Import/export HS code 847480: Various mineral processing machines

Machines for shaping, molding, or agglomerating minerals and similar materials

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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 23,764,570
France 6,674,367
Germany 5,915,058
Netherlands 3,785,656
Denmark 2,864,692

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 19,016,676 4,747,894 -14,268,782
France 4,203,415 2,470,952 -1,732,463
Germany 3,358,761 2,556,297 -802,464
Netherlands 2,820,159 965,497 -1,854,662
Denmark 514,197 2,350,495 +1,836,298
China 1,648,802 951,498 -697,304
Spain 835,853 1,256,572 +420,719
Sweden 1,732,487 273,901 -1,458,586
Turkey 423,966 1,543,046 +1,119,080
Poland 1,063,590 768,516 -295,074

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 24,081,825
Germany 12,841,444
China 3,636,517
Denmark 2,359,798
Spain 2,090,994

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 18,464,397 5,617,428 -12,846,969
Germany 8,530,713 4,310,731 -4,219,982
China 2,281,325 1,355,192 -926,133
Denmark 551,486 1,808,312 +1,256,826
Spain 834,422 1,256,572 +422,150
Turkey 423,966 1,543,046 +1,119,080
Ireland 728,107 944,044 +215,937
Sweden 1,365,759 273,901 -1,091,858
Luxembourg 0 1,573,556 +1,573,556
Portugal 1,342,299 0 -1,342,299

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 12
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
West Midlands 9
Greater Manchester 8

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 7 9 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 7 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 4 -5
West Midlands 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 3 6 +3
Inner London - West 1 8 +7
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 7 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Kent 7 3 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 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) 52,097,859
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,728,398
Air transport 1,458,182
Road transport 605,872
Other 429,449

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) 33,172,391 18,925,468 -14,246,923
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,774,766 1,953,632 -2,821,134
Air transport 623,967 834,215 +210,248
Road transport 44,716 561,156 +516,440
Other 396,037 33,412 -362,625

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 30,681,500
Immingham Docks 6,736,243
Eurotunnel 3,276,016
Killingholme 2,566,353
Felixstowe 2,414,158

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 19,812,715 10,868,785 -8,943,930
Immingham Docks 4,883,671 1,852,572 -3,031,099
Eurotunnel 2,558,876 717,140 -1,841,736
Killingholme 1,540,030 1,026,323 -513,707
Felixstowe 1,635,135 779,023 -856,112
ZLC 726,036 743,630 +17,594
Newhaven 1,012,855 404,201 -608,654
Purfleet 1,185,032 157,903 -1,027,129
Harwich 432,351 781,074 +348,723
Portsmouth 889,918 154,895 -735,023

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
32
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
30
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
18
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 12
2026-04 21
2026-03 17
2026-02 15
2026-01 17

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 57
54m+ 57
15m-54m 23
0-1m 21
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 £
United States 16,590,347
Turkey 6,770,492
India 4,829,189
Brazil 4,368,174
Ireland 3,523,536

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 10,013,517 6,576,830 -3,436,687
Turkey 1,265,683 5,504,809 +4,239,126
India 2,068,409 2,760,780 +692,371
Brazil 3,609,580 758,594 -2,850,986
Ireland 2,262,707 1,260,829 -1,001,878
France 1,775,446 1,272,883 -502,563
Germany 1,791,109 1,150,830 -640,279
Spain 2,469,569 300,115 -2,169,454
China 1,196,469 1,141,119 -55,350
Saudi Arabia 1,454,364 474,308 -980,056

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 2,013,244
Ireland 335,093
Taiwan 32,174
Afghanistan 27,862
China 27,121

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 1,184,356 828,888 -355,468
Ireland 328,595 6,498 -322,097
Taiwan 23,409 8,765 -14,644
Afghanistan 0 27,862 +27,862
China 13,170 13,951 +781
United States 6,619 14,344 +7,725
Czechia 10,578 7,968 -2,610
Italy 10,821 2,379 -8,442
Germany 1,105 8,835 +7,730
France 295 2,837 +2,542

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) 38,683,933
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,367,152
Other 2,560,501
Air transport 2,136,270
Road transport 12,460

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) 23,599,362 15,084,571 -8,514,791
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,474,412 10,892,740 -581,672
Other 1,610,021 950,480 -659,541
Air transport 1,233,893 902,377 -331,516
Road transport 12,460 0 -12,460

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 17,084,759
Southampton 14,685,321
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,781,512
Felixstowe 4,297,736
Immingham Docks 3,675,652

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 Gateway Port 10,362,102 6,722,657 -3,639,445
Southampton 9,103,545 5,581,776 -3,521,769
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,780,644 5,000,868 -779,776
Felixstowe 2,364,165 1,933,571 -430,594
Immingham Docks 2,310,264 1,365,388 -944,876
Dover 309,945 2,968,745 +2,658,800
000 1,610,021 950,480 -659,541
Liverpool Docks 1,048,402 493,303 -555,099
Portsmouth 222,737 956,401 +733,664
Belfast Port 915,075 252,412 -662,663

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 847480

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

Description: Machines for shaping, molding, or agglomerating minerals and similar materials