Import/export HS code 84798970: Circuit assembly machines

Automated machines for placing electronic components on printed circuit boards

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 £
South Korea 11,905,304
China 6,219,128
Germany 5,420,319
Netherlands 4,072,699
Switzerland 3,286,262

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 £
South Korea 8,053,458 3,851,846 -4,201,612
China 5,910,385 308,743 -5,601,642
Germany 2,467,616 2,952,703 +485,087
Netherlands 2,166,689 1,906,010 -260,679
Switzerland 1,388,487 1,897,775 +509,288
Japan 632,016 2,580,947 +1,948,931
Sweden 914,034 1,116,998 +202,964
Czechia 1,296,143 629,293 -666,850
France 847,110 523,474 -323,636
Malaysia 228,338 1,039,779 +811,441

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 £
South Korea 11,905,304
China 6,622,171
Japan 5,897,349
Germany 3,678,505
Netherlands 3,352,239

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 £
South Korea 8,053,458 3,851,846 -4,201,612
China 5,964,532 657,639 -5,306,893
Japan 2,038,670 3,858,679 +1,820,009
Germany 2,687,733 990,772 -1,696,961
Netherlands 1,664,387 1,687,852 +23,465
Switzerland 1,386,352 1,897,775 +511,423
Sweden 912,897 1,180,412 +267,515
United States 493,516 1,241,612 +748,096
Malaysia 289,472 1,433,458 +1,143,986
Hungary 0 1,496,451 +1,496,451

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 14
Inner London - West 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Greater Manchester 9
West Midlands 9

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 11 6 -5
Inner London - West 7 9 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 2 7 +5
West Midlands 7 4 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 5 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 4 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,568,680
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,011,123
Road transport 3,877,433
Air transport 2,926,088
Other 20,770

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,695,745 8,872,935 -6,822,810
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,846,519 7,164,604 -681,915
Road transport 1,174,525 2,702,908 +1,528,383
Air transport 980,291 1,945,797 +965,506
Other 19,055 1,715 -17,340

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Tyne 11,938,503
Felixstowe 7,715,714
ZLC 4,199,145
Dover 3,895,405
Immingham Docks 3,718,588

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 £
Tyne 8,053,458 3,885,045 -4,168,413
Felixstowe 7,108,451 607,263 -6,501,188
ZLC 1,243,777 2,955,368 +1,711,591
Dover 1,424,932 2,470,473 +1,045,541
Immingham Docks 1,303,432 2,415,156 +1,111,724
London Gateway Port 204,328 1,934,762 +1,730,434
Harwich 857,269 668,503 -188,766
Southampton 601,562 733,886 +132,324
Hull 1,293,443 0 -1,293,443
Belfast Port 0 1,157,684 +1,157,684

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 38
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 22
Other manufacturing 21
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 14
Manufacture of electrical equipment 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 18
2026-03 22
2026-02 10
2026-01 19
2025-12 10

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+ 73
1m-15m 65
15m-54m 28
0-1m 15
Other 9

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 3,923,478
Norway 1,346,572
Italy 1,177,248
Germany 848,820
Brazil 800,299

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 2,327,252 1,596,226 -731,026
Norway 959,181 387,391 -571,790
Italy 545,899 631,349 +85,450
Germany 637,332 211,488 -425,844
Brazil 22,347 777,952 +755,605
Qatar 323,215 302,285 -20,930
Netherlands 183,484 334,598 +151,114
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 308,049 155,954 -152,095
China 240,303 141,751 -98,552
Malaysia 44,611 256,906 +212,295

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 802
XI 97

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 585 217 -368
XI 0 97 +97

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 5,489,854
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,201,963
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,845,157
Other 899

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 2,214,897 3,274,957 +1,060,060
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,949,952 1,252,011 -1,697,941
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,270,529 1,574,628 -695,901
Other 585 314 -271

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,010,460
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,483,083
London Gateway Port 1,824,831
Aberdeen Docks 1,008,384
Manchester Airport 915,483

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 1,012,826 1,997,634 +984,808
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,548,849 934,234 -614,615
London Gateway Port 1,727,645 97,186 -1,630,459
Aberdeen Docks 691,451 316,933 -374,518
Manchester Airport 494,155 421,328 -72,827
East Midlands Airport 505,290 323,972 -181,318
Immingham Docks 538,617 78,282 -460,335
Felixstowe 234,138 356,345 +122,207
Tyne 1,991 473,645 +471,654
Southampton 125,960 290,335 +164,375

Quick facts

HS code: 84798970

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

Description: Automated machines for placing electronic components on printed circuit boards