Import/export HS code 82079091: Metal tools

Various tools specifically designed for metalworking tasks

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  • 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 5,761,239
Brazil 3,478,636
Ireland 2,673,405
China 1,889,200
Australia 1,073,294

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 2,536,658 3,224,581 +687,923
Brazil 1,917,882 1,560,754 -357,128
Ireland 1,339,073 1,334,332 -4,741
China 950,657 938,543 -12,114
Australia 438,342 634,952 +196,610
Netherlands 389,666 510,736 +121,070
Austria 457,550 398,597 -58,953
United States 227,637 270,801 +43,164
France 172,305 199,607 +27,302
Italy 211,604 148,321 -63,283

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 £
Brazil 3,429,453
Germany 2,896,556
Ireland 2,841,225
China 2,355,078
United Kingdom 1,354,020

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 £
Brazil 1,867,261 1,562,192 -305,069
Germany 1,422,355 1,474,201 +51,846
Ireland 1,381,406 1,459,819 +78,413
China 1,205,529 1,149,549 -55,980
United Kingdom 630,793 723,227 +92,434
Poland 600,802 648,669 +47,867
United States 384,990 379,601 -5,389
Turkey 275,837 383,700 +107,863
Austria 321,268 327,426 +6,158
Italy 251,379 183,086 -68,293

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 30
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15
West Yorkshire 15

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
West Midlands 19 24 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 10 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 8 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 11 -1
West Yorkshire 12 10 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 10 +1
Greater Manchester 11 9 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 7 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 8 +4
Inner London - West 8 5 -3

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 11,187,430
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,478,516
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,073,852
Other 1,311,905
Road transport 5,119

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 5,505,904 5,681,526 +175,622
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,483,316 1,995,200 +511,884
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,738,674 1,335,178 -403,496
Other 526,598 785,307 +258,709
Road transport 5,119 0 -5,119

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,692,611
Glasgow Airport 3,707,958
London Heathrow Airport 1,596,333
Immingham Docks 1,574,408
000 1,311,905

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 2,306,087 2,386,524 +80,437
Glasgow Airport 2,034,455 1,673,503 -360,952
London Heathrow Airport 653,637 942,696 +289,059
Immingham Docks 651,059 923,349 +272,290
000 526,598 785,307 +258,709
Dover 446,215 583,819 +137,604
London Gateway Port 369,014 613,255 +244,241
Felixstowe 454,998 408,467 -46,531
Birmingham Airport 241,464 440,201 +198,737
Eurotunnel 224,443 264,798 +40,355

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 86
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 54
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 23
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 21
Other manufacturing 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 52
2026-03 58
2026-02 53
2026-01 44
2025-12 45

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 116
54m+ 115
15m-54m 32
0-1m 22
Other 21

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 6,662,559
Denmark 1,877,056
Germany 1,844,397
Austria 1,815,079
United Arab Emirates 1,326,471

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 3,886,187 2,776,372 -1,109,815
Denmark 1,223,930 653,126 -570,804
Germany 1,018,972 825,425 -193,547
Austria 697,453 1,117,626 +420,173
United Arab Emirates 741,333 585,138 -156,195
Canada 645,792 605,771 -40,021
Ireland 695,327 441,300 -254,027
Italy 782,803 276,446 -506,357
Australia 251,304 309,315 +58,011
Poland 335,101 193,076 -142,025

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 £
XI 263,726
China 56,454
Brazil 21,034
Taiwan 1,424
Japan 263

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 £
XI 263,508 218 -263,290
China 36,056 20,398 -15,658
Brazil 10,648 10,386 -262
Taiwan 735 689 -46
Japan 0 263 +263
Germany 187 2 -185
Ireland 34 8 -26

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 17,574,702
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,265,737
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,283,807
Other 406,940
Road transport 12,887

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 9,661,698 7,913,004 -1,748,694
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,306,969 1,958,768 -348,201
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 546,621 737,186 +190,565
Other 327,116 79,824 -247,292
Road transport 12,887 0 -12,887

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,258,572
London Stansted Airport 5,206,609
London Heathrow Airport 3,888,147
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,513,338
ZLC 2,128,149

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 3,138,890 2,119,682 -1,019,208
London Stansted Airport 2,601,466 2,605,143 +3,677
London Heathrow Airport 2,291,795 1,596,352 -695,443
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,904,212 1,609,126 -295,086
ZLC 1,078,692 1,049,457 -29,235
London Gateway Port 424,933 226,657 -198,276
Manchester Airport 347,514 214,589 -132,925
000 327,116 79,824 -247,292
Belfast Port 0 320,000 +320,000
Birmingham Airport 122,585 175,294 +52,709

Quick facts

HS code: 82079091

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

Description: Various tools specifically designed for metalworking tasks