Import/export HS code 8422: Dishwashers and packaging machines

Machines for washing dishes, cleaning containers, or packing items. Includes bottle fillers and labelers

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 592,425,298
Italy 418,499,364
Poland 159,941,646
Netherlands 159,435,020
China 159,196,677

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 255,577,850 336,847,448 +81,269,598
Italy 208,389,861 210,109,503 +1,719,642
Poland 81,222,573 78,719,073 -2,503,500
Netherlands 87,808,369 71,626,651 -16,181,718
China 70,924,955 88,271,722 +17,346,767
France 65,866,455 77,807,443 +11,940,988
Turkey 64,196,669 62,587,019 -1,609,650
Switzerland 42,098,169 47,976,099 +5,877,930
United States 26,598,582 31,496,633 +4,898,051
Spain 24,377,440 23,296,214 -1,081,226

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 508,362,929
Italy 439,618,661
Poland 239,188,275
China 169,073,665
Turkey 136,458,711

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 232,607,987 275,754,942 +43,146,955
Italy 216,077,334 223,541,327 +7,463,993
Poland 115,600,832 123,587,443 +7,986,611
China 76,448,810 92,624,855 +16,176,045
Turkey 65,203,992 71,254,719 +6,050,727
Netherlands 57,706,700 51,935,327 -5,771,373
Switzerland 45,111,333 53,821,267 +8,709,934
France 40,578,649 37,435,659 -3,142,990
United States 29,699,949 37,291,885 +7,591,936
Spain 27,966,179 26,022,264 -1,943,915

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 231
Inner London - West 218
Greater Manchester 203
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 191
West Yorkshire 188

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 167 165 -2
Inner London - West 140 152 +12
Greater Manchester 136 142 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 122 147 +25
West Yorkshire 128 133 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 111 134 +23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 108 103 -5
West Midlands 91 107 +16
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 88 106 +18
Shropshire and Staffordshire 89 101 +12

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) 1,301,925,791
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 538,101,643
Air transport 316,438,680
Other 34,504,150
Road transport 16,062,373

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) 624,857,800 677,067,991 +52,210,191
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 257,124,197 280,977,446 +23,853,249
Air transport 149,193,616 167,245,064 +18,051,448
Other 13,386,832 21,117,318 +7,730,486
Road transport 6,771,637 9,290,736 +2,519,099
Rail transport 80,121 0 -80,121

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 639,197,617
Felixstowe 332,944,278
Immingham Docks 151,883,180
East Midlands Airport 141,204,659
Harwich 115,271,713

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 303,649,614 335,548,003 +31,898,389
Felixstowe 146,723,027 186,221,251 +39,498,224
Immingham Docks 60,431,010 91,452,170 +31,021,160
East Midlands Airport 68,615,244 72,589,415 +3,974,171
Harwich 64,312,077 50,959,636 -13,352,441
Eurotunnel 54,773,701 60,345,670 +5,571,969
London 41,320,186 38,496,976 -2,823,210
Birmingham Airport 33,774,723 35,058,047 +1,283,324
ZLC 25,073,933 31,657,681 +6,583,748
London Gateway Port 25,349,384 28,810,567 +3,461,183

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 913
Manufacture of food products 468
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 412
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 274
Other manufacturing 253

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 754
2026-03 785
2026-02 773
2026-01 716
2025-12 748

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 1424
54m+ 1283
0-1m 533
15m-54m 469
Other 285

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 165,205,487
Ireland 68,165,911
Netherlands 62,886,977
Germany 46,621,600
France 42,069,237

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 87,782,130 77,423,357 -10,358,773
Ireland 37,318,217 30,847,694 -6,470,523
Netherlands 28,449,720 34,437,257 +5,987,537
Germany 26,671,428 19,950,172 -6,721,256
France 17,677,043 24,392,194 +6,715,151
Mexico 11,991,941 11,353,255 -638,686
Italy 14,424,155 8,562,804 -5,861,351
Poland 9,128,305 13,067,062 +3,938,757
Australia 12,817,607 6,277,839 -6,539,768
Spain 7,902,221 10,056,446 +2,154,225

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 £
Spain 2,358,180
XI 1,795,445
Turkey 1,155,569
Italy 570,903
Germany 558,421

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 £
Spain 1,109,377 1,248,803 +139,426
XI 1,300,452 494,993 -805,459
Turkey 1,085,038 70,531 -1,014,507
Italy 384,738 186,165 -198,573
Germany 320,323 238,098 -82,225
Denmark 333,081 1,785 -331,296
Poland 141,625 166,141 +24,516
China 126,836 126,104 -732
Ireland 145,479 16,799 -128,680
Netherlands 26,982 3 -26,979

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) 299,718,544
Air transport 224,751,732
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 221,744,769
Other 9,045,924
Rail transport 150,000

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) 146,986,605 152,731,939 +5,745,334
Air transport 116,996,298 107,755,434 -9,240,864
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 107,739,494 114,005,275 +6,265,781
Other 5,901,045 3,144,879 -2,756,166
Rail transport 0 150,000 +150,000
Road transport 49,197 59,571 +10,374

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 172,865,749
London Heathrow Airport 90,452,079
East Midlands Airport 84,699,805
London Gateway Port 69,415,255
Southampton 64,879,901

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 83,767,979 89,097,770 +5,329,791
London Heathrow Airport 46,061,086 44,390,993 -1,670,093
East Midlands Airport 44,618,822 40,080,983 -4,537,839
London Gateway Port 37,567,953 31,847,302 -5,720,651
Southampton 29,865,495 35,014,406 +5,148,911
Liverpool Docks 28,047,901 24,998,990 -3,048,911
Felixstowe 24,887,762 24,212,063 -675,699
Holyhead 14,859,417 12,766,409 -2,093,008
Immingham Docks 9,502,544 12,288,178 +2,785,634
Dover 8,006,003 10,304,688 +2,298,685

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 8422

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

Description: Machines for washing dishes, cleaning containers, or packing items. Includes bottle fillers and labelers