Import/export HS code 854310: Particle accelerators

Machines used to speed up tiny particles for scientific research or medical purposes

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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 £
United States 1,595,686
Norway 602,339
Belgium 542,451
Netherlands 344,887
Germany 289,822

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 1,181,023 414,663 -766,360
Norway 23,481 578,858 +555,377
Belgium 28,431 514,020 +485,589
Netherlands 195,024 149,863 -45,161
Germany 206,602 83,220 -123,382
India 2,839 178,325 +175,486
Italy 129,283 45,984 -83,299
Luxembourg 0 151,539 +151,539
France 46,414 80,933 +34,519
Taiwan 95,859 20,741 -75,118

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 2,347,191
Sweden 521,520
Belgium 518,098
Germany 242,062
United Kingdom 230,965

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 1,446,557 900,634 -545,923
Sweden 0 521,520 +521,520
Belgium 4,078 514,020 +509,942
Germany 201,028 41,034 -159,994
United Kingdom 108,971 121,994 +13,023
Russia 0 178,325 +178,325
Taiwan 96,860 1,300 -95,560
China 69,912 27,123 -42,789
Canada 39,872 10,167 -29,705
France 23,705 1,639 -22,066

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 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Inner London - West 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
West Midlands 5

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 9 5 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 3 -4
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
West Midlands 5 0 -5
Greater Manchester 4 0 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +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 2,365,184
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,195,797
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 944,973
Other 24,767

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 1,304,781 1,060,403 -244,378
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 152,602 1,043,195 +890,593
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 692,371 252,602 -439,769
Other 24,767 0 -24,767

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 711,321
London Heathrow Airport 631,039
Dover 515,072
Immingham Docks 501,856
Aberdeen Docks 497,065

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 492,177 219,144 -273,033
London Heathrow Airport 256,117 374,922 +118,805
Dover 1,052 514,020 +512,968
Immingham Docks 0 501,856 +501,856
Aberdeen Docks 245,573 251,492 +5,919
Aberdeen Airport 49,821 383,511 +333,690
London Stansted Airport 297,613 70,354 -227,259
Liverpool Docks 316,606 0 -316,606
Prestwick Airport 204,126 0 -204,126
Hull 126,602 0 -126,602

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
15
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
8
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
8
Other manufacturing
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 3
2026-04 3
2026-03 5
2026-02 2
2026-01 7

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+ 38
1m-15m 28
15m-54m 9
Other 7
0-1m 6

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 £
Singapore 2,657,140
Israel 1,893,100
Germany 1,595,994
China 1,458,792
United States 1,254,347

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 £
Singapore 1,568,860 1,088,280 -480,580
Israel 1,864,374 28,726 -1,835,648
Germany 720,056 875,938 +155,882
China 146,316 1,312,476 +1,166,160
United States 761,539 492,808 -268,731
Italy 780,977 147,563 -633,414
France 406,280 284,604 -121,676
United Arab Emirates 387,464 154,881 -232,583
Netherlands 267,624 58,907 -208,717
Ireland 142,801 150,410 +7,609

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 £
China 509

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 £
China 382 127 -255

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 10,596,997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,129,273
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,498,719
Other 509

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 5,886,005 4,710,992 -1,175,013
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,961,435 167,838 -1,793,597
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,116,124 382,595 -733,529
Other 382 127 -255

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,796,650
London Heathrow Airport 2,926,183
London Gateway Port 1,977,802
Tyne 739,694
Dover 508,063

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 £
East Midlands Airport 3,839,061 2,957,589 -881,472
London Heathrow Airport 1,729,478 1,196,705 -532,773
London Gateway Port 1,839,144 138,658 -1,700,486
Tyne 516,393 223,301 -293,092
Dover 495,917 12,146 -483,771
London Stansted Airport 57,394 287,594 +230,200
Dover / Eurotunnel 93,727 44,143 -49,584
Manchester Airport 45,136 76,345 +31,209
Aberdeen Airport 57,578 61,146 +3,568
Edinburgh Airport 85,118 21,861 -63,257

Quick facts

HS code: 854310

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

Description: Machines used to speed up tiny particles for scientific research or medical purposes