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 14,042,611
Germany 2,233,693
Italy 1,468,053
France 1,229,341
South Korea 781,182

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 7,957,307 6,085,304 -1,872,003
Germany 1,092,085 1,141,608 +49,523
Italy 698,622 769,431 +70,809
France 506,336 723,005 +216,669
South Korea 384,888 396,294 +11,406
Belgium 418,317 362,221 -56,096
Netherlands 288,979 265,121 -23,858
Japan 140,070 260,263 +120,193
Portugal 175,428 165,763 -9,665
Austria 207,611 107,331 -100,280

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 14,754,912
Germany 1,988,195
Italy 1,406,658
South Korea 1,130,331
United Kingdom 721,258

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 8,357,741 6,397,171 -1,960,570
Germany 1,025,927 962,268 -63,659
Italy 673,830 732,828 +58,998
South Korea 435,708 694,623 +258,915
United Kingdom 250,504 470,754 +220,250
Belgium 360,040 240,069 -119,971
Netherlands 226,234 249,527 +23,293
France 217,018 258,245 +41,227
Japan 169,940 261,050 +91,110
Portugal 179,808 170,466 -9,342

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 16
West Midlands 15
West Yorkshire 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 12 +1
West Midlands 11 9 -2
West Yorkshire 12 11 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 9 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 9 +5
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 8 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 7 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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) 14,674,372
Air transport 8,635,976
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 887,515
Other 83,294
Road transport 12,258

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) 7,874,360 6,800,012 -1,074,348
Air transport 4,321,267 4,314,709 -6,558
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 566,913 320,602 -246,311
Other 32,300 50,994 +18,694
Road transport 2,745 9,513 +6,768
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 4,546,565
Southampton 4,452,617
Felixstowe 3,872,875
London Gateway Port 3,316,913
Thamesport 2,275,733

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 2,180,985 2,365,580 +184,595
Southampton 2,690,297 1,762,320 -927,977
Felixstowe 2,329,766 1,543,109 -786,657
London Gateway Port 1,076,365 2,240,548 +1,164,183
Thamesport 1,232,861 1,042,872 -189,989
London Stansted Airport 801,482 944,556 +143,074
London Heathrow Airport 688,651 534,318 -154,333
London 573,319 203,535 -369,784
Birmingham Airport 286,420 336,508 +50,088
Dover 208,868 113,054 -95,814

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 machinery and equipment n.e.c.
32
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
30
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
23
Other manufacturing
19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 45
2026-04 42
2026-03 45
2026-02 50
2026-01 38

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 106
54m+ 63
0-1m 34
15m-54m 22
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 4,582,890
Germany 2,036,004
United States 1,734,919
France 1,310,735
India 918,555

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 2,755,212 1,827,678 -927,534
Germany 972,736 1,063,268 +90,532
United States 336,979 1,397,940 +1,060,961
France 712,666 598,069 -114,597
India 562,730 355,825 -206,905
Poland 495,322 404,852 -90,470
China 365,565 431,225 +65,660
Ireland 313,513 328,752 +15,239
Turkey 194,486 377,502 +183,016
Italy 253,092 282,990 +29,898

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 88,252
China 19,922
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 44,041 44,211 +170
China 12,712 7,210 -5,502
Belgium 225 4,014 +3,789
Ireland 0 4,014 +4,014
Sweden 1,226 1,570 +344
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 15,063,360
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,320,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,739,356
Other 128,176

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 7,516,218 7,547,142 +30,924
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,501,932 818,075 -683,857
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 810,207 929,149 +118,942
Other 66,034 62,142 -3,892

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 8,650,348
London Heathrow Airport 3,697,441
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,757,501
ZLC 1,726,434
Southampton 1,254,126

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 4,830,217 3,820,131 -1,010,086
London Heathrow Airport 1,475,556 2,221,885 +746,329
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,260,800 496,701 -764,099
ZLC 778,508 947,926 +169,418
Southampton 463,739 790,387 +326,648
London Stansted Airport 348,327 519,810 +171,483
Grangemouth Docks 269,650 0 -269,650
London Gateway Port 55,224 126,974 +71,750
Holyhead 63,280 73,284 +10,004
Fishguard 46,726 89,097 +42,371

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