Import/export HS code 84518080: Various textile processing machines

Miscellaneous machines used in textile production and processing

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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 6,363,388
Switzerland 5,304,807
China 3,347,507
United States 2,216,540
Italy 897,030

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 3,775,616 2,587,772 -1,187,844
Switzerland 275,139 5,029,668 +4,754,529
China 1,353,272 1,994,235 +640,963
United States 1,213,158 1,003,382 -209,776
Italy 653,092 243,938 -409,154
Mexico 560,448 0 -560,448
South Korea 271,688 251,463 -20,225
Austria 503,543 0 -503,543
Belgium 263,700 205,990 -57,710
Netherlands 159,324 281,364 +122,040

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 £
Switzerland 5,403,533
China 4,334,624
Germany 3,961,801
United States 2,529,294
Romania 2,186,684

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 £
Switzerland 276,616 5,126,917 +4,850,301
China 1,862,958 2,471,666 +608,708
Germany 2,630,375 1,331,426 -1,298,949
United States 1,308,413 1,220,881 -87,532
Romania 1,007,302 1,179,382 +172,080
Italy 501,953 272,113 -229,840
Mexico 602,874 78,830 -524,044
South Korea 271,688 248,985 -22,703
Austria 503,543 0 -503,543
United Kingdom 163,135 40,906 -122,229

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
West Midlands 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
West Yorkshire 4 7 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
West Midlands 2 4 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
Lancashire 4 1 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Outer London - South 2 3 +1

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) 14,043,798
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,862,620
Air transport 633,096
Other 36,314
Road transport 876

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) 5,255,902 8,787,896 +3,531,994
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,743,099 3,119,521 -623,578
Air transport 476,265 156,831 -319,434
Other 32,423 3,891 -28,532
Road transport 876 0 -876

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 4,976,042
Southampton 3,424,644
Felixstowe 2,905,858
Dover 2,620,343
London 2,237,486

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 £
Eurotunnel 351,691 4,624,351 +4,272,660
Southampton 2,036,201 1,388,443 -647,758
Felixstowe 1,235,352 1,670,506 +435,154
Dover 1,235,561 1,384,782 +149,221
London 1,667,054 570,432 -1,096,622
Purfleet 9,899 858,964 +849,065
Immingham Docks 395,504 459,188 +63,684
London Gateway Port 123,333 424,741 +301,408
Thamesport 515,442 25,040 -490,402
Dover / Eurotunnel 295,958 225,896 -70,062

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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Manufacture of textiles 11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 11
2025-10 19
2025-09 14
2025-08 14
2025-07 18

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 42
0-1m 19
54m+ 19
15m-54m 11
Other 10

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 £
Netherlands 2,948,566
Sweden 1,786,139
China 1,505,868
South Africa 1,227,022
Ireland 1,095,682

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 £
Netherlands 112,525 2,836,041 +2,723,516
Sweden 1,735,839 50,300 -1,685,539
China 5,868 1,500,000 +1,494,132
South Africa 0 1,227,022 +1,227,022
Ireland 721,210 374,472 -346,738
United States 748,486 315,607 -432,879
Germany 212,088 4,648 -207,440
New Zealand 195,254 0 -195,254
Saudi Arabia 172,760 22,370 -150,390
Belgium 43,852 140,125 +96,273

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 £
China 71,060
Malaysia 7,858
United States 3,647
XU 2,023
France 1,408

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 £
China 52,058 19,002 -33,056
Malaysia 6,214 1,644 -4,570
United States 0 3,647 +3,647
XU 236 1,787 +1,551
France 862 546 -316
Germany 421 266 -155
South Korea 0 435 +435
Denmark 42 0 -42

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) 6,893,894
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,686,954
Air transport 565,921
Other 87,160

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) 3,264,017 3,629,877 +365,860
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,208,974 3,477,980 +2,269,006
Air transport 456,488 109,433 -347,055
Other 59,833 27,327 -32,506

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 4,429,722
Felixstowe 1,944,746
London Gateway Port 1,619,919
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,208,997
Southampton 947,868

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,581,516 2,848,206 +1,266,690
Felixstowe 338,284 1,606,462 +1,268,178
London Gateway Port 235,273 1,384,646 +1,149,373
Dover / Eurotunnel 761,170 447,827 -313,343
Southampton 730,856 217,012 -513,844
Liverpool Docks 413,849 287,920 -125,929
Holyhead 270,197 187,031 -83,166
London Heathrow Airport 344,249 44,068 -300,181
Milford 26,946 83,335 +56,389
000 59,833 27,327 -32,506

Quick facts

HS code: 84518080

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

Description: Miscellaneous machines used in textile production and processing