Import/export HS code 847890: Parts for tobacco machinery

Spare parts for machines used in tobacco processing

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
South Korea 6,718,342
Czechia 1,634,893
United States 1,482,340
China 1,339,399
Germany 1,081,029

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 £
South Korea 535,556 6,182,786 +5,647,230
Czechia 828,025 806,868 -21,157
United States 82,308 1,400,032 +1,317,724
China 859,301 480,098 -379,203
Germany 658,090 422,939 -235,151
Switzerland 523,569 352,485 -171,084
South Africa 415,661 57,888 -357,773
Netherlands 197,461 217,430 +19,969
Italy 109,878 173,487 +63,609
Poland 110,729 131,057 +20,328

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 £
South Korea 5,693,740
Czechia 1,637,561
United States 1,476,434
China 1,450,447
United Kingdom 1,305,687

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 £
South Korea 509,939 5,183,801 +4,673,862
Czechia 802,863 834,698 +31,835
United States 82,658 1,393,776 +1,311,118
China 952,784 497,663 -455,121
United Kingdom 275,270 1,030,417 +755,147
Germany 522,537 463,515 -59,022
Switzerland 479,960 356,587 -123,373
South Africa 366,529 57,888 -308,641
Netherlands 160,173 206,072 +45,899
Italy 134,067 176,647 +42,580

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Greater Manchester 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Inner London - West 8 3 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 0 -4
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Merseyside 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 2 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 8,930,353
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,824,200
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,353,066
Road transport 379,133
Other 1,441

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 £
Air transport 2,294,979 6,635,374 +4,340,395
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,172,615 2,651,585 +1,478,970
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,496,306 856,760 -639,546
Road transport 42,613 336,520 +293,907
Other 346 1,095 +749

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,653,549
Southampton 3,067,057
East Midlands Airport 1,502,804
Eurotunnel 1,249,578
Dover 854,154

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 848,050 5,805,499 +4,957,449
Southampton 501,508 2,565,549 +2,064,041
East Midlands Airport 937,510 565,294 -372,216
Eurotunnel 749,187 500,391 -248,796
Dover 627,463 226,691 -400,772
ZLC 133,475 335,521 +202,046
Thamesport 351,754 11,980 -339,774
London Stansted Airport 131,762 228,842 +97,080
Luton Airport 265,094 0 -265,094
London Gateway Port 182,279 12,682 -169,597

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 6
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 10
2025-10 14
2025-09 8
2025-08 9

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 35
54m+ 26
15m-54m 7
0-1m 6
Other 5

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 4,188,141
Egypt 2,624,615
Indonesia 2,592,960
United Arab Emirates 1,965,236
Poland 1,852,900

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 2,289,559 1,898,582 -390,977
Egypt 1,776,288 848,327 -927,961
Indonesia 1,456,922 1,136,038 -320,884
United Arab Emirates 1,039,030 926,206 -112,824
Poland 1,025,772 827,128 -198,644
Germany 859,267 952,321 +93,054
Netherlands 564,614 1,148,171 +583,557
Singapore 894,566 813,162 -81,404
South Korea 643,464 841,385 +197,921
China 734,237 538,923 -195,314

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 29,476,432
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,289,939
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,061,357
Road transport 36,471

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 £
Air transport 16,447,937 13,028,495 -3,419,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,508,812 781,127 -1,727,685
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,036,565 2,024,792 +988,227
Road transport 36,471 0 -36,471

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 19,316,673
East Midlands Airport 7,954,393
London Gateway Port 2,445,841
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,288,163
Manchester Airport 1,119,358

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 10,746,552 8,570,121 -2,176,431
East Midlands Airport 4,692,447 3,261,946 -1,430,501
London Gateway Port 2,236,263 209,578 -2,026,685
Dover / Eurotunnel 938,534 1,349,629 +411,095
Manchester Airport 452,194 667,164 +214,970
Southampton 265,415 495,455 +230,040
Immingham Docks 14,494 710,668 +696,174
ZLC 260,173 301,197 +41,024
London Stansted Airport 330,798 219,517 -111,281
Felixstowe 33,000 16,237 -16,763

Quick facts

HS code: 847890

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

Description: Spare parts for machines used in tobacco processing