Import/export HS code 843850: Meat and poultry processing machines

Machines designed for preparing and processing meat or poultry products

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  • 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 £
Germany 43,555,076
Netherlands 28,386,642
Denmark 11,346,408
Italy 8,917,074
United States 8,048,035

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 23,775,434 19,779,642 -3,995,792
Netherlands 14,884,174 13,502,468 -1,381,706
Denmark 5,342,523 6,003,885 +661,362
Italy 6,041,086 2,875,988 -3,165,098
United States 4,021,494 4,026,541 +5,047
Spain 3,866,089 3,013,553 -852,536
Austria 4,380,031 2,190,826 -2,189,205
France 3,324,964 3,240,511 -84,453
Ireland 1,239,356 3,082,319 +1,842,963
China 1,506,429 1,789,847 +283,418

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 46,528,068
Netherlands 23,461,020
Denmark 11,480,940
United States 10,304,109
Spain 7,172,775

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 26,019,772 20,508,296 -5,511,476
Netherlands 11,585,196 11,875,824 +290,628
Denmark 5,849,309 5,631,631 -217,678
United States 4,299,419 6,004,690 +1,705,271
Spain 3,997,942 3,174,833 -823,109
Italy 3,205,307 2,669,053 -536,254
Austria 3,694,542 1,703,825 -1,990,717
China 1,673,717 1,848,351 +174,634
Ireland 1,083,581 2,241,177 +1,157,596
France 2,076,381 1,219,769 -856,612

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 20
Outer London - West and North West 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Inner London - West 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13

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
West Midlands 11 14 +3
Outer London - West and North West 13 6 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 16 +3
Inner London - West 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 9 +3
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 7 -3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 5 9 +4
Outer London - East and North East 10 6 -4
Lancashire 6 9 +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) 107,006,891
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,650,761
Air transport 10,011,761
Other 4,024,887
Road transport 827,447

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) 55,442,188 51,564,703 -3,877,485
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,294,422 8,356,339 -938,083
Air transport 4,883,750 5,128,011 +244,261
Other 2,366,647 1,658,240 -708,407
Road transport 486,345 341,102 -145,243

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 44,750,844
Immingham Docks 25,495,637
Felixstowe 15,511,163
Eurotunnel 10,855,470
Harwich 5,139,497

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 24,836,166 19,914,678 -4,921,488
Immingham Docks 13,921,944 11,573,693 -2,348,251
Felixstowe 7,286,448 8,224,715 +938,267
Eurotunnel 7,147,081 3,708,389 -3,438,692
Harwich 1,661,566 3,477,931 +1,816,365
000 2,366,647 1,658,240 -708,407
Killingholme 1,912,210 1,597,149 -315,061
Belfast Port 2,339,774 280,403 -2,059,371
East Midlands Airport 1,074,103 1,455,676 +381,573
Liverpool Docks 892,552 1,602,046 +709,494

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 111
Manufacture of food products 71
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51
Food and beverage service activities 25
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 22

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 52
2025-10 58
2025-09 51
2025-08 51
2025-07 45

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 120
0-1m 71
54m+ 61
15m-54m 35
Other 15

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 13,472,858
Germany 6,077,758
Ireland 5,429,256
Canada 5,390,992
Netherlands 5,366,920

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 9,170,191 4,302,667 -4,867,524
Germany 2,719,898 3,357,860 +637,962
Ireland 2,870,334 2,558,922 -311,412
Canada 176,038 5,214,954 +5,038,916
Netherlands 2,932,275 2,434,645 -497,630
Russia 1,344,752 1,200,413 -144,339
Italy 1,820,067 304,005 -1,516,062
Spain 237,444 1,612,059 +1,374,615
Sweden 530,296 1,114,069 +583,773
Israel 968,520 599,819 -368,701

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 £
United States 1,518,973
France 189,247
XI 164,842
New Zealand 12,490
XU 496

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 £
United States 799,586 719,387 -80,199
France 130,560 58,687 -71,873
XI 130,553 34,289 -96,264
New Zealand 7,435 5,055 -2,380
XU 0 496 +496
Ireland 0 29 +29

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) 26,571,690
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,647,082
Air transport 2,941,501
Other 1,886,077
Road transport 22,071

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) 13,423,694 13,147,996 -275,698
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,211,252 11,435,830 -1,775,422
Air transport 1,529,641 1,411,860 -117,781
Other 1,068,134 817,943 -250,191
Road transport 22,071 0 -22,071

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,361,038
Felixstowe 8,081,157
London Gateway Port 7,633,855
Liverpool Docks 6,055,070
Immingham Docks 5,392,341

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 9,493,688 7,867,350 -1,626,338
Felixstowe 3,819,754 4,261,403 +441,649
London Gateway Port 6,829,832 804,023 -6,025,809
Liverpool Docks 616,050 5,439,020 +4,822,970
Immingham Docks 2,008,755 3,383,586 +1,374,831
Holyhead 975,725 1,307,676 +331,951
Southampton 1,517,255 621,562 -895,693
000 1,068,134 817,943 -250,191
London Heathrow Airport 992,779 290,314 -702,465
Dover 460,724 313,471 -147,253

Quick facts

HS code: 843850

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

Description: Machines designed for preparing and processing meat or poultry products