Import/export HS code 848410: Metal gaskets and joints

Gaskets made from metal sheets, often combined with other materials, used to seal machinery

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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 £
Germany 50,371,978
United States 24,570,723
China 11,190,003
France 8,994,119
India 7,720,332

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 £
Germany 25,910,019 24,461,959 -1,448,060
United States 12,120,548 12,450,175 +329,627
China 4,814,688 6,375,315 +1,560,627
France 3,030,557 5,963,562 +2,933,005
India 3,645,325 4,075,007 +429,682
Belgium 2,972,098 2,846,349 -125,749
Japan 3,469,176 1,885,450 -1,583,726
Netherlands 2,405,975 2,663,935 +257,960
Italy 3,232,098 1,563,902 -1,668,196
Spain 1,462,617 2,895,036 +1,432,419

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 £
Germany 51,109,560
United States 27,049,726
China 12,400,037
India 8,622,000
Japan 6,304,321

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 £
Germany 25,322,614 25,786,946 +464,332
United States 13,876,320 13,173,406 -702,914
China 5,381,438 7,018,599 +1,637,161
India 4,135,702 4,486,298 +350,596
Japan 3,791,359 2,512,962 -1,278,397
Italy 3,397,991 1,985,756 -1,412,235
Spain 1,410,647 2,806,757 +1,396,110
Belgium 1,567,986 1,672,710 +104,724
Mexico 1,394,952 1,278,426 -116,526
Turkey 556,883 1,988,839 +1,431,956

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 71
Inner London - West 70
West Midlands 61
Greater Manchester 57
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 54

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 49 48 -1
Inner London - West 45 49 +4
West Midlands 44 41 -3
Greater Manchester 40 33 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 39 39 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 35 35 +0
West Yorkshire 36 33 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29 35 +6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 42 28 -14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34 31 -3

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) 51,216,701
Air transport 43,465,084
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,814,985
Other 3,900,267
Rail transport 1,889,260

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) 24,576,065 26,640,636 +2,064,571
Air transport 21,624,989 21,840,095 +215,106
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,518,243 22,296,742 +1,778,499
Other 3,463,141 437,126 -3,026,015
Rail transport 1,026,417 862,843 -163,574
Road transport 321,926 164,360 -157,566

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 27,799,183
London 16,906,813
East Midlands Airport 15,767,320
London Heathrow Airport 12,449,865
Felixstowe 10,332,888

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 12,057,200 15,741,983 +3,684,783
London 9,173,073 7,733,740 -1,439,333
East Midlands Airport 7,598,577 8,168,743 +570,166
London Heathrow Airport 5,889,933 6,559,932 +669,999
Felixstowe 6,370,826 3,962,062 -2,408,764
Southampton 2,998,212 5,281,086 +2,282,874
Thamesport 4,629,828 3,214,159 -1,415,669
Eurotunnel 3,707,021 3,328,844 -378,177
London Stansted Airport 3,091,113 2,774,974 -316,139
Birmingham Airport 2,340,145 2,645,765 +305,620

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
210
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
119
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
107
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
90
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
73

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 230
2026-04 225
2026-03 221
2026-02 242
2026-01 207

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+ 510
1m-15m 394
15m-54m 118
0-1m 90
Other 82

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 35,440,138
Germany 20,040,321
China 13,910,545
India 11,217,475
France 9,860,901

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 18,388,550 17,051,588 -1,336,962
Germany 11,261,345 8,778,976 -2,482,369
China 6,726,306 7,184,239 +457,933
India 5,116,136 6,101,339 +985,203
France 4,897,718 4,963,183 +65,465
Brazil 4,460,179 4,739,492 +279,313
Malaysia 2,350,453 4,378,663 +2,028,210
Singapore 2,510,788 3,397,724 +886,936
Canada 2,718,314 2,674,697 -43,617
Poland 2,651,338 2,654,281 +2,943

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 £
XI 1,453,266
Italy 90,886
Germany 12,297
China 10,527
Belgium 9,858

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 £
XI 1,449,292 3,974 -1,445,318
Italy 89,750 1,136 -88,614
Germany 7,713 4,584 -3,129
China 5,314 5,213 -101
Belgium 529 9,329 +8,800
Spain 3,268 970 -2,298
Taiwan 1,063 1,314 +251
France 783 999 +216
Ireland 697 603 -94
Turkey 349 793 +444

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 108,527,697
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,349,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,583,953
Other 1,680,453
Road transport 10,280

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 56,867,101 51,660,596 -5,206,505
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,545,162 28,804,345 -740,817
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,964,474 24,619,479 -3,344,995
Other 1,606,907 73,546 -1,533,361
Road transport 10,280 0 -10,280

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 42,411,035
Dover / Eurotunnel 40,089,097
East Midlands Airport 31,732,361
London Gateway Port 25,751,488
Southampton 16,622,024

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 21,395,442 21,015,593 -379,849
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,783,980 19,305,117 -1,478,863
East Midlands Airport 17,931,143 13,801,218 -4,129,925
London Gateway Port 16,481,688 9,269,800 -7,211,888
Southampton 5,587,656 11,034,368 +5,446,712
London Stansted Airport 6,778,389 4,912,532 -1,865,857
Manchester Airport 5,417,879 5,672,218 +254,339
ZLC 2,731,865 3,797,358 +1,065,493
Immingham Docks 2,956,844 2,486,877 -469,967
Liverpool Docks 1,302,319 3,775,891 +2,473,572

Quick facts

HS code: 848410

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

Description: Gaskets made from metal sheets, often combined with other materials, used to seal machinery