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 12,166,744
Germany 8,782,333
United States 7,919,152
China 5,637,036
Italy 3,704,909

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 6,458,260 5,708,484 -749,776
Germany 838,078 7,944,255 +7,106,177
United States 5,454,411 2,464,741 -2,989,670
China 5,338,661 298,375 -5,040,286
Italy 2,202,997 1,501,912 -701,085
Netherlands 3,365,262 264,444 -3,100,818
France 1,314,130 1,838,468 +524,338
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,165,151 78,620 -2,086,531
Norway 114,994 1,953,703 +1,838,709
Switzerland 1,773,525 181,387 -1,592,138

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 12,848,354
United Kingdom 11,240,538
United States 8,133,655
China 7,981,399
Italy 3,700,361

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 7,290,939 5,557,415 -1,733,524
United Kingdom 1,245,949 9,994,589 +8,748,640
United States 5,732,201 2,401,454 -3,330,747
China 7,498,334 483,065 -7,015,269
Italy 2,190,894 1,509,467 -681,427
Netherlands 1,783,218 96,430 -1,686,788
Switzerland 1,701,390 54,226 -1,647,164
Singapore 855,679 513,441 -342,238
Canada 63,061 1,100,939 +1,037,878
Germany 353,734 686,936 +333,202

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 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
West Midlands 20
Inner London - West 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9

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 15 16 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 16 +6
West Midlands 18 6 -12
Inner London - West 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 8 +6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -1
Outer London - West and North West 9 1 -8
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 3 -3
Inner London - East 6 3 -3

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) 29,238,364
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,065,326
Air transport 11,035,400
Other 51,074
Road transport 30,648

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) 11,369,635 17,868,729 +6,499,094
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,441,350 2,623,976 -9,817,374
Air transport 7,139,210 3,896,190 -3,243,020
Other 1,445 49,629 +48,184
Road transport 18,791 11,857 -6,934

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 17,059,119
Dover 7,970,570
London Heathrow Airport 5,026,929
Felixstowe 4,726,442
Eurotunnel 3,987,994

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 7,180,624 9,878,495 +2,697,871
Dover 6,028,921 1,941,649 -4,087,272
London Heathrow Airport 3,252,364 1,774,565 -1,477,799
Felixstowe 4,298,059 428,383 -3,869,676
Eurotunnel 1,392,955 2,595,039 +1,202,084
Hull 1,450 3,589,292 +3,587,842
London Stansted Airport 2,366,811 877,246 -1,489,565
London Gateway Port 2,510,420 125,133 -2,385,287
Southampton 1,523,115 152,737 -1,370,378
East Midlands Airport 606,552 471,539 -135,013

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
47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
24
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
18
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
16
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 24
2026-04 27
2026-03 30
2026-02 26
2026-01 20

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 99
54m+ 66
0-1m 29
15m-54m 21
Other 17

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 73,220,318
United States 25,253,614
India 5,805,428
Netherlands 4,905,850
France 4,666,077

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 11,513,548 61,706,770 +50,193,222
United States 12,678,382 12,575,232 -103,150
India 5,051,692 753,736 -4,297,956
Netherlands 2,199,030 2,706,820 +507,790
France 1,740,557 2,925,520 +1,184,963
Spain 508,380 3,939,420 +3,431,040
Saudi Arabia 121,335 2,725,932 +2,604,597
United Arab Emirates 2,081,301 657,342 -1,423,959
China 347,116 2,075,711 +1,728,595
Norway 1,667,857 673,549 -994,308

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) 91,556,562
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,502,764
Air transport 25,188,560

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) 18,609,475 72,947,087 +54,337,612
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,640,273 16,862,491 -777,782
Air transport 9,028,745 16,159,815 +7,131,070

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 31,532,328
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,319,704
Immingham Docks 24,564,026
Southampton 16,793,504
London Gateway Port 14,465,582

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 £
Hull 2,846,381 28,685,947 +25,839,566
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,880,078 22,439,626 +14,559,548
Immingham Docks 5,211,000 19,353,026 +14,142,026
Southampton 8,013,628 8,779,876 +766,248
London Gateway Port 8,785,960 5,679,622 -3,106,338
London Heathrow Airport 3,470,690 8,079,164 +4,608,474
East Midlands Airport 2,770,889 3,397,916 +627,027
Felixstowe 2,166,715 1,820,733 -345,982
Manchester Airport 1,670,217 1,637,657 -32,560
ZLC 608,608 1,504,062 +895,454

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