Import/export HS code 846789: 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 55,040,841
Germany 33,598,145
France 18,052,734
United States 13,576,065
Sweden 6,906,612

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 32,112,348 22,928,493 -9,183,855
Germany 17,801,583 15,796,562 -2,005,021
France 9,366,678 8,686,056 -680,622
United States 9,744,428 3,831,637 -5,912,791
Sweden 3,637,133 3,269,479 -367,654
Netherlands 3,536,552 2,348,944 -1,187,608
Denmark 3,113,249 1,341,500 -1,771,749
Italy 1,767,556 1,162,632 -604,924
Austria 1,691,879 1,040,194 -651,685
Ireland 1,146,856 1,523,897 +377,041

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 55,813,851
Germany 34,471,692
United States 19,271,281
France 16,479,374
Sweden 4,994,805

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 33,993,409 21,820,442 -12,172,967
Germany 18,840,559 15,631,133 -3,209,426
United States 12,180,385 7,090,896 -5,089,489
France 8,438,946 8,040,428 -398,518
Sweden 2,692,091 2,302,714 -389,377
Japan 2,058,262 2,022,812 -35,450
Italy 2,023,320 1,209,422 -813,898
United Kingdom 1,040,753 2,028,179 +987,426
Netherlands 1,796,055 1,193,586 -602,469
Poland 1,148,862 1,106,869 -41,993

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 36
Inner London - West 31
North Eastern Scotland 28
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 26
Greater Manchester 24

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 29 21 -8
Inner London - West 19 22 +3
North Eastern Scotland 22 16 -6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 21 17 -4
Greater Manchester 17 14 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 13 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 13 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 10 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 13 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 14 -4

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) 68,715,425
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 66,631,389
Air transport 20,287,673
Other 3,229,483
Rail transport 51,094

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) 42,396,318 26,319,107 -16,077,211
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,808,195 30,823,194 -4,985,001
Air transport 11,299,359 8,988,314 -2,311,045
Other 2,526,737 702,746 -1,823,991
Rail transport 0 51,094 +51,094
Road transport 23,072 19,060 -4,012

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 31,336,855
Dover 26,900,493
Eurotunnel 23,748,218
Southampton 19,425,388
London Gateway Port 10,857,568

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 22,242,107 9,094,748 -13,147,359
Dover 14,965,820 11,934,673 -3,031,147
Eurotunnel 11,738,085 12,010,133 +272,048
Southampton 11,937,496 7,487,892 -4,449,604
London Gateway Port 3,082,017 7,775,551 +4,693,534
Immingham Docks 4,263,274 3,415,565 -847,709
Birmingham Airport 3,794,749 3,053,642 -741,107
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,373,598 1,561,359 -812,239
London Heathrow Airport 1,913,101 1,520,582 -392,519
000 2,526,737 702,746 -1,823,991

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 163
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 58
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 47
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 37
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 35

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 93
2025-11 98
2025-10 101
2025-09 110
2025-08 121

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 216
54m+ 183
15m-54m 74
0-1m 63
Other 42

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 10,787,283
Denmark 3,706,904
United States 3,493,571
United Arab Emirates 3,299,598
Netherlands 3,289,054

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 7,119,359 3,667,924 -3,451,435
Denmark 2,222,149 1,484,755 -737,394
United States 1,859,373 1,634,198 -225,175
United Arab Emirates 2,269,939 1,029,659 -1,240,280
Netherlands 2,023,849 1,265,205 -758,644
China 2,516,919 482,031 -2,034,888
France 1,637,096 1,301,008 -336,088
Belgium 1,325,523 1,331,588 +6,065
Germany 1,499,630 1,135,638 -363,992
Norway 2,097,173 514,218 -1,582,955

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 1,786,604
XI 1,229,573
Ireland 150,664
Japan 47,505
Italy 45,382

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 852,746 933,858 +81,112
XI 1,087,650 141,923 -945,727
Ireland 113,891 36,773 -77,118
Japan 26,425 21,080 -5,345
Italy 24,673 20,709 -3,964
Germany 17,562 17,843 +281
United States 21,548 4,679 -16,869
Sweden 2,450 5,979 +3,529
Netherlands 506 5,063 +4,557
France 2,211 1,673 -538

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) 26,144,504
Air transport 20,194,893
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,293,788
Other 3,931,498
Road transport 3,578

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) 16,892,247 9,252,257 -7,639,990
Air transport 12,970,481 7,224,412 -5,746,069
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,450,633 4,843,155 -1,607,478
Other 2,467,094 1,464,404 -1,002,690
Road transport 3,578 0 -3,578

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,723,459
London Heathrow Airport 8,646,995
Immingham Docks 5,053,309
London Gateway Port 5,015,728
Liverpool Docks 4,708,857

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 6,242,767 4,480,692 -1,762,075
London Heathrow Airport 5,387,298 3,259,697 -2,127,601
Immingham Docks 3,447,642 1,605,667 -1,841,975
London Gateway Port 3,075,997 1,939,731 -1,136,266
Liverpool Docks 3,785,588 923,269 -2,862,319
000 2,467,094 1,464,404 -1,002,690
Holyhead 1,953,647 1,578,471 -375,176
East Midlands Airport 2,395,179 1,108,657 -1,286,522
ZLC 1,567,878 1,308,087 -259,791
Manchester Airport 1,561,349 422,447 -1,138,902

Quick facts

HS code: 846789

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

Description: Includes a variety of handheld tools for different uses