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 13,528,760
Germany 2,049,363
Italy 1,396,901
France 1,119,828
South Korea 936,060

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 7,046,289 6,482,471 -563,818
Germany 1,077,041 972,322 -104,719
Italy 712,966 683,935 -29,031
France 419,220 700,608 +281,388
South Korea 503,601 432,459 -71,142
Belgium 471,050 322,257 -148,793
Netherlands 466,777 223,729 -243,048
Japan 130,208 270,978 +140,770
Portugal 197,408 197,404 -4
Austria 197,840 128,618 -69,222

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 14,198,689
Germany 1,856,316
Italy 1,307,574
South Korea 1,266,525
Belgium 677,961

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 7,480,034 6,718,655 -761,379
Germany 1,026,243 830,073 -196,170
Italy 644,071 663,503 +19,432
South Korea 483,010 783,515 +300,505
Belgium 446,830 231,131 -215,699
Netherlands 359,517 237,482 -122,035
United Kingdom 307,810 242,232 -65,578
Japan 115,074 304,046 +188,972
France 208,200 201,658 -6,542
Portugal 203,489 198,551 -4,938

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 17
West Yorkshire 15
West Midlands 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Greater Manchester 12

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 13 13 +0
West Yorkshire 10 12 +2
West Midlands 9 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 7 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 7 4 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7 4 -3

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) 14,092,958
Air transport 8,127,823
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,028,763
Other 71,554
Road transport 9,586

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) 7,153,198 6,939,760 -213,438
Air transport 4,211,683 3,916,140 -295,543
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 721,237 307,526 -413,711
Other 34,691 36,863 +2,172
Road transport 2,745 6,841 +4,096
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 £
Southampton 4,890,924
East Midlands Airport 4,413,039
Felixstowe 3,808,097
London Gateway Port 2,489,950
Thamesport 2,090,522

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 £
Southampton 2,199,587 2,691,337 +491,750
East Midlands Airport 2,294,617 2,118,422 -176,195
Felixstowe 2,477,672 1,330,425 -1,147,247
London Gateway Port 717,035 1,772,915 +1,055,880
Thamesport 1,225,635 864,887 -360,748
London Stansted Airport 731,055 782,632 +51,577
London Heathrow Airport 626,690 555,994 -70,696
London 511,112 321,413 -189,699
Birmingham Airport 167,920 322,312 +154,392
Dover 268,744 109,312 -159,432

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 81
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 32
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 30
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Other manufacturing 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 38
2025-11 38
2025-10 56
2025-09 42
2025-08 43

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 97
54m+ 69
0-1m 32
15m-54m 19
Other 15

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 4,787,169
Germany 2,101,689
France 1,271,196
United States 861,949
India 861,843

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 2,055,029 2,732,140 +677,111
Germany 1,211,214 890,475 -320,739
France 672,628 598,568 -74,060
United States 183,765 678,184 +494,419
India 439,476 422,367 -17,109
China 512,213 304,057 -208,156
Poland 394,291 392,050 -2,241
Ireland 368,258 265,239 -103,019
Turkey 175,125 352,418 +177,293
Malaysia 181,458 266,304 +84,846

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 84,155
China 21,748
Belgium 4,239
Ireland 4,014
Sweden 2,970

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 47,986 36,169 -11,817
China 13,508 8,240 -5,268
Belgium 225 4,014 +3,789
Ireland 0 4,014 +4,014
Sweden 739 2,231 +1,492
Germany 0 358 +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 14,455,218
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,284,307
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,302,113
Other 126,513
Road transport 6,610

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 7,578,106 6,877,112 -700,994
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 737,980 1,546,327 +808,347
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 75,523 1,226,590 +1,151,067
Other 69,619 56,894 -12,725
Road transport 6,610 0 -6,610

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 8,595,856
London Heathrow Airport 3,122,879
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,758,290
ZLC 1,747,733
London Stansted Airport 865,488

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 4,667,083 3,928,773 -738,310
London Heathrow Airport 1,425,595 1,697,284 +271,689
Dover / Eurotunnel 472,029 1,286,261 +814,232
ZLC 778,523 969,210 +190,687
London Stansted Airport 618,551 246,937 -371,614
Southampton 3,580 793,158 +789,578
Grangemouth Docks 0 269,650 +269,650
London Gateway Port 27,946 150,322 +122,376
Holyhead 74,890 67,647 -7,243
000 69,619 56,894 -12,725

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