Import/export HS code 847983: Cold presses

Cold isostatic presses used in industrial applications

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 £
United States 7,314,538
Germany 3,248,572
Spain 2,054,445
Netherlands 1,931,997
Jordan 1,374,282

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 £
United States 3,993,606 3,320,932 -672,674
Germany 1,604,861 1,643,711 +38,850
Spain 291,425 1,763,020 +1,471,595
Netherlands 710,683 1,221,314 +510,631
Jordan 1,079,278 295,004 -784,274
Malta 139,087 830,789 +691,702
Ireland 475,468 443,995 -31,473
Turkey 283,054 586,823 +303,769
France 271,009 343,746 +72,737
Italy 189,623 223,334 +33,711

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 £
United States 11,891,540
Philippines 4,413,517
France 1,539,379
Germany 1,009,912
Canada 1,006,423

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 £
United States 6,594,293 5,297,247 -1,297,046
Philippines 2,335,434 2,078,083 -257,351
France 559,765 979,614 +419,849
Germany 68,149 941,763 +873,614
Canada 4,233 1,002,190 +997,957
United Kingdom 254,390 501,523 +247,133
Spain 80,232 367,925 +287,693
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 306,104 +306,104
Sweden 0 277,336 +277,336
Japan 199,945 0 -199,945

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 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
East Central Scotland 1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 1 +1
North Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 18,693,815
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,550,471
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 136,822

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 £
Air transport 9,396,846 9,296,969 -99,877
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 966,077 2,584,394 +1,618,317
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 127,698 9,124 -118,574

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 13,368,239
London Stansted Airport 3,429,796
Dover 1,425,219
Glasgow Airport 1,372,986
Eurotunnel 944,202

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 6,330,258 7,037,981 +707,723
London Stansted Airport 1,710,158 1,719,638 +9,480
Dover 118,021 1,307,198 +1,189,177
Glasgow Airport 1,077,982 295,004 -782,978
Eurotunnel 286,303 657,899 +371,596
Immingham Docks 112,920 295,305 +182,385
Harwich 200,566 129,701 -70,865
East Midlands Airport 164,268 163,042 -1,226
London 140,121 9,015 -131,106
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,559 135,247 +123,688

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
4
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
2
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 3
2026-04 3
2026-03 3
2026-02 4
2026-01 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
1m-15m 7
54m+ 4
15m-54m 2
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 £
Germany 6,704,146
United States 3,764,470
Spain 3,171,209
Lithuania 1,516,880
Ireland 967,584

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 £
Germany 2,509,070 4,195,076 +1,686,006
United States 2,006,369 1,758,101 -248,268
Spain 1,081,770 2,089,439 +1,007,669
Lithuania 852,541 664,339 -188,202
Ireland 567,995 399,589 -168,406
Singapore 441,808 407,271 -34,537
Turkey 550,341 240,319 -310,022
Poland 578,236 101,414 -476,822
Italy 321,666 249,582 -72,084
Norway 439,013 34,174 -404,839

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 £
China 1,085
Ireland 260
Japan 179

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 £
China 1,085 0 -1,085
Ireland 260 0 -260
Japan 179 0 -179

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 15,238,968
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,586,612
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 499,829
Other 1,524

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 £
Air transport 6,735,822 8,503,146 +1,767,324
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,923,338 2,663,274 -260,064
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 499,829 0 -499,829
Other 1,524 0 -1,524

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 6,903,287
London Heathrow Airport 6,668,117
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,269,664
ZLC 1,525,017
Immingham Docks 439,013

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 Stansted Airport 2,900,173 4,003,114 +1,102,941
London Heathrow Airport 3,321,080 3,347,037 +25,957
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,688,309 2,581,355 -106,954
ZLC 479,202 1,045,815 +566,613
Immingham Docks 439,013 0 -439,013
East Midlands Airport 32,497 94,281 +61,784
Dover 36,960 80,697 +43,737
Fishguard 107,733 0 -107,733
Holyhead 79,464 0 -79,464
Liverpool Docks 49,866 1,222 -48,644

Quick facts

HS code: 847983

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

Description: Cold isostatic presses used in industrial applications