Import/export HS code 846719: Various hand tools

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  • 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 £
China 9,680,677
Japan 5,546,348
Bulgaria 3,980,179
United States 3,082,834
Taiwan 2,933,557

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 £
China 4,487,804 5,192,873 +705,069
Japan 463,521 5,082,827 +4,619,306
Bulgaria 2,243,342 1,736,837 -506,505
United States 1,658,144 1,424,690 -233,454
Taiwan 1,467,083 1,466,474 -609
Germany 1,850,471 1,033,569 -816,902
Italy 1,065,095 789,359 -275,736
Belgium 1,027,501 728,701 -298,800
Netherlands 798,541 665,891 -132,650
France 431,209 453,184 +21,975

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 14,592,284
Japan 5,680,661
Taiwan 5,196,654
United States 3,455,357
Germany 2,031,327

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 7,355,165 7,237,119 -118,046
Japan 549,880 5,130,781 +4,580,901
Taiwan 2,670,551 2,526,103 -144,448
United States 1,828,007 1,627,350 -200,657
Germany 1,263,013 768,314 -494,699
Italy 1,128,517 799,467 -329,050
United Kingdom 347,511 552,529 +205,018
India 507,582 261,782 -245,800
Hungary 185,692 180,018 -5,674
France 205,016 142,755 -62,261

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 37
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26
West Yorkshire 24
Greater Manchester 23
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 23

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 27 28 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 16 -5
West Yorkshire 17 16 -1
Greater Manchester 19 14 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 16 +0
Inner London - West 14 16 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 14 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 16 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 14 +7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 16 +6

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,299,587
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,433,731
Air transport 8,098,939
Other 448,244
Road transport 62,555

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,846,575 11,453,012 +4,606,437
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,108,379 4,325,352 -1,783,027
Air transport 4,013,502 4,085,437 +71,935
Other 302,096 146,148 -155,948
Road transport 34,966 27,589 -7,377
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 1,189 +1,189

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 9,041,601
Felixstowe 6,132,998
Dover 6,007,255
London Gateway Port 1,915,408
East Midlands Airport 1,790,722

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 £
Southampton 2,139,353 6,902,248 +4,762,895
Felixstowe 3,638,813 2,494,185 -1,144,628
Dover 3,387,031 2,620,224 -766,807
London Gateway Port 529,490 1,385,918 +856,428
East Midlands Airport 1,019,312 771,410 -247,902
London Heathrow Airport 611,089 951,210 +340,121
Birmingham Airport 546,003 689,357 +143,354
Manchester Airport 732,396 475,338 -257,058
Eurotunnel 815,310 342,937 -472,373
Immingham Docks 514,729 509,133 -5,596

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 151
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 48
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 39
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 73
2025-10 74
2025-09 72
2025-08 75
2025-07 83

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 188
54m+ 156
0-1m 56
15m-54m 48
Other 35

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 6,186,920
Germany 4,299,274
France 1,535,417
Norway 1,531,004
Netherlands 1,374,769

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 3,051,475 3,135,445 +83,970
Germany 2,708,041 1,591,233 -1,116,808
France 912,797 622,620 -290,177
Norway 607,779 923,225 +315,446
Netherlands 682,735 692,034 +9,299
Ireland 669,493 698,924 +29,431
United Arab Emirates 534,142 362,918 -171,224
China 359,340 526,639 +167,299
Belgium 397,889 319,227 -78,662
Brazil 36,789 562,569 +525,780

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 215,211
XU 48,702
XI 45,553
Taiwan 31,207
France 9,245

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 93,849 121,362 +27,513
XU 26,810 21,892 -4,918
XI 23,949 21,604 -2,345
Taiwan 19,507 11,700 -7,807
France 5,386 3,859 -1,527
Czechia 2,271 1,184 -1,087
Japan 0 1,598 +1,598
Hungary 185 1,117 +932
Ireland 891 73 -818
Switzerland 76 187 +111

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,898,302
Air transport 8,636,565
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,340,000
Other 357,623
Road transport 57,330

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,554,916 4,343,386 -1,211,530
Air transport 4,040,555 4,596,010 +555,455
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,623,744 3,716,256 +92,512
Other 173,047 184,576 +11,529
Road transport 57,330 0 -57,330

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,265,367
London Heathrow Airport 3,472,665
Felixstowe 2,877,015
Southampton 2,557,315
East Midlands Airport 2,382,533

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 4,357,214 2,908,153 -1,449,061
London Heathrow Airport 1,727,041 1,745,624 +18,583
Felixstowe 420,889 2,456,126 +2,035,237
Southampton 2,009,899 547,416 -1,462,483
East Midlands Airport 1,110,169 1,272,364 +162,195
ZLC 759,594 717,299 -42,295
London Gateway Port 725,290 565,917 -159,373
Immingham Docks 429,112 524,099 +94,987
Dover 420,985 355,081 -65,904
Aberdeen Airport 60,467 475,067 +414,600

Quick facts

HS code: 846719

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

Description: Non-rotary hand tools for various tasks