Import/export HS code 843360: Cleaning and sorting machines

Machines for cleaning, sorting, or grading farm produce like eggs or fruits

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 £
Netherlands 26,207,587
France 8,916,005
Germany 4,935,111
Italy 4,881,967
Spain 3,840,571

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 £
Netherlands 18,183,218 8,024,369 -10,158,849
France 3,452,050 5,463,955 +2,011,905
Germany 1,722,358 3,212,753 +1,490,395
Italy 1,201,161 3,680,806 +2,479,645
Spain 1,891,185 1,949,386 +58,201
Denmark 2,511,464 1,278,858 -1,232,606
Slovakia 1,173,842 1,463,321 +289,479
Belgium 564,139 779,141 +215,002
Czechia 281,616 650,069 +368,453
Portugal 0 564,753 +564,753

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 £
Netherlands 22,773,611
France 7,679,120
Germany 5,202,801
Italy 4,904,219
Spain 4,591,488

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 £
Netherlands 14,749,768 8,023,843 -6,725,925
France 2,789,213 4,889,907 +2,100,694
Germany 1,983,137 3,219,664 +1,236,527
Italy 1,219,890 3,684,329 +2,464,439
Spain 1,891,185 2,700,303 +809,118
Denmark 2,695,337 1,388,848 -1,306,489
Slovakia 1,304,763 1,408,151 +103,388
Czechia 281,616 773,086 +491,470
Belgium 337,277 490,175 +152,898
New Zealand 24,398 378,550 +354,152

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Kent 10
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6
Lincolnshire 5
Greater Manchester 4
West Midlands 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
Kent 6 8 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 5 +2
Lincolnshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
West Midlands 4 1 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 0 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Eastern Scotland 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +2

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) 52,220,214
Other 4,073,227
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,713,509
Air transport 910,356
Road transport 166,684

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) 26,192,209 26,028,005 -164,204
Other 3,850,131 223,096 -3,627,035
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,660,763 1,052,746 -608,017
Air transport 573,479 336,877 -236,602
Road transport 0 166,684 +166,684

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 18,333,063
Immingham Docks 9,102,900
Harwich 6,912,988
Felixstowe 6,786,185
Tyne 5,458,030

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 5,667,824 12,665,239 +6,997,415
Immingham Docks 5,144,633 3,958,267 -1,186,366
Harwich 3,029,901 3,883,087 +853,186
Felixstowe 4,679,951 2,106,234 -2,573,717
Tyne 3,819,632 1,638,398 -2,181,234
Eurotunnel 2,817,985 1,468,762 -1,349,223
000 3,850,131 223,096 -3,627,035
Hull 1,131,572 556,510 -575,062
Dover / Eurotunnel 100,209 539,143 +438,934
Killingholme 585,008 0 -585,008

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 35
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 22
Manufacture of food products 14
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 9
2025-10 8
2025-09 5
2025-08 8

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 32
54m+ 26
15m-54m 21
0-1m 5
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 £
United States 4,745,260
Netherlands 3,648,548
Portugal 2,713,617
Canada 1,861,759
Spain 1,779,644

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 2,725,272 2,019,988 -705,284
Netherlands 1,612,156 2,036,392 +424,236
Portugal 2,282,625 430,992 -1,851,633
Canada 721,983 1,139,776 +417,793
Spain 1,158,136 621,508 -536,628
Chile 1,633,584 0 -1,633,584
Kazakhstan 0 1,460,843 +1,460,843
Australia 1,107,372 167,819 -939,553
Ireland 565,397 684,094 +118,697
Germany 1,054,985 165,423 -889,562

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 2,883,943
Denmark 345,923
Germany 148,249

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 1,460,953 1,422,990 -37,963
Denmark 0 345,923 +345,923
Germany 0 148,249 +148,249

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) 12,632,827
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,035,994
Other 3,378,115
Air transport 796,540

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) 7,643,200 4,989,627 -2,653,573
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,252,931 3,783,063 -3,469,868
Other 1,460,953 1,917,162 +456,209
Air transport 467,539 329,001 -138,538

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,528,030
Liverpool Docks 4,103,822
London Gateway Port 3,661,332
000 3,378,115
Felixstowe 1,403,375

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 6,744,532 2,783,498 -3,961,034
Liverpool Docks 2,701,456 1,402,366 -1,299,090
London Gateway Port 3,193,521 467,811 -2,725,710
000 1,460,953 1,917,162 +456,209
Felixstowe 341,501 1,061,874 +720,373
Southampton 433,538 902,515 +468,977
Immingham Docks 716,043 554,901 -161,142
London Heathrow Airport 442,013 244,629 -197,384
Dover 29,313 652,925 +623,612
Harwich 277,157 258,101 -19,056

Quick facts

HS code: 843360

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

Description: Machines for cleaning, sorting, or grading farm produce like eggs or fruits