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 17,763,921
United States 3,813,907
Netherlands 3,016,917
France 1,436,939
China 1,291,099

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 8,259,824 9,504,097 +1,244,273
United States 2,401,853 1,412,054 -989,799
Netherlands 1,976,981 1,039,936 -937,045
France 908,604 528,335 -380,269
China 400,955 890,144 +489,189
Belgium 685,428 426,589 -258,839
Japan 464,854 10,457 -454,397
Canada 279,033 2,472 -276,561
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 99,262 94,396 -4,866
Poland 110,919 79,519 -31,400

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 17,949,264
United States 4,815,073
China 2,280,387
Japan 1,800,244
Italy 756,832

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 8,637,563 9,311,701 +674,138
United States 2,850,802 1,964,271 -886,531
China 883,515 1,396,872 +513,357
Japan 1,224,834 575,410 -649,424
Italy 583,808 173,024 -410,784
Australia 510,415 143,686 -366,729
Switzerland 248,027 154,437 -93,590
Canada 396,908 2,472 -394,436
United Kingdom 296,453 77,688 -218,765
Singapore 159,912 139,185 -20,727

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 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 9
Greater Manchester 9
Inner London - West 9

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 13 11 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 8 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
Essex 4 3 -1
Kent 0 5 +5
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +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) 18,790,041
Air transport 9,335,454
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,578,991
Other 67,912
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) 9,826,490 8,963,551 -862,939
Air transport 5,067,742 4,267,712 -800,030
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,292,838 1,286,153 -6,685
Other 38,205 29,707 -8,498
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 8,830,701
London Heathrow Airport 3,520,420
London 3,435,108
Felixstowe 2,328,877
East Midlands Airport 1,853,888

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 4,315,015 4,515,686 +200,671
London Heathrow Airport 1,847,214 1,673,206 -174,008
London 2,234,975 1,200,133 -1,034,842
Felixstowe 1,412,099 916,778 -495,321
East Midlands Airport 1,086,668 767,220 -319,448
Birmingham Airport 340,539 1,456,891 +1,116,352
Immingham Docks 676,855 1,102,656 +425,801
Eurotunnel 493,085 857,793 +364,708
Harwich 376,452 394,988 +18,536
Manchester Airport 607,334 86,246 -521,088

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
20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
13
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
12
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 25
2026-04 22
2026-03 33
2026-02 32
2026-01 29

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 52
54m+ 52
0-1m 11
15m-54m 10
Other 8

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 2,548,326
United Arab Emirates 1,832,724
United States 1,332,358
Germany 1,325,983
Ireland 826,889

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 1,327,433 1,220,893 -106,540
United Arab Emirates 1,809,747 22,977 -1,786,770
United States 638,780 693,578 +54,798
Germany 815,529 510,454 -305,075
Ireland 467,117 359,772 -107,345
Canada 20,825 756,977 +736,152
France 345,784 299,926 -45,858
Switzerland 397,429 224,637 -172,792
China 487,118 47,014 -440,104
Saudi Arabia 346,088 143,954 -202,134

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) 5,446,148
Air transport 5,305,005
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,392,011
Other 13,102

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) 2,993,021 2,453,127 -539,894
Air transport 3,452,164 1,852,841 -1,599,323
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,658,412 1,733,599 -924,813
Other 5,414 7,688 +2,274

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,709,493
London Heathrow Airport 2,238,084
London Gateway Port 1,973,189
East Midlands Airport 1,671,302
Liverpool Docks 985,283

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 2,125,367 1,584,126 -541,241
London Heathrow Airport 1,550,629 687,455 -863,174
London Gateway Port 1,887,339 85,850 -1,801,489
East Midlands Airport 1,060,898 610,404 -450,494
Liverpool Docks 94,511 890,772 +796,261
Southampton 162,039 709,579 +547,540
Manchester Airport 546,629 170,831 -375,798
Felixstowe 480,866 206,015 -274,851
ZLC 220,108 218,040 -2,068
Holyhead 148,600 209,598 +60,998

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