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 5,203,683
Denmark 2,635,751
Belgium 1,491,918
Poland 638,602
United States 478,015

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 2,321,026 2,882,657 +561,631
Denmark 1,458,010 1,177,741 -280,269
Belgium 4,283 1,487,635 +1,483,352
Poland 638,602 0 -638,602
United States 323,581 154,434 -169,147
China 202,758 85,218 -117,540
Italy 111,041 171,591 +60,550
France 83,273 83,355 +82
Turkey 73,552 38,024 -35,528
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 3,977,280
Denmark 2,581,842
Poland 1,611,094
United States 650,345
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 839,738 3,137,542 +2,297,804
Denmark 1,404,101 1,177,741 -226,360
Poland 1,611,094 0 -1,611,094
United States 454,953 195,392 -259,561
India 37,409 576,199 +538,790
China 252,561 249,800 -2,761
Belgium 0 345,700 +345,700
Croatia 323,594 0 -323,594
United Kingdom 211,694 83,876 -127,818
Italy 178,492 28,179 -150,313

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 7
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3
Inner London - West 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 5 2 -3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 2 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 0 -2

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) 5,956,572
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,543,335
Air transport 1,028,489
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) 3,832,078 2,124,494 -1,707,584
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 946,011 3,597,324 +2,651,313
Air transport 669,376 359,113 -310,263
Road transport 0 53,284 +53,284
Other 14,315 5,901 -8,414

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 622,622

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 1,132,659 444,013 -688,646
London 1,101,988 50,138 -1,051,850
Felixstowe 417,764 204,858 -212,906
Eurotunnel 461,212 43,155 -418,057
Manchester Airport 292,544 119,968 -172,576
Dover / Eurotunnel 315,424 0 -315,424
Birmingham Airport 183,530 79,073 -104,457
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 12
Manufacture of food products 6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 2
2025-10 3
2025-09 5
2025-08 8

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+ 22
1m-15m 16
0-1m 9
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 8,036,962
Turkey 5,334,197
Canada 3,928,290
Netherlands 3,288,025
Belgium 1,951,878

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 136,340 7,900,622 +7,764,282
Turkey 2,166,406 3,167,791 +1,001,385
Canada 2,933,108 995,182 -1,937,926
Netherlands 1,205,465 2,082,560 +877,095
Belgium 595,358 1,356,520 +761,162
South Africa 1,710,906 172,336 -1,538,570
Bulgaria 409,193 471,972 +62,779
United States 782,555 88,687 -693,868
Poland 55,143 718,303 +663,160
Finland 753,570 4,379 -749,191

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 134

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 94 +54

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) 22,826,273
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,205,422
Air transport 1,198,085
Other 134

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) 6,065,482 16,760,791 +10,695,309
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,833,969 1,371,453 -6,462,516
Air transport 865,897 332,188 -533,709
Other 40 94 +54

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,627,354
Immingham Docks 5,762,172
London Gateway Port 2,966,289
Liverpool Docks 2,964,236
Southampton 1,534,592

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 4,881,848 11,745,506 +6,863,658
Immingham Docks 2,186,841 3,575,331 +1,388,490
London Gateway Port 2,850,868 115,421 -2,735,447
Liverpool Docks 2,946,670 17,566 -2,929,104
Southampton 430,316 1,104,276 +673,960
Harwich 79,784 1,394,942 +1,315,158
Manchester Airport 390,884 71,780 -319,104
London Heathrow Airport 217,910 167,888 -50,022
Hull 306,282 9,914 -296,368
East Midlands Airport 141,269 30,753 -110,516

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