Import/export HS code 82079078: Various working tools

Tools for working with materials other than metal

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 £
Germany 1,398,871
United States 1,202,433
China 516,498
Denmark 284,740
Spain 151,081

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 £
Germany 796,019 602,852 -193,167
United States 452,602 749,831 +297,229
China 388,107 128,391 -259,716
Denmark 138,677 146,063 +7,386
Spain 74,770 76,311 +1,541
Italy 59,306 65,461 +6,155
Ireland 53,523 61,777 +8,254
Belgium 50,382 46,171 -4,211
France 18,859 11,414 -7,445
Netherlands 10,378 18,879 +8,501

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 1,403,806
China 1,300,183
Italy 379,880
Germany 312,011
Denmark 275,953

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 514,716 889,090 +374,374
China 818,142 482,041 -336,101
Italy 232,605 147,275 -85,330
Germany 186,450 125,561 -60,889
Denmark 137,175 138,778 +1,603
Spain 40,035 61,775 +21,740
Japan 43,663 0 -43,663
United Kingdom 9,686 25,861 +16,175
Austria 15,605 14,739 -866
Switzerland 14,388 7,915 -6,473

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 4 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 4 1 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0

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 1,814,440
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,439,850
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 720,761
Other 47,499

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 808,404 1,006,036 +197,632
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 810,668 629,182 -181,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 444,015 276,746 -167,269
Other 24,729 22,770 -1,959

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 868,701
Dover / Eurotunnel 801,076
London Heathrow Airport 371,937
London Stansted Airport 327,328
Dover 324,946

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 386,142 482,559 +96,417
Dover / Eurotunnel 477,667 323,409 -154,258
London Heathrow Airport 210,632 161,305 -49,327
London Stansted Airport 167,600 159,728 -7,872
Dover 154,266 170,680 +16,414
Felixstowe 155,950 100,520 -55,430
Southampton 177,864 9,208 -168,656
London Gateway Port 67,693 85,583 +17,890
Aberdeen Airport 4,287 110,445 +106,158
Immingham Docks 65,065 47,572 -17,493

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
35
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
13
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 9
2026-04 15
2026-03 12
2026-02 16
2026-01 14

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 49
54m+ 25
15m-54m 10
Other 7
0-1m 4

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 £
Nigeria 1,018,943
United States 874,520
Norway 226,566
Saudi Arabia 83,272
Ireland 54,941

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 £
Nigeria 0 1,018,943 +1,018,943
United States 520,279 354,241 -166,038
Norway 200,769 25,797 -174,972
Saudi Arabia 66,994 16,278 -50,716
Ireland 34,667 20,274 -14,393
Sweden 25,616 13,447 -12,169
Germany 5,637 24,520 +18,883
Iraq 0 26,627 +26,627
Poland 9,753 13,786 +4,033
Netherlands 0 22,579 +22,579

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 £
United States 2,655
Ireland 1,697
China 223

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 £
United States 1,524 1,131 -393
Ireland 1,065 632 -433
China 223 0 -223

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) 1,416,870
Air transport 1,026,165
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 142,879
Other 4,783

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) 194,456 1,222,414 +1,027,958
Air transport 719,874 306,291 -413,583
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 67,547 75,332 +7,785
Other 2,926 1,857 -1,069

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,056,353
London Stansted Airport 299,699
London Heathrow Airport 271,696
East Midlands Airport 190,106
Southampton 189,460

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 £
London Gateway Port 21,968 1,034,385 +1,012,417
London Stansted Airport 282,038 17,661 -264,377
London Heathrow Airport 149,383 122,313 -27,070
East Midlands Airport 61,509 128,597 +67,088
Southampton 4,801 184,659 +179,858
Immingham Docks 159,428 0 -159,428
ZLC 94,815 35,615 -59,200
Manchester Airport 71,795 0 -71,795
Glasgow Airport 60,334 0 -60,334
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,274 8,113 -35,161

Quick facts

HS code: 82079078

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

Description: Tools for working with materials other than metal