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 26,906,436
France 8,006,533
Italy 4,976,898
Germany 4,935,111
Spain 3,839,541

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 17,691,362 9,215,074 -8,476,288
France 3,458,551 4,547,982 +1,089,431
Italy 1,296,092 3,680,806 +2,384,714
Germany 1,402,291 3,532,820 +2,130,529
Spain 1,891,185 1,948,356 +57,171
Denmark 2,509,197 1,278,478 -1,230,719
Slovakia 1,173,842 1,024,284 -149,558
Belgium 575,456 994,977 +419,521
Czechia 165,610 766,075 +600,465
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 22,880,743
France 7,109,763
Germany 5,202,801
Italy 4,995,627
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 13,675,096 9,205,647 -4,469,449
France 2,795,714 4,314,049 +1,518,335
Germany 1,663,070 3,539,731 +1,876,661
Italy 1,314,821 3,680,806 +2,365,985
Spain 1,891,185 2,700,303 +809,118
Denmark 2,693,070 1,388,468 -1,304,602
Slovakia 1,304,763 969,114 -335,649
Belgium 567,953 490,175 -77,778
Czechia 165,610 889,092 +723,482
United States 562,060 56,325 -505,735

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 7
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 4 9 +5
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 6 +4
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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +2
Inner London - West 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) 51,812,891
Other 4,073,227
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,797,199
Air transport 902,736
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) 25,205,743 26,607,148 +1,401,405
Other 3,850,131 223,096 -3,627,035
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,658,083 1,139,116 -518,967
Air transport 550,516 352,220 -198,296
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 17,643,775
Immingham Docks 9,059,328
Felixstowe 6,932,686
Harwich 6,919,521
Tyne 5,457,150

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 5,808,669 11,835,106 +6,026,437
Immingham Docks 4,998,699 4,060,629 -938,070
Felixstowe 4,527,134 2,405,552 -2,121,582
Harwich 2,417,259 4,502,262 +2,085,003
Tyne 3,729,594 1,727,556 -2,002,038
Eurotunnel 3,079,798 1,468,762 -1,611,036
000 3,850,131 223,096 -3,627,035
Hull 1,131,572 556,510 -575,062
Dover / Eurotunnel 106,710 539,143 +432,433
Killingholme 204,320 380,688 +176,368

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
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 22
Manufacture of food products 13
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8
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
2025-11 9
2025-10 8
2025-09 5
2025-08 8
2025-07 15

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+ 24
15m-54m 21
0-1m 6
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 4,743,964
Netherlands 3,434,927
Portugal 2,713,617
Canada 1,861,759
Chile 1,633,584

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 2,591,342 2,152,622 -438,720
Netherlands 1,687,722 1,747,205 +59,483
Portugal 2,241,056 472,561 -1,768,495
Canada 721,983 1,139,776 +417,793
Chile 1,633,584 0 -1,633,584
Spain 1,161,262 432,259 -729,003
Kazakhstan 0 1,460,843 +1,460,843
Germany 805,042 522,091 -282,951
Australia 1,174,080 122,842 -1,051,238
Ireland 487,056 703,050 +215,994

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 2,818,307
Denmark 296,513
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 1,458,577 1,359,730 -98,847
Denmark 0 296,513 +296,513
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) 12,307,280
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,266,194
Other 3,263,069
Air transport 763,569
Road transport 6,635

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) 7,273,928 5,033,352 -2,240,576
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,386,134 3,880,060 -3,506,074
Other 1,458,577 1,804,492 +345,915
Air transport 467,539 296,030 -171,509
Road transport 6,635 0 -6,635

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,344,684
Liverpool Docks 4,103,822
London Gateway Port 3,717,852
000 3,263,069
Felixstowe 1,417,475

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 6,363,040 2,981,644 -3,381,396
Liverpool Docks 2,413,480 1,690,342 -723,138
London Gateway Port 3,414,275 303,577 -3,110,698
000 1,458,577 1,804,492 +345,915
Felixstowe 355,601 1,061,874 +706,273
Southampton 433,538 883,841 +450,303
Immingham Docks 881,006 431,036 -449,970
Dover 29,313 652,925 +623,612
London Heathrow Airport 442,013 229,069 -212,944
Harwich 309,182 222,122 -87,060

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