Import/export HS code 847983: Cold presses

Cold isostatic presses used in industrial applications

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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 £
United States 8,048,647
Germany 3,973,038
Netherlands 1,358,843
Jordan 1,194,109
France 1,110,962

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 £
United States 2,493,910 5,554,737 +3,060,827
Germany 2,133,655 1,839,383 -294,272
Netherlands 467,307 891,536 +424,229
Jordan 499,297 694,812 +195,515
France 676,974 433,988 -242,986
Poland 933,416 6,456 -926,960
Ireland 556,844 352,070 -204,774
Spain 507,062 400,286 -106,776
Malta 7,413 462,712 +455,299
Italy 158,910 224,957 +66,047

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 £
United States 12,364,171
Philippines 5,350,138
France 1,773,122
United Kingdom 767,026
Spain 281,908

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 £
United States 7,096,366 5,267,805 -1,828,561
Philippines 940,085 4,410,053 +3,469,968
France 901,247 871,875 -29,372
United Kingdom 497,309 269,717 -227,592
Spain 29,193 252,715 +223,522
Sweden 0 277,336 +277,336
Germany 53,390 163,191 +109,801
Japan 9,321 190,624 +181,303
Italy 19,221 129,692 +110,471
Ireland 2,806 134,080 +131,274

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
East Central Scotland 1
Greater Manchester 1
Lancashire 1

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
East Central Scotland 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 0 -1
Outer London - East and North East 1 0 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
South East Wales 0 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 £
Air transport 19,269,597
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,439,353
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 134,530
Other 7,727

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 8,403,434 10,866,163 +2,462,729
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,304,276 1,135,077 -169,199
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 134,530 +134,530
Other 7,727 0 -7,727

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 14,273,206
London Stansted Airport 3,333,869
Glasgow Airport 1,186,945
Eurotunnel 840,162
Immingham Docks 392,263

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 5,478,320 8,794,886 +3,316,566
London Stansted Airport 2,261,233 1,072,636 -1,188,597
Glasgow Airport 492,133 694,812 +202,679
Eurotunnel 358,325 481,837 +123,512
Immingham Docks 78,571 313,692 +235,121
Dover 344,770 36,012 -308,758
Holyhead 333,022 0 -333,022
Harwich 130,291 184,296 +54,005
East Midlands Airport 65,138 233,897 +168,759
London 59,297 107,681 +48,384

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. 2
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2
Other manufacturing 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Air transport 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-10 2
2025-09 2
2025-08 4
2025-07 3

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 6
54m+ 3
15m-54m 2
Other 1

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 £
Germany 5,091,505
United States 3,171,820
Spain 2,229,984
Lithuania 1,091,684
Poland 982,814

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 £
Germany 1,529,320 3,562,185 +2,032,865
United States 938,776 2,233,044 +1,294,268
Spain 411,009 1,818,975 +1,407,966
Lithuania 482,306 609,378 +127,072
Poland 697,204 285,610 -411,594
Ireland 413,913 455,118 +41,205
Singapore 224,328 419,266 +194,938
France 423,695 184,824 -238,871
Turkey 287,550 270,738 -16,812
Italy 265,655 180,673 -84,982

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 £
China 1,085
Ireland 260
Japan 179

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 £
China 1,085 0 -1,085
Ireland 260 0 -260
Japan 0 179 +179

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 11,725,591
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,830,979
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 764,829
Other 1,524

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 4,573,625 7,151,966 +2,578,341
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,566,162 3,264,817 +1,698,655
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 764,829 0 -764,829
Other 1,345 179 -1,166

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 5,418,775
London Heathrow Airport 5,262,630
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,453,818
ZLC 939,512
Immingham Docks 439,013

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 Stansted Airport 2,040,978 3,377,797 +1,336,819
London Heathrow Airport 2,109,111 3,153,519 +1,044,408
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,327,141 3,126,677 +1,799,536
ZLC 324,499 615,013 +290,514
Immingham Docks 439,013 0 -439,013
Felixstowe 265,000 3,719 -261,281
Holyhead 107,156 75,791 -31,365
Fishguard 93,216 14,517 -78,699
Dover 38,649 36,960 -1,689
East Midlands Airport 55,050 5,637 -49,413

Quick facts

HS code: 847983

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

Description: Cold isostatic presses used in industrial applications