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 7,460,924
Germany 4,561,011
Netherlands 4,251,588
United States 4,090,129
France 3,880,182

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 4,052,639 3,408,285 -644,354
Germany 2,323,848 2,237,163 -86,685
Netherlands 1,989,227 2,262,361 +273,134
United States 1,719,051 2,371,078 +652,027
France 2,043,818 1,836,364 -207,454
Norway 1,193,478 1,501,584 +308,106
Italy 603,148 324,183 -278,965
Spain 418,792 484,381 +65,589
Turkey 507,427 110,692 -396,735
Switzerland 216,529 358,148 +141,619

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 9,427,672
China 8,994,479
Germany 4,514,872
Turkey 2,754,901
United Kingdom 1,542,872

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 4,505,423 4,922,249 +416,826
China 4,774,799 4,219,680 -555,119
Germany 2,566,681 1,948,191 -618,490
Turkey 1,260,802 1,494,099 +233,297
United Kingdom 512,058 1,030,814 +518,756
Spain 448,189 524,066 +75,877
Italy 480,416 273,270 -207,146
Sweden 209,567 400,634 +191,067
Switzerland 213,333 302,446 +89,113
Netherlands 246,611 265,238 +18,627

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Eastern Scotland 16
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15
Inner London - West 12
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12
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
North Eastern Scotland 10 11 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 13 +0
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 7 -3
West Midlands 8 6 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 9 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 8 +2
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 6 5 -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 12,941,634
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,055,904
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,833,312
Road transport 47,833
Other 22,928

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 6,045,805 6,895,829 +850,024
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,884,834 6,171,070 +286,236
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,600,125 5,233,187 -366,938
Road transport 33,248 14,585 -18,663
Other 11,718 11,210 -508

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,292,630
Aberdeen Airport 5,137,505
Felixstowe 4,860,600
Aberdeen Docks 3,694,023
London Heathrow Airport 3,063,161

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 2,512,130 2,780,500 +268,370
Aberdeen Airport 2,519,827 2,617,678 +97,851
Felixstowe 2,465,952 2,394,648 -71,304
Aberdeen Docks 2,127,708 1,566,315 -561,393
London Heathrow Airport 1,461,971 1,601,190 +139,219
East Midlands Airport 979,655 1,196,312 +216,657
Eurotunnel 1,368,104 516,652 -851,452
Immingham Docks 260,697 873,770 +613,073
Thamesport 476,632 644,033 +167,401
London Gateway Port 287,233 823,515 +536,282

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
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Specialised construction activities 18
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 16
Mining support service activities 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 45
2026-03 43
2026-02 46
2026-01 49
2025-12 36

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 93
54m+ 62
0-1m 30
15m-54m 23
Other 19

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 11,068,656
United States 5,983,975
Norway 5,873,573
Germany 3,123,675
Netherlands 2,982,350

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 4,231,647 6,837,009 +2,605,362
United States 2,830,503 3,153,472 +322,969
Norway 2,700,441 3,173,132 +472,691
Germany 1,497,979 1,625,696 +127,717
Netherlands 1,363,504 1,618,846 +255,342
Singapore 1,371,554 1,392,341 +20,787
Poland 607,537 1,171,762 +564,225
Bosnia and Herzegovina 461,932 1,303,966 +842,034
France 664,826 610,974 -53,852
United Arab Emirates 852,614 375,492 -477,122

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 227,733
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 121,763 105,970 -15,793
XI 774 31,964 +31,190
France 0 3,574 +3,574
Spain 0 376 +376
Taiwan 113 0 -113
Ireland 8 0 -8
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) 22,635,052
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,428,521
Air transport 13,187,084
Other 264,828
Road transport 184,752

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) 10,174,732 12,460,320 +2,285,588
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,554,457 10,874,064 +3,319,607
Air transport 6,322,875 6,864,209 +541,334
Other 122,774 142,054 +19,280
Road transport 184,752 0 -184,752

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,226,239
London Gateway Port 10,486,515
London Heathrow Airport 6,324,933
East Midlands Airport 4,370,703
Aberdeen Docks 4,159,578

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 4,601,885 6,624,354 +2,022,469
London Gateway Port 4,852,912 5,633,603 +780,691
London Heathrow Airport 3,178,750 3,146,183 -32,567
East Midlands Airport 2,141,847 2,228,856 +87,009
Aberdeen Docks 2,288,229 1,871,349 -416,880
Felixstowe 1,135,880 2,578,538 +1,442,658
Immingham Docks 1,471,387 2,161,140 +689,753
Tyne 1,029,439 1,495,581 +466,142
Southampton 848,867 1,161,467 +312,600
Liverpool Docks 540,194 527,007 -13,187

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