Import/export HS code 84212920: Fluoropolymer filters

Filters made with special plastic materials, with thin membranes for cleaning

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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 £
France 20,150,843
United States 3,141,550
China 2,452,783
Belgium 1,695,442
Germany 1,055,041

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 £
France 9,058,685 11,092,158 +2,033,473
United States 2,059,166 1,082,384 -976,782
China 1,625,984 826,799 -799,185
Belgium 689,223 1,006,219 +316,996
Germany 478,974 576,067 +97,093
Spain 114,426 155,045 +40,619
Jordan 176,877 76,651 -100,226
Sweden 167,939 84,100 -83,839
Portugal 234,084 0 -234,084
Italy 36,109 150,467 +114,358

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 £
France 11,337,437
United States 10,570,921
China 2,675,794
Ireland 2,165,503
Japan 1,724,798

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 £
France 4,946,683 6,390,754 +1,444,071
United States 5,164,616 5,406,305 +241,689
China 1,761,600 914,194 -847,406
Ireland 1,074,244 1,091,259 +17,015
Japan 595,393 1,129,405 +534,012
United Kingdom 587,127 146,771 -440,356
Germany 433,776 76,332 -357,444
Denmark 108,967 89,225 -19,742
Mexico 124,817 23,962 -100,855
Belgium 96,400 26,881 -69,519

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 13
Inner London - West 10
Greater Manchester 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
West Midlands 7

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 9 7 -2
Inner London - West 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 8 3 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Essex 5 2 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 4 1 -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) 17,495,660
Air transport 11,210,684
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,115,269
Other 43,398
Road transport 10,801

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) 8,640,332 8,855,328 +214,996
Air transport 6,019,368 5,191,316 -828,052
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 697,292 1,417,977 +720,685
Other 39,746 3,652 -36,094
Road transport 8,675 2,126 -6,549

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 11,409,486
East Midlands Airport 5,080,667
Dover 4,759,518
London Stansted Airport 2,881,666
Felixstowe 1,635,840

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 £
Eurotunnel 5,688,984 5,720,502 +31,518
East Midlands Airport 2,206,812 2,873,855 +667,043
Dover 1,865,132 2,894,386 +1,029,254
London Stansted Airport 1,967,062 914,604 -1,052,458
Felixstowe 921,444 714,396 -207,048
London Heathrow Airport 1,030,600 342,037 -688,563
Manchester Airport 247,415 394,958 +147,543
Thamesport 49,751 592,044 +542,293
Glasgow Airport 380,006 240,910 -139,096
Dover / Eurotunnel 550,277 51,071 -499,206

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 31
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 22
Scientific research and development 14
Other manufacturing 10
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 16
2026-03 16
2026-02 15
2026-01 13
2025-12 11

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+ 65
1m-15m 47
Other 20
15m-54m 19
0-1m 11

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 13,631,499
Sweden 5,488,375
France 3,290,299
Norway 3,210,148
Germany 2,297,714

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 4,009,145 9,622,354 +5,613,209
Sweden 3,591,475 1,896,900 -1,694,575
France 1,045,458 2,244,841 +1,199,383
Norway 881,679 2,328,469 +1,446,790
Germany 1,009,261 1,288,453 +279,192
India 1,466,621 597,393 -869,228
Kazakhstan 772,505 1,175,682 +403,177
Netherlands 1,041,441 869,370 -172,071
Australia 858,519 449,087 -409,432
Ireland 608,791 661,045 +52,254

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 £
XI 10,229
Ireland 1,894
United States 441
China 316
Germany 118

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 £
XI 330 9,899 +9,569
Ireland 0 1,894 +1,894
United States 0 441 +441
China 195 121 -74
Germany 56 62 +6
Italy 67 0 -67
Indonesia 27 10 -17

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 23,938,522
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,044,878
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,923,166
Other 13,851
Road transport 3,165

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 12,690,331 11,248,191 -1,442,140
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,846,933 10,197,945 +3,351,012
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,883,621 8,039,545 +4,155,924
Other 675 13,176 +12,501
Road transport 3,165 0 -3,165

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 9,470,818
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,817,440
Immingham Docks 7,621,434
Southampton 6,901,958
London Stansted Airport 5,502,273

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 4,813,060 4,657,758 -155,302
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,717,621 6,099,819 +3,382,198
Immingham Docks 3,959,672 3,661,762 -297,910
Southampton 550,251 6,351,707 +5,801,456
London Stansted Airport 3,040,731 2,461,542 -579,189
East Midlands Airport 2,129,640 1,905,857 -223,783
London Gateway Port 2,585,441 666,116 -1,919,325
ZLC 1,207,268 1,122,564 -84,704
Manchester Airport 1,238,315 839,095 -399,220
London 63,911 755,355 +691,444

Quick facts

HS code: 84212920

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

Description: Filters made with special plastic materials, with thin membranes for cleaning