Import/export HS code 847420: Crushing and grinding machines

Machines used to crush or grind minerals and other solid materials

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  • 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 £
Germany 26,467,099
Finland 18,001,549
India 12,139,139
Austria 9,707,917
Sweden 7,866,632

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 11,759,349 14,707,750 +2,948,401
Finland 10,080,507 7,921,042 -2,159,465
India 3,716,287 8,422,852 +4,706,565
Austria 5,173,846 4,534,071 -639,775
Sweden 1,321,757 6,544,875 +5,223,118
Italy 4,253,633 3,332,240 -921,393
China 3,209,134 3,162,247 -46,887
Netherlands 2,063,337 2,518,252 +454,915
Switzerland 23,835 3,476,894 +3,453,059
South Africa 1,637,058 870,804 -766,254

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 27,104,823
Finland 16,345,888
India 12,458,779
Austria 8,556,769
China 7,315,883

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 11,480,519 15,624,304 +4,143,785
Finland 8,586,276 7,759,612 -826,664
India 3,990,209 8,468,570 +4,478,361
Austria 4,805,442 3,751,327 -1,054,115
China 3,392,516 3,923,367 +530,851
Italy 3,949,695 2,712,305 -1,237,390
Switzerland 629,946 3,435,281 +2,805,335
United States 1,218,346 2,194,129 +975,783
South Africa 1,637,058 870,804 -766,254
Netherlands 1,069,678 1,233,669 +163,991

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Northern Ireland 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 7 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 6 +0
Northern Ireland 8 4 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 3 -3
Merseyside 2 6 +4
West Midlands 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 57,162,996
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,323,827
Other 8,407,269
Air transport 1,252,519
Road transport 760,452

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,167,957 30,995,039 +4,827,082
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,857,237 22,466,590 +1,609,353
Other 2,145,447 6,261,822 +4,116,375
Air transport 564,479 688,040 +123,561
Road transport 85,189 675,263 +590,074

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 27,557,166
Belfast Port 16,860,762
London 12,113,975
Harwich 11,319,309
Dover 10,511,020

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 £
Immingham Docks 12,717,896 14,839,270 +2,121,374
Belfast Port 6,429,780 10,430,982 +4,001,202
London 5,566,269 6,547,706 +981,437
Harwich 5,854,396 5,464,913 -389,483
Dover 5,759,909 4,751,111 -1,008,798
000 2,145,447 6,261,822 +4,116,375
Hull 1,635,614 3,217,425 +1,581,811
Medway 1,526,422 1,849,049 +322,627
Felixstowe 1,715,245 779,708 -935,537
Killingholme 2,312,760 0 -2,312,760

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 49
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 18
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 22
2026-03 20
2026-02 19
2026-01 22
2025-12 12

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 73
54m+ 41
0-1m 25
15m-54m 16
Other 16

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 288,086,298
Australia 63,851,348
South Africa 43,214,912
Italy 37,334,158
Spain 28,084,682

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 159,900,534 128,185,764 -31,714,770
Australia 25,059,543 38,791,805 +13,732,262
South Africa 14,035,574 29,179,338 +15,143,764
Italy 18,875,404 18,458,754 -416,650
Spain 12,171,282 15,913,400 +3,742,118
Poland 14,490,888 11,348,494 -3,142,394
Mexico 15,546,606 4,273,604 -11,273,002
Ireland 9,860,253 9,706,457 -153,796
Guinea 9,861,002 5,457,203 -4,403,799
Canada 6,733,785 7,682,465 +948,680

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 £
XI 73,451,351
Nicaragua 3,157,263
Spain 504,132
Ireland 433,581
Italy 351,230

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 £
XI 37,283,478 36,167,873 -1,115,605
Nicaragua 1,201,872 1,955,391 +753,519
Spain 504,132 0 -504,132
Ireland 433,581 0 -433,581
Italy 335,616 15,614 -320,002
United States 344,460 0 -344,460
Germany 95,582 2,377 -93,205
Netherlands 1,105 2,012 +907
Slovenia 990 0 -990
Malaysia 646 0 -646

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) 582,783,672
Other 82,543,287
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 61,632,211
Air transport 1,156,279
Road transport 337,368

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) 297,647,501 285,136,171 -12,511,330
Other 43,034,080 39,509,207 -3,524,873
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,015,576 33,616,635 +5,601,059
Air transport 725,620 430,659 -294,961
Road transport 33,155 304,213 +271,058

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 305,252,099
Liverpool Docks 157,005,688
000 82,543,287
Avonmouth Docks 30,793,174
London 30,193,683

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 £
Southampton 147,627,626 157,624,473 +9,996,847
Liverpool Docks 88,217,042 68,788,646 -19,428,396
000 43,034,080 39,509,207 -3,524,873
Avonmouth Docks 16,376,956 14,416,218 -1,960,738
London 16,261,002 13,932,681 -2,328,321
Immingham Docks 12,140,017 12,756,529 +616,512
London Gateway Port 5,235,023 12,594,317 +7,359,294
Harwich 6,435,216 7,908,744 +1,473,528
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,577,004 6,675,240 +98,236
Belfast Port 4,793,058 6,269,670 +1,476,612

Quick facts

HS code: 847420

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

Description: Machines used to crush or grind minerals and other solid materials