Import/export HS code 84323990: Planters and transplanters

Machines used to place seeds or young plants into the soil

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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 3,251,517
China 2,335,564
Netherlands 1,913,097
Italy 787,459
France 277,786

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 1,713,120 1,538,397 -174,723
China 1,099,814 1,235,750 +135,936
Netherlands 1,241,209 671,888 -569,321
Italy 320,826 466,633 +145,807
France 72,735 205,051 +132,316
Sweden 142,383 65,523 -76,860
Canada 0 136,524 +136,524
Ireland 118,414 49 -118,365
South Africa 15,398 40,436 +25,038
Turkey 0 17,649 +17,649

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 3,371,491
China 2,336,426
Netherlands 1,901,506
Italy 831,880
Sweden 207,906

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 1,765,337 1,606,154 -159,183
China 1,099,814 1,236,612 +136,798
Netherlands 1,229,618 671,888 -557,730
Italy 364,310 467,570 +103,260
Sweden 142,383 65,523 -76,860
Canada 0 136,524 +136,524
France 21,828 86,948 +65,120
South Africa 15,398 40,436 +25,038
Turkey 0 17,649 +17,649
United States 5,522 9,779 +4,257

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lancashire 5
Inner London - West 4
Lincolnshire 4
Outer London - West and North West 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4

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
Lancashire 3 5 +2
Inner London - West 4 1 -3
Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Norfolk 3 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Devon 2 0 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0

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) 6,527,880
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,402,872
Other 153,494
Air transport 67,744

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) 3,504,154 3,023,726 -480,428
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,088,925 1,313,947 +225,022
Other 101,824 51,670 -50,154
Air transport 49,271 18,473 -30,798

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,150,214
Felixstowe 1,857,650
Harwich 1,248,538
Killingholme 1,201,087
Immingham Docks 861,918

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 411,932 1,738,282 +1,326,350
Felixstowe 965,907 891,743 -74,164
Harwich 610,242 638,296 +28,054
Killingholme 1,198,668 2,419 -1,196,249
Immingham Docks 648,719 213,199 -435,520
Southampton 146,284 395,295 +249,011
Tyne 170,548 0 -170,548
000 101,824 51,670 -50,154
London Gateway Port 15,398 124,705 +109,307
Liverpool Docks 0 138,298 +138,298

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 29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 8
2025-09 4
2025-08 5
2025-07 9

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 30
54m+ 10
0-1m 8
15m-54m 7
Other 3

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 £
Ireland 398,601
Poland 323,973
Netherlands 240,144
Germany 236,832
United States 236,498

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 £
Ireland 210,257 188,344 -21,913
Poland 93,568 230,405 +136,837
Netherlands 116,081 124,063 +7,982
Germany 102,271 134,561 +32,290
United States 177,190 59,308 -117,882
France 133,536 53,110 -80,426
Spain 154,108 7,539 -146,569
Argentina 113,210 0 -113,210
Austria 54,116 0 -54,116
Lithuania 20,832 32,544 +11,712

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 83,857
XI 1,578

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 73,828 10,029 -63,799
XI 0 1,578 +1,578

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,687,423
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 583,591
Other 85,435
Air transport 35,789

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 919,516 767,907 -151,609
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 363,685 219,906 -143,779
Other 73,828 11,607 -62,221
Air transport 16,451 19,338 +2,887

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,011,511
London Gateway Port 271,682
Liverpool Docks 202,497
Milford 138,247
Dover 132,269

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 638,387 373,124 -265,263
London Gateway Port 235,543 36,139 -199,404
Liverpool Docks 102,074 100,423 -1,651
Milford 88,938 49,309 -39,629
Dover 35,140 97,129 +61,989
Felixstowe 0 95,300 +95,300
000 73,828 11,607 -62,221
Holyhead 30,050 51,454 +21,404
Portsmouth 41,785 36,301 -5,484
Plymouth 49,490 0 -49,490

Quick facts

HS code: 84323990

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

Description: Machines used to place seeds or young plants into the soil