Import/export HS code 84148022: Small air or gas equipment

Machines with a flow rate of 60 m³ per minute or less

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* 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 20,078,417
Italy 10,313,729
Germany 8,752,680
France 5,762,125
Netherlands 4,400,745

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 9,965,722 10,112,695 +146,973
Italy 6,034,093 4,279,636 -1,754,457
Germany 4,269,587 4,483,093 +213,506
France 4,032,676 1,729,449 -2,303,227
Netherlands 2,150,151 2,250,594 +100,443
Belgium 1,944,717 1,327,905 -616,812
Poland 1,191,258 1,437,877 +246,619
Austria 804,955 939,799 +134,844
Thailand 909,384 834,067 -75,317
Slovakia 999,207 701,249 -297,958

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 24,653,502
Italy 11,626,529
Germany 6,226,188
Poland 4,183,633
United States 3,653,004

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 12,351,658 12,301,844 -49,814
Italy 6,646,901 4,979,628 -1,667,273
Germany 3,174,377 3,051,811 -122,566
Poland 1,886,574 2,297,059 +410,485
United States 2,480,097 1,172,907 -1,307,190
France 1,766,096 712,387 -1,053,709
Sweden 1,521,947 419,660 -1,102,287
Thailand 989,803 839,737 -150,066
Slovakia 1,000,186 708,497 -291,689
Austria 714,799 932,064 +217,265

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 38
Greater Manchester 20
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 17
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15

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 29 31 +2
Greater Manchester 15 14 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 12 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 9 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 10 -3
West Midlands 9 11 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Cheshire 9 9 +0
Kent 5 10 +5
Essex 9 9 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,569,600
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,867,285
Air transport 8,727,096
Other 2,019,117
Road transport 110,782

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,187,345 12,382,255 -3,805,090
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,759,898 14,107,387 +347,489
Air transport 4,348,387 4,378,709 +30,322
Other 1,536,967 482,150 -1,054,817
Road transport 0 110,782 +110,782
Rail transport 1,498 0 -1,498

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 10,288,253
Felixstowe 9,528,044
Eurotunnel 7,938,145
Southampton 7,386,893
London Gateway Port 6,571,269

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 £
Dover 6,218,423 4,069,830 -2,148,593
Felixstowe 6,175,026 3,353,018 -2,822,008
Eurotunnel 4,133,644 3,804,501 -329,143
Southampton 4,839,699 2,547,194 -2,292,505
London Gateway Port 1,319,962 5,251,307 +3,931,345
Birmingham Airport 1,522,241 1,447,032 -75,209
London 1,336,249 1,173,084 -163,165
Thamesport 1,088,507 1,369,977 +281,470
Purfleet 1,047,595 1,188,248 +140,653
Oxford Airport 1,049,127 1,091,574 +42,447

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
91
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
40
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
27
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 86
2026-04 80
2026-03 82
2026-02 75
2026-01 71

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
54m+ 133
1m-15m 129
15m-54m 37
Other 25
0-1m 18

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 4,399,994
United States 1,293,031
Germany 1,178,439
France 1,001,761
Poland 846,092

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 2,467,755 1,932,239 -535,516
United States 734,321 558,710 -175,611
Germany 400,770 777,669 +376,899
France 494,529 507,232 +12,703
Poland 464,080 382,012 -82,068
Netherlands 391,539 381,292 -10,247
Italy 301,487 361,050 +59,563
Spain 94,957 198,720 +103,763
Belgium 163,222 101,673 -61,549
Democratic Republic of the Congo 146,000 0 -146,000

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 121,282
XI 46,090
Taiwan 17,084
France 15,582
Ireland 12,321

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 84,495 36,787 -47,708
XI 13,108 32,982 +19,874
Taiwan 6,173 10,911 +4,738
France 5,540 10,042 +4,502
Ireland 8,993 3,328 -5,665
Sweden 2,804 8,429 +5,625
United States 3,583 2,290 -1,293
Viet Nam 935 4,135 +3,200
Mexico 1,143 3,369 +2,226

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) 9,379,232
Air transport 2,792,300
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 978,410
Other 246,743

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) 4,843,208 4,536,024 -307,184
Air transport 1,578,854 1,213,446 -365,408
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 413,149 565,261 +152,112
Other 129,821 116,922 -12,899

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,853,729
Holyhead 3,611,324
London Heathrow Airport 1,444,533
Immingham Docks 645,326
East Midlands Airport 523,954

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 1,761,085 2,092,644 +331,559
Holyhead 1,924,681 1,686,643 -238,038
London Heathrow Airport 764,975 679,558 -85,417
Immingham Docks 328,556 316,770 -11,786
East Midlands Airport 355,421 168,533 -186,888
Dover 166,692 343,446 +176,754
ZLC 200,621 205,074 +4,453
Liverpool Docks 237,917 98,064 -139,853
Felixstowe 184,846 136,047 -48,799
London Stansted Airport 229,389 74,425 -154,964

Quick facts

HS code: 84148022

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

Description: Machines with a flow rate of 60 m³ per minute or less