Import/export HS code 846719: Various hand tools

Non-rotary hand tools for various 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 £
China 11,378,039
Japan 5,848,093
United States 4,243,528
Bulgaria 3,657,262
Taiwan 3,124,847

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 £
China 5,944,277 5,433,762 -510,515
Japan 3,687,905 2,160,188 -1,527,717
United States 1,787,213 2,456,315 +669,102
Bulgaria 2,139,170 1,518,092 -621,078
Taiwan 1,573,282 1,551,565 -21,717
Germany 1,326,962 1,192,093 -134,869
Belgium 716,985 887,537 +170,552
Italy 977,949 452,413 -525,536
Netherlands 715,151 627,349 -87,802
France 519,133 584,726 +65,593

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 £
China 15,696,593
Japan 6,087,975
Taiwan 5,117,286
United States 3,867,961
Germany 2,076,333

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 £
China 8,547,788 7,148,805 -1,398,983
Japan 3,750,297 2,337,678 -1,412,619
Taiwan 2,538,115 2,579,171 +41,056
United States 2,109,217 1,758,744 -350,473
Germany 1,100,799 975,534 -125,265
Italy 998,152 553,140 -445,012
United Kingdom 613,772 286,371 -327,401
India 373,946 391,182 +17,236
Canada 8,253 466,552 +458,299
France 171,353 244,283 +72,930

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 34
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 25
Greater Manchester 24
Shropshire and Staffordshire 21
West Yorkshire 21

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 28 24 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20 16 -4
Greater Manchester 18 14 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 16 15 -1
West Yorkshire 16 11 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 15 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 12 -4
Inner London - West 14 11 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 13 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 9 -3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,136,370
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,207,122
Air transport 8,806,478
Other 419,053
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 74,562

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,200,222 9,936,148 -1,264,074
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,277,245 3,929,877 -1,347,368
Air transport 4,446,438 4,360,040 -86,398
Other 308,150 110,903 -197,247
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 74,562 +74,562
Road transport 27,351 24,779 -2,572

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 11,507,073
Felixstowe 5,805,252
Dover 5,601,063
London Gateway Port 2,384,880
East Midlands Airport 1,811,283

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 £
Southampton 6,231,484 5,275,589 -955,895
Felixstowe 3,581,929 2,223,323 -1,358,606
Dover 3,353,123 2,247,940 -1,105,183
London Gateway Port 604,751 1,780,129 +1,175,378
East Midlands Airport 998,717 812,566 -186,151
London Heathrow Airport 869,884 866,306 -3,578
Birmingham Airport 654,001 694,218 +40,217
Manchester Airport 773,261 431,524 -341,737
London Stansted Airport 482,332 595,061 +112,729
Immingham Docks 460,202 471,752 +11,550

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
149
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
43
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
37
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
33
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 64
2026-04 60
2026-03 76
2026-02 63
2026-01 70

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 190
54m+ 146
0-1m 60
15m-54m 43
Other 33

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 5,896,362
Germany 3,995,780
Norway 1,706,760
France 1,477,319
Netherlands 1,367,329

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 2,962,113 2,934,249 -27,864
Germany 2,010,333 1,985,447 -24,886
Norway 1,077,890 628,870 -449,020
France 904,280 573,039 -331,241
Netherlands 756,478 610,851 -145,627
Ireland 643,029 569,524 -73,505
China 396,790 492,860 +96,070
United Arab Emirates 548,938 308,027 -240,911
Belgium 395,854 289,942 -105,912
Brazil 518,587 105,922 -412,665

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 256,152
XI 43,400
Taiwan 29,972
France 9,854
Japan 3,810

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 127,099 129,053 +1,954
XI 27,237 16,163 -11,074
Taiwan 19,636 10,336 -9,300
France 2,669 7,185 +4,516
Japan 0 3,810 +3,810
Hungary 460 1,456 +996
Czechia 1,184 0 -1,184
Ireland 892 177 -715
XL 0 735 +735
Germany 0 615 +615

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,472,801
Air transport 8,965,173
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,773,857
Other 383,887
Road transport 881

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,080,454 4,392,347 -688,107
Air transport 4,920,692 4,044,481 -876,211
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,651,659 3,122,198 -529,461
Other 202,920 180,967 -21,953
Road transport 0 881 +881

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,898,188
London Heathrow Airport 3,889,921
Felixstowe 3,337,866
East Midlands Airport 2,371,141
Southampton 1,592,638

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,624,718 3,273,470 -351,248
London Heathrow Airport 2,232,898 1,657,023 -575,875
Felixstowe 1,618,452 1,719,414 +100,962
East Midlands Airport 1,238,489 1,132,652 -105,837
Southampton 1,138,126 454,512 -683,614
ZLC 697,461 688,165 -9,296
London Gateway Port 645,633 431,014 -214,619
Immingham Docks 454,798 536,993 +82,195
Dover 446,734 244,882 -201,852
Aberdeen Airport 325,687 324,262 -1,425

Quick facts

HS code: 846719

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

Description: Non-rotary hand tools for various tasks