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 17,414,222
United States 3,772,122
Netherlands 3,640,962
France 1,670,129
China 1,295,349

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 9,045,045 8,369,177 -675,868
United States 1,989,202 1,782,920 -206,282
Netherlands 2,124,610 1,516,352 -608,258
France 1,067,181 602,948 -464,233
China 364,976 930,373 +565,397
Belgium 608,468 299,983 -308,485
Japan 312,191 253,024 -59,167
Spain 181,313 113,648 -67,665
Canada 279,033 0 -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 18,412,801
United States 4,709,864
China 2,333,136
Japan 1,595,407
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 9,787,163 8,625,638 -1,161,525
United States 2,616,231 2,093,633 -522,598
China 993,551 1,339,585 +346,034
Japan 844,619 750,788 -93,831
Australia 279,761 476,359 +196,598
Italy 478,743 159,544 -319,199
Switzerland 310,694 119,040 -191,654
Singapore 188,628 233,299 +44,671
Canada 279,033 117,875 -161,158
United Kingdom 314,952 41,183 -273,769

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 10
Essex 8
Greater Manchester 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 7 6 -1
Essex 7 4 -3
Greater Manchester 7 5 -2
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Lancashire 4 2 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
Kent 1 4 +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) 20,002,004
Air transport 8,706,078
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,585,636
Other 46,011
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) 11,043,275 8,958,729 -2,084,546
Air transport 4,409,570 4,296,508 -113,062
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,341,974 1,243,662 -98,312
Other 32,840 13,171 -19,669
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 8,814,596
London 4,234,954
London Heathrow Airport 3,395,836
Felixstowe 2,802,806
East Midlands Airport 1,829,086

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 4,906,343 3,908,253 -998,090
London 2,400,685 1,834,269 -566,416
London Heathrow Airport 1,814,423 1,581,413 -233,010
Felixstowe 1,682,211 1,120,595 -561,616
East Midlands Airport 1,116,287 712,799 -403,488
Immingham Docks 739,667 970,606 +230,939
Eurotunnel 512,863 829,138 +316,275
Birmingham Airport 390,630 515,939 +125,309
Glasgow Airport 122,192 668,698 +546,506
Manchester Airport 293,341 466,503 +173,162

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 30
Scientific research and development 21
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 14
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
2026-01 29
2025-11 20
2025-10 25
2025-09 33
2025-08 23

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 57
54m+ 57
0-1m 14
15m-54m 8
Other 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 2,463,772
Germany 1,889,267
United Arab Emirates 1,827,898
Ireland 1,485,606
United States 1,316,137

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 1,116,161 1,347,611 +231,450
Germany 1,244,302 644,965 -599,337
United Arab Emirates 1,798,746 29,152 -1,769,594
Ireland 1,176,206 309,400 -866,806
United States 744,594 571,543 -173,051
Uruguay 1,018,879 0 -1,018,879
Canada 22,414 756,977 +734,563
China 595,939 151,468 -444,471
Switzerland 413,434 213,988 -199,446
France 254,743 366,706 +111,963

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 £
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 £
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 6,571,002
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,455,624
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,303,135
Road transport 7,942
Other 7,650

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 4,372,382 2,198,620 -2,173,762
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,791,588 2,664,036 -1,127,552
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,929,584 1,373,551 -2,556,033
Road transport 7,942 0 -7,942
Other 4,523 3,127 -1,396

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,277,214
London Heathrow Airport 3,044,125
London Gateway Port 2,401,350
East Midlands Airport 1,927,337
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 2,457,530 1,819,684 -637,846
London Heathrow Airport 2,155,560 888,565 -1,266,995
London Gateway Port 2,327,641 73,709 -2,253,932
East Midlands Airport 1,350,077 577,260 -772,817
Felixstowe 1,338,137 201,673 -1,136,464
Liverpool Docks 9,321 981,409 +972,088
Holyhead 844,756 122,042 -722,714
Manchester Airport 452,161 366,585 -85,576
ZLC 267,561 207,666 -59,895
Southampton 43,904 249,781 +205,877

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