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 3,880,619
France 2,171,015
Belgium 1,825,459
Netherlands 739,216
United States 642,474

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 789,054 3,091,565 +2,302,511
France 548,337 1,622,678 +1,074,341
Belgium 962,261 863,198 -99,063
Netherlands 409,505 329,711 -79,794
United States 366,588 275,886 -90,702
China 340,392 247,331 -93,061
Luxembourg 347,884 51,181 -296,703
Ireland 70,415 82,039 +11,624
Taiwan 23,820 111,927 +88,107
Poland 87,276 37,962 -49,314

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 3,920,323
United States 1,808,495
France 1,509,246
Taiwan 893,654
China 838,170

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 821,230 3,099,093 +2,277,863
United States 1,069,947 738,548 -331,399
France 259,948 1,249,298 +989,350
Taiwan 429,869 463,785 +33,916
China 474,037 364,133 -109,904
Hungary 353,654 299,661 -53,993
Japan 160,378 113,159 -47,219
United Kingdom 141,695 104,063 -37,632
Thailand 70,892 98,447 +27,555
Italy 99,564 62,996 -36,568

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 16
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
West Central Scotland 9

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 7 12 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 5 -2
West Central Scotland 9 4 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 7 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 2 -5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 2 -3
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +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 7,330,232
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,580,095
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,062,402
Other 36,251
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 2,203,315 5,126,917 +2,923,602
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,446,639 1,133,456 -313,183
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 558,634 503,768 -54,866
Other 22,184 14,067 -8,117
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 5,487,835
London Gateway Port 1,493,292
Birmingham Airport 1,023,628
Southampton 457,333
Dover 408,137

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 1,264,442 4,223,393 +2,958,951
London Gateway Port 707,842 785,450 +77,608
Birmingham Airport 419,401 604,227 +184,826
Southampton 283,083 174,250 -108,833
Dover 231,483 176,654 -54,829
Eurotunnel 174,340 164,683 -9,657
Thamesport 274,162 62,883 -211,279
London Stansted Airport 176,343 158,202 -18,141
Felixstowe 166,838 136,256 -30,582
London Heathrow Airport 184,281 41,547 -142,734

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 58
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 22
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 28
2025-10 29
2025-09 27
2025-08 28

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+ 54
15m-54m 18
0-1m 17
Other 14

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 £
Singapore 390,403
China 352,986
Saudi Arabia 343,211
Netherlands 299,313
Ireland 188,578

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 £
Singapore 387,042 3,361 -383,681
China 2,426 350,560 +348,134
Saudi Arabia 340,597 2,614 -337,983
Netherlands 191,852 107,461 -84,391
Ireland 78,064 110,514 +32,450
Japan 46,475 103,573 +57,098
United Arab Emirates 70,372 79,563 +9,191
United States 110,438 35,262 -75,176
Norway 83,033 46,887 -36,146
Germany 53,527 40,494 -13,033

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 27,018
Hungary 7,180
XI 4,390
Taiwan 523
Indonesia 107

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 19,830 7,188 -12,642
Hungary 4,716 2,464 -2,252
XI 4,390 0 -4,390
Taiwan 523 0 -523
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 1,858,807
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,127,804
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 454,635
Other 39,658

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 878,585 980,222 +101,637
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 963,878 163,926 -799,952
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 349,118 105,517 -243,601
Other 29,667 9,991 -19,676

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 653,909
East Midlands Airport 645,735
Grangemouth Docks 346,013
Southampton 338,325
Dover / Eurotunnel 315,074

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 303,907 350,002 +46,095
East Midlands Airport 397,550 248,185 -149,365
Grangemouth Docks 313,695 32,318 -281,377
Southampton 338,325 0 -338,325
Dover / Eurotunnel 253,024 62,050 -190,974
ZLC 76,578 122,524 +45,946
Manchester Airport 35,728 151,289 +115,561
Immingham Docks 127,280 55,291 -71,989
London Gateway Port 69,433 27,743 -41,690
Newcastle Airport 0 75,326 +75,326

Quick facts

HS code: 84671110

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

Description: Used for cutting, grinding, or polishing metal