Import/export HS code 84798960: Greasing systems

Central greasing systems for industrial machinery

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 4,308,376
United States 2,380,684
Switzerland 1,565,755
France 1,185,300
Canada 968,898

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 3,343,730 964,646 -2,379,084
United States 1,346,837 1,033,847 -312,990
Switzerland 839,755 726,000 -113,755
France 986,564 198,736 -787,828
Canada 0 968,898 +968,898
Netherlands 585,714 172,134 -413,580
Italy 511,363 35,888 -475,475
Singapore 320,688 188,718 -131,970
Malaysia 409,050 30,948 -378,102
China 362,230 24,672 -337,558

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 5,255,452
United States 3,147,242
Switzerland 1,336,022
Malaysia 698,495
Singapore 497,376

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 4,339,337 916,115 -3,423,222
United States 1,234,214 1,913,028 +678,814
Switzerland 536,279 799,743 +263,464
Malaysia 668,442 30,053 -638,389
Singapore 313,198 184,178 -129,020
Italy 405,800 30,385 -375,415
China 245,588 146,355 -99,233
Poland 388,111 2,509 -385,602
Czechia 190,003 124,083 -65,920
United Kingdom 90,187 128,670 +38,483

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13
Greater Manchester 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
West Midlands 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 6 -3
Greater Manchester 12 5 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 6 -3
West Midlands 7 10 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 5 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 5 -5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 5 -2
Inner London - West 3 6 +3

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) 6,596,640
Air transport 3,844,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,535,859
Road transport 903,439
Other 325,315

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) 5,727,492 869,148 -4,858,344
Air transport 2,126,874 1,717,303 -409,571
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,084,019 1,451,840 +367,821
Road transport 179,150 724,289 +545,139
Other 181,730 143,585 -38,145

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,665,752
London Heathrow Airport 2,045,631
Dover 1,938,841
Southampton 1,477,543
ZLC 945,639

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 £
Immingham Docks 2,340,114 325,638 -2,014,476
London Heathrow Airport 1,125,583 920,048 -205,535
Dover 1,583,576 355,265 -1,228,311
Southampton 518,554 958,989 +440,435
ZLC 221,350 724,289 +502,939
Felixstowe 549,574 217,755 -331,819
Harwich 755,707 0 -755,707
East Midlands Airport 278,190 411,503 +133,313
Birmingham Airport 302,068 261,325 -40,743
Thamesport 235,249 186,941 -48,308

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 44
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 29
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 19
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 14
Other manufacturing 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 25
2025-10 36
2025-09 36
2025-08 24
2025-07 25

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+ 98
1m-15m 58
15m-54m 21
0-1m 11
Other 8

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 651,987
Czechia 634,196
Norway 589,722
Germany 482,573
Austria 482,328

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 319,320 332,667 +13,347
Czechia 53,061 581,135 +528,074
Norway 0 589,722 +589,722
Germany 235,776 246,797 +11,021
Austria 433,530 48,798 -384,732
Ireland 132,363 198,632 +66,269
Netherlands 184,965 40,625 -144,340
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 169,925 +169,925
Sweden 100,827 44,433 -56,394
Spain 103,084 18,467 -84,617

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 £
Belgium 12,407
Germany 9,554
Switzerland 6,183
XI 5,896
Ireland 4,989

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 £
Belgium 10,697 1,710 -8,987
Germany 6,351 3,203 -3,148
Switzerland 3,886 2,297 -1,589
XI 0 5,896 +5,896
Ireland 4,989 0 -4,989

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 1,986,800
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,947,791
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,009,770
Road transport 59,551
Other 39,029

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 946,628 1,040,172 +93,544
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 963,511 984,280 +20,769
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 133,412 876,358 +742,946
Road transport 59,551 0 -59,551
Other 25,923 13,106 -12,817

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,546,484
East Midlands Airport 636,760
ZLC 579,111
Aberdeen Docks 545,493
London Heathrow Airport 433,720

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 766,107 780,377 +14,270
East Midlands Airport 353,410 283,350 -70,060
ZLC 271,389 307,722 +36,333
Aberdeen Docks 0 545,493 +545,493
London Heathrow Airport 275,003 158,717 -116,286
London Gateway Port 51,222 204,031 +152,809
London Stansted Airport 34,350 138,282 +103,932
Manchester Airport 72,027 68,549 -3,478
Immingham Docks 69,325 67,238 -2,087
Heysham 0 83,752 +83,752

Quick facts

HS code: 84798960

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

Description: Central greasing systems for industrial machinery