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 11,903,170
China 6,168,112
Germany 3,981,489
Netherlands 3,938,198
Sweden 2,685,607

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 4,072,041 7,831,129 +3,759,088
China 5,855,796 312,316 -5,543,480
Germany 1,520,906 2,460,583 +939,677
Netherlands 1,820,172 2,118,026 +297,854
Sweden 1,440,699 1,244,908 -195,791
Switzerland 1,334,315 1,125,373 -208,942
Japan 632,016 1,525,094 +893,078
Czechia 2,700 1,293,443 +1,290,743
France 759,456 431,684 -327,772
Malaysia 221,669 840,044 +618,375

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 11,903,170
China 6,463,049
Japan 4,564,182
Germany 3,550,681
Netherlands 3,119,951

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 4,072,041 7,831,129 +3,759,088
China 5,968,456 494,593 -5,473,863
Japan 1,443,609 3,120,573 +1,676,964
Germany 1,023,554 2,527,127 +1,503,573
Netherlands 1,390,819 1,729,132 +338,313
Sweden 1,441,066 1,308,322 -132,744
Switzerland 1,332,180 1,125,373 -206,807
United States 506,875 871,454 +364,579
France 664,118 337,319 -326,799
Singapore 203,789 416,321 +212,532

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 13
Inner London - West 13
West Midlands 9
Greater Manchester 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8

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 5 -6
Inner London - West 6 9 +3
West Midlands 7 4 -3
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 3 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 1 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1

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) 22,537,688
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,408,472
Air transport 2,610,473
Road transport 2,047,463
Other 20,258

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) 11,765,975 10,771,713 -994,262
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,627,939 7,780,533 +2,152,594
Air transport 926,927 1,683,546 +756,619
Road transport 1,044,410 1,003,053 -41,357
Other 19,055 1,203 -17,852

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Tyne 11,938,503
Felixstowe 7,591,554
Immingham Docks 3,397,676
ZLC 2,352,611
Dover 2,244,735

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 4,072,041 7,866,462 +3,794,421
Felixstowe 6,410,783 1,180,771 -5,230,012
Immingham Docks 1,109,561 2,288,115 +1,178,554
ZLC 1,189,605 1,163,006 -26,599
Dover 1,328,816 915,919 -412,897
Harwich 1,355,485 801,363 -554,122
Southampton 601,562 731,532 +129,970
Hull 34,694 1,293,443 +1,258,749
Belfast Port 0 1,157,684 +1,157,684
Eurotunnel 168,463 810,502 +642,039

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 36
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 23
Other manufacturing 19
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 13
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 9
2025-10 18
2025-09 8
2025-08 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 60
15m-54m 22
0-1m 12
Other 7

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 3,300,835
Norway 1,122,520
Italy 1,057,163
Brazil 1,010,073
Germany 831,441

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 2,614,281 686,554 -1,927,727
Norway 911,164 211,356 -699,808
Italy 145,085 912,078 +766,993
Brazil 331,946 678,127 +346,181
Germany 630,027 201,414 -428,613
India 620,217 33,779 -586,438
Qatar 326,546 306,520 -20,026
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 308,049 155,954 -152,095
China 294,622 129,024 -165,598
Netherlands 121,677 165,245 +43,568

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 1,026
XI 30

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 653 373 -280
XI 0 30 +30

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) 4,856,234
Air transport 4,688,459
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,125,793
Other 1,056

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) 3,904,546 951,688 -2,952,858
Air transport 2,609,538 2,078,921 -530,617
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,636,171 1,489,622 -146,549
Other 653 403 -250

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,456,434
London Gateway Port 2,375,392
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,162,156
Manchester Airport 868,936
East Midlands Airport 792,397

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 1,327,296 1,129,138 -198,158
London Gateway Port 2,275,966 99,426 -2,176,540
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,049,916 1,112,240 +62,324
Manchester Airport 504,497 364,439 -140,058
East Midlands Airport 484,830 307,567 -177,263
Aberdeen Docks 603,526 106,595 -496,931
Immingham Docks 514,107 178,378 -335,729
Felixstowe 234,138 354,072 +119,934
Southampton 205,925 263,215 +57,290
Grangemouth Docks 302,398 1,201 -301,197

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