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 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 £
Germany 43,591,629
Netherlands 28,524,111
Denmark 12,591,427
Italy 9,199,381
United States 7,957,130

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 23,025,703 20,565,926 -2,459,777
Netherlands 13,507,683 15,016,428 +1,508,745
Denmark 5,568,054 7,023,373 +1,455,319
Italy 6,152,987 3,046,394 -3,106,593
United States 3,790,657 4,166,473 +375,816
Spain 3,842,348 3,171,246 -671,102
France 3,437,832 3,282,594 -155,238
Austria 4,677,188 1,937,660 -2,739,528
Ireland 1,669,096 2,657,843 +988,747
China 1,524,606 1,896,791 +372,185

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 46,305,470
Netherlands 23,116,214
Denmark 13,698,760
United States 9,950,340
Spain 7,272,654

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 25,034,218 21,271,252 -3,762,966
Netherlands 10,742,052 12,374,162 +1,632,110
Denmark 5,606,847 8,091,913 +2,485,066
United States 3,992,653 5,957,687 +1,965,034
Spain 3,940,030 3,332,624 -607,406
Italy 3,317,164 2,842,842 -474,322
Austria 3,734,569 1,707,789 -2,026,780
China 1,695,524 1,958,078 +262,554
France 2,001,337 1,337,162 -664,175
Ireland 1,356,938 1,916,605 +559,667

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Outer London - West and North West 18
Inner London - West 14
Greater Manchester 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 10 15 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 16 +3
Outer London - West and North West 12 6 -6
Inner London - West 7 8 +1
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 7 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 9 +5
Outer London - East and North East 9 5 -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) 108,969,658
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,728,106
Air transport 9,986,421
Other 4,039,655
Road transport 553,977

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) 53,772,392 55,197,266 +1,424,874
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,235,610 8,492,496 -743,114
Air transport 4,997,828 4,988,593 -9,235
Other 3,180,039 859,616 -2,320,423
Road transport 212,737 341,240 +128,503

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 45,912,217
Immingham Docks 24,532,999
Felixstowe 14,769,142
Eurotunnel 13,307,011
Harwich 5,446,739

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 25,276,379 20,635,838 -4,640,541
Immingham Docks 13,129,670 11,403,329 -1,726,341
Felixstowe 6,468,304 8,300,838 +1,832,534
Eurotunnel 6,869,668 6,437,343 -432,325
Harwich 1,146,507 4,300,232 +3,153,725
000 3,180,039 859,616 -2,320,423
Killingholme 2,320,147 1,173,689 -1,146,458
Southampton 449,491 2,341,525 +1,892,034
Liverpool Docks 1,236,586 1,258,012 +21,426
East Midlands Airport 1,108,052 1,384,720 +276,668

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 110
Manufacture of food products 74
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 52
Food and beverage service activities 23
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 47
2025-11 52
2025-10 58
2025-09 51
2025-08 51

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 68
54m+ 62
15m-54m 37
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 13,091,064
Germany 5,948,552
Netherlands 5,485,027
Ireland 5,478,028
Canada 5,415,492

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 8,827,667 4,263,397 -4,564,270
Germany 2,670,098 3,278,454 +608,356
Netherlands 2,999,154 2,485,873 -513,281
Ireland 2,882,206 2,595,822 -286,384
Canada 302,268 5,113,224 +4,810,956
Russia 1,344,752 1,200,413 -144,339
Italy 1,820,067 306,371 -1,513,696
Spain 244,498 1,632,841 +1,388,343
Sweden 533,581 1,110,784 +577,203
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 1,515,573
France 192,822
XI 164,842
China 14,846
New Zealand 12,081

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 829,429 686,144 -143,285
France 130,829 61,993 -68,836
XI 132,057 32,785 -99,272
China 0 14,846 +14,846
New Zealand 7,026 5,055 -1,971
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) 26,691,627
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,958,832
Air transport 3,025,216
Other 1,900,689
Road transport 20,835

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) 13,446,927 13,244,700 -202,227
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,742,523 11,216,309 -1,526,214
Air transport 1,502,519 1,522,697 +20,178
Other 1,099,341 801,348 -297,993
Road transport 20,835 0 -20,835

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,179,502
Felixstowe 7,814,932
London Gateway Port 7,639,615
Liverpool Docks 6,057,278
Immingham Docks 5,589,028

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 9,377,616 7,801,886 -1,575,730
Felixstowe 3,695,944 4,118,988 +423,044
London Gateway Port 6,881,138 758,477 -6,122,661
Liverpool Docks 740,256 5,317,022 +4,576,766
Immingham Docks 1,979,395 3,609,633 +1,630,238
Holyhead 962,993 1,365,099 +402,106
Southampton 1,346,944 621,562 -725,382
000 1,099,341 801,348 -297,993
London Heathrow Airport 899,740 441,115 -458,625
Dover 449,084 309,613 -139,471

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