Import/export HS code 847920: Oil and fat extraction machines

Machinery for extracting or preparing animal, vegetable, or microbial oils and fats

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Germany 5,118,269
Denmark 2,585,839
Belgium 1,522,468
Poland 569,156
United States 437,269

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 2,614,136 2,504,133 -110,003
Denmark 1,920,828 665,011 -1,255,817
Belgium 3,371 1,519,097 +1,515,726
Poland 569,156 0 -569,156
United States 410,363 26,906 -383,457
China 137,749 131,662 -6,087
Italy 174,555 17,550 -157,005
France 83,273 83,355 +82
Netherlands 4,555 130,551 +125,996
Turkey 79,736 37,840 -41,896

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 4,028,075
Denmark 2,531,930
Poland 1,541,648
India 613,608
United States 609,599

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 1,142,241 2,885,834 +1,743,593
Denmark 1,866,919 665,011 -1,201,908
Poland 1,541,648 0 -1,541,648
India 37,409 576,199 +538,790
United States 572,575 37,024 -535,551
China 311,031 174,174 -136,857
Belgium 0 376,246 +376,246
Croatia 323,594 0 -323,594
United Kingdom 211,694 84,876 -126,818
Netherlands 7,926 168,653 +160,727

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 7
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Outer London - West and North West 4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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
Greater Manchester 5 2 -3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 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) 5,883,045
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,586,386
Air transport 919,024
Road transport 55,158
Other 20,316

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) 4,259,450 1,623,595 -2,635,855
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,344,895 3,241,491 +1,896,596
Air transport 628,648 290,376 -338,272
Road transport 0 55,158 +55,158
Other 18,404 1,912 -16,492

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 2,930,092
Immingham Docks 2,765,614
Dover 1,520,865
London 1,152,126
Felixstowe 562,764

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 £
Liverpool Docks 0 2,930,092 +2,930,092
Immingham Docks 1,667,736 1,097,878 -569,858
Dover 1,206,145 314,720 -891,425
London 1,132,828 19,298 -1,113,530
Felixstowe 495,557 67,207 -428,350
Eurotunnel 461,212 43,155 -418,057
Manchester Airport 326,455 20,987 -305,468
Dover / Eurotunnel 315,424 0 -315,424
Birmingham Airport 132,801 90,411 -42,390
Killingholme 0 199,255 +199,255

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 16
Manufacture of food products 6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 4
2026-03 3
2026-02 5
2026-01 4
2025-12 4

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
54m+ 23
1m-15m 16
0-1m 8
15m-54m 5
Other 2

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 £
Ukraine 8,057,653
Turkey 5,334,197
Canada 4,165,202
Belgium 2,615,838
Netherlands 2,128,120

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 £
Ukraine 2,405,681 5,651,972 +3,246,291
Turkey 4,019,927 1,314,270 -2,705,657
Canada 2,936,849 1,228,353 -1,708,496
Belgium 1,029,862 1,585,976 +556,114
Netherlands 50,560 2,077,560 +2,027,000
Poland 55,143 1,870,364 +1,815,221
South Africa 1,802,080 11,794 -1,790,286
New Zealand 0 1,417,369 +1,417,369
Germany 328,141 686,082 +357,941
United States 771,164 46,710 -724,454

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 134

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 40 94 +54

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) 23,888,132
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,646,953
Air transport 1,124,203
Other 134

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) 9,138,772 14,749,360 +5,610,588
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,768,164 2,878,789 -3,889,375
Air transport 882,659 241,544 -641,115
Other 40 94 +54

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,539,449
Immingham Docks 5,752,898
London Gateway Port 3,696,937
Liverpool Docks 3,202,466
Southampton 2,164,392

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 6,335,046 10,204,403 +3,869,357
Immingham Docks 1,465,625 4,287,273 +2,821,648
London Gateway Port 2,813,901 883,036 -1,930,865
Liverpool Docks 2,962,622 239,844 -2,722,778
Southampton 430,316 1,734,076 +1,303,760
Harwich 1,235,586 239,140 -996,446
Manchester Airport 459,114 3,550 -455,564
London Heathrow Airport 234,990 149,500 -85,490
Hull 316,196 0 -316,196
Felixstowe 123,818 11,652 -112,166

Quick facts

HS code: 847920

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

Description: Machinery for extracting or preparing animal, vegetable, or microbial oils and fats