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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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 38,906,790
United States 4,887,882
Spain 4,627,934
Italy 4,180,296
Sweden 4,149,731

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 20,941,591 17,965,199 -2,976,392
United States 2,527,186 2,360,696 -166,490
Spain 3,246,381 1,381,553 -1,864,828
Italy 3,136,611 1,043,685 -2,092,926
Sweden 916,193 3,233,538 +2,317,345
China 2,735,046 1,332,173 -1,402,873
Netherlands 1,642,364 1,300,188 -342,176
Germany 1,528,189 795,379 -732,810
Austria 5,289 288,253 +282,964
France 150,440 85,965 -64,475

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 39,679,731
Italy 5,700,296
United States 4,943,114
Spain 4,699,033
Sweden 4,204,478

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 21,330,672 18,349,059 -2,981,613
Italy 4,122,844 1,577,452 -2,545,392
United States 2,605,325 2,337,789 -267,536
Spain 3,317,480 1,381,553 -1,935,927
Sweden 772,321 3,432,157 +2,659,836
China 2,798,159 1,358,673 -1,439,486
Netherlands 951,481 885,735 -65,746
Germany 432,172 214,083 -218,089
Israel 373,536 0 -373,536
Austria 129,765 169,198 +39,433

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
Inner London - West 4
Outer London - West and North West 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
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Outer London - West and North West 1 4 +3
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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) 51,029,201
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,634,141
Road transport 4,099,748
Air transport 2,681,307

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) 27,837,010 23,192,191 -4,644,819
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,030,688 3,603,453 -2,427,235
Road transport 2,144,936 1,954,812 -190,124
Air transport 1,250,220 1,431,087 +180,867

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 38,906,790
Dover 5,469,847
Southampton 4,779,565
Immingham Docks 4,609,279
Felixstowe 2,266,531

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 20,941,591 17,965,199 -2,976,392
Dover 4,131,241 1,338,606 -2,792,635
Southampton 2,646,682 2,132,883 -513,799
Immingham Docks 1,265,741 3,343,538 +2,077,797
Felixstowe 1,946,430 320,101 -1,626,329
Portsmouth 1,571,849 663,530 -908,319
Birmingham Airport 1,106,756 1,018,445 -88,311
London 935,968 776,762 -159,206
London Gateway Port 650,322 636,997 -13,325
Eurotunnel 389,773 663,888 +274,115

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 25
Food and beverage service activities 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
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
2026-04 11
2026-03 12
2026-02 13
2026-01 10
2025-12 9

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 19
54m+ 14
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 3,201,236
Ireland 2,711,634
Germany 1,678,179
Netherlands 882,076
Poland 502,810

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 1,012,153 2,189,083 +1,176,930
Ireland 1,316,885 1,394,749 +77,864
Germany 1,323,647 354,532 -969,115
Netherlands 376,365 505,711 +129,346
Poland 337,082 165,728 -171,354
France 321,617 115,424 -206,193
Canada 0 421,079 +421,079
Italy 196,195 113,072 -83,123
Israel 141,670 51,647 -90,023
Hungary 70,540 76,331 +5,791

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 895,221
Germany 190,310
China 111,241
XI 65,958
Spain 40,962

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 397,593 497,628 +100,035
Germany 124,069 66,241 -57,828
China 44,750 66,491 +21,741
XI 65,958 0 -65,958
Spain 10,824 30,138 +19,314
Italy 13,224 20,119 +6,895
Austria 3,314 11,196 +7,882
Ireland 1,305 1,130 -175
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) 5,524,046
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,951,618
Other 1,769,811
Air transport 265,292

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) 3,375,357 2,148,689 -1,226,668
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,270,739 2,680,879 +1,410,140
Other 799,376 970,435 +171,059
Air transport 114,574 150,718 +36,144

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,471,226
Southampton 2,095,205
000 1,769,811
London 1,336,326
London Gateway Port 1,261,349

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 1,113,863 1,357,363 +243,500
Southampton 2,500 2,092,705 +2,090,205
000 799,376 970,435 +171,059
London 1,334,464 1,862 -1,332,602
London Gateway Port 1,188,298 73,051 -1,115,247
Holyhead 450,427 416,999 -33,428
Liverpool Docks 29,598 469,956 +440,358
Immingham Docks 172,149 173,095 +946
Felixstowe 164,816 138,410 -26,406
London Heathrow Airport 51,837 104,779 +52,942

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