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 5,577,043
Brazil 3,306,296
Ireland 2,559,068
China 1,814,084
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 2,960,740 2,616,303 -344,437
Brazil 2,070,178 1,236,118 -834,060
Ireland 1,295,992 1,263,076 -32,916
China 895,152 918,932 +23,780
Australia 438,342 634,952 +196,610
Netherlands 430,144 447,747 +17,603
Austria 544,344 260,763 -283,581
United States 208,885 277,301 +68,416
Italy 196,483 177,683 -18,800
France 196,019 146,351 -49,668

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 3,257,113
Germany 2,877,276
Ireland 2,733,907
China 2,273,483
United Kingdom 1,337,658

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 2,019,557 1,237,556 -782,001
Germany 1,759,621 1,117,655 -641,966
Ireland 1,334,271 1,399,636 +65,365
China 1,151,286 1,122,197 -29,089
United Kingdom 630,171 707,487 +77,316
Poland 517,983 528,203 +10,220
United States 407,250 359,181 -48,069
Turkey 330,007 309,663 -20,344
Austria 380,204 204,991 -175,213
Italy 236,318 205,204 -31,114

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 31
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15
West Yorkshire 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 24 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 11 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 9 -3
West Yorkshire 14 9 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 9 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 8 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 10 +0
Greater Manchester 11 8 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 7 +2
Kent 5 8 +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 10,987,955
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,329,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,776,205
Other 1,301,987
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 5,936,797 5,051,158 -885,639
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,737,692 1,591,722 -145,970
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,545,953 1,230,252 -315,701
Other 654,940 647,047 -7,893
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 4,573,006
Glasgow Airport 3,544,522
London Heathrow Airport 1,677,632
Immingham Docks 1,388,607
000 1,301,987

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 2,534,425 2,038,581 -495,844
Glasgow Airport 2,172,214 1,372,308 -799,906
London Heathrow Airport 669,586 1,008,046 +338,460
Immingham Docks 586,885 801,722 +214,837
000 654,940 647,047 -7,893
Dover 542,813 426,219 -116,594
London Gateway Port 420,563 542,234 +121,671
Felixstowe 409,800 367,657 -42,143
Birmingham Airport 266,842 429,491 +162,649
Eurotunnel 327,220 132,747 -194,473

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
84
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
19
Other manufacturing
17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 56
2026-04 52
2026-03 58
2026-02 53
2026-01 44

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+ 111
1m-15m 109
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 5,798,926
Germany 1,788,608
Austria 1,772,249
Denmark 1,739,010
Canada 1,223,688

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 3,114,759 2,684,167 -430,592
Germany 986,393 802,215 -184,178
Austria 765,137 1,007,112 +241,975
Denmark 1,264,184 474,826 -789,358
Canada 738,596 485,092 -253,504
United Arab Emirates 661,529 539,721 -121,808
Ireland 720,867 393,901 -326,966
Italy 738,466 234,300 -504,166
Australia 282,585 276,360 -6,225
Poland 283,659 202,850 -80,809

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 263,966
China 53,032
Brazil 20,670
Taiwan 1,477
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 263,513 453 -263,060
China 38,730 14,302 -24,428
Brazil 11,401 9,269 -2,132
Taiwan 809 668 -141
Japan 263 0 -263
Germany 188 1 -187
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 16,159,638
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,005,627
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,250,319
Other 404,617
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 9,270,555 6,889,083 -2,381,472
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,221,906 1,783,721 -438,185
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 830,552 419,767 -410,785
Other 338,299 66,318 -271,981
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 £
London Stansted Airport 5,138,076
East Midlands Airport 4,803,245
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,188,879
London Heathrow Airport 3,014,685
ZLC 2,121,502

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 Stansted Airport 2,692,568 2,445,508 -247,060
East Midlands Airport 3,055,579 1,747,666 -1,307,913
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,836,771 1,352,108 -484,663
London Heathrow Airport 1,613,941 1,400,744 -213,197
ZLC 1,336,113 785,389 -550,724
London Gateway Port 421,962 213,796 -208,166
Manchester Airport 304,232 164,498 -139,734
000 338,299 66,318 -271,981
Birmingham Airport 126,230 253,927 +127,697
Belfast Port 320,000 0 -320,000

Quick facts

HS code: 82079091

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

Description: Various tools specifically designed for metalworking tasks