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.
  • 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 £
Netherlands 48,442,886
Germany 39,571,039
United States 31,855,667
Italy 28,376,174
Romania 17,197,044

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 22,063,805 26,379,081 +4,315,276
Germany 21,553,125 18,017,914 -3,535,211
United States 18,945,831 12,909,836 -6,035,995
Italy 15,205,400 13,170,774 -2,034,626
Romania 8,879,809 8,317,235 -562,574
Denmark 6,133,047 10,333,804 +4,200,757
Switzerland 7,005,289 8,667,611 +1,662,322
France 7,210,129 5,588,596 -1,621,533
Belgium 3,435,632 3,152,112 -283,520
Spain 2,355,298 2,391,685 +36,387

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 46,471,616
United States 37,642,068
Netherlands 36,986,557
Italy 28,824,609
Romania 16,793,330

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 24,213,589 22,258,027 -1,955,562
United States 21,945,619 15,696,449 -6,249,170
Netherlands 17,465,422 19,521,135 +2,055,713
Italy 16,046,594 12,778,015 -3,268,579
Romania 8,889,736 7,903,594 -986,142
Denmark 5,908,542 9,412,265 +3,503,723
France 5,222,957 5,070,228 -152,729
Switzerland 4,364,556 5,432,770 +1,068,214
China 2,755,821 3,352,211 +596,390
Spain 2,419,671 2,505,982 +86,311

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 70
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 66
West Yorkshire 65
Inner London - West 60
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 52 55 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 46 49 +3
West Yorkshire 48 39 -9
Inner London - West 35 47 +12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 41 39 -2
West Midlands 42 39 -3
Greater Manchester 35 36 +1
Outer London - West and North West 34 40 +6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 25 31 +6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 35 27 -8

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) 118,297,149
Air transport 86,738,048
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,189,286
Other 9,949,113
Road transport 7,492,775

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) 57,708,111 60,589,038 +2,880,927
Air transport 44,688,296 42,049,752 -2,638,544
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,150,493 18,038,793 -111,700
Other 4,996,910 4,952,203 -44,707
Road transport 3,547,900 3,944,875 +396,975

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 54,834,048
East Midlands Airport 32,402,184
Immingham Docks 20,447,477
London Heathrow Airport 19,095,473
Eurotunnel 18,780,721

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 30,123,277 24,710,771 -5,412,506
East Midlands Airport 16,526,290 15,875,894 -650,396
Immingham Docks 7,906,753 12,540,724 +4,633,971
London Heathrow Airport 9,730,210 9,365,263 -364,947
Eurotunnel 8,488,061 10,292,660 +1,804,599
Birmingham Airport 8,653,617 9,058,856 +405,239
000 4,996,910 4,952,203 -44,707
Thamesport 4,894,718 4,335,149 -559,569
Felixstowe 4,483,370 4,702,794 +219,424
ZLC 4,443,395 4,067,322 -376,073

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products
452
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
310
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
135
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
71
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
69

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 315
2026-04 298
2026-03 322
2026-02 314
2026-01 282

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 490
54m+ 428
15m-54m 175
0-1m 147
Other 96

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 39,063,101
Netherlands 10,760,596
Mexico 9,504,098
Ireland 7,659,699
Germany 7,454,312

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 17,997,333 21,065,768 +3,068,435
Netherlands 3,563,809 7,196,787 +3,632,978
Mexico 6,796,619 2,707,479 -4,089,140
Ireland 4,011,887 3,647,812 -364,075
Germany 3,000,078 4,454,234 +1,454,156
Canada 6,196,431 956,462 -5,239,969
Australia 3,022,997 3,582,462 +559,465
France 2,803,842 2,524,039 -279,803
Saudi Arabia 2,931,080 2,179,352 -751,728
Sweden 2,052,896 1,770,772 -282,124

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 58,468
XI 14,912
United States 914
France 218
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 22,917 35,551 +12,634
XI 12,180 2,732 -9,448
United States 457 457 +0
France 218 0 -218
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 80,931,902
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,458,604
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,156,196
Other 75,764
Road transport 35,249

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 £
Air transport 41,135,663 39,796,239 -1,339,424
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,700,923 12,757,681 -12,943,242
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,327,994 18,828,202 +1,500,208
Other 37,024 38,740 +1,716
Road transport 28,875 6,374 -22,501

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 28,529,733
East Midlands Airport 24,824,840
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,764,506
London Gateway Port 16,613,265
London Stansted Airport 12,833,705

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 12,447,561 16,082,172 +3,634,611
East Midlands Airport 14,221,640 10,603,200 -3,618,440
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,092,215 11,672,291 +1,580,076
London Gateway Port 12,105,802 4,507,463 -7,598,339
London Stansted Airport 6,873,867 5,959,838 -914,029
Southampton 6,770,424 3,741,575 -3,028,849
Liverpool Docks 5,948,689 2,013,662 -3,935,027
Immingham Docks 2,744,369 4,367,622 +1,623,253
Manchester Airport 3,412,952 2,804,137 -608,815
Felixstowe 2,319,546 1,553,074 -766,472

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