Import/export HS code 84211920: Lab centrifuges

Spinning machines used in laboratories for experiments or testing

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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 £
Germany 18,626,713
United States 3,911,097
Netherlands 3,495,835
France 1,546,032
China 1,364,504

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 £
Germany 8,220,741 10,405,972 +2,185,231
United States 2,305,676 1,605,421 -700,255
Netherlands 2,346,542 1,149,293 -1,197,249
France 840,595 705,437 -135,158
China 461,556 902,948 +441,392
Belgium 703,796 467,386 -236,410
Japan 255,479 219,832 -35,647
Canada 279,033 2,472 -276,561
Poland 190,861 75,183 -115,678
Spain 118,181 107,092 -11,089

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 £
Germany 19,070,738
United States 5,002,270
China 2,329,627
Japan 1,774,870
Australia 842,595

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 £
Germany 8,836,015 10,234,723 +1,398,708
United States 2,824,075 2,178,195 -645,880
China 941,324 1,388,303 +446,979
Japan 852,549 922,321 +69,772
Australia 662,234 180,361 -481,873
Italy 559,317 223,220 -336,097
Switzerland 299,850 132,455 -167,395
Canada 279,033 120,347 -158,686
United Kingdom 290,531 83,610 -206,921
Singapore 111,091 220,543 +109,452

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Inner London - West 9
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 8
Greater Manchester 8

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 14 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 8 -3
Inner London - West 4 6 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Essex 4 3 -1
Kent 0 5 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
Lancashire 3 2 -1

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) 20,058,507
Air transport 9,859,504
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,602,626
Other 47,076
Road transport 14,361

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) 9,954,438 10,104,069 +149,631
Air transport 5,023,268 4,836,236 -187,032
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,271,467 1,331,159 +59,692
Other 32,378 14,698 -17,680
Road transport 14,361 0 -14,361

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,464,354
London 3,681,404
London Heathrow Airport 3,606,872
Felixstowe 2,504,144
East Midlands Airport 1,936,758

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 4,360,078 5,104,276 +744,198
London 2,244,886 1,436,518 -808,368
London Heathrow Airport 1,717,048 1,889,824 +172,776
Felixstowe 1,472,961 1,031,183 -441,778
East Midlands Airport 1,063,273 873,485 -189,788
Birmingham Airport 363,975 1,490,160 +1,126,185
Immingham Docks 653,609 1,178,036 +524,427
Eurotunnel 503,876 893,918 +390,042
Harwich 437,129 354,427 -82,702
Glasgow Airport 499,421 198,212 -301,209

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 29
Scientific research and development 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 12
Other manufacturing 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 22
2026-03 33
2026-02 32
2026-01 29
2025-12 24

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 57
54m+ 56
0-1m 10
15m-54m 8
Other 6

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 £
Netherlands 2,634,711
United Arab Emirates 1,825,112
Ireland 1,458,463
Germany 1,439,951
United States 1,358,749

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 £
Netherlands 1,265,469 1,369,242 +103,773
United Arab Emirates 1,794,971 30,141 -1,764,830
Ireland 1,174,437 284,026 -890,411
Germany 783,028 656,923 -126,105
United States 613,658 745,091 +131,433
Canada 22,414 756,977 +734,563
France 345,464 305,558 -39,906
Switzerland 397,429 220,378 -177,051
China 538,774 38,262 -500,512
Saudi Arabia 347,054 158,751 -188,303

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 1,006
Ireland 758

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 1,006 0 -1,006
Ireland 758 0 -758

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) 6,250,155
Air transport 5,930,026
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,762,391
Other 12,001
Road transport 992

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) 3,637,360 2,612,795 -1,024,565
Air transport 3,825,937 2,104,089 -1,721,848
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,986,347 1,776,044 -1,210,303
Other 5,414 6,587 +1,173
Road transport 992 0 -992

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,905,140
London Heathrow Airport 2,573,561
London Gateway Port 2,399,345
East Midlands Airport 1,820,569
Liverpool Docks 988,244

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 2,169,794 1,735,346 -434,448
London Heathrow Airport 1,697,506 876,055 -821,451
London Gateway Port 2,313,613 85,732 -2,227,881
East Midlands Airport 1,221,381 599,188 -622,193
Liverpool Docks 65,508 922,736 +857,228
Holyhead 839,353 145,012 -694,341
Manchester Airport 608,159 233,921 -374,238
Southampton 100,061 716,518 +616,457
Felixstowe 477,038 193,848 -283,190
ZLC 230,615 227,906 -2,709

Quick facts

HS code: 84211920

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

Description: Spinning machines used in laboratories for experiments or testing