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 19,087,201
Romania 15,250,469
Germany 4,800,280
Belgium 3,958,053
India 1,826,224

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 9,894,242 9,192,959 -701,283
Romania 7,671,712 7,578,757 -92,955
Germany 2,572,010 2,228,270 -343,740
Belgium 1,211,942 2,746,111 +1,534,169
India 871,699 954,525 +82,826
Austria 567,752 287,244 -280,508
Netherlands 413,992 227,438 -186,554
France 417,230 108,072 -309,158
United States 298,047 204,539 -93,508
Italy 280,927 5,567 -275,360

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 23,161,844
Romania 15,572,962
Finland 3,932,415
Germany 2,228,569
India 1,846,619

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 12,520,290 10,641,554 -1,878,736
Romania 8,031,908 7,541,054 -490,854
Finland 1,212,330 2,720,085 +1,507,755
Germany 1,057,320 1,171,249 +113,929
India 872,585 974,034 +101,449
United States 285,188 246,016 -39,172
Austria 145,010 75,596 -69,414
Brazil 97,862 122,331 +24,469
Hungary 151,334 36,911 -114,423
Malaysia 86,243 92,484 +6,241

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 9
Inner London - West 8
Essex 7
Greater Manchester 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 - East 3 7 +4
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Essex 4 6 +2
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 6 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
West Midlands 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
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) 33,014,427
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,592,678
Air transport 1,989,236
Other 279,728
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) 15,799,861 17,214,566 +1,414,705
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,743,404 5,849,274 -1,894,130
Air transport 1,118,310 870,926 -247,384
Other 161,871 117,857 -44,014
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 12,184,822
London Gateway Port 6,204,948
Immingham Docks 6,011,810
London 5,633,466
Southampton 4,057,011

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 6,795,478 5,389,344 -1,406,134
London Gateway Port 1,822,297 4,382,651 +2,560,354
Immingham Docks 2,837,769 3,174,041 +336,272
London 2,924,276 2,709,190 -215,086
Southampton 2,524,510 1,532,501 -992,009
Dover 1,427,957 1,302,345 -125,612
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,846,401 846,685 -999,716
Hull 1,023,865 796,470 -227,395
Thamesport 344,098 1,115,300 +771,202
Killingholme 994,758 228,513 -766,245

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
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
8
Specialised construction activities
8
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 25
2026-04 21
2026-03 17
2026-02 22
2026-01 17

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 48
54m+ 34
0-1m 20
Other 14
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 2,388,182
Netherlands 443,497
Germany 257,602
France 245,850
Poland 243,401

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 1,303,195 1,084,987 -218,208
Netherlands 167,893 275,604 +107,711
Germany 59,444 198,158 +138,714
France 175,897 69,953 -105,944
Poland 56,096 187,305 +131,209
Cyprus 56,313 107,248 +50,935
United States 82,301 80,888 -1,413
United Arab Emirates 23,522 85,190 +61,668
Israel 0 100,728 +100,728
Malta 40,533 19,446 -21,087

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 255,110
Germany 65,228
XI 9,032
Ireland 8,237
Romania 3,845

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 137,236 117,874 -19,362
Germany 19,510 45,718 +26,208
XI 5,875 3,157 -2,718
Ireland 714 7,523 +6,809
Romania 1,591 2,254 +663
Brazil 0 3,355 +3,355
Malaysia 0 1,007 +1,007
Czechia 358 322 -36
India 342 66 -276
Hungary 169 0 -169

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) 3,540,166
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 600,813
Other 352,995
Air transport 285,683

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) 1,717,545 1,822,621 +105,076
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 167,308 433,505 +266,197
Other 170,164 182,831 +12,667
Air transport 186,667 99,016 -87,651

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,434,040
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,343,210
Liverpool Docks 698,170
000 352,995
London Gateway Port 212,881

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 695,852 738,188 +42,336
Dover / Eurotunnel 512,272 830,938 +318,666
Liverpool Docks 453,264 244,906 -208,358
000 170,164 182,831 +12,667
London Gateway Port 42,108 170,773 +128,665
Felixstowe 13,976 92,060 +78,084
ZLC 50,784 45,364 -5,420
London Heathrow Airport 72,012 22,289 -49,723
Immingham Docks 24,470 42,795 +18,325
Belfast Port 40,652 1,046 -39,606

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