Import/export HS code 84748010: Machines for shaping ceramic paste

Machines used to shape or mold ceramic paste into desired forms

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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 11,829,655
France 1,797,765
Luxembourg 1,573,556
Slovenia 1,011,396
United States 926,113

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 7,062,056 4,767,599 -2,294,457
France 1,548,970 248,795 -1,300,175
Luxembourg 0 1,573,556 +1,573,556
Slovenia 1,011,396 0 -1,011,396
United States 842,254 83,859 -758,395
China 560,416 307,291 -253,125
Germany 197,388 128,383 -69,005
Taiwan 103,070 156,198 +53,128
Czechia 131,356 123,013 -8,343
United Arab Emirates 233,677 0 -233,677

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 11,820,207
China 1,723,649
Luxembourg 1,573,556
Germany 1,255,878
Slovenia 1,011,396

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 7,054,626 4,765,581 -2,289,045
China 1,007,629 716,020 -291,609
Luxembourg 0 1,573,556 +1,573,556
Germany 1,255,878 0 -1,255,878
Slovenia 1,011,396 0 -1,011,396
United States 841,289 83,859 -757,430
Czechia 136,161 192,322 +56,161
Taiwan 103,070 190,163 +87,093
United Arab Emirates 233,677 0 -233,677
Austria 226,354 0 -226,354

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Merseyside 3

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +1
Merseyside 3 1 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 1 +0
Tees Valley 1 2 +1
West of England 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -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) 16,845,110
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,370,941
Air transport 231,535
Other 137,955
Road transport 41,290

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) 9,846,843 6,998,267 -2,848,576
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,908,078 462,863 -1,445,215
Air transport 143,903 87,632 -56,271
Other 137,955 0 -137,955
Road transport 20,471 20,819 +348

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,090,534
Killingholme 2,535,488
Eurotunnel 1,843,669
Immingham Docks 996,537
Southampton 891,770

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 6,569,659 4,520,875 -2,048,784
Killingholme 1,261,704 1,273,784 +12,080
Eurotunnel 1,575,709 267,960 -1,307,749
Immingham Docks 302,578 693,959 +391,381
Southampton 858,013 33,757 -824,256
London Gateway Port 487,168 25,371 -461,797
Portsmouth 184,180 94,111 -90,069
Belfast Port 46,614 207,035 +160,421
London 145,341 85,079 -60,262
Felixstowe 51,510 91,144 +39,634

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 7
2025-10 4
2025-09 5
2025-08 4

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 16
54m+ 10
0-1m 8
15m-54m 5
Other 1

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 13,480,296
Qatar 671,683
Indonesia 345,445
United Arab Emirates 287,954
Austria 222,484

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 8,417,548 5,062,748 -3,354,800
Qatar 671,683 0 -671,683
Indonesia 304,945 40,500 -264,445
United Arab Emirates 250,318 37,636 -212,682
Austria 1,136 221,348 +220,212
Canada 213,640 5,115 -208,525
Mexico 120,743 87,059 -33,684
Ireland 86,074 62,986 -23,088
France 96,670 33,531 -63,139
Italy 64,530 41,000 -23,530

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 £
Taiwan 32,365
United States 24,876
China 16,973
Czechia 14,130
Italy 13,369

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 £
Taiwan 8,975 23,390 +14,415
United States 18,869 6,007 -12,862
China 10,120 6,853 -3,267
Czechia 10,805 3,325 -7,480
Italy 10,055 3,314 -6,741
Afghanistan 0 8,780 +8,780
Germany 3,755 723 -3,032
Switzerland 78 140 +62

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) 14,823,945
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 698,993
Air transport 671,977
Other 181,793

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) 9,689,923 5,134,022 -4,555,901
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 267,375 431,618 +164,243
Air transport 467,897 204,080 -263,817
Other 106,914 74,879 -32,035

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 10,948,500
London Gateway Port 2,624,563
Felixstowe 738,020
Dover / Eurotunnel 543,515
Liverpool Docks 487,802

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 £
Southampton 6,009,441 4,939,059 -1,070,382
London Gateway Port 2,518,350 106,213 -2,412,137
Felixstowe 723,466 14,554 -708,912
Dover / Eurotunnel 218,940 324,575 +105,635
Liverpool Docks 416,692 71,110 -345,582
East Midlands Airport 180,375 89,234 -91,141
London Heathrow Airport 216,356 16,761 -199,595
000 106,914 74,879 -32,035
Immingham Docks 11,016 79,154 +68,138
London Stansted Airport 32,318 30,423 -1,895

Quick facts

HS code: 84748010

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

Description: Machines used to shape or mold ceramic paste into desired forms