Import/export HS code 84388099: Various food preparation machines

Machines for preparing or manufacturing food and drinks not listed elsewhere

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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 24,412,373
Switzerland 21,056,719
Italy 20,650,058
Denmark 19,994,834
France 17,538,037

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 16,603,549 7,808,824 -8,794,725
Switzerland 8,353,903 12,702,816 +4,348,913
Italy 9,080,609 11,569,449 +2,488,840
Denmark 9,469,502 10,525,332 +1,055,830
France 8,867,879 8,670,158 -197,721
Netherlands 7,097,877 5,936,191 -1,161,686
Spain 2,970,279 4,841,544 +1,871,265
United States 3,156,749 3,207,907 +51,158
Belgium 2,224,025 2,223,415 -610
Austria 44,429 4,338,428 +4,293,999

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 28,134,561
Italy 22,868,407
Denmark 16,508,408
Switzerland 16,343,291
France 14,919,497

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 19,800,991 8,333,570 -11,467,421
Italy 10,662,151 12,206,256 +1,544,105
Denmark 8,241,167 8,267,241 +26,074
Switzerland 5,857,846 10,485,445 +4,627,599
France 7,649,428 7,270,069 -379,359
Netherlands 5,112,460 8,204,490 +3,092,030
United States 3,887,190 3,895,206 +8,016
Spain 2,987,204 4,625,516 +1,638,312
China 2,549,850 3,525,774 +975,924
Austria 22,341 4,338,428 +4,316,087

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 33
Inner London - East 30
Outer London - West and North West 30
West Midlands 29
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24

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 21 18 -3
Inner London - East 10 22 +12
Outer London - West and North West 19 15 -4
West Midlands 14 22 +8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20 13 -7
Greater Manchester 8 19 +11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 15 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 12 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 16 +6
West Yorkshire 10 12 +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) 110,748,455
Air transport 22,865,018
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,588,097
Road transport 7,711,327
Other 867,876

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) 53,466,911 57,281,544 +3,814,633
Air transport 11,329,055 11,535,963 +206,908
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,547,061 12,041,036 +2,493,975
Road transport 5,291,728 2,419,599 -2,872,129
Other 285,783 582,093 +296,310

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 48,056,145
Immingham Docks 28,160,849
Birmingham Airport 14,105,050
ZLC 13,254,572
Eurotunnel 7,564,926

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 21,467,800 26,588,345 +5,120,545
Immingham Docks 14,810,977 13,349,872 -1,461,105
Birmingham Airport 6,995,559 7,109,491 +113,932
ZLC 6,277,074 6,977,498 +700,424
Eurotunnel 2,939,795 4,625,131 +1,685,336
Felixstowe 3,254,465 3,349,746 +95,281
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,584,771 2,091,559 -493,212
Harwich 2,850,027 1,742,936 -1,107,091
Portsmouth 159,365 4,165,097 +4,005,732
London Heathrow Airport 1,628,083 1,510,114 -117,969

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
139
Manufacture of food products
127
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
76
Food and beverage service activities
34
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 67
2026-04 55
2026-03 62
2026-02 51
2026-01 50

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 179
54m+ 119
0-1m 100
15m-54m 57
Other 33

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 22,027,136
Saudi Arabia 10,651,341
Spain 8,356,127
Ireland 6,900,225
Canada 5,840,240

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 16,409,203 5,617,933 -10,791,270
Saudi Arabia 6,081,077 4,570,264 -1,510,813
Spain 2,357,750 5,998,377 +3,640,627
Ireland 2,729,534 4,170,691 +1,441,157
Canada 5,683,771 156,469 -5,527,302
Iraq 3,194,972 2,407,523 -787,449
Netherlands 3,433,155 1,770,134 -1,663,021
France 874,134 3,946,145 +3,072,011
Kazakhstan 8,520 4,007,094 +3,998,574
India 3,083,550 655,801 -2,427,749

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 £
Italy 120,473
XI 119,882
Ireland 36,718
China 72

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 £
Italy 69,066 51,407 -17,659
XI 118,356 1,526 -116,830
Ireland 15,834 20,884 +5,050
China 48 24 -24

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) 63,110,785
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 56,882,285
Air transport 6,242,783
Other 277,145
Road transport 37,403

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) 47,493,144 15,617,641 -31,875,503
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,360,524 29,521,761 +2,161,237
Air transport 3,992,684 2,250,099 -1,742,585
Other 203,304 73,841 -129,463
Road transport 37,403 0 -37,403

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,599,589
London Gateway Port 24,047,582
Felixstowe 17,149,197
Liverpool Docks 10,733,737
Southampton 8,195,395

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 16,764,026 19,835,563 +3,071,537
London Gateway Port 17,350,176 6,697,406 -10,652,770
Felixstowe 15,959,360 1,189,837 -14,769,523
Liverpool Docks 8,855,808 1,877,929 -6,977,879
Southampton 4,236,807 3,958,588 -278,219
Dover 3,384,265 2,783,359 -600,906
London Heathrow Airport 3,021,600 1,276,285 -1,745,315
Holyhead 1,462,937 2,808,284 +1,345,347
Immingham Docks 2,001,267 1,872,341 -128,926
London 1,147,942 1,265,546 +117,604

Quick facts

HS code: 84388099

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

Description: Machines for preparing or manufacturing food and drinks not listed elsewhere