Import/export HS code 84672951: Angle grinders

Used for cutting, grinding, or polishing at an angle

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 £
China 17,942,323
Romania 15,319,598
Germany 5,218,914
Belgium 2,806,239
India 1,798,788

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 9,028,597 8,913,726 -114,871
Romania 7,468,971 7,850,627 +381,656
Germany 3,110,307 2,108,607 -1,001,700
Belgium 85,795 2,720,444 +2,634,649
India 706,325 1,092,463 +386,138
Austria 500,433 395,264 -105,169
France 407,256 277,507 -129,749
Netherlands 162,715 409,404 +246,689
United States 207,899 293,920 +86,021
Italy 382,397 33,201 -349,196

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 22,323,364
Romania 15,895,282
Finland 2,784,615
Germany 2,451,259
India 1,821,133

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 11,548,473 10,774,891 -773,582
Romania 8,035,792 7,859,490 -176,302
Finland 77,744 2,706,871 +2,629,127
Germany 1,323,771 1,127,488 -196,283
India 707,211 1,113,922 +406,711
United States 193,055 338,380 +145,325
Hungary 248,539 49,598 -198,941
Brazil 116,866 110,819 -6,047
Austria 115,325 93,645 -21,680
Malaysia 99,568 94,985 -4,583

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 8
Inner London - West 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Essex 6

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
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Essex 2 6 +4
West Midlands 6 2 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +2
North Eastern Scotland 2 2 +0

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) 31,409,998
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,715,620
Air transport 2,016,792
Other 300,893
Road transport 4,414

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) 15,081,393 16,328,605 +1,247,212
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,344,420 7,371,200 +1,026,780
Air transport 1,144,895 871,897 -272,998
Other 178,237 122,656 -55,581
Road transport 0 4,414 +4,414

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,360,054
London 5,627,898
Immingham Docks 5,403,045
London Gateway Port 4,172,173
Southampton 4,043,569

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 £
Felixstowe 7,069,466 5,290,588 -1,778,878
London 3,203,839 2,424,059 -779,780
Immingham Docks 918,108 4,484,937 +3,566,829
London Gateway Port 522,879 3,649,294 +3,126,415
Southampton 1,686,795 2,356,774 +669,979
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,377,988 945,782 -1,432,206
Hull 2,039,673 901,522 -1,138,151
Dover 1,422,390 1,437,696 +15,306
Killingholme 890,797 258,758 -632,039
Eurotunnel 276,484 660,525 +384,041

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 45
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Specialised construction activities 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 21
2025-10 20
2025-09 23
2025-08 26

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+ 41
1m-15m 40
0-1m 17
15m-54m 11
Other 10

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 £
Ireland 2,562,236
France 400,576
Netherlands 349,189
Poland 207,548
Germany 166,157

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 £
Ireland 1,364,595 1,197,641 -166,954
France 277,271 123,305 -153,966
Netherlands 77,863 271,326 +193,463
Poland 45,613 161,935 +116,322
Germany 78,653 87,504 +8,851
Israel 81,279 75,492 -5,787
United Arab Emirates 12,542 93,767 +81,225
United States 72,615 15,811 -56,804
Turkey 64,867 996 -63,871
Cyprus 13,714 46,657 +32,943

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 233,529
Germany 43,421
XI 9,023
Romania 4,063
Ireland 2,608

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 123,366 110,163 -13,203
Germany 12,586 30,835 +18,249
XI 4,186 4,837 +651
Romania 1,712 2,351 +639
Ireland 562 2,046 +1,484
Brazil 0 1,025 +1,025
Malaysia 0 750 +750
India 342 66 -276
Czechia 358 0 -358
Hungary 109 120 +11

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) 3,680,453
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 467,939
Other 312,164
Air transport 257,340
Road transport 1,916

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) 1,864,461 1,815,992 -48,469
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 154,372 313,567 +159,195
Other 159,314 152,850 -6,464
Air transport 151,457 105,883 -45,574
Road transport 1,916 0 -1,916

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,544,471
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,314,255
Liverpool Docks 688,671
000 312,164
London Gateway Port 229,606

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 £
Holyhead 815,514 728,957 -86,557
Dover / Eurotunnel 636,209 678,046 +41,837
Liverpool Docks 362,594 326,077 -36,517
000 159,314 152,850 -6,464
London Gateway Port 110,023 119,583 +9,560
Felixstowe 17,143 75,398 +58,255
London Heathrow Airport 46,206 40,848 -5,358
ZLC 39,238 31,792 -7,446
Immingham Docks 9,490 51,355 +41,865
Belfast Port 0 41,698 +41,698

Quick facts

HS code: 84672951

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

Description: Used for cutting, grinding, or polishing at an angle