Import/export HS code 84672959: Various sanders and grinders

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* 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 21,042,065
Germany 6,635,906
Belgium 4,405,044
Hungary 2,985,016
United States 1,470,646

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 10,835,710 10,206,355 -629,355
Germany 3,397,405 3,238,501 -158,904
Belgium 3,416,630 988,414 -2,428,216
Hungary 1,699,396 1,285,620 -413,776
United States 816,287 654,359 -161,928
Austria 557,519 372,741 -184,778
Czechia 734,164 159,158 -575,006
Japan 328,159 461,994 +133,835
Netherlands 270,901 379,419 +108,518
India 183,840 261,591 +77,751

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 22,464,504
Germany 5,897,995
Finland 4,604,251
Hungary 3,062,813
Czechia 974,970

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 11,582,535 10,881,969 -700,566
Germany 3,056,059 2,841,936 -214,123
Finland 3,533,661 1,070,590 -2,463,071
Hungary 1,744,596 1,318,217 -426,379
Czechia 774,951 200,019 -574,932
United States 475,960 461,804 -14,156
Japan 340,158 493,872 +153,714
Mexico 365,115 195,437 -169,678
India 183,840 261,591 +77,751
Austria 258,814 146,355 -112,459

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
West Midlands 12
West Yorkshire 10
Essex 8

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 14 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 10 +0
West Midlands 11 6 -5
West Yorkshire 10 7 -3
Essex 5 6 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7 7 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 7 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 3 6 +3
Kent 4 5 +1

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) 27,379,177
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,480,474
Air transport 4,971,564
Other 621,306
Road transport 3,867

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) 14,621,843 12,757,334 -1,864,509
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,293,355 3,187,119 -2,106,236
Air transport 2,501,253 2,470,311 -30,942
Other 543,296 78,010 -465,286
Road transport 0 3,867 +3,867

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,990,859
London Gateway Port 7,005,414
Southampton 3,619,273
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,554,709
Dover 2,114,666

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 7,414,674 5,576,185 -1,838,489
London Gateway Port 3,431,122 3,574,292 +143,170
Southampton 2,017,741 1,601,532 -416,209
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,851,993 702,716 -1,149,277
Dover 1,062,688 1,051,978 -10,710
Thamesport 977,158 1,018,639 +41,481
London 1,030,943 795,095 -235,848
Eurotunnel 1,274,591 423,817 -850,774
Birmingham Airport 617,862 875,040 +257,178
Manchester Airport 740,572 674,118 -66,454

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 66
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 8
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 37
2025-11 33
2025-10 33
2025-09 40
2025-08 32

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 76
54m+ 54
0-1m 19
Other 18
15m-54m 13

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 £
Germany 5,518,442
Belgium 3,643,991
Netherlands 2,764,631
Italy 1,777,051
Poland 1,685,995

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 £
Germany 2,675,278 2,843,164 +167,886
Belgium 2,287,138 1,356,853 -930,285
Netherlands 1,683,171 1,081,460 -601,711
Italy 953,607 823,444 -130,163
Poland 758,677 927,318 +168,641
Austria 940,497 467,730 -472,767
Ireland 599,315 508,796 -90,519
Czechia 575,187 390,816 -184,371
United Arab Emirates 152,909 519,969 +367,060
Finland 232,610 294,216 +61,606

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 101,498
Nicaragua 29,110
Mexico 4,412
Germany 4,361
Finland 4,256

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 64,348 37,150 -27,198
Nicaragua 29,110 0 -29,110
Mexico 2,053 2,359 +306
Germany 228 4,133 +3,905
Finland 396 3,860 +3,464
Ireland 1,003 41 -962
Hungary 561 238 -323
Romania 0 478 +478
XI 57 352 +295
Taiwan 150 0 -150

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) 21,499,359
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,840,342
Air transport 567,188
Other 153,708
Road transport 4,000

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) 11,809,761 9,689,598 -2,120,163
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,362,185 1,478,157 +115,972
Air transport 345,251 221,937 -123,314
Other 102,123 51,585 -50,538
Road transport 4,000 0 -4,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,639,037
London Gateway Port 1,086,102
London 888,005
Dover 777,675
Holyhead 679,825

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 10,250,023 8,389,014 -1,861,009
London Gateway Port 388,625 697,477 +308,852
London 176,878 711,127 +534,249
Dover 764,652 13,023 -751,629
Holyhead 369,837 309,988 -59,849
Felixstowe 263,759 210,849 -52,910
Southampton 216,270 255,877 +39,607
Middlesbrough 289,825 136,734 -153,091
Liverpool Docks 164,651 232,733 +68,082
Immingham Docks 161,582 112,831 -48,751

Quick facts

HS code: 84672959

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

Description: Various tools for smoothing or shaping materials