Import/export HS code 84672985: Various hand tools

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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 43,979,945
Germany 13,783,964
United States 6,501,711
Netherlands 5,854,553
Belgium 5,357,268

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 23,411,352 20,568,593 -2,842,759
Germany 7,322,408 6,461,556 -860,852
United States 3,348,443 3,153,268 -195,175
Netherlands 3,154,085 2,700,468 -453,617
Belgium 3,110,122 2,247,146 -862,976
Austria 3,119,778 2,149,058 -970,720
Romania 2,343,784 1,864,163 -479,621
Italy 1,664,788 894,955 -769,833
Japan 1,638,004 755,491 -882,513
France 1,047,402 972,796 -74,606

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 50,359,610
Germany 12,908,827
United States 5,769,001
Romania 4,500,349
Austria 4,440,774

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 26,963,759 23,395,851 -3,567,908
Germany 6,700,626 6,208,201 -492,425
United States 2,907,560 2,861,441 -46,119
Romania 2,624,941 1,875,408 -749,533
Austria 2,915,306 1,525,468 -1,389,838
Mexico 2,532,307 1,870,897 -661,410
Japan 1,783,607 852,880 -930,727
Italy 1,442,740 949,746 -492,994
France 1,173,992 665,529 -508,463
Switzerland 947,638 760,695 -186,943

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 32
West Midlands 32
Inner London - West 29
Greater Manchester 27

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20 24 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22 24 +2
West Midlands 18 25 +7
Inner London - West 18 15 -3
Greater Manchester 16 21 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 21 17 -4
Essex 17 13 -4
West Yorkshire 13 13 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 15 +1
Outer London - West and North West 13 13 +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) 52,537,665
Air transport 25,725,858
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,873,996
Other 1,612,580
Road transport 91,276

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) 27,174,103 25,363,562 -1,810,541
Air transport 14,444,866 11,280,992 -3,163,874
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,681,794 9,192,202 -2,489,592
Other 1,125,403 487,177 -638,226
Road transport 0 91,276 +91,276

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 22,672,658
Southampton 11,686,164
London Gateway Port 9,503,600
Dover 6,830,391
Manchester Airport 6,288,213

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 12,940,668 9,731,990 -3,208,678
Southampton 6,758,726 4,927,438 -1,831,288
London Gateway Port 2,997,499 6,506,101 +3,508,602
Dover 3,425,775 3,404,616 -21,159
Manchester Airport 3,752,756 2,535,457 -1,217,299
Birmingham Airport 3,087,103 3,131,541 +44,438
London Heathrow Airport 2,768,989 1,796,418 -972,571
London 2,149,883 2,310,912 +161,029
East Midlands Airport 2,667,960 1,772,686 -895,274
Harwich 2,842,127 1,357,040 -1,485,087

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 199
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 85
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 33
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 32
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 88
2025-11 98
2025-10 112
2025-09 107
2025-08 91

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 229
54m+ 156
0-1m 91
15m-54m 51
Other 47

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 2,743,329
Netherlands 2,098,885
Germany 1,500,337
Belgium 1,463,429
United States 746,750

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 1,510,464 1,232,865 -277,599
Netherlands 1,143,181 955,704 -187,477
Germany 676,445 823,892 +147,447
Belgium 712,149 751,280 +39,131
United States 569,733 177,017 -392,716
France 428,404 242,166 -186,238
Italy 298,538 280,778 -17,760
Austria 429,660 24,912 -404,748
Poland 135,408 262,353 +126,945
Australia 230,452 67,157 -163,295

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 259,975
Germany 74,696
Czechia 9,762
Ireland 9,454
United States 7,423

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 162,846 97,129 -65,717
Germany 21,195 53,501 +32,306
Czechia 8,529 1,233 -7,296
Ireland 7,721 1,733 -5,988
United States 4,963 2,460 -2,503
XI 5,808 0 -5,808
Japan 1,162 3,206 +2,044
Italy 2,833 1,508 -1,325
Mexico 2,279 378 -1,901
Austria 1,893 376 -1,517

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) 9,759,370
Air transport 2,214,193
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,265,285
Other 468,604
Road transport 2,725

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) 5,196,150 4,563,220 -632,930
Air transport 1,347,689 866,504 -481,185
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 759,094 506,191 -252,903
Other 274,672 193,932 -80,740
Road transport 2,725 0 -2,725

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,564,512
Holyhead 1,674,016
Immingham Docks 1,165,919
London Heathrow Airport 776,952
East Midlands Airport 567,280

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 2,906,116 2,658,396 -247,720
Holyhead 814,776 859,240 +44,464
Immingham Docks 507,970 657,949 +149,979
London Heathrow Airport 595,285 181,667 -413,618
East Midlands Airport 279,230 288,050 +8,820
000 274,672 193,932 -80,740
Liverpool Docks 321,746 125,219 -196,527
Felixstowe 362,725 69,528 -293,197
ZLC 179,296 198,440 +19,144
Southampton 313,058 13,828 -299,230

Quick facts

HS code: 84672985

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

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