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 6,573,484
France 2,867,867
Belgium 1,924,844
Netherlands 711,769
United States 692,413

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 600,897 5,972,587 +5,371,690
France 641,146 2,226,721 +1,585,575
Belgium 1,033,117 891,727 -141,390
Netherlands 394,353 317,416 -76,937
United States 305,951 386,462 +80,511
China 298,926 317,743 +18,817
Luxembourg 232,946 97,910 -135,036
Ireland 72,423 94,929 +22,506
Taiwan 61,479 95,598 +34,119
Italy 50,351 86,678 +36,327

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 6,596,512
France 2,198,906
United States 1,804,712
Taiwan 900,685
China 848,185

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 690,420 5,906,092 +5,215,672
France 259,915 1,938,991 +1,679,076
United States 993,697 811,015 -182,682
Taiwan 471,902 428,783 -43,119
China 446,706 401,479 -45,227
Hungary 335,466 452,421 +116,955
Japan 152,307 115,689 -36,618
Italy 87,720 163,119 +75,399
United Kingdom 128,795 94,487 -34,308
Thailand 69,939 95,461 +25,522

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7

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 8 10 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 5 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
West Central Scotland 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 1 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 3 -3
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 9,583,837
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,484,338
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,438,732
Other 28,594
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 2,085,071 7,498,766 +5,413,695
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,363,087 1,121,251 -241,836
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 466,738 1,971,994 +1,505,256
Other 18,901 9,693 -9,208
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 7,430,602
London Gateway Port 1,504,965
Dover 1,184,641
Birmingham Airport 1,119,391
Eurotunnel 903,229

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 1,061,271 6,369,331 +5,308,060
London Gateway Port 813,329 691,636 -121,693
Dover 217,622 967,019 +749,397
Birmingham Airport 502,423 616,968 +114,545
Eurotunnel 132,744 770,485 +637,741
London Stansted Airport 233,959 248,273 +14,314
Southampton 237,390 207,403 -29,987
Thamesport 178,779 134,064 -44,715
London Heathrow Airport 145,598 154,266 +8,668
Felixstowe 103,018 113,580 +10,562

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
57
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
19
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
15
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
2026-05 23
2026-04 24
2026-03 28
2026-02 26
2026-01 24

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 71
54m+ 46
0-1m 19
15m-54m 15
Other 10

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 351,736
Norway 225,396
United Arab Emirates 202,163

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 6,549 345,187 +338,638
Norway 56,830 168,566 +111,736
United Arab Emirates 51,907 150,256 +98,349
Japan 85,459 106,945 +21,486
Ireland 114,876 63,199 -51,677
Netherlands 149,693 17,455 -132,238
United States 108,406 35,542 -72,864
Italy 6,336 91,717 +85,381

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 21,982
Hungary 6,512
XI 3,239
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 15,769 6,213 -9,556
Hungary 4,220 2,292 -1,928
XI 3,239 0 -3,239
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 2,154,940
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 754,290
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 482,780
Other 33,351

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 841,974 1,312,966 +470,992
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 527,792 226,498 -301,294
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 193,668 289,112 +95,444
Other 23,815 9,536 -14,279

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,108,591
East Midlands Airport 510,260
Southampton 360,910
Dover / Eurotunnel 257,325
Manchester Airport 205,010

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 323,459 785,132 +461,673
East Midlands Airport 336,229 174,031 -162,198
Southampton 337,314 23,596 -313,718
Dover / Eurotunnel 120,921 136,404 +15,483
Manchester Airport 39,928 165,082 +125,154
Aberdeen Docks 56,095 107,753 +51,658
ZLC 91,479 63,792 -27,687
Tyne 66,811 43,935 -22,876
London Gateway Port 42,080 56,467 +14,387
Immingham Docks 50,824 45,480 -5,344

Quick facts

HS code: 84671110

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

Description: Used for cutting, grinding, or polishing metal