Import/export HS code 82071990: Various tool materials

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

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 6,905,114
Germany 4,111,172
Netherlands 4,050,266
United States 3,926,874
France 3,627,145

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 4,127,042 2,778,072 -1,348,970
Germany 2,531,143 1,580,029 -951,114
Netherlands 1,985,620 2,064,646 +79,026
United States 2,057,902 1,868,972 -188,930
France 1,355,694 2,271,451 +915,757
Norway 1,427,121 1,237,388 -189,733
Italy 620,820 235,913 -384,907
Spain 383,540 439,774 +56,234
Turkey 557,874 41,834 -516,040
Belgium 290,010 254,958 -35,052

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 9,109,368
China 8,380,520
Germany 4,176,509
Turkey 2,604,560
United Kingdom 1,309,592

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 4,923,063 4,186,305 -736,758
China 4,855,686 3,524,834 -1,330,852
Germany 2,821,857 1,354,652 -1,467,205
Turkey 606,052 1,998,508 +1,392,456
United Kingdom 509,930 799,662 +289,732
Spain 433,243 462,964 +29,721
Italy 476,843 173,032 -303,811
Netherlands 276,032 289,493 +13,461
Poland 215,936 316,853 +100,917
Singapore 124,144 345,161 +221,017

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
North Eastern Scotland 15
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12
West Midlands 12
Inner London - West 10

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 12 14 +2
North Eastern Scotland 11 8 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 6 -4
West Midlands 10 5 -5
Inner London - West 8 5 -3
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 8 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 3 -3
West Yorkshire 5 6 +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 12,306,327
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,928,895
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,945,046
Road transport 36,720
Other 22,847

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 6,570,973 5,735,354 -835,619
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,505,836 5,423,059 -82,777
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,530,442 4,414,604 -1,115,838
Road transport 34,785 1,935 -32,850
Other 12,171 10,676 -1,495

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Airport 5,264,865
Dover 4,799,247
Felixstowe 4,778,728
Aberdeen Docks 3,177,794
London Heathrow Airport 2,718,633

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 £
Aberdeen Airport 2,930,599 2,334,266 -596,333
Dover 1,869,408 2,929,839 +1,060,431
Felixstowe 2,421,526 2,357,202 -64,324
Aberdeen Docks 2,022,444 1,155,350 -867,094
London Heathrow Airport 1,491,231 1,227,402 -263,829
East Midlands Airport 905,499 1,122,890 +217,391
Eurotunnel 1,385,852 378,668 -1,007,184
Southampton 726,097 468,871 -257,226
London Gateway Port 339,833 655,429 +315,596
Thamesport 439,056 505,681 +66,625

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 65
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 16
Mining support service activities 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 49
2025-11 52
2025-10 44
2025-09 52
2025-08 46

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 94
54m+ 60
0-1m 22
15m-54m 21
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 8,456,307
United States 5,566,283
Norway 5,537,731
Germany 2,924,740
Netherlands 2,694,774

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 3,730,368 4,725,939 +995,571
United States 2,135,614 3,430,669 +1,295,055
Norway 2,117,590 3,420,141 +1,302,551
Germany 1,570,442 1,354,298 -216,144
Netherlands 1,235,229 1,459,545 +224,316
Singapore 1,504,239 1,001,537 -502,702
United Arab Emirates 1,074,981 603,380 -471,601
Poland 436,138 981,562 +545,424
Bosnia and Herzegovina 288,056 1,009,730 +721,674
France 628,205 422,786 -205,419

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 231,848
XI 19,514
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 122,240 109,608 -12,632
XI 693 18,821 +18,128
France 0 3,574 +3,574
Spain 0 376 +376
Taiwan 0 113 +113
Ireland 8 0 -8
Germany 0 1 +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) 18,965,038
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,663,107
Air transport 12,277,753
Other 255,591
Road transport 188,962

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) 9,426,255 9,538,783 +112,528
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,214,502 9,448,605 +3,234,103
Air transport 5,346,257 6,931,496 +1,585,239
Other 123,039 132,552 +9,513
Road transport 188,962 0 -188,962

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,187,300
London Gateway Port 8,922,903
London Heathrow Airport 5,888,538
Aberdeen Docks 3,863,160
East Midlands Airport 3,824,495

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 3,771,322 5,415,978 +1,644,656
London Gateway Port 4,476,864 4,446,039 -30,825
London Heathrow Airport 1,863,562 4,024,976 +2,161,414
Aberdeen Docks 1,957,435 1,905,725 -51,710
East Midlands Airport 2,157,722 1,666,773 -490,949
Immingham Docks 1,041,893 2,219,694 +1,177,801
Felixstowe 799,030 1,852,282 +1,053,252
Tyne 948,285 1,180,063 +231,778
Southampton 799,283 561,430 -237,853
Manchester Airport 632,337 477,501 -154,836

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