Import/export HS code 84213915: Stainless steel filters

Air filters with stainless steel parts and small tube openings

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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 £
China 1,589,273
Netherlands 973,811
Italy 940,929
United States 822,246
Germany 779,949

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 £
China 510,109 1,079,164 +569,055
Netherlands 689,528 284,283 -405,245
Italy 900,722 40,207 -860,515
United States 668,893 153,353 -515,540
Germany 453,689 326,260 -127,429
Japan 445,052 234,723 -210,329
Belgium 355,121 267,192 -87,929
Poland 246,555 190,263 -56,292
Malaysia 212,996 159,078 -53,918
France 34,573 318,218 +283,645

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 £
China 1,786,101
United States 1,189,603
Japan 1,165,680
Netherlands 789,001
Italy 679,776

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 £
China 661,146 1,124,955 +463,809
United States 1,004,870 184,733 -820,137
Japan 728,208 437,472 -290,736
Netherlands 648,050 140,951 -507,099
Italy 667,415 12,361 -655,054
Germany 240,370 232,010 -8,360
Poland 265,441 190,263 -75,178
Malaysia 165,646 237,075 +71,429
France 5,787 313,005 +307,218
United Kingdom 138,884 63,705 -75,179

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
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 11 7 -4
Inner London - West 9 3 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 2 -5
West Midlands 5 5 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 4 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
Lancashire 4 2 -2
West of England 3 4 +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) 3,639,030
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,567,879
Air transport 1,861,409
Road transport 165,048
Other 50,834

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) 2,275,045 1,363,985 -911,060
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,190,415 1,377,464 +187,049
Air transport 1,283,354 578,055 -705,299
Road transport 132,191 32,857 -99,334
Other 38,235 12,599 -25,636

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 978,434
Felixstowe 900,680
Belfast Port 785,044
East Midlands Airport 653,867
Eurotunnel 546,868

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 531,287 447,147 -84,140
Felixstowe 458,839 441,841 -16,998
Belfast Port 500,383 284,661 -215,722
East Midlands Airport 465,622 188,245 -277,377
Eurotunnel 146,880 399,988 +253,108
Immingham Docks 352,221 119,085 -233,136
London Gateway Port 16,860 423,435 +406,575
Killingholme 320,745 81,818 -238,927
London Heathrow Airport 356,123 40,448 -315,675
Tyne 254,068 93,811 -160,257

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 38
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 17
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 12
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 11
Other manufacturing 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 17
2025-10 13
2025-09 14
2025-08 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
1m-15m 51
54m+ 51
Other 15
0-1m 11
15m-54m 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 3,630,170
China 1,208,031
Germany 1,098,109
Netherlands 907,476
United Arab Emirates 788,899

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 2,239,176 1,390,994 -848,182
China 554,536 653,495 +98,959
Germany 624,804 473,305 -151,499
Netherlands 444,959 462,517 +17,558
United Arab Emirates 616,893 172,006 -444,887
Spain 479,808 123,217 -356,591
France 258,664 265,193 +6,529
Ireland 312,825 117,226 -195,599
Italy 277,387 145,956 -131,431
India 126,689 212,540 +85,851

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 2,258
Italy 1,311
Netherlands 1,180
Ireland 305
Poland 185

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 2,258 0 -2,258
Italy 1,231 80 -1,151
Netherlands 342 838 +496
Ireland 305 0 -305
Poland 0 185 +185

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 8,604,033
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,119,865
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,808,908
Other 6,010

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 4,815,104 3,788,929 -1,026,175
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,304,231 815,634 -488,597
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,128,615 680,293 -448,322
Other 4,857 1,153 -3,704

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,090,227
East Midlands Airport 2,552,793
London Gateway Port 1,174,662
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,154,324
ZLC 1,081,705

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 2,508,176 1,582,051 -926,125
East Midlands Airport 1,310,498 1,242,295 -68,203
London Gateway Port 648,418 526,244 -122,174
Dover / Eurotunnel 800,347 353,977 -446,370
ZLC 575,806 505,899 -69,907
London Stansted Airport 398,043 283,650 -114,393
Southampton 445,407 63,307 -382,100
Tyne 220,443 252,701 +32,258
Liverpool Docks 174,430 81,945 -92,485
Manchester Airport 6,169 149,050 +142,881

Quick facts

HS code: 84213915

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

Description: Air filters with stainless steel parts and small tube openings