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 39,253,738
Italy 5,051,098
Spain 4,724,039
United States 4,448,182
China 3,628,839

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 23,585,621 15,668,117 -7,917,504
Italy 4,117,050 934,048 -3,183,002
Spain 3,341,886 1,382,153 -1,959,733
United States 2,882,771 1,565,411 -1,317,360
China 2,675,045 953,794 -1,721,251
Netherlands 1,438,238 1,514,062 +75,824
Sweden 703,856 1,752,970 +1,049,114
Germany 732,758 1,399,722 +666,964
France 377,208 82,188 -295,020
Poland 3,271 197,856 +194,585

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 39,842,202
Italy 6,541,036
Spain 5,005,161
United States 4,521,153
China 3,709,829

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 23,850,937 15,991,265 -7,859,672
Italy 4,779,178 1,761,858 -3,017,320
Spain 3,623,008 1,382,153 -2,240,855
United States 2,977,655 1,543,498 -1,434,157
China 2,729,134 980,695 -1,748,439
Sweden 580,721 1,929,962 +1,349,241
Netherlands 916,943 947,017 +30,074
Germany 14,722 464,317 +449,595
Israel 282,119 91,417 -190,702
Austria 130,007 147,039 +17,032

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 9
Inner London - East 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 3
Inner London - West 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
West Midlands 6 7 +1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 0 -2
Kent 2 1 -1
Lancashire 1 1 +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) 50,877,969
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,815,416
Road transport 3,698,265
Air transport 2,625,078

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) 32,953,163 17,924,806 -15,028,357
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,006,584 2,808,832 -3,197,752
Road transport 90,505 3,607,760 +3,517,255
Air transport 1,303,068 1,322,010 +18,942

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 39,339,771
Dover 5,844,443
Southampton 4,376,850
Immingham Docks 2,905,384
Portsmouth 2,213,691

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 23,671,654 15,668,117 -8,003,537
Dover 3,621,525 2,222,918 -1,398,607
Southampton 2,856,463 1,520,387 -1,336,076
Immingham Docks 967,807 1,937,577 +969,770
Portsmouth 1,802,788 410,903 -1,391,885
Birmingham Airport 1,054,918 1,044,765 -10,153
Felixstowe 1,907,367 148,511 -1,758,856
London 908,750 838,991 -69,759
Hull 1,374,997 139,243 -1,235,754
London Gateway Port 650,322 383,540 -266,782

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 20
Food and beverage service activities 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of food products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 10
2025-10 10
2025-09 13
2025-08 13

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 26
0-1m 17
54m+ 14
15m-54m 6
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 £
Ireland 2,559,512
United States 2,154,288
Germany 1,885,970
Netherlands 1,047,787
France 561,699

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 £
Ireland 1,373,722 1,185,790 -187,932
United States 1,003,135 1,151,153 +148,018
Germany 1,675,126 210,844 -1,464,282
Netherlands 541,330 506,457 -34,873
France 398,742 162,957 -235,785
Poland 366,192 126,682 -239,510
Italy 104,137 133,329 +29,192
Israel 105,643 78,909 -26,734
Canada 0 140,360 +140,360
Hungary 70,540 47,401 -23,139

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 758,055
Germany 183,928
China 66,956
XI 65,958
Spain 37,673

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 385,494 372,561 -12,933
Germany 100,346 83,582 -16,764
China 23,594 43,362 +19,768
XI 65,958 0 -65,958
Spain 12,695 24,978 +12,283
Italy 3,462 17,662 +14,200
Austria 3,314 5,156 +1,842
Ireland 0 1,684 +1,684
Australia 0 436 +436
Sweden 0 104 +104

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) 5,492,455
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,014,078
Other 1,604,623
Air transport 272,688
Road transport 5,000

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) 3,631,285 1,861,170 -1,770,115
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,621,270 1,392,808 -228,462
Other 780,435 824,188 +43,753
Air transport 126,210 146,478 +20,268
Road transport 5,000 0 -5,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,507,008
London 1,697,357
000 1,604,623
London Gateway Port 1,254,249
Southampton 1,048,257

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 1,415,662 1,091,346 -324,316
London 1,617,218 80,139 -1,537,079
000 780,435 824,188 +43,753
London Gateway Port 1,160,696 93,553 -1,067,143
Southampton 2,500 1,045,757 +1,043,257
Holyhead 471,673 365,102 -106,571
Immingham Docks 150,593 153,677 +3,084
Felixstowe 164,958 130,275 -34,683
Liverpool Docks 48,118 190,697 +142,579
London Heathrow Airport 52,385 106,319 +53,934

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