Import/export HS code 8464: Machines for cutting or shaping stone, glass, and similar materials

Machines used to cut, grind, or shape hard materials like stone, ceramics, concrete, and glass

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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 £
Italy 38,460,029
Germany 10,739,910
China 10,514,827
Sweden 5,955,168
Austria 5,130,029

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 £
Italy 21,483,092 16,976,937 -4,506,155
Germany 6,250,169 4,489,741 -1,760,428
China 4,914,330 5,600,497 +686,167
Sweden 3,379,248 2,575,920 -803,328
Austria 3,411,206 1,718,823 -1,692,383
Spain 2,801,111 2,295,205 -505,906
France 2,549,191 1,767,273 -781,918
United States 1,237,202 2,328,768 +1,091,566
Netherlands 2,470,064 796,913 -1,673,151
Denmark 392,730 378,084 -14,646

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 £
Italy 39,771,571
China 16,104,625
Germany 9,490,062
Austria 6,294,273
United States 5,082,292

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 £
Italy 22,483,902 17,287,669 -5,196,233
China 7,947,376 8,157,249 +209,873
Germany 5,705,546 3,784,516 -1,921,030
Austria 4,567,351 1,726,922 -2,840,429
United States 2,146,986 2,935,306 +788,320
Spain 1,793,123 1,907,877 +114,754
France 1,087,689 1,059,119 -28,570
Sweden 1,315,832 665,925 -649,907
Bulgaria 535,499 452,830 -82,669
Netherlands 530,413 398,514 -131,899

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 22
Essex 17
Shropshire and Staffordshire 17
Northern Ireland 16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16

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 Midlands 18 10 -8
Essex 12 12 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13 12 -1
Northern Ireland 9 8 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 10 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 9 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 7 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 5 -3

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) 65,531,860
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,231,318
Air transport 8,018,762
Road transport 227,015
Other 169,997

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) 38,503,366 27,028,494 -11,474,872
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,625,069 9,606,249 +981,180
Air transport 4,227,669 3,791,093 -436,576
Road transport 102,346 124,669 +22,323
Other 53,332 116,665 +63,333

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 39,734,264
Eurotunnel 10,213,037
Immingham Docks 6,852,424
Felixstowe 6,102,236
London 4,875,677

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 23,187,435 16,546,829 -6,640,606
Eurotunnel 5,814,133 4,398,904 -1,415,229
Immingham Docks 3,598,853 3,253,571 -345,282
Felixstowe 3,973,475 2,128,761 -1,844,714
London 2,423,046 2,452,631 +29,585
Southampton 2,097,275 2,138,173 +40,898
Manchester Airport 1,758,280 1,815,701 +57,421
Liverpool Docks 768,159 1,569,727 +801,568
London Gateway Port 705,612 1,332,905 +627,293
Purfleet 1,801,525 192,790 -1,608,735

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
104
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
48
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
41
Specialised construction activities
28
Other manufacturing
25

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 38
2026-04 47
2026-03 52
2026-02 55
2026-01 47

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 174
54m+ 80
0-1m 55
15m-54m 34
Other 27

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 7,491,269
Ireland 2,871,923
Germany 1,863,941
China 1,794,789
New Zealand 987,035

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 4,652,762 2,838,507 -1,814,255
Ireland 2,142,567 729,356 -1,413,211
Germany 1,592,429 271,512 -1,320,917
China 1,664,390 130,399 -1,533,991
New Zealand 536,246 450,789 -85,457
Turkey 77,556 747,848 +670,292
Sweden 640,466 78,231 -562,235
Canada 200,289 475,864 +275,575
France 303,525 284,548 -18,977
Italy 293,274 170,184 -123,090

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 £
Sweden 302,524
Italy 34,615
China 23,456
XI 8,942
Germany 4,964

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 £
Sweden 179,340 123,184 -56,156
Italy 16,971 17,644 +673
China 15,562 7,894 -7,668
XI 6,983 1,959 -5,024
Germany 1,940 3,024 +1,084
Netherlands 2,973 0 -2,973
Belgium 861 327 -534
Austria 0 313 +313
Ireland 197 0 -197

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) 8,856,526
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,642,394
Air transport 6,755,199
Other 380,780
Road transport 1,000

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) 5,571,205 3,285,321 -2,285,884
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,145,478 2,496,916 -2,648,562
Air transport 4,489,838 2,265,361 -2,224,477
Other 225,719 155,061 -70,658
Road transport 1,000 0 -1,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,424,021
Southampton 4,220,169
London Gateway Port 2,972,835
London Heathrow Airport 2,248,274
East Midlands Airport 1,681,864

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 2,743,902 1,680,119 -1,063,783
Southampton 2,444,519 1,775,650 -668,869
London Gateway Port 1,899,777 1,073,058 -826,719
London Heathrow Airport 1,428,621 819,653 -608,968
East Midlands Airport 1,066,804 615,060 -451,744
Holyhead 1,209,106 384,838 -824,268
Glasgow Airport 912,285 181,307 -730,978
ZLC 958,609 87,727 -870,882
Felixstowe 509,925 318,335 -191,590
Immingham Docks 640,636 155,420 -485,216

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 8464

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

Description: Machines used to cut, grind, or shape hard materials like stone, ceramics, concrete, and glass