Import/export HS code 84672951: Angle grinders

Used for cutting, grinding, or polishing at an angle

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 £
China 19,825,615
Romania 15,472,893
Germany 5,218,618
Belgium 3,760,936
India 1,795,855

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 10,220,081 9,605,534 -614,547
Romania 7,104,395 8,368,498 +1,264,103
Germany 2,898,717 2,319,901 -578,816
Belgium 833,102 2,927,834 +2,094,732
India 786,839 1,009,016 +222,177
Austria 526,602 348,759 -177,843
Netherlands 433,571 231,663 -201,908
France 424,283 173,873 -250,410
United States 222,012 280,574 +58,562
Italy 378,376 19,238 -359,138

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 24,258,502
Romania 15,946,181
Finland 3,719,842
Germany 2,360,361
India 1,816,250

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 13,023,645 11,234,857 -1,788,788
Romania 7,570,739 8,375,442 +804,703
Finland 829,703 2,890,139 +2,060,436
Germany 1,140,445 1,219,916 +79,471
India 787,725 1,028,525 +240,800
United States 210,456 320,748 +110,292
Hungary 205,336 36,911 -168,425
Brazil 108,066 115,886 +7,820
Austria 128,700 85,580 -43,120
Malaysia 86,449 101,920 +15,471

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 8
Essex 7
Greater Manchester 7
Inner London - East 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Essex 4 6 +2
Greater Manchester 3 6 +3
Inner London - East 3 5 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 6 +3
West Midlands 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0

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) 33,615,604
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,242,419
Air transport 2,156,354
Other 308,622
Road transport 4,414

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) 15,721,670 17,893,934 +2,172,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,356,924 6,885,495 -471,429
Air transport 1,196,822 959,532 -237,290
Other 175,122 133,500 -41,622
Road transport 0 4,414 +4,414

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,884,347
Immingham Docks 6,016,906
London Gateway Port 5,668,788
London 5,650,174
Southampton 4,279,991

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 £
Felixstowe 7,132,686 5,751,661 -1,381,025
Immingham Docks 1,934,492 4,082,414 +2,147,922
London Gateway Port 1,107,947 4,560,841 +3,452,894
London 2,961,662 2,688,512 -273,150
Southampton 2,727,067 1,552,924 -1,174,143
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,169,059 905,297 -1,263,762
Dover 1,447,094 1,443,536 -3,558
Hull 1,211,107 874,608 -336,499
Thamesport 303,405 1,048,255 +744,850
Killingholme 969,879 232,878 -737,001

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 51
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Specialised construction activities 10
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 21
2026-03 17
2026-02 22
2026-01 17
2025-12 26

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 51
54m+ 34
0-1m 21
Other 13
15m-54m 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 £
Ireland 2,530,364
Netherlands 445,520
France 327,890
Poland 251,653
Germany 223,277

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 £
Ireland 1,352,020 1,178,344 -173,676
Netherlands 87,232 358,288 +271,056
France 193,749 134,141 -59,608
Poland 40,695 210,958 +170,263
Germany 29,638 193,639 +164,001
United States 79,499 81,548 +2,049
United Arab Emirates 22,278 87,940 +65,662
Israel 5,450 98,308 +92,858
Cyprus 56,313 40,852 -15,461
Italy 45,754 18,798 -26,956

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 249,562
Germany 65,029
XI 9,333
Ireland 8,237
Romania 4,239

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 127,788 121,774 -6,014
Germany 12,879 52,150 +39,271
XI 5,703 3,630 -2,073
Ireland 562 7,675 +7,113
Romania 1,191 3,048 +1,857
Brazil 0 2,806 +2,806
Malaysia 0 1,007 +1,007
Czechia 358 322 -36
India 342 66 -276
Hungary 109 120 +11

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) 3,754,972
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 523,667
Other 349,944
Air transport 299,776
Road transport 1,022

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) 1,662,589 2,092,383 +429,794
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 173,404 350,263 +176,859
Other 157,325 192,619 +35,294
Air transport 185,465 114,311 -71,154
Road transport 1,022 0 -1,022

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,511,936
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,414,963
Liverpool Docks 694,228
000 349,944
London Gateway Port 214,381

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 £
Holyhead 772,267 739,669 -32,598
Dover / Eurotunnel 429,487 985,476 +555,989
Liverpool Docks 439,870 254,358 -185,512
000 157,325 192,619 +35,294
London Gateway Port 43,818 170,563 +126,745
ZLC 56,259 48,278 -7,981
Felixstowe 16,743 84,920 +68,177
London Heathrow Airport 59,853 36,366 -23,487
Immingham Docks 23,863 45,430 +21,567
London Stansted Airport 35,276 6,956 -28,320

Quick facts

HS code: 84672951

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

Description: Used for cutting, grinding, or polishing at an angle