Import/export HS code 847621: Vending machines with heating or cooling

Automatic vending machines that can heat or cool products, like food or beverage machines

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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 £
Switzerland 39,251,931
United States 4,930,074
Spain 4,583,638
Sweden 4,447,769
Italy 3,686,784

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 £
Switzerland 20,712,743 18,539,188 -2,173,555
United States 2,581,255 2,348,819 -232,436
Spain 3,249,005 1,334,633 -1,914,372
Sweden 1,261,095 3,186,674 +1,925,579
Italy 2,617,796 1,068,988 -1,548,808
China 2,173,909 1,387,831 -786,078
Netherlands 1,603,777 1,369,921 -233,856
Germany 1,561,690 781,090 -780,600
Austria 5,289 288,253 +282,964
Poland 3,271 241,014 +237,743

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 £
Switzerland 40,025,905
Italy 5,144,990
United States 4,985,306
Spain 4,583,638
Sweden 4,503,893

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 £
Switzerland 21,102,857 18,923,048 -2,179,809
Italy 3,554,078 1,590,912 -1,963,166
United States 2,659,394 2,325,912 -333,482
Spain 3,249,005 1,334,633 -1,914,372
Sweden 1,099,009 3,404,884 +2,305,875
China 2,240,063 1,412,109 -827,954
Netherlands 959,967 992,609 +32,642
Germany 432,172 214,083 -218,089
Israel 373,536 0 -373,536
Austria 156,533 126,054 -30,479

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Inner London - East 6
Inner London - West 5
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4

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
West Midlands 6 8 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 2 5 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 3 +2
Outer London - West and North West 1 4 +3
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +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) 49,561,217
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,261,230
Road transport 5,571,258
Air transport 2,722,984

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) 25,990,874 23,570,343 -2,420,531
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,568,518 3,692,712 -1,875,806
Road transport 3,492,533 2,078,725 -1,413,808
Air transport 1,229,167 1,493,817 +264,650

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 39,251,931
Dover 5,161,434
Immingham Docks 4,907,317
Southampton 4,722,841
Portsmouth 2,228,049

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 £
ZLC 20,712,743 18,539,188 -2,173,555
Dover 3,727,586 1,433,848 -2,293,738
Immingham Docks 1,595,397 3,311,920 +1,716,523
Southampton 2,541,148 2,181,693 -359,455
Portsmouth 1,564,950 663,099 -901,851
Birmingham Airport 1,135,917 1,075,010 -60,907
Felixstowe 1,479,359 394,079 -1,085,280
London 1,072,716 651,685 -421,031
London Gateway Port 650,322 638,930 -11,392
Hull 774,375 160,636 -613,739

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
24
Food and beverage service activities
11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7
Manufacture of food products
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 15
2026-04 11
2026-03 12
2026-02 13
2026-01 10

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 25
0-1m 20
54m+ 15
15m-54m 9
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 3,140,395
Ireland 2,839,152
Germany 1,492,811
Netherlands 871,776
Poland 524,290

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 948,312 2,192,083 +1,243,771
Ireland 1,446,504 1,392,648 -53,856
Germany 1,241,348 251,463 -989,885
Netherlands 366,065 505,711 +139,646
Poland 336,982 187,308 -149,674
Canada 0 421,079 +421,079
France 305,849 81,944 -223,905
Italy 192,120 102,226 -89,894
Israel 125,678 54,967 -70,711
Hungary 88,795 58,076 -30,719

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 £
Switzerland 980,025
Germany 200,884
China 116,944
XI 65,958
Spain 42,145

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 £
Switzerland 430,892 549,133 +118,241
Germany 132,431 68,453 -63,978
China 44,750 72,194 +27,444
XI 65,958 0 -65,958
Spain 21,769 20,376 -1,393
Italy 13,224 22,576 +9,352
Austria 3,314 14,333 +11,019
Ireland 2,156 279 -1,877
Australia 0 436 +436
Taiwan 0 275 +275

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,256,045
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,872,605
Other 1,892,507
Air transport 256,546

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,312,351 1,943,694 -1,368,657
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,188,406 2,684,199 +1,495,793
Other 929,959 962,548 +32,589
Air transport 103,913 152,633 +48,720

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,408,471
Southampton 2,092,705
000 1,892,507
London Gateway Port 1,193,118
London 1,126,258

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 1,204,468 1,204,003 -465
Southampton 0 2,092,705 +2,092,705
000 929,959 962,548 +32,589
London Gateway Port 1,120,067 73,051 -1,047,016
London 1,124,396 1,862 -1,122,534
Holyhead 458,832 417,373 -41,459
Liverpool Docks 20,229 469,956 +449,727
Immingham Docks 215,395 129,849 -85,546
Felixstowe 164,816 138,410 -26,406
London Heathrow Airport 51,837 107,779 +55,942

Quick facts

HS code: 847621

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

Description: Automatic vending machines that can heat or cool products, like food or beverage machines