Import/export HS code 84148080: Various air or gas machines

All other machines for moving or compressing air or gas

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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 £
United States 331,382,492
China 50,089,169
Poland 36,462,404
Germany 32,257,477
France 13,957,525

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 £
United States 154,109,624 177,272,868 +23,163,244
China 23,933,792 26,155,377 +2,221,585
Poland 19,596,309 16,866,095 -2,730,214
Germany 15,439,172 16,818,305 +1,379,133
France 12,007,949 1,949,576 -10,058,373
Italy 8,260,909 3,849,281 -4,411,628
Netherlands 7,216,327 4,554,693 -2,661,634
India 1,792,870 3,001,066 +1,208,196
Switzerland 1,780,364 1,931,076 +150,712
Belgium 1,460,816 1,226,853 -233,963

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 £
United States 340,980,979
China 59,225,670
Poland 37,995,805
Germany 24,425,162
Belgium 11,239,124

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 £
United States 159,316,002 181,664,977 +22,348,975
China 28,186,335 31,039,335 +2,853,000
Poland 20,408,060 17,587,745 -2,820,315
Germany 12,210,602 12,214,560 +3,958
Belgium 10,964,949 274,175 -10,690,774
Italy 7,324,488 3,318,522 -4,005,966
United Kingdom 2,624,798 2,780,595 +155,797
India 3,082,954 2,262,290 -820,664
Switzerland 1,683,230 2,310,135 +626,905
South Korea 934,424 2,099,373 +1,164,949

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 88
West Midlands 68
Surrey, East and West Sussex 61
Inner London - West 60
Greater Manchester 52

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 62 65 +3
West Midlands 46 43 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 43 44 +1
Inner London - West 41 37 -4
Greater Manchester 36 33 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34 37 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 35 30 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28 31 +3
West Yorkshire 34 35 +1
Essex 31 35 +4

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 364,437,877
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 95,213,274
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 54,039,134
Road transport 3,396,907
Other 2,986,516

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 £
Air transport 172,090,800 192,347,077 +20,256,277
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 56,789,281 38,423,993 -18,365,288
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,796,094 30,243,040 +6,446,946
Road transport 754,100 2,642,807 +1,888,707
Other 2,354,627 631,889 -1,722,738
Rail transport 879,546 804,829 -74,717

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 326,409,592
Dover 36,796,317
Harwich 28,611,852
Felixstowe 25,974,948
Southampton 13,736,392

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 152,967,842 173,441,750 +20,473,908
Dover 25,105,787 11,690,530 -13,415,257
Harwich 14,843,771 13,768,081 -1,075,690
Felixstowe 12,999,532 12,975,416 -24,116
Southampton 5,160,988 8,575,404 +3,414,416
London Stansted Airport 5,341,207 6,010,548 +669,341
Birmingham Airport 5,437,022 5,208,838 -228,184
East Midlands Airport 5,459,553 4,818,359 -641,194
Eurotunnel 4,798,186 4,605,706 -192,480
Immingham Docks 6,288,511 2,114,568 -4,173,943

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
253
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
140
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
123
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
113
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
78

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 249
2026-04 200
2026-03 232
2026-02 205
2026-01 195

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 421
54m+ 421
0-1m 136
15m-54m 123
Other 110

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 £
United States 171,746,017
United Arab Emirates 73,777,604
India 44,058,660
Taiwan 16,413,101
Oman 13,880,346

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 £
United States 85,637,055 86,108,962 +471,907
United Arab Emirates 36,873,032 36,904,572 +31,540
India 22,111,681 21,946,979 -164,702
Taiwan 6,009,137 10,403,964 +4,394,827
Oman 3,926,785 9,953,561 +6,026,776
Netherlands 4,406,892 6,313,878 +1,906,986
Germany 4,793,240 5,609,217 +815,977
Bangladesh 5,325,129 3,950,001 -1,375,128
Costa Rica 3,357,710 5,378,150 +2,020,440
France 4,841,998 1,491,082 -3,350,916

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 254,839
XI 50,342
XL 11,164
Germany 9,207
Poland 5,837

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 100,692 154,147 +53,455
XI 46,591 3,751 -42,840
XL 0 11,164 +11,164
Germany 6,461 2,746 -3,715
Poland 2,590 3,247 +657
Spain 4,399 420 -3,979
France 1,199 747 -452
Japan 541 1,091 +550
Turkey 318 449 +131
Taiwan 0 371 +371

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 351,307,197
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,265,031
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,012,631
Other 533,981
Road transport 4,049

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 £
Air transport 173,405,118 177,902,079 +4,496,961
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,028,924 19,236,107 -2,792,817
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,178,836 11,833,795 -1,345,041
Other 260,280 273,701 +13,421
Road transport 1,798 2,251 +453

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 325,303,561
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,487,960
London Gateway Port 14,158,986
ZLC 9,534,093
London Stansted Airport 5,149,362

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 156,283,068 169,020,493 +12,737,425
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,770,563 14,717,397 -3,053,166
London Gateway Port 6,587,115 7,571,871 +984,756
ZLC 5,319,195 4,214,898 -1,104,297
London Stansted Airport 3,211,653 1,937,709 -1,273,944
Warton Aerodrome 4,487,761 283,277 -4,204,484
Immingham Docks 2,889,560 1,165,929 -1,723,631
Southampton 2,271,285 1,657,281 -614,004
Holyhead 1,214,871 2,397,264 +1,182,393
East Midlands Airport 2,035,282 1,382,106 -653,176

Quick facts

HS code: 84148080

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

Description: All other machines for moving or compressing air or gas