampton 368,385
Grangemouth Docks 346,013

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,240,099 110,980 -1,129,119
East Midlands Airport 440,076 254,090 -185,986
London Heathrow Airport 291,361 389,047 +97,686
Southampton 368,385 0 -368,385
Grangemouth Docks 313,695 32,318 -281,377
ZLC 99,051 115,581 +16,530
Manchester Airport 0 187,017 +187,017
Immingham Docks 123,590 60,126 -63,464
London Gateway Port 124,799 27,618 -97,181
Liverpool Docks 83,131 2,300 -80,831

Quick facts

HS code: 84671110

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

Description: Used for cutting, grinding, or polishing metal