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 18,818,248
Germany 9,201,293
Italy 8,144,969
Austria 6,406,278
Ireland 5,546,819

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 11,136,830 7,681,418 -3,455,412
Germany 4,195,664 5,005,629 +809,965
Italy 5,267,689 2,877,280 -2,390,409
Austria 2,055,222 4,351,056 +2,295,834
Ireland 4,157,733 1,389,086 -2,768,647
France 2,118,095 1,752,475 -365,620
Netherlands 2,810,941 465,624 -2,345,317
United States 1,729,657 1,410,634 -319,023
Japan 1,347,424 440,556 -906,868
Canada 689,055 1,039,089 +350,034

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 19,799,964
Italy 8,718,362
Germany 8,408,684
Austria 6,423,698
Ireland 4,327,939

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 11,686,656 8,113,308 -3,573,348
Italy 5,724,188 2,994,174 -2,730,014
Germany 4,108,893 4,299,791 +190,898
Austria 2,257,538 4,166,160 +1,908,622
Ireland 3,380,719 947,220 -2,433,499
United Kingdom 2,022,674 1,387,163 -635,511
France 1,535,692 1,228,767 -306,925
United States 1,195,377 1,305,812 +110,435
Netherlands 1,894,026 316,422 -1,577,604
Japan 1,191,067 556,769 -634,298

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 33
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 31
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28

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 29 23 -6
West Midlands 24 20 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 23 18 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 20 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 20 14 -6
Greater Manchester 12 16 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 18 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 6 -12
Inner London - West 11 12 +1

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) 34,392,775
Air transport 20,640,128
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,777,591
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) 19,681,729 14,711,046 -4,970,683
Air transport 10,325,317 10,314,811 -10,506
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,403,080 6,374,511 -4,028,569
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 14,899,449
London Heathrow Airport 9,771,246
Felixstowe 8,724,137
Eurotunnel 7,684,440
East Midlands Airport 4,363,827

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 8,140,263 6,759,186 -1,381,077
London Heathrow Airport 5,035,099 4,736,147 -298,952
Felixstowe 5,478,812 3,245,325 -2,233,487
Eurotunnel 5,053,199 2,631,241 -2,421,958
East Midlands Airport 2,264,694 2,099,133 -165,561
Holyhead 3,105,258 1,078,535 -2,026,723
Immingham Docks 985,229 2,438,945 +1,453,716
Birmingham Airport 1,032,110 1,465,439 +433,329
Southampton 939,198 1,191,863 +252,665
Manchester Airport 1,162,458 616,217 -546,241

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
61
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
51
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
37
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
37

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 199
54m+ 193
15m-54m 73
0-1m 38
Other 31

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 10,288,991
Germany 6,241,674
Thailand 5,970,068
Ireland 5,629,536
Czechia 3,651,967

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 5,444,274 4,844,717 -599,557
Germany 3,701,140 2,540,534 -1,160,606
Thailand 3,274,019 2,696,049 -577,970
Ireland 3,840,108 1,789,428 -2,050,680
Czechia 342,763 3,309,204 +2,966,441
France 782,048 1,086,578 +304,530
Italy 879,222 806,089 -73,133
Netherlands 850,420 813,805 -36,615
Poland 642,504 833,772 +191,268
Mexico 793,061 622,195 -170,866

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 7,696 24,085 +16,389
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 25,813,278
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,423,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,026,068
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 12,802,236 13,011,042 +208,806
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,965,685 11,457,344 -1,508,341
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 438,228 1,587,840 +1,149,612
Other 8,774 24,085 +15,311
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 16,535,459
London Heathrow Airport 14,878,393
Holyhead 4,307,412
East Midlands Airport 4,138,671
ZLC 2,422,386

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 8,783,695 7,751,764 -1,031,931
London Heathrow Airport 7,436,517 7,441,876 +5,359
Holyhead 3,245,290 1,062,122 -2,183,168
East Midlands Airport 1,842,495 2,296,176 +453,681
ZLC 1,101,257 1,321,129 +219,872
Glasgow Airport 1,221,073 982,957 -238,116
London Stansted Airport 952,296 423,076 -529,220
Dover 267,296 878,218 +610,922
Southampton 81,781 792,580 +710,799
Immingham Docks 215,915 593,145 +377,230

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