Import/export HS code 843360: Cleaning and sorting machines

Machines for cleaning, sorting, or grading farm produce like eggs or fruits

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Netherlands 26,090,309
France 8,908,859
Germany 4,935,111
Italy 4,881,967
Spain 3,840,571

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 £
Netherlands 18,707,901 7,382,408 -11,325,493
France 3,720,676 5,188,183 +1,467,507
Germany 1,771,567 3,163,544 +1,391,977
Italy 2,092,417 2,789,550 +697,133
Spain 1,891,185 1,949,386 +58,201
Denmark 1,713,658 1,278,858 -434,800
Slovakia 1,175,874 1,461,289 +285,415
Belgium 594,121 747,684 +153,563
Czechia 281,616 650,069 +368,453
Portugal 0 564,753 +564,753

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 £
Netherlands 22,656,333
France 7,671,974
Germany 5,202,801
Italy 4,904,219
Spain 4,591,488

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 £
Netherlands 15,274,451 7,381,882 -7,892,569
France 3,057,839 4,614,135 +1,556,296
Germany 2,032,346 3,170,455 +1,138,109
Italy 2,111,146 2,793,073 +681,927
Spain 1,891,185 2,700,303 +809,118
Denmark 1,897,531 1,388,848 -508,683
Slovakia 1,304,763 1,408,151 +103,388
Czechia 281,616 773,086 +491,470
Belgium 367,259 458,718 +91,459
New Zealand 26,430 376,518 +350,088

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Kent 10
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6
Lincolnshire 5
Greater Manchester 4
West Midlands 4

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
Kent 6 7 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 4 -1
Lincolnshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
West Midlands 4 1 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 0 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Eastern Scotland 2 1 -1
Essex 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +2

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) 51,300,005
Other 4,073,227
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,713,509
Air transport 901,132
Road transport 166,684

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) 27,055,043 24,244,962 -2,810,081
Other 3,850,131 223,096 -3,627,035
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,910,087 803,422 -1,106,665
Air transport 568,827 332,305 -236,522
Road transport 0 166,684 +166,684

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 18,314,679
Immingham Docks 8,248,221
Harwich 6,872,988
Felixstowe 6,786,185
Tyne 5,458,030

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 6,242,143 12,072,536 +5,830,393
Immingham Docks 4,289,954 3,958,267 -331,687
Harwich 3,087,152 3,785,836 +698,684
Felixstowe 5,597,077 1,189,108 -4,407,969
Tyne 4,151,951 1,306,079 -2,845,872
Eurotunnel 2,898,651 1,388,096 -1,510,555
000 3,850,131 223,096 -3,627,035
Hull 1,131,572 556,510 -575,062
Dover / Eurotunnel 103,373 528,833 +425,460
Killingholme 585,008 0 -585,008

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 35
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 22
Manufacture of food products 14
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 9
2025-10 8
2025-09 5
2025-08 8

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 32
54m+ 25
15m-54m 21
0-1m 5
Other 3

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 4,743,215
Netherlands 3,535,654
Portugal 2,569,883
Canada 1,856,524
Spain 1,702,989

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 2,849,203 1,894,012 -955,191
Netherlands 1,528,328 2,007,326 +478,998
Portugal 2,253,891 315,992 -1,937,899
Canada 716,748 1,139,776 +423,028
Spain 1,081,481 621,508 -459,973
Chile 1,633,584 0 -1,633,584
Kazakhstan 0 1,460,843 +1,460,843
Australia 1,107,372 167,819 -939,553
Germany 1,054,985 165,423 -889,562
Ireland 642,773 528,458 -114,315

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 2,851,930
Denmark 345,923
Germany 148,249

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 1,428,940 1,422,990 -5,950
Denmark 0 345,923 +345,923
Germany 148,249 0 -148,249

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) 12,130,730
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,022,390
Other 3,346,102
Air transport 788,360

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) 7,331,884 4,798,846 -2,533,038
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,365,303 3,657,087 -3,708,216
Other 1,577,189 1,768,913 +191,724
Air transport 469,642 318,718 -150,924

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,104,193
Liverpool Docks 4,028,132
London Gateway Port 3,661,332
000 3,346,102
Felixstowe 1,403,375

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 6,460,110 2,644,083 -3,816,027
Liverpool Docks 2,751,742 1,276,390 -1,475,352
London Gateway Port 3,193,521 467,811 -2,725,710
000 1,577,189 1,768,913 +191,724
Felixstowe 366,501 1,036,874 +670,373
Southampton 433,538 902,515 +468,977
Immingham Docks 716,043 554,901 -161,142
Dover 29,313 652,925 +623,612
London Heathrow Airport 447,061 234,346 -212,715
Harwich 278,466 243,188 -35,278

Quick facts

HS code: 843360

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

Description: Machines for cleaning, sorting, or grading farm produce like eggs or fruits