Import/export HS code 847621: Vending machines with heating or cooling

Automatic vending machines that can heat or cool products, like food or beverage machines

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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 £
Switzerland 41,866,875
Italy 5,321,101
Spain 5,275,188
United States 4,561,063
China 3,632,468

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 £
Switzerland 24,893,056 16,973,819 -7,919,237
Italy 4,218,906 1,102,195 -3,116,711
Spain 3,682,869 1,592,319 -2,090,550
United States 2,798,567 1,762,496 -1,036,071
China 2,203,241 1,429,227 -774,014
Netherlands 1,345,695 1,606,605 +260,910
Sweden 848,922 1,853,148 +1,004,226
Germany 480,477 1,666,071 +1,185,594
France 314,040 161,529 -152,511
Poland 3,271 197,856 +194,585

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 42,455,339
Italy 6,811,039
Spain 5,572,483
United States 4,632,813
China 3,713,458

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 24,892,023 17,563,316 -7,328,707
Italy 4,881,034 1,930,005 -2,951,029
Spain 3,980,164 1,592,319 -2,387,845
United States 2,812,889 1,819,924 -992,965
China 2,257,330 1,456,128 -801,202
Sweden 808,433 1,947,494 +1,139,061
Netherlands 824,400 1,039,560 +215,160
Germany 28,790 464,317 +435,527
Israel 282,119 91,417 -190,702
Austria 130,007 147,039 +17,032

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 9
Inner London - East 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 3 +2
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 0 -2
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Kent 2 1 -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) 54,578,232
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,935,215
Road transport 3,698,265
Air transport 2,659,513

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) 34,901,409 19,676,823 -15,224,586
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,070,697 3,864,518 -1,206,179
Road transport 90,505 3,607,760 +3,517,255
Air transport 1,244,960 1,414,553 +169,593

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 41,952,908
Dover 6,021,411
Southampton 4,458,489
Immingham Docks 3,150,628
Portsmouth 2,635,470

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 £
ZLC 24,979,089 16,973,819 -8,005,270
Dover 3,347,203 2,674,208 -672,995
Southampton 2,741,017 1,717,472 -1,023,545
Immingham Docks 1,130,405 2,020,223 +889,818
Portsmouth 2,166,653 468,817 -1,697,836
Birmingham Airport 969,533 1,137,308 +167,775
Felixstowe 1,632,146 467,572 -1,164,574
London 729,759 1,017,982 +288,223
Hull 1,476,172 139,243 -1,336,929
Eurotunnel 618,598 445,333 -173,265

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 20
Food and beverage service activities 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of food products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 10
2025-10 10
2025-09 13
2025-08 13

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 26
0-1m 17
54m+ 14
15m-54m 6
Other 2

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 £
Ireland 2,798,656
United States 2,169,120
Germany 1,983,937
France 1,286,239
Netherlands 1,125,044

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 £
Ireland 1,378,698 1,419,958 +41,260
United States 1,017,967 1,151,153 +133,186
Germany 1,615,162 368,775 -1,246,387
France 1,106,980 179,259 -927,721
Netherlands 606,037 519,007 -87,030
Poland 407,887 170,257 -237,630
Italy 143,560 133,329 -10,231
Israel 122,767 78,909 -43,858
Canada 0 140,360 +140,360
Hungary 62,565 55,376 -7,189

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 £
Switzerland 830,434
Germany 197,736
China 66,956
XI 65,958
Spain 44,444

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 £
Switzerland 366,704 463,730 +97,026
Germany 100,448 97,288 -3,160
China 14,073 52,883 +38,810
XI 65,958 0 -65,958
Spain 19,466 24,978 +5,512
Italy 0 21,124 +21,124
Austria 10,021 5,156 -4,865
Ireland 0 1,684 +1,684
Australia 0 436 +436
Sweden 0 104 +104

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) 6,524,546
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,225,065
Other 1,708,092
Air transport 297,470
Road transport 5,000

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) 4,306,143 2,218,403 -2,087,740
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,782,487 1,442,578 -339,909
Other 741,447 966,645 +225,198
Air transport 150,992 146,478 -4,514
Road transport 5,000 0 -5,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,426,424
London 1,853,082
000 1,708,092
London Gateway Port 1,269,380
Southampton 1,048,257

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 2,229,901 1,196,523 -1,033,378
London 1,622,589 230,493 -1,392,096
000 741,447 966,645 +225,198
London Gateway Port 1,144,597 124,783 -1,019,814
Southampton 2,500 1,045,757 +1,043,257
Holyhead 492,637 456,813 -35,824
Felixstowe 187,958 130,275 -57,683
Immingham Docks 140,602 163,668 +23,066
Liverpool Docks 48,118 190,697 +142,579
London Heathrow Airport 62,335 106,319 +43,984

Quick facts

HS code: 847621

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

Description: Automatic vending machines that can heat or cool products, like food or beverage machines