Import/export HS code 848490: Various gaskets and seals

Various types of gaskets and seals not covered by other codes, used in machinery

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 £
Germany 24,688,365
United States 12,026,094
Netherlands 9,867,742
China 9,117,323
Italy 4,804,601

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 10,898,221 13,790,144 +2,891,923
United States 6,903,531 5,122,563 -1,780,968
Netherlands 5,482,027 4,385,715 -1,096,312
China 4,393,996 4,723,327 +329,331
Italy 2,413,398 2,391,203 -22,195
Japan 2,540,622 2,251,023 -289,599
France 1,798,562 2,443,370 +644,808
Belgium 1,462,530 1,675,094 +212,564
Norway 1,917,045 1,012,735 -904,310
Taiwan 927,058 844,673 -82,385

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 20,355,356
United States 15,882,434
China 11,421,041
Italy 5,808,647
Japan 5,695,354

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 8,914,011 11,441,345 +2,527,334
United States 8,431,993 7,450,441 -981,552
China 6,024,893 5,396,148 -628,745
Italy 3,003,815 2,804,832 -198,983
Japan 3,000,984 2,694,370 -306,614
Netherlands 3,490,722 1,935,208 -1,555,514
France 2,309,308 2,256,563 -52,745
United Kingdom 1,317,992 1,283,928 -34,064
Taiwan 1,234,602 1,079,063 -155,539
Norway 1,051,857 717,040 -334,817

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 106
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 85
West Yorkshire 79
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 77
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 75

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 84 71 -13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 59 61 +2
West Yorkshire 49 56 +7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 57 53 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 54 59 +5
Inner London - West 52 48 -4
West Midlands 56 50 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 48 44 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 46 43 -3
Greater Manchester 49 42 -7

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 38,658,015
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,978,421
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,884,210
Other 803,465
Road transport 625,314

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 £
Air transport 20,340,113 18,317,902 -2,022,211
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,857,660 15,120,761 +2,263,101
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,054,317 10,829,893 -1,224,424
Other 453,715 349,750 -103,965
Road transport 526,912 98,402 -428,510
Rail transport 1,310 0 -1,310

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 14,162,595
Dover 10,662,878
Southampton 9,493,374
Eurotunnel 8,812,629
London Heathrow Airport 6,804,369

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 £
East Midlands Airport 7,248,906 6,913,689 -335,217
Dover 3,355,160 7,307,718 +3,952,558
Southampton 4,624,027 4,869,347 +245,320
Eurotunnel 4,648,235 4,164,394 -483,841
London Heathrow Airport 3,895,689 2,908,680 -987,009
Birmingham Airport 3,320,956 2,705,091 -615,865
London Stansted Airport 2,042,743 2,262,138 +219,395
Felixstowe 2,209,711 1,954,894 -254,817
Thamesport 2,026,649 1,706,661 -319,988
Aberdeen Airport 2,059,803 1,573,964 -485,839

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 346
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 219
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 138
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 122
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 92

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 300
2026-03 314
2026-02 264
2026-01 248
2025-12 255

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+ 687
1m-15m 599
15m-54m 155
0-1m 135
Other 122

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 13,601,685
Belgium 11,110,651
Norway 9,040,413
Germany 8,214,547
Brazil 6,119,506

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 7,311,883 6,289,802 -1,022,081
Belgium 4,828,504 6,282,147 +1,453,643
Norway 5,434,004 3,606,409 -1,827,595
Germany 2,932,013 5,282,534 +2,350,521
Brazil 2,681,238 3,438,268 +757,030
Netherlands 3,317,339 2,568,940 -748,399
Malaysia 1,339,804 2,506,694 +1,166,890
France 1,894,444 1,382,757 -511,687
Ireland 1,535,542 1,634,239 +98,697
Romania 1,671,404 1,335,241 -336,163

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 £
Belgium 111,715
XI 83,885
China 22,713
United States 20,787
Czechia 10,118

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 £
Belgium 6,771 104,944 +98,173
XI 49,643 34,242 -15,401
China 7,604 15,109 +7,505
United States 9,948 10,839 +891
Czechia 5,657 4,461 -1,196
Germany 2,809 6,834 +4,025
France 4,363 4,606 +243
Netherlands 4,698 2,030 -2,668
Ireland 302 4,075 +3,773
India 2,090 965 -1,125

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 54,120,544
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,918,052
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,018,599
Other 444,757
Road transport 25,447

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 27,537,136 26,583,408 -953,728
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,810,274 18,107,778 +2,297,504
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,089,113 12,929,486 -1,159,627
Other 172,192 272,565 +100,373
Road transport 25,447 0 -25,447

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,274,542
East Midlands Airport 20,213,147
London Heathrow Airport 16,844,029
London Gateway Port 8,889,457
Immingham Docks 6,483,400

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 10,079,174 11,195,368 +1,116,194
East Midlands Airport 10,822,757 9,390,390 -1,432,367
London Heathrow Airport 8,074,283 8,769,746 +695,463
London Gateway Port 3,982,434 4,907,023 +924,589
Immingham Docks 4,260,178 2,223,222 -2,036,956
Aberdeen Docks 3,612,993 1,941,133 -1,671,860
ZLC 2,245,714 3,224,495 +978,781
Southampton 1,511,320 2,362,633 +851,313
Liverpool Docks 1,884,617 1,565,533 -319,084
London Stansted Airport 1,211,930 1,760,288 +548,358

Quick facts

HS code: 848490

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

Description: Various types of gaskets and seals not covered by other codes, used in machinery