Import/export HS code 85433070: Various electroplating machines

Other machines used for electroplating or electrolysis not specified elsewhere

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 £
China 6,527,569
Germany 5,700,457
United States 5,257,094
Italy 3,763,162
Netherlands 2,861,159

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 £
China 6,075,988 451,581 -5,624,407
Germany 1,398,948 4,301,509 +2,902,561
United States 2,782,117 2,474,977 -307,140
Italy 1,829,130 1,934,032 +104,902
Netherlands 2,554,571 306,588 -2,247,983
France 1,262,386 1,323,835 +61,449
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,193,795 15,908 -2,177,887
Norway 121,070 1,883,631 +1,762,561
Canada 45,088 1,067,085 +1,021,997
Denmark 198,728 187,086 -11,642

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 £
China 8,738,028
United Kingdom 7,182,822
United States 5,611,318
Italy 3,752,252
Netherlands 1,909,050

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 £
China 8,201,391 536,637 -7,664,754
United Kingdom 1,150,262 6,032,560 +4,882,298
United States 3,166,129 2,445,189 -720,940
Italy 1,813,682 1,938,570 +124,888
Netherlands 1,785,324 123,726 -1,661,598
Singapore 809,888 644,238 -165,650
Canada 48,257 1,074,650 +1,026,393
Germany 419,521 453,242 +33,721
Malaysia 450,704 353,651 -97,053
South Korea 16,560 254,212 +237,652

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 20
West Midlands 20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16
Inner London - West 14
Outer London - West and North West 11

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 13 13 +0
West Midlands 16 9 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 13 +5
Inner London - West 10 7 -3
Outer London - West and North West 10 2 -8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 2 -4
Essex 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 3 -2
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) 15,171,999
Air transport 11,307,777
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,413,295
Road transport 28,241
Other 772

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) 6,205,434 8,966,565 +2,761,131
Air transport 7,301,582 4,006,195 -3,295,387
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,462,838 1,950,457 -3,512,381
Road transport 18,013 10,228 -7,785
Other 0 772 +772

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,268,565
London Heathrow Airport 5,182,317
Immingham Docks 5,017,562
Felixstowe 3,871,646
London Stansted Airport 3,456,854

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 £
Dover 3,205,088 2,063,477 -1,141,611
London Heathrow Airport 3,591,561 1,590,756 -2,000,805
Immingham Docks 776,802 4,240,760 +3,463,958
Felixstowe 3,634,877 236,769 -3,398,108
London Stansted Airport 2,425,769 1,031,085 -1,394,684
Eurotunnel 1,544,312 1,101,958 -442,354
Hull 1,450 1,402,862 +1,401,412
London Gateway Port 1,292,070 87,262 -1,204,808
East Midlands Airport 548,736 469,236 -79,500
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 44
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18
Other manufacturing 18
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 19
2025-10 21
2025-09 21
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+ 63
Other 23
0-1m 22
15m-54m 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 52,108,478
United States 22,529,010
India 5,548,483
France 4,303,371
Spain 4,292,629

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 6,119,175 45,989,303 +39,870,128
United States 11,067,246 11,461,764 +394,518
India 5,064,908 483,575 -4,581,333
France 1,005,753 3,297,618 +2,291,865
Spain 313,572 3,979,057 +3,665,485
Netherlands 1,446,817 2,665,128 +1,218,311
United Arab Emirates 2,087,364 763,812 -1,323,552
Saudi Arabia 68,015 2,684,863 +2,616,848
China 598,467 2,040,369 +1,441,902
Norway 342,898 1,853,688 +1,510,790

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) 68,612,658
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,850,834
Air transport 19,611,086
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) 10,305,176 58,307,482 +48,002,306
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,839,460 14,011,374 -2,828,086
Air transport 6,803,926 12,807,160 +6,003,234
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 23,513,879
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,230,264
Hull 14,674,435
London Gateway Port 13,603,081
Southampton 13,537,151

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 1,492,527 22,021,352 +20,528,825
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,080,803 17,149,461 +11,068,658
Hull 36,929 14,637,506 +14,600,577
London Gateway Port 9,310,839 4,292,242 -5,018,597
Southampton 4,642,135 8,895,016 +4,252,881
London Heathrow Airport 2,905,681 5,549,503 +2,643,822
East Midlands Airport 1,564,893 3,149,769 +1,584,876
Dover 1,977,351 1,591,355 -385,996
Liverpool Docks 2,890,456 268,787 -2,621,669
Manchester Airport 1,235,126 1,825,971 +590,845

Quick facts

HS code: 85433070

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

Description: Other machines used for electroplating or electrolysis not specified elsewhere