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 23,368,421
France 7,212,274
Germany 6,420,656
Sweden 4,265,574
Netherlands 3,885,244

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 10,130,176 13,238,245 +3,108,069
France 4,470,377 2,741,897 -1,728,480
Germany 3,935,997 2,484,659 -1,451,338
Sweden 3,941,637 323,937 -3,617,700
Netherlands 1,363,028 2,522,216 +1,159,188
Spain 1,445,426 1,198,927 -246,499
China 1,112,417 1,340,055 +227,638
Denmark 1,087,931 1,253,239 +165,308
Poland 133,018 1,815,133 +1,682,115
Luxembourg 0 1,573,556 +1,573,556

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 23,943,659
Germany 12,861,466
China 3,502,311
Sweden 3,241,697
Spain 2,535,126

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 10,417,480 13,526,179 +3,108,699
Germany 7,333,339 5,528,127 -1,805,212
China 1,791,185 1,711,126 -80,059
Sweden 2,926,378 315,319 -2,611,059
Spain 1,336,199 1,198,927 -137,272
Denmark 1,091,453 1,219,560 +128,107
Belgium 659,278 1,138,755 +479,477
Luxembourg 0 1,573,556 +1,573,556
France 1,019,766 491,425 -528,341
United States 966,305 411,598 -554,707

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Greater Manchester 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 8 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 8 +3
Greater Manchester 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Kent 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 1 -6
West Midlands 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 6 1 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0

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) 55,371,719
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,670,589
Air transport 1,032,818
Other 491,864
Road transport 129,592

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) 27,997,892 27,373,827 -624,065
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,275,104 3,395,485 -879,619
Air transport 527,684 505,134 -22,550
Other 458,976 32,888 -426,088
Road transport 45,716 83,876 +38,160

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 31,680,822
Immingham Docks 8,981,138
Eurotunnel 3,559,878
Killingholme 2,572,266
Felixstowe 2,361,139

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 13,976,769 17,704,053 +3,727,284
Immingham Docks 6,455,880 2,525,258 -3,930,622
Eurotunnel 2,102,063 1,457,815 -644,248
Killingholme 1,298,482 1,273,784 -24,698
Felixstowe 1,217,374 1,143,765 -73,609
Purfleet 655,892 1,260,715 +604,823
Southampton 1,406,468 157,132 -1,249,336
Newhaven 1,012,855 404,201 -608,654
Portsmouth 1,135,850 246,160 -889,690
Harwich 444,018 654,860 +210,842

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 29
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 18
2025-10 12
2025-09 21
2025-08 14

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+ 51
15m-54m 19
0-1m 17
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 17,359,541
Germany 9,664,853
Turkey 5,493,828
Brazil 4,368,174
India 3,810,006

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 11,254,151 6,105,390 -5,148,761
Germany 8,769,963 894,890 -7,875,073
Turkey 2,470,404 3,023,424 +553,020
Brazil 681,155 3,687,019 +3,005,864
India 2,482,887 1,327,119 -1,155,768
Ireland 1,822,864 1,218,973 -603,891
Spain 1,289,573 1,268,805 -20,768
China 1,585,732 494,657 -1,091,075
France 1,631,125 411,169 -1,219,956
Saudi Arabia 945,451 967,902 +22,451

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 1,620,126
Ireland 334,561
Taiwan 30,224
United States 27,769
China 18,958

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 1,172,757 447,369 -725,388
Ireland 327,981 6,580 -321,401
Taiwan 6,834 23,390 +16,556
United States 20,104 7,665 -12,439
China 10,608 8,350 -2,258
Italy 13,169 3,834 -9,335
Czechia 7,253 3,325 -3,928
Afghanistan 0 8,780 +8,780
Austria 748 980 +232
France 295 1,138 +843

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) 38,232,085
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,239,627
Air transport 2,189,016
Other 2,136,227
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) 21,135,803 17,096,282 -4,039,521
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,824,650 7,414,977 -10,409,673
Air transport 1,131,043 1,057,973 -73,070
Other 1,602,114 534,113 -1,068,001
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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,790,449
London Gateway Port 15,766,995
Southampton 14,605,206
Felixstowe 4,044,817
Immingham Docks 3,199,301

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 12,609,726 5,180,723 -7,429,003
London Gateway Port 8,157,200 7,609,795 -547,405
Southampton 9,063,815 5,541,391 -3,522,424
Felixstowe 985,947 3,058,870 +2,072,923
Immingham Docks 2,641,635 557,666 -2,083,969
000 1,602,114 534,113 -1,068,001
Liverpool Docks 1,708,784 335,953 -1,372,831
Belfast Port 991,575 178,465 -813,110
Poole 1,080,710 29,159 -1,051,551
Harwich 521,512 439,351 -82,161

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