Import/export HS code 84778099: Various machinery

Other machines for working with rubber or plastic not listed elsewhere

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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 £
Italy 26,958,257
Germany 22,113,230
Denmark 7,190,476
China 6,926,261
United States 6,765,327

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 13,921,023 13,037,234 -883,789
Germany 5,893,977 16,219,253 +10,325,276
Denmark 1,022,305 6,168,171 +5,145,866
China 2,927,862 3,998,399 +1,070,537
United States 3,589,356 3,175,971 -413,385
France 4,005,697 1,862,440 -2,143,257
Netherlands 4,373,874 1,080,066 -3,293,808
Portugal 0 3,433,555 +3,433,555
Poland 1,861,798 1,497,995 -363,803
Slovenia 2,201,132 0 -2,201,132

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 29,256,101
Germany 16,102,195
Denmark 14,209,597
China 7,775,663
United States 6,888,860

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 15,880,045 13,376,056 -2,503,989
Germany 6,153,685 9,948,510 +3,794,825
Denmark 992,656 13,216,941 +12,224,285
China 3,272,593 4,503,070 +1,230,477
United States 3,655,063 3,233,797 -421,266
Austria 3,904,959 856,075 -3,048,884
France 3,031,226 1,678,476 -1,352,750
Portugal 0 3,433,555 +3,433,555
Switzerland 1,594,049 1,382,412 -211,637
Slovenia 2,201,132 5,201 -2,195,931

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 35
West Midlands 35
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 28
Shropshire and Staffordshire 24
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 23

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
Greater Manchester 22 19 -3
West Midlands 19 26 +7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 18 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 15 17 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 16 13 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 16 +4
West Yorkshire 10 14 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 10 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 10 +1
Lancashire 10 7 -3

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) 75,640,328
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,683,042
Air transport 6,128,391
Road transport 513,937
Other 395,614

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) 33,448,048 42,192,280 +8,744,232
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,862,520 10,820,522 +1,958,002
Air transport 3,252,956 2,875,435 -377,521
Road transport 6,744 507,193 +500,449
Other 72,681 322,933 +250,252

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 37,251,104
Immingham Docks 19,192,885
Southampton 7,416,262
Felixstowe 6,921,675
Killingholme 4,110,729

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 21,082,792 16,168,312 -4,914,480
Immingham Docks 2,791,091 16,401,794 +13,610,703
Southampton 3,975,893 3,440,369 -535,524
Felixstowe 3,258,146 3,663,529 +405,383
Killingholme 3,919,067 191,662 -3,727,405
Harwich 1,467,428 2,468,003 +1,000,575
Newhaven 0 3,429,137 +3,429,137
Eurotunnel 1,410,878 1,873,332 +462,454
Birmingham Airport 1,069,839 1,243,726 +173,887
ZLC 592,345 1,233,494 +641,149

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 110
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 90
Other manufacturing 47
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 34
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 39
2026-03 43
2026-02 42
2026-01 26
2025-12 41

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 168
54m+ 144
15m-54m 60
0-1m 56
Other 26

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 6,469,983
Germany 3,681,249
France 3,595,345
Ireland 2,450,788
Poland 2,351,608

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 3,253,679 3,216,304 -37,375
Germany 2,276,986 1,404,263 -872,723
France 1,880,939 1,714,406 -166,533
Ireland 1,216,797 1,233,991 +17,194
Poland 809,733 1,541,875 +732,142
United Arab Emirates 2,042,406 52,202 -1,990,204
Netherlands 308,717 1,662,977 +1,354,260
Spain 586,679 1,206,011 +619,332
India 298,678 1,480,455 +1,181,777
Slovakia 296,334 1,299,658 +1,003,324

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 £
Germany 3,609
XI 1,947
Ireland 457

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 £
Germany 1,885 1,724 -161
XI 1,842 105 -1,737
Ireland 0 457 +457

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) 22,003,937
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,173,419
Air transport 5,945,216
Other 6,013

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) 10,128,365 11,875,572 +1,747,207
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,955,429 4,217,990 -3,737,439
Air transport 3,689,978 2,255,238 -1,434,740
Other 3,727 2,286 -1,441

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,550,063
Southampton 4,783,713
London Gateway Port 4,346,206
London Heathrow Airport 4,120,820
Dover 3,117,660

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 6,678,845 7,871,218 +1,192,373
Southampton 3,416,501 1,367,212 -2,049,289
London Gateway Port 3,145,760 1,200,446 -1,945,314
London Heathrow Airport 2,520,693 1,600,127 -920,566
Dover 939,255 2,178,405 +1,239,150
Liverpool Docks 1,231,583 804,350 -427,233
Holyhead 648,475 1,036,644 +388,169
Immingham Docks 781,798 610,677 -171,121
East Midlands Airport 575,550 344,638 -230,912
Eurotunnel 823,559 15,101 -808,458

Quick facts

HS code: 84778099

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

Description: Other machines for working with rubber or plastic not listed elsewhere