Import/export HS code 847971: Airport machinery

Machines specifically used in airports for various functions

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 £
Spain 12,921,035
France 720,269
South Korea 132,333
Portugal 20,090
Poland 1,069

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 £
Spain 4,388,000 8,533,035 +4,145,035
France 0 720,269 +720,269
South Korea 25,686 106,647 +80,961
Portugal 0 20,090 +20,090
Poland 0 1,069 +1,069

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 £
Spain 13,641,304
South Korea 132,333
Portugal 20,090
United Kingdom 1,069

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 £
Spain 4,388,000 9,253,304 +4,865,304
South Korea 25,686 106,647 +80,961
Portugal 0 20,090 +20,090
United Kingdom 0 1,069 +1,069

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Cheshire 1
Greater Manchester 1

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 2 +2
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 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) 13,410,779
Air transport 353,179
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,838

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) 4,170,338 9,240,441 +5,070,103
Air transport 243,348 109,831 -133,517
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 30,838 +30,838

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Killingholme 4,695,797
Portsmouth 4,204,273
Dover 2,458,238
Poole 1,390,625
Newhaven 390,720

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 £
Killingholme 2,170,114 2,525,683 +355,569
Portsmouth 429,620 3,774,653 +3,345,033
Dover 507,814 1,950,424 +1,442,610
Poole 798,119 592,506 -205,613
Newhaven 129,815 260,905 +131,090
London Stansted Airport 188,314 0 -188,314
Immingham Docks 134,856 0 -134,856
Eurotunnel 0 134,697 +134,697
London Heathrow Airport 25,686 106,806 +81,120
East Midlands Airport 24,836 1,878 -22,958

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Information service activities
1
Security and investigation activities
1
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
1
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 2
2026-03 4
2025-08 3
2025-07 3
2025-06 2

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+ 5
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 £
Australia 2,813,753
United States 1,698,517
Morocco 1,149,765
Dominican Republic 1,070,482
United Arab Emirates 969,713

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 £
Australia 1,505,105 1,308,648 -196,457
United States 984,969 713,548 -271,421
Morocco 102,518 1,047,247 +944,729
Dominican Republic 0 1,070,482 +1,070,482
United Arab Emirates 109,351 860,362 +751,011
Ireland 0 849,762 +849,762
New Zealand 629,975 0 -629,975
France 384,470 164,032 -220,438
Canada 325,319 197,508 -127,811
Spain 342,097 133,155 -208,942

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,763,428
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,635,506
Air transport 697,972

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,797,703 4,965,725 -1,831,978
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,011,301 1,624,205 +612,904
Air transport 49,560 648,412 +598,852

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 7,300,951
Liverpool Docks 1,784,077
London 1,480,213
Southampton 1,353,828
Felixstowe 1,106,750

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 £
London Gateway Port 3,778,248 3,522,703 -255,545
Liverpool Docks 595,961 1,188,116 +592,155
London 314,438 1,165,775 +851,337
Southampton 1,181,062 172,766 -1,008,296
Felixstowe 1,106,750 0 -1,106,750
London Heathrow Airport 2,715 639,066 +636,351
Dover / Eurotunnel 502,903 134,406 -368,497
Portsmouth 64,722 250,693 +185,971
Dover 128,142 58,923 -69,219
Immingham Docks 14,672 96,548 +81,876

Quick facts

HS code: 847971

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

Description: Machines specifically used in airports for various functions