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 3,906,387
France 2,179,914
Belgium 1,866,232
Netherlands 771,270
United States 660,574

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 781,198 3,125,189 +2,343,991
France 522,032 1,657,882 +1,135,850
Belgium 907,360 958,872 +51,512
Netherlands 380,895 390,375 +9,480
United States 384,688 275,886 -108,802
China 312,177 275,546 -36,631
Luxembourg 348,659 81,004 -267,655
Ireland 63,971 89,767 +25,796
Taiwan 30,738 112,801 +82,063
Poland 82,627 42,611 -40,016

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 3,946,342
United States 1,855,252
France 1,517,102
Taiwan 934,477
China 847,083

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 814,611 3,131,731 +2,317,120
United States 1,077,853 777,399 -300,454
France 244,766 1,272,336 +1,027,570
Taiwan 447,822 486,655 +38,833
China 444,502 402,581 -41,921
Hungary 309,886 361,966 +52,080
Japan 156,971 124,889 -32,082
United Kingdom 140,195 105,563 -34,632
Thailand 75,158 98,447 +23,289
Italy 99,859 73,460 -26,399

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 11
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 7 11 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 5 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
West Central Scotland 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 7 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 2 -6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0

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 7,415,853
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,722,363
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,094,239
Other 37,720
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 2,164,445 5,251,408 +3,086,963
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,510,744 1,211,619 -299,125
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 485,355 608,884 +123,529
Other 23,653 14,067 -9,586
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 5,556,022
London Gateway Port 1,534,069
Birmingham Airport 1,024,871
Southampton 464,446
Dover 423,769

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 1,266,369 4,289,653 +3,023,284
London Gateway Port 712,584 821,485 +108,901
Birmingham Airport 409,596 615,275 +205,679
Southampton 268,713 195,733 -72,980
Dover 197,318 226,451 +29,133
Thamesport 300,486 73,895 -226,591
Felixstowe 206,159 149,176 -56,983
Eurotunnel 175,144 173,398 -1,746
London Stansted Airport 138,126 202,426 +64,300
London Heathrow Airport 184,281 41,547 -142,734

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 15
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
2026-01 24
2025-11 28
2025-10 29
2025-09 27
2025-08 28

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 18
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 1,256,846
Singapore 390,403
China 352,986
Saudi Arabia 347,320
Ireland 203,837

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 1,146,719 110,127 -1,036,592
Singapore 387,042 3,361 -383,681
China 2,426 350,560 +348,134
Saudi Arabia 344,706 2,614 -342,092
Ireland 90,823 113,014 +22,191
Japan 0 150,048 +150,048
United Arab Emirates 70,372 79,563 +9,191
United States 110,438 35,262 -75,176
Norway 90,353 46,887 -43,466
France 73,285 47,401 -25,884

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 29,332
Hungary 7,242
XI 4,628
Taiwan 523
Indonesia 107

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 7,188 -14,956
Hungary 4,778 2,464 -2,314
XI 4,628 0 -4,628
Taiwan 523 0 -523
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 1,902,319
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,501,180
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,136,645
Other 42,283

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 840,025 1,062,294 +222,269
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,375,723 125,457 -1,250,266
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 972,719 163,926 -808,793
Other 32,292 9,991 -22,301

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,310,136
East Midlands Airport 668,932
London Heathrow Airport 656,062
Grangemouth Docks 346,013
Southampton 338,325

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 1,230,805 79,331 -1,151,474
East Midlands Airport 413,823 255,109 -158,714
London Heathrow Airport 231,799 424,263 +192,464
Grangemouth Docks 313,695 32,318 -281,377
Southampton 338,325 0 -338,325
ZLC 86,018 123,411 +37,393
Manchester Airport 35,728 151,289 +115,561
Immingham Docks 127,202 56,514 -70,688
London Gateway Port 72,918 27,743 -45,175
Dover 68,816 16,891 -51,925

Quick facts

HS code: 84671110

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

Description: Used for cutting, grinding, or polishing metal