Import/export HS code 854330: Electroplating and electrolysis machines

Machines used for coating objects with metal or separating chemicals using electricity

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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 £
Denmark 12,107,185
United States 7,996,022
China 6,350,185
Germany 5,711,360
Netherlands 3,666,516

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 £
Denmark 2,862,438 9,244,747 +6,382,309
United States 5,779,970 2,216,052 -3,563,918
China 6,040,956 309,229 -5,731,727
Germany 1,446,662 4,264,698 +2,818,036
Netherlands 3,381,772 284,744 -3,097,028
Italy 2,313,101 1,352,429 -960,672
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,849,349 14,333 -2,835,016
France 1,276,692 1,220,525 -56,167
Norway 124,349 1,883,631 +1,759,282
Switzerland 1,766,762 206,432 -1,560,330

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 £
Denmark 12,841,385
China 8,644,030
United States 8,251,676
United Kingdom 7,723,497
Italy 3,660,038

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 £
Denmark 3,691,580 9,149,805 +5,458,225
China 8,275,409 368,621 -7,906,788
United States 6,077,123 2,174,553 -3,902,570
United Kingdom 1,706,137 6,017,360 +4,311,223
Italy 2,306,278 1,353,760 -952,518
Netherlands 1,771,582 123,726 -1,647,856
Switzerland 1,731,305 45,561 -1,685,744
Singapore 824,581 573,880 -250,701
Canada 61,245 1,092,413 +1,031,168
India 71,773 791,351 +719,578

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 22
West Midlands 20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
Inner London - West 12
Outer London - West and North West 10

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 14 14 +0
West Midlands 17 6 -11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 11 +2
Inner London - West 8 5 -3
Outer London - West and North West 10 1 -9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 2 -4
Inner London - East 7 3 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2
Essex 6 4 -2

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) 25,673,686
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,675,220
Air transport 11,345,377
Road transport 28,241
Other 1,445

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) 12,164,489 13,509,197 +1,344,708
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,162,391 6,512,829 -2,649,562
Air transport 7,839,010 3,506,367 -4,332,643
Road transport 19,927 8,314 -11,613
Other 673 772 +99

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 17,600,713
Dover 7,365,066
London Heathrow Airport 5,268,158
Felixstowe 4,961,751
London Stansted Airport 3,426,187

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 £
Immingham Docks 4,285,135 13,315,578 +9,030,443
Dover 5,892,298 1,472,768 -4,419,530
London Heathrow Airport 3,839,450 1,428,708 -2,410,742
Felixstowe 3,961,440 1,000,311 -2,961,129
London Stansted Airport 2,627,497 798,690 -1,828,807
London Gateway Port 2,525,450 85,687 -2,439,763
Eurotunnel 1,581,121 995,731 -585,390
Southampton 2,197,135 195,007 -2,002,128
Hull 1,450 1,402,862 +1,401,412
Liverpool Docks 0 1,012,791 +1,012,791

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 45
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18
Other manufacturing 17
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 22
2025-10 21
2025-09 23
2025-08 22

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 97
54m+ 64
15m-54m 23
0-1m 22
Other 22

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 £
Germany 50,971,626
United States 22,811,129
India 5,561,727
Spain 4,292,629
France 4,265,153

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 £
Germany 7,091,415 43,880,211 +36,788,796
United States 11,331,881 11,479,248 +147,367
India 5,088,078 473,649 -4,614,429
Spain 355,973 3,936,656 +3,580,683
France 1,242,329 3,022,824 +1,780,495
Netherlands 1,991,653 2,133,180 +141,527
United Arab Emirates 2,235,913 615,263 -1,620,650
Saudi Arabia 106,838 2,687,921 +2,581,083
Norway 356,378 1,852,281 +1,495,903
China 166,095 2,006,293 +1,840,198

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 67,495,196
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,863,159
Air transport 20,231,878
Road transport 191,324

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,352,938 55,142,258 +42,789,320
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,393,182 13,469,977 -2,923,205
Air transport 7,927,873 12,304,005 +4,376,132
Road transport 191,324 0 -191,324

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 23,495,067
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,074,090
Hull 14,674,435
London Gateway Port 13,308,446
Southampton 13,037,683

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 £
Immingham Docks 2,030,008 21,465,059 +19,435,051
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,002,289 16,071,801 +10,069,512
Hull 1,439,102 13,235,333 +11,796,231
London Gateway Port 9,045,524 4,262,922 -4,782,602
Southampton 4,446,717 8,590,966 +4,144,249
London Heathrow Airport 2,942,981 5,536,718 +2,593,737
East Midlands Airport 2,223,035 3,024,983 +801,948
Dover 1,993,125 1,617,059 -376,066
Manchester Airport 1,527,262 1,533,835 +6,573
Liverpool Docks 2,896,555 84,491 -2,812,064

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 854330

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

Description: Machines used for coating objects with metal or separating chemicals using electricity