Import/export HS code 847720: Extruders

Machines that push melted plastic or rubber through a shaped opening to create long products like pipes or sheets

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Germany 18,675,823
Italy 11,621,517
Austria 7,800,607
France 6,304,491
Turkey 4,246,379

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 £
Germany 9,804,095 8,871,728 -932,367
Italy 6,772,394 4,849,123 -1,923,271
Austria 7,261,169 539,438 -6,721,731
France 5,976,220 328,271 -5,647,949
Turkey 1,536,097 2,710,282 +1,174,185
China 1,827,342 1,586,151 -241,191
Netherlands 1,129,447 500,667 -628,780
Japan 0 1,368,626 +1,368,626
United States 405,890 412,139 +6,249
Poland 691,551 37,032 -654,519

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 £
Germany 20,377,239
Italy 15,162,922
Austria 7,578,015
Turkey 4,162,182
China 3,974,326

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 £
Germany 11,193,884 9,183,355 -2,010,529
Italy 10,631,354 4,531,568 -6,099,786
Austria 7,198,578 379,437 -6,819,141
Turkey 1,448,722 2,713,460 +1,264,738
China 2,358,980 1,615,346 -743,634
Japan 0 1,368,626 +1,368,626
Netherlands 412,580 480,554 +67,974
United States 444,385 406,154 -38,231
Portugal 0 415,431 +415,431
United Kingdom 288,511 85,158 -203,353

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12
Greater Manchester 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 5 -4
Greater Manchester 4 9 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 1 -6
Northern Ireland 4 4 +0
West Midlands 7 4 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2

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) 44,620,293
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,688,072
Other 3,280,508
Air transport 1,872,827
Road transport 195,199

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) 29,667,216 14,953,077 -14,714,139
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,035,091 5,652,981 +1,617,890
Other 2,313,111 967,397 -1,345,714
Air transport 1,062,566 810,261 -252,305
Road transport 152,801 42,398 -110,403

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 30,853,537
Felixstowe 5,439,570
Immingham Docks 3,980,470
000 3,280,508
ZLC 2,511,674

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 22,218,448 8,635,089 -13,583,359
Felixstowe 1,703,738 3,735,832 +2,032,094
Immingham Docks 1,608,025 2,372,445 +764,420
000 2,313,111 967,397 -1,345,714
ZLC 1,204,811 1,306,863 +102,052
Harwich 2,190,043 6,554 -2,183,489
Killingholme 1,109,619 813,132 -296,487
Eurotunnel 1,248,252 408,215 -840,037
Grangemouth Docks 1,608 1,466,843 +1,465,235
London 1,042,263 160,474 -881,789

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
47
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
23
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
17
Other manufacturing
12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 10
2026-04 8
2026-03 11
2026-02 6
2026-01 11

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 58
54m+ 53
0-1m 16
15m-54m 16
Other 13

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 7,926,183
Spain 2,646,696
Poland 2,416,734
Germany 2,287,260
Mexico 1,850,342

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 3,865,389 4,060,794 +195,405
Spain 36,209 2,610,487 +2,574,278
Poland 2,262,636 154,098 -2,108,538
Germany 1,185,560 1,101,700 -83,860
Mexico 1,344,834 505,508 -839,326
China 987,766 683,092 -304,674
Portugal 130,892 1,200,716 +1,069,824
Turkey 1,078,024 0 -1,078,024
South Africa 375,001 433,009 +58,008
India 295,608 393,704 +98,096

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 19,607

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 0 19,607 +19,607

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) 13,569,459
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,227,492
Air transport 2,725,841
Other 30,365

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) 7,434,031 6,135,428 -1,298,603
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,251,737 5,975,755 -275,982
Air transport 1,552,865 1,172,976 -379,889
Other 4,516 25,849 +21,333

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,111,335
Southampton 4,348,700
London Gateway Port 4,020,429
Liverpool Docks 2,900,762
Portsmouth 2,554,659

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 4,967,153 3,144,182 -1,822,971
Southampton 1,655,127 2,693,573 +1,038,446
London Gateway Port 2,503,325 1,517,104 -986,221
Liverpool Docks 1,764,445 1,136,317 -628,128
Portsmouth 0 2,554,659 +2,554,659
London Heathrow Airport 1,164,598 775,023 -389,575
Dover 1,350,810 1,854 -1,348,956
Felixstowe 554,697 265,316 -289,381
Harwich 371,904 141,072 -230,832
East Midlands Airport 286,573 37,483 -249,090

Quick facts

HS code: 847720

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

Description: Machines that push melted plastic or rubber through a shaped opening to create long products like pipes or sheets