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 26,504,389
France 8,276,493
Germany 5,608,146
Italy 4,655,737
Belgium 3,249,177

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 12,591,912 13,912,477 +1,320,565
France 3,448,587 4,827,906 +1,379,319
Germany 3,629,206 1,978,940 -1,650,266
Italy 3,612,532 1,043,205 -2,569,327
Belgium 555,834 2,693,343 +2,137,509
Spain 672,055 1,596,611 +924,556
Slovakia 406,809 1,641,340 +1,234,531
Denmark 1,142,066 631,639 -510,427
Czechia 552,338 360,674 -191,664
Poland 212,761 548,845 +336,084

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 23,418,979
France 7,069,662
Germany 5,871,419
Italy 4,671,180
Spain 2,998,371

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 9,512,051 13,906,928 +4,394,877
France 2,752,671 4,316,991 +1,564,320
Germany 3,889,985 1,981,434 -1,908,551
Italy 3,620,035 1,051,145 -2,568,890
Spain 672,055 2,326,316 +1,654,261
Belgium 328,972 2,404,377 +2,075,405
Slovakia 535,698 1,588,202 +1,052,504
Denmark 1,325,939 720,857 -605,082
Czechia 516,512 519,517 +3,005
Poland 220,409 293,492 +73,083

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Kent 12
Lincolnshire 8
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5
Greater Manchester 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 8 +2
Lincolnshire 4 7 +3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 4 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 5 +4
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 0 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
Essex 3 1 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 1 -2
Inner London - West 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) 51,377,058
Other 3,719,638
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,966,361
Air transport 769,806
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) 22,519,038 28,858,020 +6,338,982
Other 3,504,220 215,418 -3,288,802
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,111,854 854,507 -257,347
Air transport 459,338 310,468 -148,870
Road transport 166,684 0 -166,684

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 16,758,199
Immingham Docks 9,220,434
Harwich 7,176,761
Tyne 7,117,534
Eurotunnel 5,237,233

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 7,359,616 9,398,583 +2,038,967
Immingham Docks 3,043,515 6,176,919 +3,133,404
Harwich 4,528,118 2,648,643 -1,879,475
Tyne 1,597,277 5,520,257 +3,922,980
Eurotunnel 1,863,001 3,374,232 +1,511,231
Felixstowe 3,631,600 1,594,897 -2,036,703
000 3,504,220 215,418 -3,288,802
Hull 482,154 417,722 -64,432
Dover / Eurotunnel 302,019 316,319 +14,300
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
38
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
27
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
2026-05 12
2026-04 4
2026-03 8
2026-02 6
2026-01 4

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 34
54m+ 26
15m-54m 24
0-1m 6
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 4,807,267
Netherlands 4,569,506
Canada 1,751,381
Spain 1,696,886
Chile 1,627,424

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 3,229,919 1,577,348 -1,652,571
Netherlands 1,585,090 2,984,416 +1,399,326
Canada 1,042,169 709,212 -332,957
Spain 553,058 1,143,828 +590,770
Chile 1,627,424 0 -1,627,424
Kazakhstan 0 1,460,843 +1,460,843
Ireland 915,600 477,930 -437,670
Australia 953,880 234,739 -719,141
Germany 832,147 269,040 -563,107
Italy 54,268 695,718 +641,450

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 3,069,586
Denmark 528,905
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 1,319,176 1,750,410 +431,234
Denmark 296,513 232,392 -64,121
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,289,654
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,814,072
Other 3,746,740
Air transport 733,800

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,505,413 3,784,241 -3,721,172
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,350,216 7,463,856 +4,113,640
Other 1,763,938 1,982,802 +218,864
Air transport 426,923 306,877 -120,046

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,119,832
Liverpool Docks 4,070,506
London Gateway Port 3,834,314
000 3,746,740
Immingham Docks 1,527,513

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 2,303,956 4,815,876 +2,511,920
Liverpool Docks 2,999,608 1,070,898 -1,928,710
London Gateway Port 2,740,033 1,094,281 -1,645,752
000 1,763,938 1,982,802 +218,864
Immingham Docks 846,019 681,494 -164,525
Southampton 371,884 1,054,661 +682,777
Felixstowe 900,179 466,992 -433,187
Harwich 214,825 494,151 +279,326
Dover 1,700 653,625 +651,925
London Heathrow Airport 379,560 249,077 -130,483

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