Import/export HS code 84717070: Various storage devices

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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 19,493,881
United States 10,587,124
China 6,349,185
Mexico 5,558,626
Hungary 4,231,019

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 12,966,081 6,527,800 -6,438,281
United States 9,991,871 595,253 -9,396,618
China 1,892,490 4,456,695 +2,564,205
Mexico 5,391,239 167,387 -5,223,852
Hungary 4,126,760 104,259 -4,022,501
France 3,475,132 754,434 -2,720,698
Denmark 390,821 1,311,585 +920,764
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 868,176 143,357 -724,819
Thailand 529,273 357,911 -171,362
Germany 518,303 338,462 -179,841

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 £
Hungary 17,172,822
Mexico 14,514,837
China 12,459,619
United States 4,589,864
Thailand 2,955,131

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 £
Hungary 11,335,941 5,836,881 -5,499,060
Mexico 13,663,850 850,987 -12,812,863
China 7,454,261 5,005,358 -2,448,903
United States 4,120,344 469,520 -3,650,824
Thailand 2,455,527 499,604 -1,955,923
Poland 400,491 1,292,526 +892,035
France 730,891 402,278 -328,613
Israel 653,051 80,648 -572,403
Ireland 0 506,619 +506,619
Philippines 17,331 385,315 +367,984

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 23
Inner London - West 17
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14
Greater Manchester 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11

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 13 16 +3
Inner London - West 11 11 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 11 +3
Greater Manchester 9 5 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 4 -3
Outer London - West and North West 3 8 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Inner London - East 6 3 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 31,289,676
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,138,703
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,889,661
Other 209,493

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 £
Air transport 25,377,625 5,912,051 -19,465,574
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,669,148 8,469,555 -7,199,593
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 919,450 1,970,211 +1,050,761
Other 142,231 67,262 -74,969

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 26,238,265
Dover 10,426,783
Eurotunnel 9,444,267
Harwich 3,385,705
East Midlands Airport 2,104,719

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 22,530,304 3,707,961 -18,822,343
Dover 5,774,603 4,652,180 -1,122,423
Eurotunnel 6,202,965 3,241,302 -2,961,663
Harwich 2,939,904 445,801 -2,494,103
East Midlands Airport 1,160,101 944,618 -215,483
London Stansted Airport 1,012,410 654,641 -357,769
London 31,239 1,355,488 +1,324,249
Belfast Airport 519,383 250,915 -268,468
Dover / Eurotunnel 693,505 71,999 -621,506
Felixstowe 497,304 221,192 -276,112

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
43
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
15
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 20
2026-04 14
2026-03 25
2026-02 18
2026-01 20

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
54m+ 79
1m-15m 42
Other 26
15m-54m 21
0-1m 12

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 Arab Emirates 4,378,228
United States 1,810,032
France 1,259,222
Netherlands 1,231,793
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 742,991

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 Arab Emirates 95,483 4,282,745 +4,187,262
United States 1,118,060 691,972 -426,088
France 1,008,437 250,785 -757,652
Netherlands 501,860 729,933 +228,073
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 147,554 595,437 +447,883
Oman 692,641 13,896 -678,745
Ireland 56,265 337,221 +280,956
Japan 294,804 57,661 -237,143
Italy 257,283 72,251 -185,032
Denmark 71,943 242,707 +170,764

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 12,105,561
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,525,728
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 172,062
Road transport 128,794

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 4,831,438 7,274,123 +2,442,685
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,194,077 1,331,651 +137,574
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 129,553 42,509 -87,044
Road transport 128,794 0 -128,794

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,683,284
Manchester Airport 2,300,397
London Gatwick Airport 2,005,518
London Stansted Airport 1,539,327
ZLC 1,357,409

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 2,542,014 1,141,270 -1,400,744
Manchester Airport 32,591 2,267,806 +2,235,215
London Gatwick Airport 17,818 1,987,700 +1,969,882
London Stansted Airport 812,614 726,713 -85,901
ZLC 867,988 489,421 -378,567
East Midlands Airport 530,719 623,391 +92,672
Dover / Eurotunnel 675,091 269,711 -405,380
Dover 235,443 218,053 -17,390
Holyhead 47,929 294,291 +246,362
Felixstowe 1,544 315,714 +314,170

Quick facts

HS code: 84717070

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

Description: Other types of storage devices not listed above