Import/export HS code 848079: Various moulds

Additional moulds for rubber or plastics, not specified elsewhere

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 £
China 19,551,717
Germany 9,722,376
Italy 8,524,845
Austria 6,527,080
Ireland 6,243,490

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 £
China 10,101,322 9,450,395 -650,927
Germany 4,630,179 5,092,197 +462,018
Italy 5,153,355 3,371,490 -1,781,865
Austria 2,119,809 4,407,271 +2,287,462
Ireland 4,665,371 1,578,119 -3,087,252
France 2,176,940 1,783,254 -393,686
Netherlands 2,709,639 572,859 -2,136,780
United States 1,657,051 1,484,696 -172,355
Japan 1,405,616 445,938 -959,678
Canada 383,538 1,344,606 +961,068

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 £
China 20,566,669
Italy 9,080,012
Germany 8,929,782
Austria 6,559,832
Ireland 4,933,312

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 £
China 10,677,544 9,889,125 -788,419
Italy 5,591,628 3,488,384 -2,103,244
Germany 4,543,468 4,386,314 -157,154
Austria 2,340,349 4,219,483 +1,879,134
Ireland 3,797,059 1,136,253 -2,660,806
United Kingdom 2,093,500 1,401,036 -692,464
France 1,571,761 1,256,081 -315,680
United States 1,209,062 1,379,874 +170,812
Netherlands 1,792,724 423,657 -1,369,067
Japan 1,249,259 562,151 -687,108

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 36
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 35
West Midlands 34
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 32
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21 20 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 28 26 -2
West Midlands 25 22 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 23 19 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20 20 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 20 15 -5
Greater Manchester 12 17 +5
Inner London - West 13 13 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 19 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 7 -11

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,142,922
Air transport 21,430,685
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,089,118
Other 626,042
Road transport 140,867

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,491,402 15,651,520 -4,839,882
Air transport 10,430,728 10,999,957 +569,229
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,742,220 8,346,898 -395,322
Other 446,353 179,689 -266,664
Road transport 89,874 50,993 -38,881

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,303,982
London Heathrow Airport 10,243,196
Felixstowe 8,773,729
Eurotunnel 8,066,857
Holyhead 4,789,166

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 8,134,228 7,169,754 -964,474
London Heathrow Airport 5,330,373 4,912,823 -417,550
Felixstowe 5,025,109 3,748,620 -1,276,489
Eurotunnel 5,100,780 2,966,077 -2,134,703
Holyhead 3,531,598 1,257,568 -2,274,030
East Midlands Airport 2,367,755 2,176,955 -190,800
Immingham Docks 1,092,168 2,438,945 +1,346,777
Birmingham Airport 977,505 1,532,178 +554,673
Southampton 892,762 1,292,392 +399,630
Manchester Airport 875,150 939,413 +64,263

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 155
Other manufacturing 64
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 53
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 39
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 38

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 50
2026-04 75
2026-03 68
2026-02 64
2026-01 57

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 202
54m+ 197
15m-54m 75
0-1m 42
Other 32

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 10,402,905
Germany 6,592,322
Thailand 6,014,295
Ireland 5,841,982
Czechia 3,676,179

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 4,993,097 5,409,808 +416,711
Germany 3,974,993 2,617,329 -1,357,664
Thailand 3,128,493 2,885,802 -242,691
Ireland 3,896,494 1,945,488 -1,951,006
Czechia 355,133 3,321,046 +2,965,913
France 747,943 1,132,454 +384,511
Italy 929,043 865,197 -63,846
Netherlands 869,591 820,371 -49,220
Mexico 858,801 636,392 -222,409
Poland 630,674 860,920 +230,246

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 £
Ireland 31,781
XI 1,078

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 £
Ireland 7,110 24,671 +17,561
XI 1,078 0 -1,078

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 26,474,925
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,366,471
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,082,136
Other 32,859
Road transport 1,563

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 12,479,263 13,995,662 +1,516,399
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,397,901 11,968,570 -1,429,331
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 449,468 1,632,668 +1,183,200
Other 8,188 24,671 +16,483
Road transport 1,563 0 -1,563

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,208,471
London Heathrow Airport 15,145,327
Holyhead 4,505,776
East Midlands Airport 4,274,710
ZLC 2,505,337

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 9,168,477 8,039,994 -1,128,483
London Heathrow Airport 7,010,458 8,134,869 +1,124,411
Holyhead 3,294,259 1,211,517 -2,082,742
East Midlands Airport 1,832,787 2,441,923 +609,136
ZLC 1,062,564 1,442,773 +380,209
Glasgow Airport 1,328,533 989,459 -339,074
London Stansted Airport 996,323 440,810 -555,513
Dover 251,948 896,030 +644,082
Southampton 88,988 797,978 +708,990
Immingham Docks 234,450 631,168 +396,718

Quick facts

HS code: 848079

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

Description: Additional moulds for rubber or plastics, not specified elsewhere