Import/export HS code 84388099: Various food preparation machines

Machines for preparing or manufacturing food and drinks not listed elsewhere

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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 25,665,578
Switzerland 23,752,886
France 16,941,364
Italy 16,747,728
Netherlands 13,139,716

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 17,274,977 8,390,601 -8,884,376
Switzerland 9,234,179 14,518,707 +5,284,528
France 8,171,458 8,769,906 +598,448
Italy 8,039,132 8,708,596 +669,464
Netherlands 6,675,606 6,464,110 -211,496
Denmark 6,538,473 5,981,423 -557,050
United States 4,494,603 2,401,784 -2,092,819
Spain 2,980,742 2,420,070 -560,672
China 2,243,483 1,778,443 -465,040
Austria 44,429 3,598,067 +3,553,638

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 29,396,403
Italy 18,875,371
Switzerland 18,495,934
France 14,642,148
Denmark 11,489,731

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 19,616,194 9,780,209 -9,835,985
Italy 9,536,288 9,339,083 -197,205
Switzerland 6,948,514 11,547,420 +4,598,906
France 6,817,256 7,824,892 +1,007,636
Denmark 6,245,217 5,244,514 -1,000,703
Netherlands 5,801,563 5,238,207 -563,356
United States 4,482,328 3,064,760 -1,417,568
China 3,051,850 2,913,987 -137,863
Spain 3,254,088 2,377,363 -876,725
Austria 23,677 3,598,067 +3,574,390

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 30
Outer London - West and North West 30
Inner London - East 27
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26
West Midlands 25

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
Inner London - West 20 15 -5
Outer London - West and North West 22 14 -8
Inner London - East 12 17 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20 15 -5
West Midlands 14 21 +7
Greater Manchester 10 13 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 10 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 10 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 9 -1
West Yorkshire 11 8 -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) 102,490,966
Air transport 22,199,124
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,031,470
Road transport 7,802,288
Other 734,982

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) 53,280,569 49,210,397 -4,070,172
Air transport 12,484,977 9,714,147 -2,770,830
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,005,360 8,026,110 -979,250
Road transport 3,315,029 4,487,259 +1,172,230
Other 422,280 312,702 -109,578

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 44,853,550
Immingham Docks 23,998,511
ZLC 14,698,606
Birmingham Airport 12,134,744
Eurotunnel 6,900,310

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 21,645,810 23,207,740 +1,561,930
Immingham Docks 13,148,350 10,850,161 -2,298,189
ZLC 6,169,879 8,528,727 +2,358,848
Birmingham Airport 5,819,669 6,315,075 +495,406
Eurotunnel 3,578,092 3,322,218 -255,874
Felixstowe 4,540,062 2,308,096 -2,231,966
London Heathrow Airport 3,442,566 1,633,567 -1,808,999
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,160,851 2,168,197 +7,346
Harwich 2,517,697 1,540,412 -977,285
Killingholme 962,145 2,424,527 +1,462,382

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 122
Manufacture of food products 113
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 64
Food and beverage service activities 39
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 58
2025-10 73
2025-09 59
2025-08 47
2025-07 63

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 174
54m+ 112
0-1m 86
15m-54m 52
Other 28

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 18,938,050
Saudi Arabia 7,373,549
Canada 5,982,562
Spain 5,942,940
Iraq 5,516,954

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 16,164,002 2,774,048 -13,389,954
Saudi Arabia 5,650,797 1,722,752 -3,928,045
Canada 5,580,221 402,341 -5,177,880
Spain 1,043,024 4,899,916 +3,856,892
Iraq 540,162 4,976,792 +4,436,630
Ireland 2,288,038 2,731,417 +443,379
Netherlands 2,646,006 1,936,211 -709,795
Egypt 4,028,786 151,316 -3,877,470
India 3,179,385 908,541 -2,270,844
Kazakhstan 4,207 3,725,812 +3,721,605

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 £
Italy 141,305
XI 119,882
Ireland 35,209
China 1,481

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 £
Italy 65,568 75,737 +10,169
XI 118,356 1,526 -116,830
Ireland 0 35,209 +35,209
China 1,451 30 -1,421

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,629,829
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,520,903
Air transport 7,065,121
Other 297,877
Road transport 81,299

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,992,254 12,637,575 -33,354,679
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,345,171 29,175,732 +8,830,561
Air transport 5,107,995 1,957,126 -3,150,869
Other 185,375 112,502 -72,873
Road transport 81,299 0 -81,299

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,132,035
London Gateway Port 21,155,683
Felixstowe 18,616,869
Liverpool Docks 9,297,071
Dover 6,299,786

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 14,566,957 17,565,078 +2,998,121
London Gateway Port 15,165,313 5,990,370 -9,174,943
Felixstowe 17,945,036 671,833 -17,273,203
Liverpool Docks 7,829,736 1,467,335 -6,362,401
Dover 1,396,891 4,902,895 +3,506,004
London Heathrow Airport 4,093,590 1,139,587 -2,954,003
Southampton 3,515,792 1,626,699 -1,889,093
Immingham Docks 2,103,102 1,630,966 -472,136
Holyhead 1,230,071 2,264,040 +1,033,969
London 651,698 2,398,368 +1,746,670

Quick facts

HS code: 84388099

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

Description: Machines for preparing or manufacturing food and drinks not listed elsewhere