Import/export HS code 82071990: Various tool materials

Tools made from materials other than diamond or cermets, used for various tasks

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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 7,000,568
Germany 4,426,405
Netherlands 4,390,394
United States 3,779,987
France 3,687,133

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 4,002,748 2,997,820 -1,004,928
Germany 2,281,880 2,144,525 -137,355
Netherlands 2,314,577 2,075,817 -238,760
United States 1,651,878 2,128,109 +476,231
France 2,667,073 1,020,060 -1,647,013
Norway 1,340,864 1,326,456 -14,408
Italy 612,803 365,952 -246,851
Spain 485,863 395,001 -90,862
Switzerland 240,852 353,590 +112,738
Sweden 21,346 456,165 +434,819

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 £
United States 9,161,257
China 8,497,080
Germany 4,193,152
Turkey 2,744,346
United Kingdom 1,506,567

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 £
United States 4,548,571 4,612,686 +64,115
China 4,791,218 3,705,862 -1,085,356
Germany 2,164,907 2,028,245 -136,662
Turkey 2,115,184 629,162 -1,486,022
United Kingdom 707,830 798,737 +90,907
Spain 531,152 385,788 -145,364
Italy 490,071 285,344 -204,727
Sweden 180,238 444,848 +264,610
Switzerland 237,656 297,888 +60,232
Netherlands 304,581 211,129 -93,452

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15
Inner London - West 13
North Eastern Scotland 13
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11
West Midlands 11

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14 12 -2
Inner London - West 9 9 +0
North Eastern Scotland 7 11 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 6 -2
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 8 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 7 +2
Greater Manchester 7 5 -2
Essex 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 £
Air transport 12,728,153
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,640,391
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,325,121
Road transport 32,233
Other 21,223

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 £
Air transport 6,062,760 6,665,393 +602,633
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,644,485 4,995,906 -1,648,579
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,806,865 4,518,256 -1,288,609
Road transport 19,583 12,650 -6,933
Other 12,648 8,575 -4,073

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,520,636
Aberdeen Airport 5,108,615
Felixstowe 4,503,430
Aberdeen Docks 3,433,816
London Heathrow Airport 2,865,701

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 £
Dover 3,496,641 2,023,995 -1,472,646
Aberdeen Airport 2,361,420 2,747,195 +385,775
Felixstowe 2,457,670 2,045,760 -411,910
Aberdeen Docks 2,127,368 1,306,448 -820,920
London Heathrow Airport 1,515,858 1,349,843 -166,015
East Midlands Airport 1,126,477 1,073,627 -52,850
Eurotunnel 979,522 473,431 -506,091
Immingham Docks 266,332 917,393 +651,061
Thamesport 498,643 608,000 +109,357
London Gateway Port 514,788 581,007 +66,219

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
60
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
20
Specialised construction activities
18
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
16
Mining support service activities
15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 46
2026-04 45
2026-03 43
2026-02 46
2026-01 49

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 91
54m+ 59
0-1m 29
15m-54m 26
Other 17

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 £
Australia 11,072,258
United States 6,341,333
Norway 5,582,894
Germany 3,081,329
Netherlands 3,042,191

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 £
Australia 4,880,079 6,192,179 +1,312,100
United States 3,336,714 3,004,619 -332,095
Norway 2,930,942 2,651,952 -278,990
Germany 1,606,702 1,474,627 -132,075
Netherlands 1,548,526 1,493,665 -54,861
Singapore 1,285,923 1,314,061 +28,138
Bosnia and Herzegovina 751,328 1,190,160 +438,832
Poland 756,291 1,090,139 +333,848
United Arab Emirates 873,181 291,957 -581,224
Turkey 502,914 618,837 +115,923

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 205,867
XI 32,738
France 3,574
Spain 376
Taiwan 113

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 129,454 76,413 -53,041
XI 10,372 22,366 +11,994
France 717 2,857 +2,140
Spain 376 0 -376
Taiwan 113 0 -113
Germany 1 0 -1

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,359,892
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,518,035
Air transport 13,156,343
Other 243,121

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,867,350 11,492,542 +625,192
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,651,823 9,866,212 +1,214,389
Air transport 6,938,530 6,217,813 -720,717
Other 141,158 101,963 -39,195

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,443,448
London Gateway Port 10,424,612
London Heathrow Airport 6,429,090
East Midlands Airport 4,174,716
Aberdeen Docks 3,928,535

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 5,385,985 6,057,463 +671,478
London Gateway Port 4,968,586 5,456,026 +487,440
London Heathrow Airport 3,535,175 2,893,915 -641,260
East Midlands Airport 2,181,089 1,993,627 -187,462
Aberdeen Docks 2,301,882 1,626,653 -675,229
Felixstowe 1,602,012 2,129,651 +527,639
Immingham Docks 1,828,340 1,815,416 -12,924
Tyne 1,037,203 1,411,330 +374,127
Southampton 933,307 1,240,742 +307,435
Liverpool Docks 604,601 455,526 -149,075

Quick facts

HS code: 82071990

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

Description: Tools made from materials other than diamond or cermets, used for various tasks