Import/export HS code 846789: Various hand tools

Includes a variety of handheld tools for different uses

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 58,804,777
Germany 35,377,893
France 19,887,831
United States 15,124,209
Sweden 7,485,412

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 30,642,752 28,162,025 -2,480,727
Germany 16,740,992 18,636,901 +1,895,909
France 9,178,990 10,708,841 +1,529,851
United States 10,066,641 5,057,568 -5,009,073
Sweden 3,221,579 4,263,833 +1,042,254
Netherlands 3,729,449 2,698,327 -1,031,122
Denmark 2,975,666 1,993,813 -981,853
Austria 1,974,983 1,297,523 -677,460
Italy 1,415,480 1,586,539 +171,059
Ireland 1,286,099 1,641,689 +355,590

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 59,683,930
Germany 36,519,806
United States 21,227,018
France 17,671,199
Sweden 5,571,885

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 32,446,556 27,237,374 -5,209,182
Germany 17,630,786 18,889,020 +1,258,234
United States 12,690,426 8,536,592 -4,153,834
France 7,710,752 9,960,447 +2,249,695
Sweden 2,663,375 2,908,510 +245,135
Japan 2,177,852 2,317,163 +139,311
Italy 1,724,340 1,619,219 -105,121
Netherlands 1,846,406 1,355,936 -490,470
United Kingdom 950,121 2,251,791 +1,301,670
Austria 1,427,595 1,049,999 -377,596

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 37
Inner London - West 32
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 30
North Eastern Scotland 29
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24

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 28 29 +1
Inner London - West 20 23 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 23 19 -4
North Eastern Scotland 20 20 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 15 +0
Greater Manchester 16 16 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 16 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 15 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 13 -4
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 10 19 +9

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) 73,388,206
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 71,597,128
Air transport 22,078,548
Other 4,264,461
Road transport 56,061

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) 40,582,443 32,805,763 -7,776,680
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,241,490 37,355,638 +3,114,148
Air transport 11,079,011 10,999,537 -79,474
Other 3,344,453 920,008 -2,424,445
Road transport 37,001 19,060 -17,941
Rail transport 0 51,094 +51,094

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 33,668,105
Dover 29,118,645
Eurotunnel 24,768,474
Southampton 21,264,208
London Gateway Port 10,887,142

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 21,788,697 11,879,408 -9,909,289
Dover 14,812,927 14,305,718 -507,209
Eurotunnel 10,205,258 14,563,216 +4,357,958
Southampton 11,331,495 9,932,713 -1,398,782
London Gateway Port 2,850,980 8,036,162 +5,185,182
Immingham Docks 3,989,277 4,348,249 +358,972
Birmingham Airport 3,845,528 3,731,063 -114,465
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,543,977 2,148,253 -395,724
000 3,344,453 920,008 -2,424,445
London Heathrow Airport 1,820,918 1,913,467 +92,549

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 171
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 60
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 51
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 39
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 37

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 93
2025-11 98
2025-10 101
2025-09 110
2025-08 121

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 229
54m+ 192
15m-54m 74
0-1m 62
Other 47

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 11,684,211
China 4,741,452
Denmark 4,240,823
Netherlands 3,959,313
United States 3,801,422

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 7,047,728 4,636,483 -2,411,245
China 3,622,401 1,119,051 -2,503,350
Denmark 2,242,380 1,998,443 -243,937
Netherlands 2,397,537 1,561,776 -835,761
United States 1,946,819 1,854,603 -92,216
United Arab Emirates 2,352,049 1,372,356 -979,693
Germany 1,919,899 1,306,135 -613,764
France 1,556,500 1,598,128 +41,628
Belgium 1,315,030 1,646,964 +331,934
Norway 1,638,908 990,732 -648,176

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 1,988,204
XI 1,334,926
Ireland 159,387
Nicaragua 79,523
Japan 50,749

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 741,951 1,246,253 +504,302
XI 1,189,249 145,677 -1,043,572
Ireland 113,507 45,880 -67,627
Nicaragua 79,523 0 -79,523
Japan 26,654 24,095 -2,559
Italy 26,589 20,884 -5,705
Germany 21,273 21,254 -19
United States 21,559 4,759 -16,800
Sweden 3,210 6,292 +3,082
Netherlands 506 5,063 +4,557

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) 28,109,880
Air transport 23,561,388
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,894,561
Other 4,351,480
Road transport 118,347

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) 16,105,272 12,004,608 -4,100,664
Air transport 14,445,843 9,115,545 -5,330,298
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,653,896 6,240,665 -413,231
Other 2,497,869 1,853,611 -644,258
Road transport 118,347 0 -118,347

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,082,712
London Heathrow Airport 10,651,521
Immingham Docks 5,600,999
London Gateway Port 5,441,211
Liverpool Docks 4,806,710

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 6,534,025 5,548,687 -985,338
London Heathrow Airport 6,766,702 3,884,819 -2,881,883
Immingham Docks 3,030,985 2,570,014 -460,971
London Gateway Port 2,795,591 2,645,620 -149,971
Liverpool Docks 3,680,502 1,126,208 -2,554,294
000 2,497,869 1,853,611 -644,258
East Midlands Airport 2,602,064 1,376,301 -1,225,763
Holyhead 2,038,460 1,905,219 -133,241
ZLC 1,716,597 1,613,527 -103,070
Manchester Airport 1,831,232 480,533 -1,350,699

Quick facts

HS code: 846789

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

Description: Includes a variety of handheld tools for different uses