Import/export HS code 84671110: Metalworking rotary tools

Used for cutting, grinding, or polishing 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 5,956,359
France 2,968,171
Belgium 2,075,764
Netherlands 761,215
United States 685,153

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 657,344 5,299,015 +4,641,671
France 566,240 2,401,931 +1,835,691
Belgium 1,090,019 985,745 -104,274
Netherlands 395,381 365,834 -29,547
United States 280,792 404,361 +123,569
China 332,613 315,410 -17,203
Luxembourg 308,590 111,129 -197,461
Ireland 85,629 93,241 +7,612
Taiwan 50,510 109,395 +58,885
Italy 50,831 87,947 +37,116

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 6,009,080
France 2,179,339
United States 2,003,615
Taiwan 949,796
China 886,030

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 738,600 5,270,480 +4,531,880
France 272,653 1,906,686 +1,634,033
United States 971,375 1,032,240 +60,865
Taiwan 445,528 504,268 +58,740
China 475,566 410,464 -65,102
Hungary 387,450 466,942 +79,492
Japan 170,857 128,993 -41,864
Italy 90,483 167,397 +76,914
United Kingdom 145,595 98,730 -46,865
Thailand 76,754 107,414 +30,660

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8

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 5 12 +7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 5 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 3 -4
West Central Scotland 8 4 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 2 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 2 -4
North Eastern Scotland 4 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 £
Air transport 9,420,466
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,673,163
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,239,068
Other 35,830
Road transport 7,580

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 2,214,400 7,206,066 +4,991,666
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,318,585 1,354,578 +35,993
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 499,543 1,739,525 +1,239,982
Other 21,653 14,177 -7,476
Road transport 6,400 1,180 -5,220

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,243,310
London Gateway Port 1,624,669
Birmingham Airport 1,115,275
Eurotunnel 942,454
Dover 914,750

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 1,227,264 6,016,046 +4,788,782
London Gateway Port 689,977 934,692 +244,715
Birmingham Airport 453,060 662,215 +209,155
Eurotunnel 149,446 793,008 +643,562
Dover 204,251 710,499 +506,248
London Stansted Airport 226,368 273,849 +47,481
Southampton 251,471 185,213 -66,258
Thamesport 219,206 137,173 -82,033
London Heathrow Airport 147,982 141,766 -6,216
Felixstowe 146,964 113,580 -33,384

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 59
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 20
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Other manufacturing 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 24
2026-03 28
2026-02 26
2026-01 24
2025-12 25

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 74
54m+ 50
0-1m 18
15m-54m 15
Other 13

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 £
South Korea 437,875
Singapore 389,415
China 352,986
Saudi Arabia 331,380
Netherlands 286,639

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 £
South Korea 0 437,875 +437,875
Singapore 389,415 0 -389,415
China 7,799 345,187 +337,388
Saudi Arabia 326,819 4,561 -322,258
Netherlands 217,917 68,722 -149,195
Norway 99,429 168,566 +69,137
United Arab Emirates 61,698 129,675 +67,977
Japan 85,459 99,445 +13,986
Ireland 116,101 60,062 -56,039
United States 117,984 31,418 -86,566

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 £
China 22,887
Hungary 6,789
XI 4,390
Taiwan 837
Ireland 234

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 £
China 15,258 7,629 -7,629
Hungary 4,363 2,426 -1,937
XI 4,390 0 -4,390
Taiwan 379 458 +79
Ireland 0 234 +234
Indonesia 0 107 +107
Thailand 0 55 +55
Japan 0 32 +32

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 2,326,769
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,175,013
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 503,841
Other 35,684

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 974,138 1,352,631 +378,493
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 907,156 267,857 -639,299
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 225,746 278,095 +52,349
Other 24,598 11,086 -13,512

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,125,434
East Midlands Airport 642,534
Southampton 361,921
Grangemouth Docks 346,013
Dover / Eurotunnel 284,845

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 323,231 802,203 +478,972
East Midlands Airport 430,531 212,003 -218,528
Southampton 338,325 23,596 -314,729
Grangemouth Docks 313,695 32,318 -281,377
Dover / Eurotunnel 150,448 134,397 -16,051
Immingham Docks 167,347 50,257 -117,090
ZLC 114,404 77,008 -37,396
Manchester Airport 39,928 148,489 +108,561
Aberdeen Docks 56,095 101,735 +45,640
Tyne 21,531 86,537 +65,006

Quick facts

HS code: 84671110

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

Description: Used for cutting, grinding, or polishing metal