Import/export HS code 84212920: Fluoropolymer filters

Filters made with special plastic materials, with thin membranes for cleaning

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
France 16,669,986
United States 3,160,953
China 2,152,458
Belgium 1,217,676
Germany 1,131,147

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 £
France 7,653,618 9,016,368 +1,362,750
United States 1,988,784 1,172,169 -816,615
China 1,199,163 953,295 -245,868
Belgium 537,243 680,433 +143,190
Germany 605,751 525,396 -80,355
Sweden 578,607 131,968 -446,639
Jordan 128,461 135,117 +6,656
Switzerland 242,195 13,140 -229,055
Portugal 234,084 0 -234,084
Netherlands 124,501 86,784 -37,717

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 £
United States 9,522,312
France 8,805,236
China 2,375,948
Ireland 2,017,126
Japan 1,219,019

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 £
United States 4,580,947 4,941,365 +360,418
France 4,068,732 4,736,504 +667,772
China 1,347,841 1,028,107 -319,734
Ireland 989,473 1,027,653 +38,180
Japan 441,511 777,508 +335,997
United Kingdom 550,828 244,676 -306,152
Germany 494,626 126,088 -368,538
Sweden 405,419 1,796 -403,623
Switzerland 223,494 12,434 -211,060
Denmark 179,866 45,817 -134,049

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 13
Greater Manchester 12
West Midlands 11
Inner London - West 10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9

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 10 7 -3
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2
West Midlands 8 6 -2
Inner London - West 8 4 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 2 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 4 -3
Inner London - East 5 2 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 2 -5

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) 15,921,974
Air transport 9,979,861
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,337,208
Other 81,878
Road transport 12,102

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) 7,538,107 8,383,867 +845,760
Air transport 5,603,790 4,376,071 -1,227,719
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 785,592 551,616 -233,976
Other 49,989 31,889 -18,100
Road transport 2,459 9,643 +7,184

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 10,285,140
East Midlands Airport 4,298,112
Dover 3,746,290
London Stansted Airport 2,749,652
Felixstowe 1,351,364

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 £
Eurotunnel 4,685,080 5,600,060 +914,980
East Midlands Airport 2,203,934 2,094,178 -109,756
Dover 1,529,513 2,216,777 +687,264
London Stansted Airport 1,720,182 1,029,470 -690,712
Felixstowe 528,641 822,723 +294,082
London Heathrow Airport 1,026,720 193,408 -833,312
Dover / Eurotunnel 592,356 42,392 -549,964
Glasgow Airport 301,120 311,604 +10,484
Manchester Airport 191,765 416,541 +224,776
Birmingham Airport 120,492 286,585 +166,093

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 34
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 25
Scientific research and development 14
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 13
Other manufacturing 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 12
2025-10 20
2025-09 16
2025-08 17
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
54m+ 75
1m-15m 63
Other 21
15m-54m 20
0-1m 9

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 15,316,899
Sweden 6,062,228
Norway 2,915,043
France 2,763,807
India 2,226,911

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 7,510,560 7,806,339 +295,779
Sweden 3,519,937 2,542,291 -977,646
Norway 867,865 2,047,178 +1,179,313
France 1,051,242 1,712,565 +661,323
India 1,045,658 1,181,253 +135,595
Germany 1,047,781 1,139,829 +92,048
Netherlands 1,338,162 713,402 -624,760
Australia 359,928 1,031,809 +671,881
Saudi Arabia 1,197,994 107,550 -1,090,444
Kazakhstan 794,975 417,766 -377,209

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 £
XI 8,263
Ireland 1,248
China 333
United States 125
Germany 109

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 £
XI 330 7,933 +7,603
Ireland 0 1,248 +1,248
China 333 0 -333
United States 0 125 +125
Germany 109 0 -109
Italy 67 0 -67
Indonesia 45 0 -45

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 23,668,551
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,394,161
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,259,965
Road transport 308,500
Other 10,190

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 13,241,513 10,427,038 -2,814,475
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,883,343 7,510,818 +627,475
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,614,911 7,645,054 +1,030,143
Road transport 308,500 0 -308,500
Other 884 9,306 +8,422

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,803,065
Immingham Docks 7,736,389
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,186,768
Southampton 6,996,932
London Stansted Airport 6,066,997

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 5,557,235 3,245,830 -2,311,405
Immingham Docks 3,853,720 3,882,669 +28,949
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,377,591 3,809,177 +431,586
Southampton 1,590,978 5,405,954 +3,814,976
London Stansted Airport 3,482,664 2,584,333 -898,331
East Midlands Airport 2,155,224 2,030,541 -124,683
London Gateway Port 2,938,406 1,215,527 -1,722,879
ZLC 1,520,240 956,701 -563,539
Manchester Airport 619,957 1,446,438 +826,481
Liverpool Docks 764,990 0 -764,990

Quick facts

HS code: 84212920

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

Description: Filters made with special plastic materials, with thin membranes for cleaning