Import/export HS code 84211920: Lab centrifuges

Spinning machines used in laboratories for experiments or testing

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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 £
Germany 17,389,806
United States 3,965,392
Netherlands 3,555,754
France 1,805,483
China 1,272,869

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 £
Germany 8,957,647 8,432,159 -525,488
United States 2,192,519 1,772,873 -419,646
Netherlands 1,976,384 1,579,370 -397,014
France 1,187,820 617,663 -570,157
China 351,860 921,009 +569,149
Belgium 572,182 291,165 -281,017
Japan 312,191 253,024 -59,167
Spain 181,313 106,560 -74,753
Canada 0 279,033 +279,033
Poland 190,783 60,041 -130,742

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 £
Germany 18,469,492
United States 4,899,737
China 2,314,178
Japan 1,599,426
Australia 756,120

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 £
Germany 9,730,050 8,739,442 -990,608
United States 2,790,131 2,109,606 -680,525
China 959,616 1,354,562 +394,946
Japan 755,296 844,130 +88,834
Australia 279,761 476,359 +196,598
Italy 477,354 160,933 -316,421
Switzerland 358,833 107,604 -251,229
Singapore 190,728 235,174 +44,446
Canada 0 396,908 +396,908
United Kingdom 337,313 51,770 -285,543

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 9
Inner London - West 9
Essex 8

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 15 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 8 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Essex 7 4 -3
Greater Manchester 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Lancashire 4 2 -2
East Central Scotland 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1

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) 19,960,705
Air transport 8,983,521
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,501,189
Other 49,295
Road transport 14,361

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) 10,782,156 9,178,549 -1,603,607
Air transport 4,786,406 4,197,115 -589,291
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,025,924 1,475,265 +449,341
Other 36,124 13,171 -22,953
Road transport 0 14,361 +14,361

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,779,690
London 4,312,815
London Heathrow Airport 3,415,901
Felixstowe 2,861,558
East Midlands Airport 1,939,224

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 4,884,054 3,895,636 -988,418
London 2,324,901 1,987,914 -336,987
London Heathrow Airport 1,933,069 1,482,832 -450,237
Felixstowe 1,535,074 1,326,484 -208,590
East Midlands Airport 1,200,870 738,354 -462,516
Immingham Docks 710,139 868,310 +158,171
Eurotunnel 513,306 767,904 +254,598
Birmingham Airport 405,340 510,236 +104,896
Glasgow Airport 127,589 668,698 +541,109
Manchester Airport 293,341 448,947 +155,606

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 28
Scientific research and development 21
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Other manufacturing 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 20
2025-10 25
2025-09 33
2025-08 23
2025-07 24

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 58
54m+ 58
0-1m 12
Other 8
15m-54m 7

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 £
Netherlands 2,457,749
Germany 1,974,789
United Arab Emirates 1,827,898
United States 1,563,129
Ireland 1,511,069

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 £
Netherlands 1,072,184 1,385,565 +313,381
Germany 1,331,347 643,442 -687,905
United Arab Emirates 1,796,734 31,164 -1,765,570
United States 1,009,427 553,702 -455,725
Ireland 1,223,563 287,506 -936,057
Uruguay 1,018,879 0 -1,018,879
Canada 20,414 758,977 +738,563
China 595,009 152,398 -442,611
France 285,495 361,351 +75,856
Switzerland 412,327 213,689 -198,638

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XU 5,574
China 1,006
Ireland 758

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XU 2,619 2,955 +336
China 1,006 0 -1,006
Ireland 758 0 -758

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 7,024,056
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,551,197
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,387,484
Road transport 15,340
Other 7,338

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 4,603,632 2,420,424 -2,183,208
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,864,166 2,687,031 -1,177,135
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,028,757 1,358,727 -2,670,030
Road transport 15,340 0 -15,340
Other 4,383 2,955 -1,428

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,331,555
London Heathrow Airport 3,408,274
London Gateway Port 2,456,286
East Midlands Airport 1,965,465
Felixstowe 1,539,810

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,467,963 1,863,592 -604,371
London Heathrow Airport 2,416,532 991,742 -1,424,790
London Gateway Port 2,380,992 75,294 -2,305,698
East Midlands Airport 1,299,066 666,399 -632,667
Felixstowe 1,338,137 201,673 -1,136,464
Liverpool Docks 28,073 981,409 +953,336
Holyhead 862,794 78,717 -784,077
Manchester Airport 423,757 395,977 -27,780
ZLC 250,589 206,013 -44,576
London Stansted Airport 184,788 141,465 -43,323

Quick facts

HS code: 84211920

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

Description: Spinning machines used in laboratories for experiments or testing