Import/export HS code 847780: Various rubber and plastic machinery

Other machines used for processing rubber or plastic

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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 33,506,332
Germany 24,564,202
China 12,180,651
United States 9,082,865
Netherlands 8,998,523

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 17,655,992 15,850,340 -1,805,652
Germany 12,515,602 12,048,600 -467,002
China 4,493,857 7,686,794 +3,192,937
United States 5,541,036 3,541,829 -1,999,207
Netherlands 6,516,742 2,481,781 -4,034,961
France 4,835,032 2,594,958 -2,240,074
Switzerland 960,836 2,476,771 +1,515,935
Austria 1,924,894 1,358,673 -566,221
Slovenia 2,817,695 0 -2,817,695
Poland 1,946,156 507,818 -1,438,338

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 37,834,310
Germany 24,253,631
China 15,004,600
United States 9,426,958
Austria 6,072,758

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 21,404,722 16,429,588 -4,975,134
Germany 11,577,643 12,675,988 +1,098,345
China 6,607,696 8,396,904 +1,789,208
United States 5,569,168 3,857,790 -1,711,378
Austria 4,392,132 1,680,626 -2,711,506
France 2,889,482 1,548,342 -1,341,140
Switzerland 1,662,853 1,947,578 +284,725
Slovenia 2,505,814 5,201 -2,500,613
Czechia 1,517,546 872,213 -645,333
Denmark 1,036,362 948,234 -88,128

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 48
West Midlands 45
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 37
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 33
Shropshire and Staffordshire 33

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
Greater Manchester 29 30 +1
West Midlands 26 31 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 27 23 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 19 19 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 19 24 +5
West Yorkshire 14 20 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 20 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20 13 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14 8 -6
Inner London - West 11 11 +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) 83,166,233
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,211,424
Air transport 10,437,885
Road transport 1,108,554
Other 1,019,097

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) 47,082,954 36,083,279 -10,999,675
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,823,099 14,388,325 +1,565,226
Air transport 6,174,481 4,263,404 -1,911,077
Road transport 101,953 1,006,601 +904,648
Other 493,867 525,230 +31,363

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 52,425,837
Immingham Docks 10,526,403
Southampton 10,389,085
Felixstowe 9,799,895
Eurotunnel 4,810,606

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 27,846,703 24,579,134 -3,267,569
Immingham Docks 8,058,570 2,467,833 -5,590,737
Southampton 4,850,479 5,538,606 +688,127
Felixstowe 4,334,824 5,465,071 +1,130,247
Eurotunnel 2,429,713 2,380,893 -48,820
Killingholme 4,249,796 306,011 -3,943,785
Harwich 388,811 3,130,130 +2,741,319
London Heathrow Airport 1,730,084 1,218,435 -511,649
Birmingham Airport 1,425,194 1,234,735 -190,459
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,364,448 198,943 -2,165,505

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 136
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 125
Other manufacturing 75
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 51
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 26

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 40
2025-11 67
2025-10 72
2025-09 60
2025-08 65

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 242
54m+ 194
0-1m 88
15m-54m 88
Other 29

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 £
China 23,690,128
United States 23,247,071
Germany 8,827,485
India 8,714,486
France 7,961,767

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 £
China 12,639,682 11,050,446 -1,589,236
United States 9,095,052 14,152,019 +5,056,967
Germany 5,284,480 3,543,005 -1,741,475
India 3,883,865 4,830,621 +946,756
France 2,609,211 5,352,556 +2,743,345
Spain 2,043,491 2,437,967 +394,476
Poland 1,483,344 2,485,929 +1,002,585
Italy 1,692,919 2,241,237 +548,318
Mexico 1,533,189 2,100,207 +567,018
Ireland 1,586,771 1,619,050 +32,279

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 £
Germany 3,609
XI 2,085
Ireland 457
China 56

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 £
Germany 1,885 1,724 -161
XI 1,284 801 -483
Ireland 0 457 +457
China 56 0 -56

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) 67,625,012
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 54,237,812
Air transport 15,993,160
Road transport 30,998
Other 6,207

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) 29,579,569 38,045,443 +8,465,874
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,828,826 29,408,986 +4,580,160
Air transport 9,673,583 6,319,577 -3,354,006
Road transport 30,998 0 -30,998
Other 3,225 2,982 -243

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 40,229,230
London Gateway Port 28,153,030
Southampton 20,544,620
London Heathrow Airport 12,178,209
Felixstowe 10,619,639

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 18,905,219 21,324,011 +2,418,792
London Gateway Port 10,417,996 17,735,034 +7,317,038
Southampton 6,802,700 13,741,920 +6,939,220
London Heathrow Airport 7,783,321 4,394,888 -3,388,433
Felixstowe 9,842,333 777,306 -9,065,027
Liverpool Docks 3,012,175 5,441,022 +2,428,847
Immingham Docks 2,554,657 3,588,284 +1,033,627
Dover 1,196,327 2,167,634 +971,307
East Midlands Airport 1,064,024 642,878 -421,146
Holyhead 993,608 615,180 -378,428

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 847780

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

Description: Other machines used for processing rubber or plastic