Import/export HS code 84672959: Various sanders and grinders

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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 20,733,189
Germany 6,838,415
Belgium 4,566,728
Hungary 2,907,076
United States 1,781,904

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 10,810,870 9,922,319 -888,551
Germany 3,570,263 3,268,152 -302,111
Belgium 3,542,043 1,024,685 -2,517,358
Hungary 1,617,011 1,290,065 -326,946
United States 904,856 877,048 -27,808
Austria 520,244 423,643 -96,601
Czechia 751,238 148,594 -602,644
Japan 367,505 450,324 +82,819
Netherlands 407,524 380,988 -26,536
India 183,840 159,991 -23,849

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 22,356,391
Germany 6,099,940
Finland 4,760,963
Hungary 3,007,655
Czechia 987,110

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 11,762,660 10,593,731 -1,168,929
Germany 3,207,723 2,892,217 -315,506
Finland 3,646,816 1,114,147 -2,532,669
Hungary 1,677,756 1,329,899 -347,857
Czechia 797,655 189,455 -608,200
United States 411,097 555,505 +144,408
Japan 379,504 482,202 +102,698
Mexico 532,026 323,375 -208,651
Austria 254,031 163,119 -90,912
India 183,840 159,991 -23,849

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 14
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 11 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 10 +0
West Midlands 11 6 -5
West Yorkshire 10 7 -3
Essex 4 7 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7 7 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 7 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 6 +3
Inner London - West 3 6 +3
Greater Manchester 5 4 -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) 27,726,097
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,567,034
Air transport 4,976,146
Other 643,017
Road transport 1,947

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) 15,075,880 12,650,217 -2,425,663
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,382,874 3,184,160 -2,198,714
Air transport 2,472,723 2,503,423 +30,700
Other 569,447 73,570 -495,877
Road transport 0 1,947 +1,947

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,301,658
London Gateway Port 6,934,109
Southampton 3,631,335
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,564,464
Dover 2,146,728

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 7,831,423 5,470,235 -2,361,188
London Gateway Port 3,515,430 3,418,679 -96,751
Southampton 1,793,861 1,837,474 +43,613
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,737,939 826,525 -911,414
Dover 1,031,709 1,115,019 +83,310
Thamesport 1,020,975 1,008,478 -12,497
Eurotunnel 1,373,079 409,656 -963,423
London 1,059,972 704,547 -355,425
Birmingham Airport 671,338 857,193 +185,855
Manchester Airport 726,979 739,914 +12,935

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 64
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 8
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 33
2025-10 33
2025-09 40
2025-08 32
2025-07 40

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+ 53
0-1m 18
Other 16
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 5,421,579
Belgium 3,643,076
Netherlands 2,774,479
Italy 1,777,051
Poland 1,563,397

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 2,818,599 2,602,980 -215,619
Belgium 2,179,098 1,463,978 -715,120
Netherlands 1,654,338 1,120,141 -534,197
Italy 841,640 935,411 +93,771
Poland 805,343 758,054 -47,289
Austria 978,113 485,897 -492,216
Ireland 640,644 523,573 -117,071
Czechia 535,075 441,662 -93,413
United Arab Emirates 216,159 470,969 +254,810
Finland 212,925 277,484 +64,559

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 105,695
Nicaragua 29,110
XU 7,051
Germany 4,361
Mexico 4,325

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 62,661 43,034 -19,627
Nicaragua 29,110 0 -29,110
XU 4,144 2,907 -1,237
Germany 228 4,133 +3,905
Mexico 2,251 2,074 -177
Finland 0 4,256 +4,256
Ireland 1,003 41 -962
Hungary 376 423 +47
Romania 0 478 +478
XI 40 369 +329

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) 21,256,352
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,890,271
Air transport 568,821
Other 157,826
Road transport 5,326

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) 11,627,558 9,628,794 -1,998,764
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,470,968 1,419,303 -51,665
Air transport 355,717 213,104 -142,613
Other 100,111 57,715 -42,396
Road transport 5,326 0 -5,326

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,407,824
London Gateway Port 1,097,736
London 848,338
Dover 776,180
Holyhead 740,264

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 10,065,668 8,342,156 -1,723,512
London Gateway Port 466,726 631,010 +164,284
London 157,193 691,145 +533,952
Dover 764,652 11,528 -753,124
Holyhead 448,389 291,875 -156,514
Felixstowe 262,752 213,239 -49,513
Southampton 209,814 260,246 +50,432
Middlesbrough 289,825 136,734 -153,091
Liverpool Docks 140,425 258,438 +118,013
Immingham Docks 152,070 100,659 -51,411

Quick facts

HS code: 84672959

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

Description: Various tools for smoothing or shaping materials