Import/export HS code 847983: Cold presses

Cold isostatic presses used in industrial applications

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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 £
United States 7,889,429
Germany 3,696,059
Netherlands 1,849,540
Jordan 1,380,150
Spain 1,167,388

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 2,481,662 5,407,767 +2,926,105
Germany 1,700,986 1,995,073 +294,087
Netherlands 693,351 1,156,189 +462,838
Jordan 989,408 390,742 -598,666
Spain 284,994 882,394 +597,400
Ireland 456,114 595,175 +139,061
Malta 62,334 825,353 +763,019
Turkey 283,054 586,823 +303,769
France 205,077 409,678 +204,601
Italy 174,603 261,699 +87,096

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 12,406,444
Philippines 5,165,444
France 1,511,055
Germany 1,014,271
United Kingdom 852,468

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 6,682,711 5,723,733 -958,978
Philippines 755,391 4,410,053 +3,654,662
France 467,097 1,043,958 +576,861
Germany 66,759 947,512 +880,753
United Kingdom 304,470 547,998 +243,528
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 306,104 +306,104
Sweden 0 277,336 +277,336
Spain 23,126 232,228 +209,102
Japan 199,025 920 -198,105
Italy 37,910 114,621 +76,711

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 0 1 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 1 +0
North Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 0 -1
Outer London - West and North West 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 £
Air transport 19,887,335
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,538,755
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 136,822
Other 7,727

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 7,629,661 12,257,674 +4,628,013
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,015,448 1,523,307 +507,859
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 126,421 10,401 -116,020
Other 7,727 0 -7,727

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 14,457,857
London Stansted Airport 3,534,878
Glasgow Airport 1,372,986
Eurotunnel 931,558
Immingham Docks 408,225

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 4,737,035 9,720,822 +4,983,787
London Stansted Airport 1,647,916 1,886,962 +239,046
Glasgow Airport 982,244 390,742 -591,502
Eurotunnel 317,149 614,409 +297,260
Immingham Docks 111,212 297,013 +185,801
Dover 132,795 241,046 +108,251
Harwich 178,545 164,168 -14,377
East Midlands Airport 153,852 172,278 +18,426
Holyhead 136,447 50,029 -86,418
London 127,741 21,395 -106,346

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 3
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
2026-04 3
2026-03 3
2026-02 4
2026-01 4
2025-12 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
1m-15m 7
54m+ 3
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 6,449,787
United States 3,697,939
Spain 3,189,775
Lithuania 1,516,880
Ireland 966,806

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 1,981,184 4,468,603 +2,487,419
United States 1,837,750 1,860,189 +22,439
Spain 642,105 2,547,670 +1,905,565
Lithuania 852,541 664,339 -188,202
Ireland 606,400 360,406 -245,994
Singapore 326,091 522,988 +196,897
Turkey 550,341 240,319 -310,022
Poland 576,689 102,961 -473,728
France 269,155 225,501 -43,654
Italy 258,267 234,615 -23,652

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 15,005,414
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,459,404
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 6,469,873 8,535,541 +2,065,668
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,987,086 3,472,318 +1,485,232
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 Heathrow Airport 6,704,281
London Stansted Airport 6,703,393
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,142,456
ZLC 1,452,630
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 Heathrow Airport 3,231,469 3,472,812 +241,343
London Stansted Airport 2,747,022 3,956,371 +1,209,349
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,789,017 3,353,439 +1,564,422
ZLC 418,044 1,034,586 +616,542
Immingham Docks 439,013 0 -439,013
Dover 0 117,657 +117,657
Fishguard 107,733 0 -107,733
East Midlands Airport 32,497 58,873 +26,376
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