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 1,476,552
United States 943,883
China 478,374
Denmark 272,252
Spain 110,192

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 835,726 640,826 -194,900
United States 347,217 596,666 +249,449
China 244,927 233,447 -11,480
Denmark 139,621 132,631 -6,990
Spain 40,131 70,061 +29,930
Italy 12,603 89,423 +76,820
Ireland 30,580 56,468 +25,888
Belgium 31,271 49,490 +18,219
Netherlands 27,969 15,188 -12,781
France 28,903 12,742 -16,161

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 1,300,975
United States 1,099,239
Italy 394,166
Germany 320,201
Denmark 273,443

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 695,935 605,040 -90,895
United States 371,261 727,978 +356,717
Italy 205,241 188,925 -16,316
Germany 219,371 100,830 -118,541
Denmark 147,998 125,445 -22,553
Spain 22,686 54,069 +31,383
Japan 0 43,663 +43,663
France 18,400 9,579 -8,821
United Kingdom 7,493 15,668 +8,175
Austria 2,496 17,406 +14,910

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 3 +2
West Midlands 4 0 -4
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,511,703
Air transport 1,448,777
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 676,919
Other 62,560

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 792,878 718,825 -74,053
Air transport 593,473 855,304 +261,831
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 346,674 330,245 -16,429
Other 43,355 19,205 -24,150

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 848,467
East Midlands Airport 775,886
Dover 359,748
London Heathrow Airport 333,505
London Stansted Airport 241,689

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 / Eurotunnel 516,349 332,118 -184,231
East Midlands Airport 323,307 452,579 +129,272
Dover 120,424 239,324 +118,900
London Heathrow Airport 172,276 161,229 -11,047
London Stansted Airport 65,171 176,518 +111,347
Felixstowe 101,189 116,532 +15,343
Southampton 131,165 57,633 -73,532
London Gateway Port 10,508 109,392 +98,884
Immingham Docks 53,556 64,094 +10,538
Thamesport 50,486 32,433 -18,053

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 33
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 6
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 12
2025-10 10
2025-09 11
2025-08 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 43
54m+ 26
15m-54m 10
Other 5
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 £
United States 948,095
Nigeria 777,039
Norway 226,566
Saudi Arabia 76,019
Canada 70,760

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 £
United States 556,437 391,658 -164,779
Nigeria 0 777,039 +777,039
Norway 0 226,566 +226,566
Saudi Arabia 76,019 0 -76,019
Canada 62,227 8,533 -53,694
Ireland 21,067 29,001 +7,934
Netherlands 23,409 22,579 -830
Sweden 28,388 16,858 -11,530
Belgium 15,191 15,577 +386
Australia 20,824 6,878 -13,946

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 1,882
Ireland 1,633
China 233

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 1,482 400 -1,082
Ireland 1,021 612 -409
China 233 0 -233

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) 1,178,959
Air transport 1,160,316
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 142,333
Other 3,949

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) 32,607 1,146,352 +1,113,745
Air transport 819,246 341,070 -478,176
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 72,724 69,609 -3,115
Other 2,790 1,159 -1,631

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 812,820
London Stansted Airport 460,551
London Heathrow Airport 226,800
Southampton 185,900
East Midlands Airport 166,731

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 9,444 803,376 +793,932
London Stansted Airport 400,165 60,386 -339,779
London Heathrow Airport 90,458 136,342 +45,884
Southampton 2,352 183,548 +181,196
East Midlands Airport 96,651 70,080 -26,571
Immingham Docks 0 159,428 +159,428
ZLC 131,883 23,838 -108,045
Manchester Airport 31,354 48,319 +16,965
Dover / Eurotunnel 57,681 7,532 -50,149
Glasgow Airport 60,334 0 -60,334

Quick facts

HS code: 82079078

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

Description: Tools for working with materials other than metal