Import/export HS code 847920: Oil and fat extraction machines

Machinery for extracting or preparing animal, vegetable, or microbial oils and fats

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Germany 5,177,703
Denmark 2,709,376
Belgium 1,491,918
Poland 638,602
United States 500,302

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 £
Germany 2,265,725 2,911,978 +646,253
Denmark 1,522,794 1,186,582 -336,212
Belgium 4,283 1,487,635 +1,483,352
Poland 627,885 10,717 -617,168
United States 321,585 178,717 -142,868
Italy 135,706 171,591 +35,885
China 201,771 55,105 -146,666
France 5,708 160,920 +155,212
Turkey 74,057 41,667 -32,390
India 95,909 0 -95,909

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 £
Germany 3,953,517
Denmark 2,655,467
Poland 1,611,094
United States 672,632
India 613,608

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 £
Germany 784,437 3,169,080 +2,384,643
Denmark 1,468,885 1,186,582 -282,303
Poland 1,600,377 10,717 -1,589,660
United States 385,061 287,571 -97,490
India 37,409 576,199 +538,790
China 241,905 229,356 -12,549
Belgium 0 345,700 +345,700
Croatia 323,594 0 -323,594
United Kingdom 215,799 83,876 -131,923
Italy 203,157 28,179 -174,978

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 6
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 3 +3
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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) 6,030,197
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,517,746
Air transport 1,061,062
Road transport 53,284
Other 20,216

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) 3,845,142 2,185,055 -1,660,087
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 948,534 3,569,212 +2,620,678
Air transport 580,967 480,095 -100,872
Road transport 0 53,284 +53,284
Other 14,153 6,063 -8,090

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 2,930,092
Immingham Docks 2,730,855
Dover 1,576,672
London 1,152,126
Felixstowe 621,982

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 £
Liverpool Docks 0 2,930,092 +2,930,092
Immingham Docks 1,115,509 1,615,346 +499,837
Dover 1,127,399 449,273 -678,126
London 1,101,988 50,138 -1,051,850
Felixstowe 416,777 205,205 -211,572
Eurotunnel 405,911 98,456 -307,455
Manchester Airport 290,548 144,251 -146,297
Dover / Eurotunnel 315,424 0 -315,424
Birmingham Airport 192,255 92,796 -99,459
Killingholme 0 199,255 +199,255

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 13
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8
Manufacture of food products 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 3
2025-09 5
2025-08 8
2025-07 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
54m+ 23
1m-15m 19
0-1m 7
15m-54m 6
Other 3

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 £
Ukraine 7,997,582
Turkey 5,334,197
United States 4,124,622
Canada 3,928,290
Belgium 3,465,723

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 £
Ukraine 139,765 7,857,817 +7,718,052
Turkey 1,560,835 3,773,362 +2,212,527
United States 4,031,255 93,367 -3,937,888
Canada 2,933,108 995,182 -1,937,926
Belgium 2,109,203 1,356,520 -752,683
Netherlands 1,167,074 2,120,951 +953,877
South Africa 1,796,953 172,336 -1,624,617
XS 1,547,593 1,679 -1,545,914
Bulgaria 409,193 471,972 +62,779
Poland 166,438 623,842 +457,404

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 £
XI 114

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 £
XI 40 74 +34

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) 24,605,983
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,453,702
Air transport 1,307,490
Other 114

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) 7,342,290 17,263,693 +9,921,403
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,068,469 1,385,233 -9,683,236
Air transport 956,249 351,241 -605,008
Other 40 74 +34

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,510,841
Liverpool Docks 6,214,236
Immingham Docks 5,667,711
London Gateway Port 2,966,289
Southampton 1,532,872

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 6,196,004 12,314,837 +6,118,833
Liverpool Docks 6,195,377 18,859 -6,176,518
Immingham Docks 2,186,841 3,480,870 +1,294,029
London Gateway Port 2,835,368 130,921 -2,704,447
Southampton 430,316 1,102,556 +672,240
Harwich 79,784 1,394,942 +1,315,158
Manchester Airport 476,931 71,780 -405,151
London Heathrow Airport 217,910 167,888 -50,022
Hull 306,282 9,914 -296,368
East Midlands Airport 136,427 45,126 -91,301

Quick facts

HS code: 847920

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

Description: Machinery for extracting or preparing animal, vegetable, or microbial oils and fats