Import/export HS code 98: Complete Industrial Plants

All types of fully assembled industrial plants, including machinery and equipment for factories, production lines, and large-scale manufacturing facilities

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 £
Ireland 1,150
France 889

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 £
Ireland 0 1,150 +1,150
France 0 889 +889

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 £
France 889

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 £
France 0 889 +889

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 1,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 889

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 £
Other 0 1,150 +1,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 889 +889

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,150
Jersey 889

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 £
000 0 1,150 +1,150
Jersey 0 889 +889

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 £
United States 7,928,560
Qatar 476,850
Sri Lanka 444,235
Germany 155,881
Romania 153,734

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 £
United States 5,559,761 2,368,799 -3,190,962
Qatar 476,850 0 -476,850
Sri Lanka 444,235 0 -444,235
Germany 4,005 151,876 +147,871
Romania 146,411 7,323 -139,088
Brunei Darussalam 136,843 0 -136,843
Canada 107,034 18,841 -88,193
Italy 14,621 65,407 +50,786
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,625 62,292 +53,667
Spain 17,012 47,152 +30,140

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 8,727,860
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,010,730
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 517,607

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 6,329,610 2,398,250 -3,931,360
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 766,992 243,738 -523,254
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 196,064 321,543 +125,479

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,410,323
East Midlands Airport 4,059,649
London Gateway Port 565,721
Dover / Eurotunnel 450,422
Southampton 302,407

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 3,179,529 1,230,794 -1,948,735
East Midlands Airport 3,053,658 1,005,991 -2,047,667
London Gateway Port 546,605 19,116 -527,489
Dover / Eurotunnel 190,646 259,776 +69,130
Southampton 103,690 198,717 +95,027
Manchester Airport 0 154,748 +154,748
Felixstowe 99,963 6,268 -93,695
London Stansted Airport 71,423 6,717 -64,706
London 10,000 37,608 +27,608
Edinburgh Airport 25,000 0 -25,000

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 98

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

Description: All types of fully assembled industrial plants, including machinery and equipment for factories, production lines, and large-scale manufacturing facilities