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

Machines designed for preparing and processing meat or poultry products

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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 41,978,808
Netherlands 26,629,181
Denmark 9,784,253
Italy 8,763,929
United States 7,543,145

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 22,376,609 19,602,199 -2,774,410
Netherlands 13,062,851 13,566,330 +503,479
Denmark 3,280,126 6,504,127 +3,224,001
Italy 6,053,592 2,710,337 -3,343,255
United States 3,812,089 3,731,056 -81,033
Spain 3,911,260 2,986,929 -924,331
Austria 4,561,938 1,936,530 -2,625,408
France 3,476,867 2,977,548 -499,319
Ireland 1,698,995 2,600,424 +901,429
China 1,524,639 1,794,739 +270,100

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 44,295,891
Netherlands 21,680,179
Denmark 10,891,586
United States 9,680,667
Spain 7,154,258

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 23,773,748 20,522,143 -3,251,605
Netherlands 10,285,796 11,394,383 +1,108,587
Denmark 3,752,590 7,138,996 +3,386,406
United States 4,377,423 5,303,244 +925,821
Spain 4,007,366 3,146,892 -860,474
Italy 3,216,416 2,502,283 -714,133
Austria 3,670,621 1,657,079 -2,013,542
China 1,691,018 1,854,004 +162,986
Ireland 1,389,356 1,872,612 +483,256
France 1,910,724 1,242,340 -668,384

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 20
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Outer London - West and North West 18
Greater Manchester 13
Inner London - West 13

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
West Midlands 9 15 +6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 16 +3
Outer London - West and North West 12 6 -6
Greater Manchester 10 6 -4
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 8 +4
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 5 9 +4
Outer London - East and North East 9 3 -6
Lancashire 7 7 +0

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) 104,119,673
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,063,854
Air transport 9,476,378
Other 4,025,179
Road transport 553,977

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) 53,029,337 51,090,336 -1,939,001
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,187,392 7,876,462 +689,070
Air transport 4,905,503 4,570,875 -334,628
Other 3,204,537 820,642 -2,383,895
Road transport 224,984 328,993 +104,009

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 43,677,354
Immingham Docks 20,078,071
Felixstowe 14,525,389
Eurotunnel 13,206,582
Harwich 5,446,739

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 23,815,014 19,862,340 -3,952,674
Immingham Docks 9,862,738 10,215,333 +352,595
Felixstowe 6,693,897 7,831,492 +1,137,595
Eurotunnel 7,634,498 5,572,084 -2,062,414
Harwich 1,866,382 3,580,357 +1,713,975
000 3,204,537 820,642 -2,383,895
Killingholme 2,326,442 1,136,311 -1,190,131
Southampton 390,203 2,290,022 +1,899,819
Liverpool Docks 1,232,300 1,258,012 +25,712
East Midlands Airport 1,246,694 1,155,418 -91,276

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 109
Manufacture of food products 71
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 23
Food and beverage service activities 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 47
2025-11 52
2025-10 58
2025-09 51
2025-08 51

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 117
0-1m 64
54m+ 61
15m-54m 36
Other 14

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 13,083,334
Germany 5,551,472
Canada 5,400,492
Netherlands 5,070,454
Ireland 5,045,206

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 9,073,347 4,009,987 -5,063,360
Germany 2,359,578 3,191,894 +832,316
Canada 287,268 5,113,224 +4,825,956
Netherlands 2,601,118 2,469,336 -131,782
Ireland 2,617,656 2,427,550 -190,106
Russia 1,317,193 1,200,413 -116,780
Italy 1,664,657 304,281 -1,360,376
Spain 261,831 1,560,558 +1,298,727
Sweden 534,130 1,110,235 +576,105
Israel 968,520 599,819 -368,701

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 1,398,752
XI 164,842
France 76,934
China 14,846
New Zealand 7,341

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 774,192 624,560 -149,632
XI 132,057 32,785 -99,272
France 16,877 60,057 +43,180
China 0 14,846 +14,846
New Zealand 4,330 3,011 -1,319
Ireland 0 29 +29

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) 25,823,902
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,509,034
Air transport 3,005,482
Other 1,663,240
Road transport 15,661

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) 13,056,322 12,767,580 -288,742
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,223,379 10,285,655 -2,937,724
Air transport 1,519,571 1,485,911 -33,660
Other 927,456 735,784 -191,672
Road transport 15,661 0 -15,661

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,651,567
London Gateway Port 7,634,365
Felixstowe 7,487,461
Liverpool Docks 6,042,278
Immingham Docks 5,575,244

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 9,168,541 7,483,026 -1,685,515
London Gateway Port 6,875,888 758,477 -6,117,411
Felixstowe 3,387,489 4,099,972 +712,483
Liverpool Docks 737,933 5,304,345 +4,566,412
Immingham Docks 2,649,368 2,925,876 +276,508
Holyhead 991,382 1,279,010 +287,628
Southampton 1,605,269 363,237 -1,242,032
000 927,456 735,784 -191,672
London Heathrow Airport 909,438 431,417 -478,021
ZLC 85,458 554,845 +469,387

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