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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  • 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 21,175,060
Italy 10,882,733
Germany 9,205,787
France 6,197,002
Netherlands 4,566,654

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 10,509,052 10,666,008 +156,956
Italy 6,196,080 4,686,653 -1,509,427
Germany 4,387,844 4,817,943 +430,099
France 4,123,518 2,073,484 -2,050,034
Netherlands 2,160,260 2,406,394 +246,134
Belgium 2,074,144 1,414,494 -659,650
Poland 1,222,554 1,503,677 +281,123
Thailand 906,131 986,263 +80,132
Austria 860,948 993,247 +132,299
Slovakia 996,435 722,624 -273,811

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 26,047,264
Italy 12,220,551
Germany 6,460,805
Poland 4,327,399
United States 3,853,154

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 13,008,908 13,038,356 +29,448
Italy 6,806,469 5,414,082 -1,392,387
Germany 3,084,800 3,376,005 +291,205
Poland 1,869,027 2,458,372 +589,345
United States 2,575,221 1,277,933 -1,297,288
France 1,683,196 897,781 -785,415
Sweden 1,637,577 539,619 -1,097,958
Thailand 986,550 991,933 +5,383
Austria 762,261 985,512 +223,251
Slovakia 997,414 729,872 -267,542

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 18
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16
West Midlands 16

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 13 12 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 9 -5
West Midlands 10 11 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 10 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 8 +0
Cheshire 9 9 +0
Kent 5 10 +5
West Yorkshire 10 7 -3

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) 29,946,773
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,455,962
Air transport 9,161,697
Other 2,181,961
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) 16,455,413 13,491,360 -2,964,053
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,375,990 15,079,972 +703,982
Air transport 4,513,259 4,648,438 +135,179
Other 1,555,143 626,818 -928,325
Road transport 0 110,782 +110,782
Rail transport 8,625 0 -8,625

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 10,757,227
Felixstowe 10,386,889
Eurotunnel 8,577,803
Southampton 7,854,517
London Gateway Port 6,575,928

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 6,142,635 4,614,592 -1,528,043
Felixstowe 6,860,466 3,526,423 -3,334,043
Eurotunnel 4,528,937 4,048,866 -480,071
Southampton 5,080,267 2,774,250 -2,306,017
London Gateway Port 906,639 5,669,289 +4,762,650
Birmingham Airport 1,617,518 1,572,652 -44,866
London 1,310,732 1,261,592 -49,140
Thamesport 1,094,607 1,464,734 +370,127
Purfleet 1,045,954 1,267,324 +221,370
Oxford Airport 1,073,123 1,143,715 +70,592

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
94
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
41
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
30
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
27
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
25

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+ 137
1m-15m 131
15m-54m 38
Other 26
0-1m 19

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 4,589,722
United States 1,415,007
Germany 1,243,428
France 1,038,998
Poland 905,095

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 2,418,259 2,171,463 -246,796
United States 823,478 591,529 -231,949
Germany 412,122 831,306 +419,184
France 474,582 564,416 +89,834
Poland 477,213 427,882 -49,331
Netherlands 387,532 387,786 +254
Italy 259,351 406,213 +146,862
Spain 96,207 208,822 +112,615
Belgium 164,089 108,643 -55,446
Brazil 179,782 0 -179,782

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 127,288
XI 46,090
Taiwan 17,998
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 86,191 41,097 -45,094
XI 13,108 32,982 +19,874
Taiwan 6,485 11,513 +5,028
France 5,540 10,042 +4,502
Ireland 5,377 6,944 +1,567
Sweden 2,885 9,369 +6,484
United States 3,451 3,001 -450
Viet Nam 731 4,339 +3,608
Mexico 762 3,750 +2,988

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) 9,805,084
Air transport 2,946,148
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,215,814
Other 256,424

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) 4,775,369 5,029,715 +254,346
Air transport 1,567,864 1,378,284 -189,580
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 624,346 591,468 -32,878
Other 128,299 128,125 -174

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,082,146
Holyhead 3,763,336
London Heathrow Airport 1,477,994
Immingham Docks 652,508
East Midlands Airport 594,353

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 1,802,314 2,279,832 +477,518
Holyhead 1,860,323 1,903,013 +42,690
London Heathrow Airport 690,351 787,643 +97,292
Immingham Docks 288,394 364,114 +75,720
East Midlands Airport 386,389 207,964 -178,425
Dover 143,618 369,913 +226,295
London Gateway Port 359,876 71,758 -288,118
ZLC 197,570 222,396 +24,826
Liverpool Docks 313,518 100,187 -213,331
London Stansted Airport 265,106 74,425 -190,681

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