Import/export HS code 82079091: Metal tools

Various tools specifically designed for metalworking tasks

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* 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 5,328,966
Brazil 3,210,747
Ireland 2,455,690
China 1,748,444
Austria 772,780

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 2,146,624 3,182,342 +1,035,718
Brazil 1,654,162 1,556,585 -97,577
Ireland 1,218,225 1,237,465 +19,240
China 1,057,090 691,354 -365,736
Austria 479,614 293,166 -186,448
Netherlands 336,285 408,593 +72,308
Norway 691,181 0 -691,181
Australia 438,342 0 -438,342
United States 221,724 208,949 -12,775
France 164,006 180,433 +16,427

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 3,128,493
Germany 2,659,146
Ireland 2,579,513
China 2,154,893
United Kingdom 1,438,248

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 1,571,908 1,556,585 -15,323
Germany 1,153,954 1,505,192 +351,238
Ireland 1,359,739 1,219,774 -139,965
China 1,325,106 829,787 -495,319
United Kingdom 1,281,367 156,881 -1,124,486
Poland 686,701 574,535 -112,166
United States 357,339 330,784 -26,555
Austria 354,179 239,389 -114,790
Turkey 238,933 303,421 +64,488
Italy 206,739 208,642 +1,903

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 29
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 17
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
West Yorkshire 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14

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 21 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 10 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 13 +1
West Yorkshire 12 10 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 7 -4
Greater Manchester 9 7 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 8 +3
Inner London - West 6 6 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 9 +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 9,522,458
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,840,103
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,017,783
Other 1,263,781
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 4,882,180 4,640,278 -241,902
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,783,943 1,056,160 -1,727,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,292,200 1,725,583 +433,383
Other 274,725 989,056 +714,331
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 4,265,414
Glasgow Airport 3,268,678
Immingham Docks 2,078,378
000 1,263,781
London Gateway Port 992,761

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 2,123,004 2,142,410 +19,406
Glasgow Airport 1,620,105 1,648,573 +28,468
Immingham Docks 1,297,614 780,764 -516,850
000 274,725 989,056 +714,331
London Gateway Port 479,014 513,747 +34,733
London Heathrow Airport 678,980 248,465 -430,515
Dover 449,755 475,419 +25,664
Felixstowe 543,569 263,766 -279,803
Birmingham Airport 241,755 299,034 +57,279
Eurotunnel 237,217 267,813 +30,596

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 56
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 19
Other manufacturing 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 44
2025-11 53
2025-10 58
2025-09 54
2025-08 55

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
54m+ 115
1m-15m 108
15m-54m 34
0-1m 23
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 6,354,932
Denmark 1,840,415
Germany 1,786,541
Austria 1,696,806
United Arab Emirates 1,232,299

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 4,456,312 1,898,620 -2,557,692
Denmark 1,100,840 739,575 -361,265
Germany 1,117,138 669,403 -447,735
Austria 609,660 1,087,146 +477,486
United Arab Emirates 676,065 556,234 -119,831
Ireland 825,179 366,348 -458,831
Canada 677,739 490,747 -186,992
Italy 252,998 730,095 +477,097
Australia 225,804 296,886 +71,082
Poland 337,907 177,759 -160,148

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 378,668
China 60,599
Brazil 19,978
Taiwan 1,283
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 378,538 130 -378,408
China 36,772 23,827 -12,945
Brazil 9,203 10,775 +1,572
Taiwan 648 635 -13
Japan 0 263 +263
Germany 188 2 -186
Ireland 34 0 -34

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 16,477,326
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,198,039
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,293,280
Other 509,723
Road transport 30,137

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 9,491,760 6,985,566 -2,506,194
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,333,142 1,864,897 -468,245
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 583,077 710,203 +127,126
Other 433,521 76,202 -357,319
Road transport 30,137 0 -30,137

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,041,573
London Stansted Airport 4,570,994
London Heathrow Airport 3,773,645
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,534,148
ZLC 2,004,694

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 2,640,669 2,400,904 -239,765
London Stansted Airport 2,517,211 2,053,783 -463,428
London Heathrow Airport 2,838,517 935,128 -1,903,389
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,000,063 1,534,085 -465,978
ZLC 895,961 1,108,733 +212,772
London Gateway Port 454,029 207,284 -246,745
Manchester Airport 454,718 131,172 -323,546
000 433,521 76,202 -357,319
Belfast Port 0 320,000 +320,000
Birmingham Airport 117,344 183,344 +66,000

Quick facts

HS code: 82079091

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

Description: Various tools specifically designed for metalworking tasks