Import/export HS code 843890: Parts for food and drink machines

Replacement parts for machines used in food and drink preparation, such as bakery, pasta, or brewery equipment

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.
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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 46,536,283
Germany 38,800,085
United States 31,705,485
Italy 25,236,656
Romania 17,684,675

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 24,059,769 22,476,514 -1,583,255
Germany 19,799,718 19,000,367 -799,351
United States 17,765,175 13,940,310 -3,824,865
Italy 15,261,580 9,975,076 -5,286,504
Romania 10,350,322 7,334,353 -3,015,969
Switzerland 4,338,639 8,929,075 +4,590,436
Denmark 6,218,692 6,387,151 +168,459
France 6,784,283 5,310,337 -1,473,946
Belgium 3,632,053 2,758,168 -873,885
Spain 2,404,770 2,442,260 +37,490

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 44,175,450
United States 36,765,275
Netherlands 36,508,704
Italy 26,454,066
Romania 17,269,341

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 21,838,949 22,336,501 +497,552
United States 20,565,599 16,199,676 -4,365,923
Netherlands 20,246,108 16,262,596 -3,983,512
Italy 15,000,541 11,453,525 -3,547,016
Romania 10,382,599 6,886,742 -3,495,857
Denmark 5,753,979 6,074,419 +320,440
France 4,768,555 4,747,362 -21,193
Switzerland 2,718,120 6,003,469 +3,285,349
China 2,785,389 2,690,419 -94,970
Spain 2,478,421 2,590,356 +111,935

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 66
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 63
West Yorkshire 60
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 57
Inner London - West 56

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 50 50 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 42 47 +5
West Yorkshire 42 39 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 40 39 -1
Inner London - West 40 37 -3
Greater Manchester 44 31 -13
West Midlands 35 39 +4
Outer London - West and North West 33 38 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 31 34 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 22 29 +7

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) 110,319,484
Air transport 80,596,358
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,667,102
Other 9,215,553
Road transport 5,804,397

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) 57,469,547 52,849,937 -4,619,610
Air transport 41,684,195 38,912,163 -2,772,032
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,502,280 14,164,822 -5,337,458
Other 5,569,209 3,646,344 -1,922,865
Road transport 1,191,674 4,612,723 +3,421,049

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 51,748,962
East Midlands Airport 30,693,158
London Heathrow Airport 17,247,240
Eurotunnel 16,796,774
Immingham Docks 15,758,643

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 29,907,636 21,841,326 -8,066,310
East Midlands Airport 16,229,319 14,463,839 -1,765,480
London Heathrow Airport 9,043,787 8,203,453 -840,334
Eurotunnel 7,492,859 9,303,915 +1,811,056
Immingham Docks 7,420,740 8,337,903 +917,163
Birmingham Airport 7,375,720 8,019,102 +643,382
Felixstowe 5,885,200 4,282,782 -1,602,418
Thamesport 6,318,405 3,605,121 -2,713,284
000 5,569,209 3,646,344 -1,922,865
London Stansted Airport 4,412,070 3,820,161 -591,909

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 436
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 309
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 136
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 73
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 67

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 282
2025-11 311
2025-10 323
2025-09 288
2025-08 302

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 476
54m+ 444
15m-54m 164
0-1m 141
Other 87

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 35,165,715
Mexico 12,078,152
Netherlands 10,113,020
Ireland 8,430,667
Canada 6,832,542

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 17,378,456 17,787,259 +408,803
Mexico 8,090,232 3,987,920 -4,102,312
Netherlands 3,512,291 6,600,729 +3,088,438
Ireland 5,067,447 3,363,220 -1,704,227
Canada 2,335,289 4,497,253 +2,161,964
Germany 2,612,335 3,656,300 +1,043,965
Australia 2,766,495 2,743,694 -22,801
Saudi Arabia 2,486,233 2,506,157 +19,924
France 2,749,283 1,987,956 -761,327
China 3,700,376 75,487 -3,624,889

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 38,868
XI 15,599
United States 457
Germany 1

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 22,135 16,733 -5,402
XI 7,998 7,601 -397
United States 0 457 +457
Germany 1 0 -1

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 74,857,186
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,958,408
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,066,175
Road transport 129,884
Other 56,242

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 £
Air transport 40,093,511 34,763,675 -5,329,836
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,052,067 14,906,341 -11,145,726
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,813,481 19,252,694 +5,439,213
Road transport 128,601 1,283 -127,318
Other 31,451 24,791 -6,660

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 24,953,903
London Heathrow Airport 23,721,909
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,800,921
London Gateway Port 17,452,039
London Stansted Airport 12,036,917

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 £
East Midlands Airport 14,678,630 10,275,273 -4,403,357
London Heathrow Airport 11,552,826 12,169,083 +616,257
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,827,344 9,973,577 +1,146,233
London Gateway Port 13,184,937 4,267,102 -8,917,835
London Stansted Airport 6,598,516 5,438,401 -1,160,115
Southampton 4,694,741 5,429,171 +734,430
Liverpool Docks 3,093,342 4,855,300 +1,761,958
Immingham Docks 2,393,416 4,563,582 +2,170,166
Manchester Airport 3,476,478 3,113,148 -363,330
Felixstowe 3,737,137 2,293,691 -1,443,446

Quick facts

HS code: 843890

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

Description: Replacement parts for machines used in food and drink preparation, such as bakery, pasta, or brewery equipment