Import/export HS code 846711: Rotary hand tools

Tools like drills and grinders that rotate for cutting or polishing

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 7,470,040
Belgium 6,835,670
France 5,895,873
United States 2,949,999
China 2,854,731

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 1,157,882 6,312,158 +5,154,276
Belgium 3,183,245 3,652,425 +469,180
France 1,875,665 4,020,208 +2,144,543
United States 1,413,620 1,536,379 +122,759
China 1,484,809 1,369,922 -114,887
Taiwan 1,035,688 773,580 -262,108
Netherlands 943,300 718,479 -224,821
Italy 653,229 829,209 +175,980
Canada 469,440 252,557 -216,883
Poland 268,080 115,456 -152,624

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 £
Germany 7,890,576
United States 5,080,181
Taiwan 4,879,364
China 3,613,910
France 3,542,536

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 £
Germany 1,174,216 6,716,360 +5,542,144
United States 2,569,950 2,510,231 -59,719
Taiwan 2,601,077 2,278,287 -322,790
China 2,050,197 1,563,713 -486,484
France 954,559 2,587,977 +1,633,418
Hungary 780,096 1,346,119 +566,023
Italy 723,536 980,796 +257,260
Sweden 604,327 569,838 -34,489
Canada 449,483 259,990 -189,493
Japan 342,102 239,956 -102,146

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 27
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 23
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 19
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19

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 18 19 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 12 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 15 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 11 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 13 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 10 -3
Inner London - West 12 6 -6
North Eastern Scotland 9 10 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 12 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 10 +1

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 18,547,075
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,375,379
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,327,369
Other 591,220
Road transport 12,689

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 6,335,719 12,211,356 +5,875,637
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,431,348 4,944,031 -487,317
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,084,739 3,242,630 +1,157,891
Other 178,662 412,558 +233,896
Road transport 6,400 6,289 -111

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 11,236,148
London Gateway Port 4,537,212
Birmingham Airport 2,576,423
Felixstowe 2,144,306
Southampton 2,133,685

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 2,969,859 8,266,289 +5,296,430
London Gateway Port 2,146,854 2,390,358 +243,504
Birmingham Airport 1,264,161 1,312,262 +48,101
Felixstowe 1,288,931 855,375 -433,556
Southampton 1,166,373 967,312 -199,061
London Stansted Airport 852,432 1,095,002 +242,570
Dover 572,249 1,280,701 +708,452
London Heathrow Airport 792,351 856,203 +63,852
Eurotunnel 562,712 1,059,740 +497,028
Thamesport 704,295 485,101 -219,194

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
125
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
40
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
25

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 57
2026-04 63
2026-03 58
2026-02 68
2026-01 63

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 168
54m+ 120
0-1m 48
15m-54m 37
Other 29

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 2,376,708
South Korea 1,426,270
Netherlands 1,231,823
France 1,162,980
China 1,131,043

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 1,760,938 615,770 -1,145,168
South Korea 487,601 938,669 +451,068
Netherlands 721,226 510,597 -210,629
France 831,924 331,056 -500,868
China 389,222 741,821 +352,599
Norway 427,340 650,781 +223,441
Italy 314,329 480,045 +165,716
Ireland 391,128 297,383 -93,745
Spain 120,747 511,945 +391,198
Singapore 451,499 39,663 -411,836

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 163,285
China 27,578
Hungary 14,232
Taiwan 7,611
Germany 6,522

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 81,790 81,495 -295
China 19,177 8,401 -10,776
Hungary 8,659 5,573 -3,086
Taiwan 4,194 3,417 -777
Germany 2,717 3,805 +1,088
Finland 3,046 1,326 -1,720
Italy 0 2,873 +2,873
France 1,557 0 -1,557
Netherlands 306 79 -227
Ireland 0 234 +234

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 10,575,950
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,333,181
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,570,724
Other 238,429

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 5,257,594 5,318,356 +60,762
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,801,537 1,531,644 -269,893
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,794,132 776,592 -1,017,540
Other 127,745 110,684 -17,061

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,891,842
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,616,796
East Midlands Airport 1,885,764
ZLC 1,885,478
Birmingham Airport 999,068

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 Heathrow Airport 2,651,528 2,240,314 -411,214
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,426,320 1,190,476 -235,844
East Midlands Airport 864,100 1,021,664 +157,564
ZLC 775,260 1,110,218 +334,958
Birmingham Airport 595,337 403,731 -191,606
Southampton 683,694 202,912 -480,782
London Gateway Port 421,988 202,699 -219,289
Aberdeen Docks 336,004 109,622 -226,382
Manchester Airport 142,922 237,621 +94,699
Immingham Docks 204,205 116,001 -88,204

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 846711

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

Description: Tools like drills and grinders that rotate for cutting or polishing