Import/export HS code 82079010: Diamond tools

Interchangeable tools with a working part made of diamond or agglomerated diamond

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 14,595,437
Germany 2,264,844
Italy 1,497,358
France 1,266,097
Belgium 838,009

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 7,215,502 7,379,935 +164,433
Germany 1,140,701 1,124,143 -16,558
Italy 700,817 796,541 +95,724
France 431,975 834,122 +402,147
Belgium 448,029 389,980 -58,049
South Korea 365,833 429,903 +64,070
Netherlands 363,667 281,051 -82,616
Japan 130,523 275,763 +145,240
Portugal 175,331 188,172 +12,841
Turkey 148,551 182,991 +34,440

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 15,305,879
Germany 2,006,681
Italy 1,435,210
South Korea 1,144,885
United Kingdom 716,090

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 7,589,947 7,715,932 +125,985
Germany 1,052,883 953,798 -99,085
Italy 666,540 768,670 +102,130
South Korea 362,992 781,893 +418,901
United Kingdom 287,024 429,066 +142,042
Belgium 413,370 265,757 -147,613
Netherlands 284,149 276,451 -7,698
France 215,198 287,711 +72,513
Japan 155,590 276,550 +120,960
Portugal 181,412 192,875 +11,463

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15
West Midlands 15
West Yorkshire 15
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 12 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 9 -1
West Midlands 10 9 -1
West Yorkshire 10 13 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 8 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 8 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,190,784
Air transport 8,909,311
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,003,702
Other 85,822
Road transport 10,520

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) 7,114,023 8,076,761 +962,738
Air transport 4,345,741 4,563,570 +217,829
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 684,747 318,955 -365,792
Other 32,639 53,183 +20,544
Road transport 2,745 7,775 +5,030
Rail transport 0 2,428 +2,428

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,779,485
Southampton 4,765,692
Felixstowe 3,948,804
London Gateway Port 3,228,671
Thamesport 2,433,983

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 £
East Midlands Airport 2,361,288 2,418,197 +56,909
Southampton 2,237,481 2,528,211 +290,730
Felixstowe 2,196,902 1,751,902 -445,000
London Gateway Port 820,001 2,408,670 +1,588,669
Thamesport 1,354,532 1,079,451 -275,081
London Stansted Airport 696,957 1,029,975 +333,018
London Heathrow Airport 663,411 593,707 -69,704
London 529,965 287,324 -242,641
Birmingham Airport 254,314 363,369 +109,055
Dover 235,216 114,134 -121,082

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 82
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 33
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Other manufacturing 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 42
2026-03 45
2026-02 50
2026-01 38
2025-12 44

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 108
54m+ 67
0-1m 37
15m-54m 21
Other 14

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 £
Netherlands 4,857,245
Germany 2,110,712
United States 1,684,558
France 1,380,993
India 962,036

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 £
Netherlands 2,833,850 2,023,395 -810,455
Germany 1,072,907 1,037,805 -35,102
United States 130,782 1,553,776 +1,422,994
France 676,072 704,921 +28,849
India 473,044 488,992 +15,948
China 416,564 463,781 +47,217
Poland 458,408 419,040 -39,368
Ireland 317,443 336,674 +19,231
Turkey 128,348 450,801 +322,453
Italy 238,205 321,463 +83,258

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 £
Portugal 88,164
China 21,841
Belgium 4,239
Ireland 4,014
Sweden 2,796

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 £
Portugal 47,999 40,165 -7,834
China 12,684 9,157 -3,527
Belgium 225 4,014 +3,789
Ireland 0 4,014 +4,014
Sweden 565 2,231 +1,666
Germany 358 0 -358
Israel 10 0 -10

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 15,668,908
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,380,093
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,745,300
Other 130,583
Road transport 1,820

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 £
Air transport 7,459,012 8,209,896 +750,884
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,466,156 913,937 -552,219
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 320,464 1,424,836 +1,104,372
Other 69,351 61,232 -8,119
Road transport 1,820 0 -1,820

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 9,066,280
London Heathrow Airport 3,752,910
ZLC 1,807,857
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,790,852
Southampton 1,255,328

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 £
East Midlands Airport 4,722,838 4,343,442 -379,396
London Heathrow Airport 1,408,915 2,343,995 +935,080
ZLC 783,941 1,023,916 +239,975
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,218,334 572,518 -645,816
Southampton 2,650 1,252,678 +1,250,028
London Stansted Airport 455,079 449,498 -5,581
Grangemouth Docks 269,650 0 -269,650
London Gateway Port 24,613 156,560 +131,947
Holyhead 58,635 83,107 +24,472
000 69,351 61,232 -8,119

Quick facts

HS code: 82079010

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

Description: Interchangeable tools with a working part made of diamond or agglomerated diamond