Import/export HS code 843850: Meat and poultry processing machines

Machines designed for preparing and processing meat or poultry products

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  • 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 £
Germany 47,007,953
Netherlands 28,667,601
Denmark 11,578,306
United States 9,223,630
Italy 9,109,118

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 22,813,524 24,194,429 +1,380,905
Netherlands 13,947,591 14,720,010 +772,419
Denmark 3,736,556 7,841,750 +4,105,194
United States 3,965,347 5,258,283 +1,292,936
Italy 5,936,417 3,172,701 -2,763,716
Austria 4,657,015 3,369,971 -1,287,044
Spain 4,226,732 3,673,604 -553,128
France 3,083,842 3,918,842 +835,000
Ireland 1,665,312 2,725,986 +1,060,674
China 1,726,732 2,340,005 +613,273

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 48,599,681
Netherlands 24,290,028
Denmark 12,396,895
United States 11,810,885
Spain 8,215,541

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 24,172,558 24,427,123 +254,565
Netherlands 11,391,240 12,898,788 +1,507,548
Denmark 3,546,389 8,850,506 +5,304,117
United States 4,726,054 7,084,831 +2,358,777
Spain 4,281,839 3,933,702 -348,137
Austria 3,487,980 3,532,035 +44,055
Italy 3,433,832 3,031,177 -402,655
China 1,886,837 2,422,374 +535,537
Ireland 1,324,983 1,899,331 +574,348
Poland 1,218,621 1,767,563 +548,942

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 20
Inner London - West 19
Outer London - West and North West 19
West Midlands 19
Greater Manchester 15

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 14 17 +3
Inner London - West 7 14 +7
Outer London - West and North West 12 8 -4
West Midlands 10 14 +4
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 9 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 9 +2
Outer London - East and North East 10 5 -5
West Yorkshire 4 10 +6
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 5 7 +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) 114,460,875
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,936,672
Air transport 11,633,907
Other 4,231,408
Road transport 570,515

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) 54,965,108 59,495,767 +4,530,659
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,584,605 10,352,067 +2,767,462
Air transport 5,006,313 6,627,594 +1,621,281
Other 2,726,901 1,504,507 -1,222,394
Road transport 548,389 22,126 -526,263

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 50,656,112
Immingham Docks 22,087,462
Felixstowe 14,815,544
Eurotunnel 14,354,222
Harwich 5,596,585

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 23,393,397 27,262,715 +3,869,318
Immingham Docks 10,892,617 11,194,845 +302,228
Felixstowe 7,568,094 7,247,450 -320,644
Eurotunnel 7,127,275 7,226,947 +99,672
Harwich 2,109,755 3,486,830 +1,377,075
000 2,726,901 1,504,507 -1,222,394
Killingholme 3,020,375 287,023 -2,733,352
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,379,826 1,679,693 +299,867
Southampton 368,632 2,589,907 +2,221,275
London 1,057,885 1,615,554 +557,669

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 112
Manufacture of food products 73
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 59
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 25
Food and beverage service activities 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 51
2026-03 60
2026-02 51
2026-01 47
2025-12 53

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 120
0-1m 74
54m+ 64
15m-54m 33
Other 21

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 12,129,016
Ireland 7,140,476
Germany 6,165,641
Canada 5,407,747
Netherlands 4,982,816

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 4,776,300 7,352,716 +2,576,416
Ireland 2,586,130 4,554,346 +1,968,216
Germany 2,084,044 4,081,597 +1,997,553
Canada 240,503 5,167,244 +4,926,741
Netherlands 3,162,858 1,819,958 -1,342,900
Spain 500,821 2,482,608 +1,981,787
Russia 2,392,719 109,293 -2,283,426
Italy 1,749,908 314,336 -1,435,572
Turkey 540,409 1,470,004 +929,595
Sweden 1,456,726 197,829 -1,258,897

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 £
United States 2,413,488
France 425,229
XI 347,410
China 14,846
New Zealand 12,884

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 £
United States 809,810 1,603,678 +793,868
France 13,031 412,198 +399,167
XI 172,028 175,382 +3,354
China 0 14,846 +14,846
New Zealand 5,346 7,538 +2,192

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) 28,506,491
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,977,875
Air transport 3,272,755
Other 3,214,353
Road transport 8,400

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) 15,696,940 12,809,551 -2,887,389
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,732,332 15,245,543 +6,513,211
Air transport 1,581,350 1,691,405 +110,055
Other 1,000,215 2,214,138 +1,213,923
Road transport 8,400 0 -8,400

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,401,187
Felixstowe 10,816,775
Liverpool Docks 6,076,470
Immingham Docks 6,055,240
London Gateway Port 5,004,918

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 10,499,827 6,901,360 -3,598,467
Felixstowe 2,185,503 8,631,272 +6,445,769
Liverpool Docks 726,450 5,350,020 +4,623,570
Immingham Docks 3,910,623 2,144,617 -1,766,006
London Gateway Port 4,018,055 986,863 -3,031,192
000 1,000,215 2,214,138 +1,213,923
Holyhead 890,543 1,774,088 +883,545
Southampton 1,307,688 467,894 -839,794
London Heathrow Airport 916,745 557,792 -358,953
Dover 308,682 455,600 +146,918

Quick facts

HS code: 843850

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

Description: Machines designed for preparing and processing meat or poultry products