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 1,128 22 -1,106
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 1,128 22 -1,106
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 1,128 22 -1,106
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 6,725,826
Sri Lanka 444,235
Germany 155,881
Canada 90,874
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 70,917

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 4,957,503 1,768,323 -3,189,180
Sri Lanka 444,235 0 -444,235
Germany 6,224 149,657 +143,433
Canada 74,198 16,676 -57,522
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,625 62,292 +53,667
Italy 3,069 65,407 +62,338
Spain 12,594 47,152 +34,558
Philippines 55,000 0 -55,000
India 8,012 30,040 +22,028
Chile 38,000 0 -38,000

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 6,848,700
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 990,767
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 365,778

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 5,062,607 1,786,093 -3,276,514
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 760,403 230,364 -530,039
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,545 318,233 +270,688

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,316,519
East Midlands Airport 3,275,198
London Gateway Port 550,721
Dover / Eurotunnel 304,011
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 2,396,523 919,996 -1,476,527
East Midlands Airport 2,570,566 704,632 -1,865,934
London Gateway Port 533,605 17,116 -516,489
Dover / Eurotunnel 44,235 259,776 +215,541
Southampton 113,064 189,343 +76,279
Manchester Airport 0 154,748 +154,748
Felixstowe 97,000 4,268 -92,732
London Stansted Airport 70,518 6,717 -63,801
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