Import/export HS code 846719: Various hand tools

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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 9,751,405
Japan 5,511,681
Bulgaria 3,543,830
United States 2,906,103
Taiwan 2,701,251

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 5,607,670 4,143,735 -1,463,935
Japan 1,591,290 3,920,391 +2,329,101
Bulgaria 2,474,982 1,068,848 -1,406,134
United States 1,867,004 1,039,099 -827,905
Taiwan 1,447,172 1,254,079 -193,093
Germany 1,691,585 879,346 -812,239
Belgium 931,730 650,615 -281,115
Italy 1,093,008 481,649 -611,359
Netherlands 807,904 523,408 -284,496
France 545,903 281,888 -264,015

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 14,148,701
Japan 5,649,300
Taiwan 4,885,326
United States 3,344,083
Germany 1,795,655

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 8,619,538 5,529,163 -3,090,375
Japan 1,682,823 3,966,477 +2,283,654
Taiwan 2,780,237 2,105,089 -675,148
United States 2,144,765 1,199,318 -945,447
Germany 1,166,645 629,010 -537,635
Italy 1,140,781 501,735 -639,046
United Kingdom 527,251 316,212 -211,039
India 477,446 210,949 -266,497
Hungary 168,830 177,096 +8,266
France 180,438 112,817 -67,621

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 35
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 25
Greater Manchester 23
West Yorkshire 22
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 23 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22 11 -11
Greater Manchester 19 13 -6
West Yorkshire 16 13 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 13 -4
Inner London - West 15 11 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 13 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 12 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 15 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 11 +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) 18,032,818
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,204,399
Air transport 7,749,105
Other 432,978
Road transport 52,126

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) 9,114,366 8,918,452 -195,914
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,147,883 3,056,516 -3,091,367
Air transport 4,453,043 3,296,062 -1,156,981
Other 301,408 131,570 -169,838
Road transport 22,510 29,616 +7,106
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 22,679 +22,679

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 9,223,536
Felixstowe 5,683,239
Dover 5,390,977
London Gateway Port 1,855,311
East Midlands Airport 1,723,259

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 4,125,484 5,098,052 +972,568
Felixstowe 3,665,749 2,017,490 -1,648,259
Dover 3,821,974 1,569,003 -2,252,971
London Gateway Port 519,750 1,335,561 +815,811
East Midlands Airport 1,015,413 707,846 -307,567
London Heathrow Airport 846,478 648,034 -198,444
Birmingham Airport 684,255 553,649 -130,606
Manchester Airport 747,851 397,391 -350,460
Eurotunnel 702,988 273,263 -429,725
London Stansted Airport 552,817 368,859 -183,958

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. 44
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 35
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 70
2025-11 73
2025-10 74
2025-09 72
2025-08 75

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 179
54m+ 149
0-1m 57
15m-54m 46
Other 30

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 5,379,033
Germany 3,766,356
Norway 1,531,687
France 1,406,055
Netherlands 1,336,947

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 2,631,290 2,747,743 +116,453
Germany 2,295,891 1,470,465 -825,426
Norway 750,409 781,278 +30,869
France 893,964 512,091 -381,873
Netherlands 721,049 615,898 -105,151
Ireland 533,614 559,325 +25,711
United Arab Emirates 568,884 218,067 -350,817
China 320,151 423,866 +103,715
Belgium 377,595 249,720 -127,875
Brazil 30,493 555,866 +525,373

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 199,384
XI 41,398
Taiwan 28,530
France 6,299
Japan 1,915

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 96,389 102,995 +6,606
XI 27,432 13,966 -13,466
Taiwan 19,631 8,899 -10,732
France 2,440 3,859 +1,419
Japan 0 1,915 +1,915
Hungary 292 914 +622
Czechia 1,184 0 -1,184
Ireland 891 73 -818
Switzerland 105 158 +53
Sweden 74 0 -74

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) 8,823,789
Air transport 8,154,659
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,199,238
Other 312,001
Road transport 1,175

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) 5,041,184 3,782,605 -1,258,579
Air transport 4,392,021 3,762,638 -629,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,023,531 3,175,707 +152,176
Other 164,670 147,331 -17,339
Road transport 1,175 0 -1,175

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,367,595
London Heathrow Airport 3,352,228
Felixstowe 2,867,785
East Midlands Airport 2,180,217
Southampton 1,790,026

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 3,778,111 2,589,484 -1,188,627
London Heathrow Airport 1,999,302 1,352,926 -646,376
Felixstowe 702,972 2,164,813 +1,461,841
East Midlands Airport 1,158,793 1,021,424 -137,369
Southampton 1,327,352 462,674 -864,678
ZLC 738,353 575,942 -162,411
London Gateway Port 664,491 384,323 -280,168
Immingham Docks 445,699 533,203 +87,504
Dover 420,864 247,402 -173,462
Aberdeen Airport 73,604 460,928 +387,324

Quick facts

HS code: 846719

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

Description: Non-rotary hand tools for various tasks