Import/export HS code 84748010: Machines for shaping ceramic paste

Machines used to shape or mold ceramic paste into desired forms

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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 11,829,655
France 1,797,765
Luxembourg 1,573,556
Slovenia 1,011,396
United States 905,023

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 7,114,341 4,715,314 -2,399,027
France 1,548,970 248,795 -1,300,175
Luxembourg 0 1,573,556 +1,573,556
Slovenia 1,011,396 0 -1,011,396
United States 821,164 83,859 -737,305
China 559,976 298,820 -261,156
Germany 164,765 128,383 -36,382
Taiwan 101,556 156,198 +54,642
Czechia 127,683 109,104 -18,579
Austria 226,354 0 -226,354

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 11,820,207
China 1,703,219
Luxembourg 1,573,556
Germany 1,255,878
Slovenia 1,011,396

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 7,106,911 4,713,296 -2,393,615
China 1,024,194 679,025 -345,169
Luxembourg 0 1,573,556 +1,573,556
Germany 1,255,878 0 -1,255,878
Slovenia 1,011,396 0 -1,011,396
United States 820,199 83,859 -736,340
Czechia 132,488 178,413 +45,925
Taiwan 101,556 190,163 +88,607
Austria 226,354 0 -226,354
Netherlands 30,866 12,605 -18,261

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Merseyside 3

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 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +1
Merseyside 3 1 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 1 +0
Tees Valley 1 2 +1
West of England 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1

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) 16,845,110
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,101,416
Air transport 205,201
Other 105,308
Road transport 41,290

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) 9,941,561 6,903,549 -3,038,012
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,645,026 456,390 -1,188,636
Air transport 119,567 85,634 -33,933
Other 105,308 0 -105,308
Road transport 20,471 20,819 +348

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,090,534
Killingholme 2,535,488
Eurotunnel 1,843,669
Immingham Docks 996,537
Southampton 891,770

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 6,635,853 4,454,681 -2,181,172
Killingholme 1,261,704 1,273,784 +12,080
Eurotunnel 1,575,709 267,960 -1,307,749
Immingham Docks 302,578 693,959 +391,381
Southampton 858,013 33,757 -824,256
London Gateway Port 253,491 25,371 -228,120
Portsmouth 184,180 94,111 -90,069
Belfast Port 37,259 207,035 +169,776
London 142,903 78,606 -64,297
Felixstowe 51,510 91,144 +39,634

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 7
2025-10 4
2025-09 5
2025-08 4

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 15
54m+ 10
0-1m 9
15m-54m 5
Other 1

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 13,347,091
Qatar 669,564
Indonesia 345,445
United Arab Emirates 287,954
Austria 222,484

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 8,287,377 5,059,714 -3,227,663
Qatar 669,564 0 -669,564
Indonesia 304,945 40,500 -264,445
United Arab Emirates 250,318 37,636 -212,682
Austria 1,136 221,348 +220,212
Canada 213,640 5,115 -208,525
Mexico 120,743 87,059 -33,684
Ireland 77,241 62,694 -14,547
France 100,974 19,702 -81,272
Italy 64,530 41,000 -23,530

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 £
Taiwan 30,224
United States 24,876
China 16,133
Czechia 14,130
Italy 11,575

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 £
Taiwan 6,834 23,390 +16,556
United States 18,869 6,007 -12,862
China 9,280 6,853 -2,427
Czechia 10,805 3,325 -7,480
Italy 9,222 2,353 -6,869
Afghanistan 0 8,780 +8,780
Germany 1,163 723 -440
Switzerland 78 140 +62

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) 14,688,173
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 681,866
Air transport 665,989
Other 172,203

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) 9,554,151 5,134,022 -4,420,129
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 250,248 431,618 +181,370
Air transport 478,772 187,217 -291,555
Other 98,516 73,687 -24,829

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 10,819,164
London Gateway Port 2,618,127
Felixstowe 738,020
Dover / Eurotunnel 526,388
Liverpool Docks 487,802

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 5,880,105 4,939,059 -941,046
London Gateway Port 2,511,914 106,213 -2,405,701
Felixstowe 723,466 14,554 -708,912
Dover / Eurotunnel 201,813 324,575 +122,762
Liverpool Docks 416,692 71,110 -345,582
East Midlands Airport 178,559 87,181 -91,378
London Heathrow Airport 216,356 16,761 -199,595
000 98,516 73,687 -24,829
Immingham Docks 11,016 79,154 +68,138
London Stansted Airport 33,299 29,442 -3,857

Quick facts

HS code: 84748010

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

Description: Machines used to shape or mold ceramic paste into desired forms