Import/export HS code 843860: Fruit, nut, and vegetable processing machines

Machines used to prepare and process fruits, nuts, or vegetables for food production

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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 £
Netherlands 16,592,327
Italy 5,434,338
United States 3,310,512
Denmark 2,854,251
Germany 2,536,378

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 9,917,003 6,675,324 -3,241,679
Italy 3,664,830 1,769,508 -1,895,322
United States 1,842,996 1,467,516 -375,480
Denmark 2,659,995 194,256 -2,465,739
Germany 791,159 1,745,219 +954,060
France 1,084,737 1,425,240 +340,503
Belgium 865,661 487,749 -377,912
China 626,305 658,876 +32,571
Turkey 623,878 434,299 -189,579
Sweden 457,776 432,947 -24,829

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 14,761,163
Italy 5,628,625
United States 4,551,585
Germany 3,030,318
Denmark 2,847,490

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 8,556,427 6,204,736 -2,351,691
Italy 3,334,238 2,294,387 -1,039,851
United States 2,754,132 1,797,453 -956,679
Germany 1,054,413 1,975,905 +921,492
Denmark 2,653,234 194,256 -2,458,978
Spain 1,264,060 764,219 -499,841
Belgium 860,811 490,126 -370,685
China 665,378 678,491 +13,113
Turkey 650,955 458,278 -192,677
France 553,824 228,241 -325,583

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
Outer London - West and North West 12
Outer London - East and North East 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8

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
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
Outer London - West and North West 7 8 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 7 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 7 +4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 4 -1

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) 30,862,859
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,265,994
Air transport 2,175,753
Other 470,934
Road transport 163,754

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) 18,484,893 12,377,966 -6,106,927
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,120,906 3,145,088 -975,818
Air transport 1,016,080 1,159,673 +143,593
Other 319,707 151,227 -168,480
Road transport 540 163,214 +162,674

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,018,446
Eurotunnel 8,386,477
Immingham Docks 6,828,212
Harwich 4,012,755
Felixstowe 3,002,145

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 5,563,649 3,454,797 -2,108,852
Eurotunnel 4,241,865 4,144,612 -97,253
Immingham Docks 4,113,338 2,714,874 -1,398,464
Harwich 2,121,429 1,891,326 -230,103
Felixstowe 2,078,476 923,669 -1,154,807
Southampton 633,530 453,878 -179,652
Purfleet 355,985 342,691 -13,294
Manchester 696,958 0 -696,958
Killingholme 647,066 16,111 -630,955
Birmingham Airport 385,436 224,688 -160,748

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 58
Manufacture of food products 42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Food and beverage service activities 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 27
2026-03 21
2026-02 21
2026-01 20
2025-12 20

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 71
0-1m 32
54m+ 31
15m-54m 22
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 £
Netherlands 3,208,986
Ireland 2,579,834
Germany 1,432,400
Kazakhstan 1,036,880
United States 716,976

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 £
Netherlands 1,708,339 1,500,647 -207,692
Ireland 1,116,028 1,463,806 +347,778
Germany 1,098,447 333,953 -764,494
Kazakhstan 0 1,036,880 +1,036,880
United States 585,397 131,579 -453,818
Saudi Arabia 2,458 577,860 +575,402
Finland 356,785 211,076 -145,709
Italy 417,259 143,962 -273,297
France 400,817 158,251 -242,566
Egypt 75,624 367,290 +291,666

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 7,976
France 2,108
China 260

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 0 7,976 +7,976
France 1,889 219 -1,670
China 260 0 -260

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) 9,775,288
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,799,374
Air transport 744,389
Other 523,780
Road transport 1,249

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) 5,171,854 4,603,434 -568,420
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,518,963 2,280,411 -238,552
Air transport 332,408 411,981 +79,573
Other 2,149 521,631 +519,482
Road transport 0 1,249 +1,249

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,340,292
Immingham Docks 2,339,812
London Gateway Port 1,906,301
Liverpool Docks 1,535,049
Southampton 1,096,984

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 2,483,641 1,856,651 -626,990
Immingham Docks 955,164 1,384,648 +429,484
London Gateway Port 1,314,159 592,142 -722,017
Liverpool Docks 977,143 557,906 -419,237
Southampton 180,610 916,374 +735,764
Holyhead 359,164 550,494 +191,330
Felixstowe 645,642 261,900 -383,742
000 2,149 521,631 +519,482
Dover 198,388 200,028 +1,640
London 7,426 367,852 +360,426

Quick facts

HS code: 843860

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

Description: Machines used to prepare and process fruits, nuts, or vegetables for food production