Import/export HS code 848030: Moulding patterns

Patterns used for creating moulds, including wooden and other materials

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* 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 1,748,142
France 1,380,713
China 670,840
Canada 489,792
Poland 375,954

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 953,272 794,870 -158,402
France 894,153 486,560 -407,593
China 192,294 478,546 +286,252
Canada 276,144 213,648 -62,496
Poland 101,842 274,112 +172,270
Czechia 188,519 63,239 -125,280
Turkey 176,273 67,198 -109,075
Thailand 0 174,029 +174,029
Spain 155,349 2,356 -152,993
Italy 35,481 97,071 +61,590

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 1,673,569
United Kingdom 933,730
Canada 643,859
France 577,171
China 516,773

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 870,864 802,705 -68,159
United Kingdom 472,412 461,318 -11,094
Canada 276,144 367,715 +91,571
France 443,399 133,772 -309,627
China 192,294 324,479 +132,185
Czechia 258,265 115,725 -142,540
Spain 344,082 7,574 -336,508
Poland 101,842 231,807 +129,965
Turkey 176,273 67,198 -109,075
Thailand 0 174,029 +174,029

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 8
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - West 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4

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
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 4 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Devon 3 1 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
West Midlands 3 1 -2

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) 2,406,639
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,372,342
Air transport 1,708,794
Road transport 19,780

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) 1,232,932 1,173,707 -59,225
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,460,420 911,922 -548,498
Air transport 836,053 872,741 +36,688
Road transport 17,451 2,329 -15,122

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,043,569
Eurotunnel 922,557
Southampton 787,468
London Gateway Port 787,242
London Stansted Airport 679,307

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 £
Dover 554,730 488,839 -65,891
Eurotunnel 635,936 286,621 -349,315
Southampton 315,385 472,083 +156,698
London Gateway Port 594,603 192,639 -401,964
London Stansted Airport 300,453 378,854 +78,401
London Heathrow Airport 261,280 98,659 -162,621
Birmingham Airport 107,378 234,311 +126,933
Liverpool Docks 8,471 282,707 +274,236
ZLC 218,993 30,691 -188,302
Felixstowe 11,952 210,546 +198,594

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 10
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 9
Manufacture of basic metals 8
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 11
2025-10 8
2025-09 5
2025-08 6

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 30
54m+ 22
15m-54m 6
0-1m 4
Other 3

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 £
Netherlands 2,430,403
United States 2,133,278
Italy 915,388
France 823,096
United Arab Emirates 543,449

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 £
Netherlands 550,737 1,879,666 +1,328,929
United States 1,777,291 355,987 -1,421,304
Italy 718,729 196,659 -522,070
France 436,766 386,330 -50,436
United Arab Emirates 539,849 3,600 -536,249
Poland 144,311 397,424 +253,113
Canada 420,360 93,442 -326,918
Germany 165,754 298,251 +132,497
Ireland 76,273 218,394 +142,121
Austria 0 290,242 +290,242

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,935,283
Air transport 2,966,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,470,030
Road transport 4,000
Other 84

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,226,861 3,708,422 +1,481,561
Air transport 2,170,197 795,860 -1,374,337
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,057,249 412,781 -644,468
Road transport 4,000 0 -4,000
Other 54 30 -24

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,043,730
London 1,686,215
London Heathrow Airport 1,616,283
London Stansted Airport 679,579
Southampton 644,963

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,488,857 1,554,873 +66,016
London 394,030 1,292,185 +898,155
London Heathrow Airport 1,379,193 237,090 -1,142,103
London Stansted Airport 297,509 382,070 +84,561
Southampton 616,696 28,267 -588,429
Felixstowe 242,186 298,340 +56,154
Harwich 154,770 327,120 +172,350
London Gateway Port 70,400 351,061 +280,661
Manchester Airport 336,113 27,900 -308,213
East Midlands Airport 88,619 91,634 +3,015

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 848030

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

Description: Patterns used for creating moulds, including wooden and other materials