Import/export HS code 84672985: Various hand tools

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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 43,876,190
Germany 14,581,233
United States 7,156,993
Netherlands 5,729,719
Belgium 5,682,776

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 20,476,721 23,399,469 +2,922,748
Germany 7,367,297 7,213,936 -153,361
United States 3,634,775 3,522,218 -112,557
Netherlands 2,745,198 2,984,521 +239,323
Belgium 3,140,982 2,541,794 -599,188
Austria 2,997,922 2,542,931 -454,991
Romania 2,304,349 2,163,241 -141,108
Italy 1,772,691 972,359 -800,332
Japan 1,656,256 851,615 -804,641
France 974,226 1,058,677 +84,451

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 50,151,780
Germany 13,492,832
United States 6,377,772
Austria 4,812,743
Romania 4,793,684

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 23,611,671 26,540,109 +2,928,438
Germany 6,664,811 6,828,021 +163,210
United States 3,219,593 3,158,179 -61,414
Austria 2,842,964 1,969,779 -873,185
Romania 2,619,198 2,174,486 -444,712
Mexico 2,308,050 2,218,875 -89,175
Japan 1,803,319 946,312 -857,007
Italy 1,493,542 1,037,174 -456,368
France 1,200,699 789,555 -411,144
Switzerland 978,658 831,565 -147,093

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 33
Inner London - West 30
West Midlands 30
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 26

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 25 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 23 25 +2
Inner London - West 17 18 +1
West Midlands 19 22 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 18 -2
Greater Manchester 16 20 +4
Essex 18 14 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16 16 +0
West Yorkshire 12 14 +2
Outer London - West and North West 11 13 +2

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) 52,934,206
Air transport 27,121,044
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,553,418
Other 1,634,729
Road transport 91,276

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) 24,872,693 28,061,513 +3,188,820
Air transport 14,051,591 13,069,453 -982,138
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,100,435 10,452,983 -647,452
Other 1,022,772 611,957 -410,815
Road transport 0 91,276 +91,276

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 23,175,881
Southampton 11,921,239
London Gateway Port 8,719,741
Dover 6,941,224
Manchester Airport 6,693,833

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 11,217,523 11,958,358 +740,835
Southampton 5,961,841 5,959,398 -2,443
London Gateway Port 2,926,318 5,793,423 +2,867,105
Dover 3,361,893 3,579,331 +217,438
Manchester Airport 3,686,400 3,007,433 -678,967
Birmingham Airport 2,907,660 3,449,789 +542,129
East Midlands Airport 3,009,626 2,099,259 -910,367
London Heathrow Airport 2,500,296 2,152,314 -347,982
London 2,144,945 2,369,096 +224,151
Harwich 2,653,796 1,815,835 -837,961

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 202
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 84
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 33
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 31
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 98
2025-10 112
2025-09 107
2025-08 91
2025-07 101

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 231
54m+ 162
0-1m 87
Other 47
15m-54m 44

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 2,913,532
Netherlands 2,151,934
Belgium 1,411,728
Germany 1,207,339
United States 1,112,789

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 1,508,155 1,405,377 -102,778
Netherlands 1,114,573 1,037,361 -77,212
Belgium 677,477 734,251 +56,774
Germany 802,249 405,090 -397,159
United States 875,729 237,060 -638,669
France 446,290 238,134 -208,156
Italy 296,966 307,139 +10,173
Austria 459,360 23,526 -435,834
Poland 191,951 268,285 +76,334
Australia 225,962 66,554 -159,408

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 280,757
XU 102,732
Germany 79,714
Ireland 13,682
Czechia 9,810

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 165,127 115,630 -49,497
XU 67,142 35,590 -31,552
Germany 24,282 55,432 +31,150
Ireland 9,997 3,685 -6,312
Czechia 7,404 2,406 -4,998
United States 5,709 3,002 -2,707
XI 5,937 0 -5,937
Italy 2,929 2,284 -645
Japan 872 3,496 +2,624
Mexico 1,684 973 -711

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) 9,566,873
Air transport 2,262,722
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,820,273
Other 519,310
Road transport 13,418

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) 5,275,342 4,291,531 -983,811
Air transport 1,387,670 875,052 -512,618
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,272,138 548,135 -724,003
Other 294,455 224,855 -69,600
Road transport 13,418 0 -13,418

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,294,471
Holyhead 1,768,437
Immingham Docks 1,173,914
London Heathrow Airport 787,786
Southampton 706,948

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 3,212,064 2,082,407 -1,129,657
Holyhead 875,062 893,375 +18,313
Immingham Docks 481,791 692,123 +210,332
London Heathrow Airport 579,763 208,023 -371,740
Southampton 688,620 18,328 -670,292
East Midlands Airport 325,663 288,517 -37,146
000 294,455 224,855 -69,600
Liverpool Docks 245,148 207,961 -37,187
Felixstowe 250,903 176,017 -74,886
ZLC 185,420 191,910 +6,490

Quick facts

HS code: 84672985

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

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