Import/export HS code 84518080: Various textile processing machines

Miscellaneous machines used in textile production and processing

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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 6,364,230
Switzerland 5,342,444
China 3,912,959
United States 2,331,385
Italy 1,343,256

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 2,656,745 3,707,485 +1,050,740
Switzerland 4,634,944 707,500 -3,927,444
China 1,603,798 2,309,161 +705,363
United States 1,008,747 1,322,638 +313,891
Italy 515,781 827,475 +311,694
Mexico 433,822 241,557 -192,265
South Korea 296,213 302,775 +6,562
Netherlands 252,997 231,060 -21,937
Belgium 238,051 231,296 -6,755
Spain 68,784 263,837 +195,053

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 £
Switzerland 5,459,018
China 4,878,941
Germany 3,646,108
United States 2,675,174
Romania 2,442,758

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 £
Switzerland 4,664,805 794,213 -3,870,592
China 2,172,860 2,706,081 +533,221
Germany 1,554,730 2,091,378 +536,648
United States 1,086,026 1,589,148 +503,122
Romania 1,002,801 1,439,957 +437,156
Italy 431,319 844,154 +412,835
Mexico 516,953 310,478 -206,475
South Korea 296,213 300,297 +4,084
Spain 68,419 263,820 +195,401
Austria 315,268 9,511 -305,757

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
West Midlands 7
Greater Manchester 6
Essex 5

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 Yorkshire 7 4 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
West Midlands 1 6 +5
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Essex 2 4 +2
Outer London - South 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 5 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Suffolk 1 3 +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) 14,935,489
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,487,158
Air transport 802,475
Other 35,851
Road transport 9,481

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) 8,519,893 6,415,596 -2,104,297
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,500,532 3,986,626 +486,094
Air transport 381,428 421,047 +39,619
Other 29,635 6,216 -23,419
Road transport 876 8,605 +7,729

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 4,893,800
Southampton 3,772,574
Felixstowe 3,126,289
Dover 2,500,767
Immingham Docks 1,759,312

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 £
Eurotunnel 4,745,409 148,391 -4,597,018
Southampton 1,653,943 2,118,631 +464,688
Felixstowe 1,358,708 1,767,581 +408,873
Dover 889,638 1,611,129 +721,491
Immingham Docks 756,994 1,002,318 +245,324
Purfleet 270,094 1,310,963 +1,040,869
London 450,351 980,695 +530,344
Dover / Eurotunnel 352,820 572,479 +219,659
London Gateway Port 137,677 637,456 +499,779
ZLC 249,119 178,676 -70,443

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 38
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Manufacture of textiles 9
Other manufacturing 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 21
2026-03 13
2026-02 19
2026-01 15
2025-12 15

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 44
54m+ 22
0-1m 21
15m-54m 11
Other 9

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 3,099,688
Sweden 1,787,734
China 1,508,068
South Africa 1,269,567
Ireland 1,076,219

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 125,005 2,974,683 +2,849,678
Sweden 1,738,239 49,495 -1,688,744
China 5,868 1,502,200 +1,496,332
South Africa 0 1,269,567 +1,269,567
Ireland 655,752 420,467 -235,285
United States 565,278 291,150 -274,128
Germany 214,381 22,426 -191,955
New Zealand 195,254 0 -195,254
Saudi Arabia 170,904 16,601 -154,303
Belgium 36,549 144,716 +108,167

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 £
China 58,934
Malaysia 7,858
United States 4,376
France 832
Germany 687

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 £
China 47,173 11,761 -35,412
Malaysia 7,858 0 -7,858
United States 413 3,963 +3,550
France 832 0 -832
Germany 687 0 -687
South Korea 435 0 -435
Denmark 42 0 -42

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) 7,068,517
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,544,802
Air transport 590,542
Other 76,187

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) 3,322,927 3,745,590 +422,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 969,210 3,575,592 +2,606,382
Air transport 384,836 205,706 -179,130
Other 57,752 18,435 -39,317

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 4,495,241
Felixstowe 1,910,099
London Gateway Port 1,633,958
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,306,971
Southampton 802,496

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,602,214 2,893,027 +1,290,813
Felixstowe 308,339 1,601,760 +1,293,421
London Gateway Port 153,730 1,480,228 +1,326,498
Dover / Eurotunnel 856,920 450,051 -406,869
Southampton 538,131 264,365 -273,766
Liverpool Docks 474,319 264,793 -209,526
Holyhead 224,532 240,552 +16,020
London Heathrow Airport 341,317 119,990 -221,327
Milford 13,730 82,868 +69,138
000 57,752 18,435 -39,317

Quick facts

HS code: 84518080

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

Description: Miscellaneous machines used in textile production and processing