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 50,092,745
Germany 14,511,645
Netherlands 6,904,285
United States 6,357,054
Austria 5,980,540

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 24,179,448 25,913,297 +1,733,849
Germany 7,861,478 6,650,167 -1,211,311
Netherlands 3,529,921 3,374,364 -155,557
United States 3,564,280 2,792,774 -771,506
Austria 3,475,445 2,505,095 -970,350
Belgium 2,403,133 2,671,802 +268,669
Romania 1,991,735 1,684,010 -307,725
Italy 1,612,387 1,316,326 -296,061
Japan 1,475,775 881,339 -594,436
France 870,815 1,347,897 +477,082

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 55,961,062
Germany 13,531,465
United States 5,711,754
Mexico 5,205,851
Austria 4,364,913

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 26,939,888 29,021,174 +2,081,286
Germany 7,176,956 6,354,509 -822,447
United States 3,385,460 2,326,294 -1,059,166
Mexico 2,861,037 2,344,814 -516,223
Austria 3,097,340 1,267,573 -1,829,767
Romania 2,272,312 1,714,287 -558,025
Japan 1,628,808 1,163,720 -465,088
Italy 1,402,966 1,282,679 -120,287
France 1,184,900 857,997 -326,903
Switzerland 919,435 974,650 +55,215

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 35
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
West Midlands 22 24 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 23 25 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 22 +1
Inner London - West 18 15 -3
Greater Manchester 18 17 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 20 +1
West Yorkshire 16 15 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13 17 +4
Essex 19 14 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 14 +1

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) 56,915,685
Air transport 28,917,820
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,988,452
Other 1,462,421
Road transport 92,621

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) 27,918,209 28,997,476 +1,079,267
Air transport 15,226,675 13,691,145 -1,535,530
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,556,627 10,431,825 -1,124,802
Other 1,242,325 220,096 -1,022,229
Road transport 0 92,621 +92,621

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 22,951,117
Southampton 12,853,725
London Gateway Port 12,115,295
Birmingham Airport 7,327,601
Dover 7,101,983

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 12,648,727 10,302,390 -2,346,337
Southampton 7,034,980 5,818,745 -1,216,235
London Gateway Port 4,196,693 7,918,602 +3,721,909
Birmingham Airport 3,474,800 3,852,801 +378,001
Dover 2,995,292 4,106,691 +1,111,399
Manchester Airport 3,972,839 2,992,271 -980,568
London Heathrow Airport 2,796,778 2,044,536 -752,242
London 2,135,456 2,465,918 +330,462
East Midlands Airport 2,663,016 1,860,650 -802,366
Harwich 2,890,655 1,062,906 -1,827,749

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
215
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
94
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
36
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
33
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 108
2026-04 114
2026-03 108
2026-02 92
2026-01 88

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 256
54m+ 167
0-1m 94
15m-54m 54
Other 50

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 2,981,740
Netherlands 2,506,383
Germany 2,499,788
Belgium 1,573,030
United States 801,338

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 1,499,210 1,482,530 -16,680
Netherlands 1,187,093 1,319,290 +132,197
Germany 642,260 1,857,528 +1,215,268
Belgium 850,476 722,554 -127,922
United States 591,892 209,446 -382,446
Poland 264,782 515,943 +251,161
Italy 278,935 500,806 +221,871
France 321,247 263,322 -57,925
Switzerland 145,709 250,923 +105,214
Austria 142,226 170,438 +28,212

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 264,992
Germany 107,409
Czechia 10,169
Ireland 9,858
United States 6,961

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 163,813 101,179 -62,634
Germany 23,968 83,441 +59,473
Czechia 8,525 1,644 -6,881
Ireland 8,051 1,807 -6,244
United States 3,671 3,290 -381
Japan 1,203 4,672 +3,469
Italy 2,794 1,717 -1,077
Mexico 2,468 189 -2,279
Romania 639 1,625 +986
Sweden 642 1,332 +690

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) 12,472,482
Air transport 2,439,030
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,183,948
Other 485,019

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) 5,048,320 7,424,162 +2,375,842
Air transport 1,355,329 1,083,701 -271,628
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 656,331 527,617 -128,714
Other 264,577 220,442 -44,135

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,716,491
Holyhead 1,910,140
Immingham Docks 1,319,708
London Heathrow Airport 876,168
East Midlands Airport 631,883

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 2,574,628 5,141,863 +2,567,235
Holyhead 827,044 1,083,096 +256,052
Immingham Docks 640,502 679,206 +38,704
London Heathrow Airport 570,963 305,205 -265,758
East Midlands Airport 276,539 355,344 +78,805
Felixstowe 374,379 114,411 -259,968
000 264,577 220,442 -44,135
Liverpool Docks 263,628 159,494 -104,134
London 189,096 212,177 +23,081
ZLC 213,580 183,547 -30,033

Quick facts

HS code: 84672985

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

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