Import/export HS code 84211920: Lab centrifuges

Spinning machines used in laboratories for experiments or testing

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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 £
Germany 16,557,597
United States 3,569,486
Netherlands 3,473,974
France 1,607,050
China 1,189,531

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 8,737,808 7,819,789 -918,019
United States 1,859,517 1,709,969 -149,548
Netherlands 2,039,869 1,434,105 -605,764
France 1,072,811 534,239 -538,572
China 388,133 801,398 +413,265
Belgium 619,319 267,116 -352,203
Japan 334,453 230,762 -103,691
Canada 279,033 0 -279,033
Spain 141,479 108,946 -32,533
Poland 189,017 60,041 -128,976

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 17,456,871
United States 4,437,774
China 2,202,574
Japan 1,559,971
Australia 756,120

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 9,441,826 8,015,045 -1,426,781
United States 2,467,497 1,970,277 -497,220
China 1,038,679 1,163,895 +125,216
Japan 831,445 728,526 -102,919
Australia 279,761 476,359 +196,598
Italy 460,395 159,544 -300,851
Singapore 186,355 233,299 +46,944
Switzerland 299,850 105,549 -194,301
Canada 279,033 117,875 -161,158
United Kingdom 336,274 19,861 -316,413

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 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 9
Greater Manchester 8
Inner London - West 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 14 14 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 6 -5
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 7 5 -2
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Essex 6 3 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Lancashire 4 2 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
Kent 1 4 +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) 18,953,001
Air transport 8,380,170
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,475,610
Other 41,428
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) 10,661,469 8,291,532 -2,369,937
Air transport 4,267,293 4,112,877 -154,416
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,378,128 1,097,482 -280,646
Other 28,257 13,171 -15,086
Road transport 0 14,361 +14,361

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,345,529
London 4,017,385
London Heathrow Airport 3,182,276
Felixstowe 2,572,348
East Midlands Airport 1,777,348

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 4,684,719 3,660,810 -1,023,909
London 2,374,697 1,642,688 -732,009
London Heathrow Airport 1,693,325 1,488,951 -204,374
Felixstowe 1,539,449 1,032,899 -506,550
East Midlands Airport 1,116,619 660,729 -455,890
Immingham Docks 680,939 940,720 +259,781
Eurotunnel 560,829 745,051 +184,222
Birmingham Airport 343,657 509,980 +166,323
Glasgow Airport 122,192 668,698 +546,506
Manchester Airport 288,719 466,503 +177,784

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 30
Scientific research and development 19
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
2026-01 29
2025-11 20
2025-10 25
2025-09 33
2025-08 23

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 54
54m+ 53
0-1m 13
15m-54m 7
Other 7

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 2,414,815
United Arab Emirates 1,824,221
Germany 1,548,249
Ireland 1,452,386
United States 1,163,498

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 1,194,037 1,220,778 +26,741
United Arab Emirates 1,797,115 27,106 -1,770,009
Germany 978,120 570,129 -407,991
Ireland 1,152,477 299,909 -852,568
United States 640,661 522,837 -117,824
Uruguay 1,018,879 0 -1,018,879
Canada 22,414 756,977 +734,563
China 654,856 41,344 -613,512
Switzerland 411,419 213,111 -198,308
France 245,737 357,035 +111,298

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 £
Air transport 6,166,318
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,086,697
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,245,323
Other 7,650
Road transport 2,092

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 4,412,760 1,753,558 -2,659,202
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,649,774 2,436,923 -1,212,851
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,964,818 1,280,505 -2,684,313
Other 5,414 2,236 -3,178
Road transport 2,092 0 -2,092

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,940,716
London Heathrow Airport 2,798,383
London Gateway Port 2,369,443
East Midlands Airport 1,820,490
Felixstowe 1,517,113

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 2,274,547 1,666,169 -608,378
London Heathrow Airport 2,055,955 742,428 -1,313,527
London Gateway Port 2,310,569 58,874 -2,251,695
East Midlands Airport 1,296,654 523,836 -772,818
Felixstowe 1,349,945 167,168 -1,182,777
Liverpool Docks 23,581 967,149 +943,568
Holyhead 847,896 118,902 -728,994
Manchester Airport 666,193 152,553 -513,640
ZLC 278,892 184,849 -94,043
Southampton 68,350 225,335 +156,985

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