Import/export HS code 8464: Machines for cutting or shaping stone, glass, and similar materials

Machines used to cut, grind, or shape hard materials like stone, ceramics, concrete, and glass

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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 £
Italy 39,094,957
Germany 10,577,200
China 10,539,189
Austria 6,918,873
Sweden 6,420,580

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 £
Italy 24,564,028 14,530,929 -10,033,099
Germany 7,907,682 2,669,518 -5,238,164
China 5,256,809 5,282,380 +25,571
Austria 4,359,834 2,559,039 -1,800,795
Sweden 3,347,077 3,073,503 -273,574
Spain 3,769,072 2,404,407 -1,364,665
France 2,433,424 2,208,800 -224,624
Netherlands 2,670,091 863,020 -1,807,071
United States 1,465,608 1,720,765 +255,157
Switzerland 1,214,867 169,388 -1,045,479

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 £
Italy 40,349,000
China 15,782,425
Germany 10,573,323
Austria 8,551,495
Spain 4,696,843

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 £
Italy 24,521,205 15,827,795 -8,693,410
China 7,901,684 7,880,741 -20,943
Germany 8,599,854 1,973,469 -6,626,385
Austria 6,216,943 2,334,552 -3,882,391
Spain 3,002,080 1,694,763 -1,307,317
United States 2,284,055 2,351,833 +67,778
France 1,892,145 911,938 -980,207
Sweden 1,355,942 1,114,609 -241,333
South Korea 722,159 290,156 -432,003
Bulgaria 443,914 453,892 +9,978

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17
Essex 16
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16

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 17 16 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 11 +2
Essex 10 11 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 6 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 13 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 14 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 9 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 2 -10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 7 -3
Northern Ireland 7 7 +0

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) 72,568,920
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,595,945
Air transport 8,342,536
Road transport 301,917
Other 99,198

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) 47,038,711 25,530,209 -21,508,502
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,352,851 8,243,094 -109,757
Air transport 4,258,864 4,083,672 -175,192
Road transport 158,828 143,089 -15,739
Other 76,819 22,379 -54,440

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 40,548,995
Eurotunnel 11,231,870
Felixstowe 7,270,170
Immingham Docks 6,846,214
London 4,975,791

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 26,812,846 13,736,149 -13,076,697
Eurotunnel 6,198,105 5,033,765 -1,164,340
Felixstowe 4,652,575 2,617,595 -2,034,980
Immingham Docks 3,461,338 3,384,876 -76,462
London 2,549,719 2,426,072 -123,647
Southampton 1,868,045 2,227,959 +359,914
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,426,099 1,083,550 -1,342,549
Purfleet 2,976,605 475,468 -2,501,137
Manchester Airport 1,234,919 1,900,703 +665,784
East Midlands Airport 786,009 942,332 +156,323

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 104
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 55
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Other manufacturing 29
Specialised construction activities 26

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 62
2025-09 47
2025-08 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 184
54m+ 88
0-1m 51
15m-54m 35
Other 24

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 6,438,297
Ireland 3,198,924
Germany 1,931,537
China 1,825,634
New Zealand 1,281,462

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 2,778,309 3,659,988 +881,679
Ireland 1,436,888 1,762,036 +325,148
Germany 924,233 1,007,304 +83,071
China 1,441,278 384,356 -1,056,922
New Zealand 678,977 602,485 -76,492
Sweden 794,962 191,715 -603,247
South Africa 853,029 4,158 -848,871
Turkey 0 820,336 +820,336
Canada 249,589 381,277 +131,688
France 196,959 421,661 +224,702

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 £
Sweden 310,755
Italy 44,978
China 20,327
XI 8,942
Germany 7,051

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 £
Sweden 134,987 175,768 +40,781
Italy 40,654 4,324 -36,330
China 15,974 4,353 -11,621
XI 4,073 4,869 +796
Germany 4,834 2,217 -2,617
Netherlands 4,516 0 -4,516
Belgium 1,736 520 -1,216
Ireland 0 197 +197

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) 8,806,104
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,668,724
Air transport 6,545,691
Other 401,381
Road transport 3,272

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) 4,183,409 4,622,695 +439,286
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,944,105 4,724,619 +780,514
Air transport 3,899,602 2,646,089 -1,253,513
Other 207,772 193,609 -14,163
Road transport 3,272 0 -3,272

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,892,033
Southampton 3,956,162
London Gateway Port 2,646,286
East Midlands Airport 1,978,560
London Heathrow Airport 1,893,030

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 2,070,517 2,821,516 +750,999
Southampton 284,850 3,671,312 +3,386,462
London Gateway Port 2,195,439 450,847 -1,744,592
East Midlands Airport 1,095,472 883,088 -212,384
London Heathrow Airport 1,095,338 797,692 -297,646
Holyhead 796,543 1,021,150 +224,607
Felixstowe 1,020,747 383,922 -636,825
ZLC 672,628 403,854 -268,774
Immingham Docks 854,808 202,879 -651,929
Glasgow Airport 838,578 90,895 -747,683

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 8464

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

Description: Machines used to cut, grind, or shape hard materials like stone, ceramics, concrete, and glass