Import/export HS code 848620: Machines for making semiconductor devices

Machines used to manufacture semiconductor devices or electronic integrated circuits

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 £
United States 45,368,921
Japan 22,945,970
Germany 15,894,130
Netherlands 12,985,079
Singapore 12,785,812

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 18,436,585 26,932,336 +8,495,751
Japan 18,043,982 4,901,988 -13,141,994
Germany 11,113,660 4,780,470 -6,333,190
Netherlands 10,506,035 2,479,044 -8,026,991
Singapore 3,590,156 9,195,656 +5,605,500
France 1,983,891 8,973,647 +6,989,756
Taiwan 2,068,597 7,423,434 +5,354,837
Austria 1,768,610 4,050,179 +2,281,569
Malaysia 3,552,676 1,925,787 -1,626,889
Israel 5,160,051 46,068 -5,113,983

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 48,387,017
Japan 24,157,245
Germany 17,979,266
Austria 11,988,662
Netherlands 9,821,060

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 25,084,691 23,302,326 -1,782,365
Japan 18,400,339 5,756,906 -12,643,433
Germany 12,906,095 5,073,171 -7,832,924
Austria 358,432 11,630,230 +11,271,798
Netherlands 7,787,877 2,033,183 -5,754,694
Singapore 800,732 8,876,567 +8,075,835
Taiwan 1,490,636 7,109,055 +5,618,419
Malaysia 5,264,692 2,313,469 -2,951,223
United Kingdom 4,013,740 1,905,403 -2,108,337
China 2,689,163 2,766,097 +76,934

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 19
Inner London - West 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 9
Essex 8

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 10 12 +2
Inner London - West 11 5 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 7 +2
Essex 6 5 -1
East Central Scotland 5 5 +0
Eastern Scotland 6 2 -4
Greater Manchester 6 3 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1

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 95,287,976
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,699,247
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,760,284
Other 858,359
Road transport 57,029

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 46,227,001 49,060,975 +2,833,974
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,390,743 20,308,504 -11,082,239
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,949,498 7,810,786 -1,138,712
Other 858,359 0 -858,359
Road transport 57,029 0 -57,029

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 54,071,599
Belfast Airport 23,080,126
Dover 17,622,325
Eurotunnel 10,742,159
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,381,278

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 32,551,024 21,520,575 -11,030,449
Belfast Airport 1,816,052 21,264,074 +19,448,022
Dover 9,069,542 8,552,783 -516,759
Eurotunnel 2,159,047 8,583,112 +6,424,065
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,680,858 700,420 -5,980,438
East Midlands Airport 3,217,466 3,752,960 +535,494
Belfast Port 5,777,477 9,147 -5,768,330
Immingham Docks 4,361,392 1,411,585 -2,949,807
Felixstowe 968,250 3,504,330 +2,536,080
Hull 4,395,182 0 -4,395,182

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
44
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
19
Manufacture of electrical equipment
12
Other manufacturing
12
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 30
2026-04 26
2026-03 24
2026-02 18
2026-01 18

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 69
54m+ 61
15m-54m 19
Other 13
0-1m 9

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 £
Taiwan 218,084,768
China 204,268,027
United States 177,830,941
Germany 94,210,778
South Korea 52,574,559

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 £
Taiwan 98,688,595 119,396,173 +20,707,578
China 141,872,048 62,395,979 -79,476,069
United States 104,711,482 73,119,459 -31,592,023
Germany 39,171,486 55,039,292 +15,867,806
South Korea 27,259,391 25,315,168 -1,944,223
Netherlands 23,806,489 19,057,389 -4,749,100
Malaysia 15,914,946 23,587,462 +7,672,516
France 9,411,027 22,029,174 +12,618,147
Singapore 13,774,896 14,962,188 +1,187,292
Ireland 10,207,861 13,211,214 +3,003,353

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 20,755,888

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 9,475,269 11,280,619 +1,805,350

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 770,795,995
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 206,349,822
Other 20,755,888
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,180,997
Road transport 27,507

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 402,262,087 368,533,908 -33,728,179
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 101,968,858 104,380,964 +2,412,106
Other 9,475,269 11,280,619 +1,805,350
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,901,917 10,279,080 +377,163
Road transport 24,767 2,740 -22,027

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 712,447,757
Dover / Eurotunnel 176,131,705
ZLC 24,491,903
000 20,755,888
East Midlands Airport 19,523,921

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 376,072,190 336,375,567 -39,696,623
Dover / Eurotunnel 87,601,404 88,530,301 +928,897
ZLC 11,534,554 12,957,349 +1,422,795
000 9,475,269 11,280,619 +1,805,350
East Midlands Airport 6,115,197 13,408,724 +7,293,527
Dover 9,149,608 3,859,457 -5,290,151
Southampton 6,131,748 6,626,021 +494,273
Harwich 2,681,109 9,246,439 +6,565,330
London Stansted Airport 7,453,414 935,454 -6,517,960
Immingham Docks 5,018,915 839,031 -4,179,884

Quick facts

HS code: 848620

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

Description: Machines used to manufacture semiconductor devices or electronic integrated circuits