Import/export HS code 84798970: Circuit assembly machines

Automated machines for placing electronic components on printed circuit boards

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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 11,903,170
China 6,170,537
Netherlands 3,988,812
Germany 3,981,489
Sweden 2,971,672

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 4,072,041 7,831,129 +3,759,088
China 5,809,898 360,639 -5,449,259
Netherlands 1,655,660 2,333,152 +677,492
Germany 1,520,906 2,460,583 +939,677
Sweden 1,627,063 1,344,609 -282,454
Switzerland 1,239,154 1,279,451 +40,297
Japan 632,016 1,525,094 +893,078
Czechia 2,700 1,293,443 +1,290,743
France 767,516 437,829 -329,687
Malaysia 221,669 840,044 +618,375

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 11,903,170
China 6,465,474
Japan 4,564,182
Germany 3,564,886
Netherlands 3,170,565

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 4,072,041 7,831,129 +3,759,088
China 5,969,901 495,573 -5,474,328
Japan 1,395,286 3,168,896 +1,773,610
Germany 1,031,614 2,533,272 +1,501,658
Netherlands 1,227,287 1,943,278 +715,991
Sweden 1,627,430 1,408,023 -219,407
Switzerland 1,237,019 1,279,451 +42,432
United States 420,777 972,370 +551,593
France 664,118 337,319 -326,799
Singapore 192,532 427,578 +235,046

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
West Midlands 10
Greater Manchester 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8

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 7 9 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 5 -6
West Midlands 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 1 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,539,409
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,802,813
Air transport 2,654,117
Road transport 2,097,126
Other 20,258

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,575,451 10,963,958 -611,493
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,790,843 8,011,970 +2,221,127
Air transport 858,519 1,795,598 +937,079
Road transport 952,241 1,144,885 +192,644
Other 19,055 1,203 -17,852

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Tyne 11,938,503
Felixstowe 7,591,554
Immingham Docks 3,416,587
Harwich 2,442,913
ZLC 2,416,493

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 £
Tyne 4,072,041 7,866,462 +3,794,421
Felixstowe 6,388,690 1,202,864 -5,185,826
Immingham Docks 816,125 2,600,462 +1,784,337
Harwich 1,630,308 812,605 -817,703
ZLC 1,111,655 1,304,838 +193,183
Dover 1,347,520 923,468 -424,052
Southampton 532,171 800,923 +268,752
Hull 34,694 1,293,443 +1,258,749
Belfast Port 0 1,157,684 +1,157,684
Eurotunnel 168,463 810,502 +642,039

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 36
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 24
Other manufacturing 19
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 13
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 9
2025-10 18
2025-09 8
2025-08 10

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+ 73
1m-15m 60
15m-54m 23
0-1m 12
Other 11

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 3,370,114
Norway 1,222,744
Italy 1,057,163
Brazil 1,010,073
Germany 840,098

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 2,588,985 781,129 -1,807,856
Norway 941,715 281,029 -660,686
Italy 89,368 967,795 +878,427
Brazil 330,602 679,471 +348,869
Germany 584,926 255,172 -329,754
India 620,217 33,779 -586,438
Qatar 295,505 341,209 +45,704
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 308,049 155,954 -152,095
China 286,607 137,039 -149,568
Netherlands 128,249 165,245 +36,996

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 1,103
XI 30

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 705 398 -307
XI 0 30 +30

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,967,323
Air transport 4,810,321
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,178,242
Road transport 4,220
Other 1,133

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,967,398 999,925 -2,967,473
Air transport 2,471,056 2,339,265 -131,791
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,578,464 1,599,778 +21,314
Road transport 4,220 0 -4,220
Other 705 428 -277

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,467,506
London Gateway Port 2,377,372
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,164,975
Manchester Airport 892,291
East Midlands Airport 846,474

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 1,253,549 1,213,957 -39,592
London Gateway Port 2,277,946 99,426 -2,178,520
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,007,051 1,157,924 +150,873
Manchester Airport 465,033 427,258 -37,775
East Midlands Airport 491,789 354,685 -137,104
Immingham Docks 598,033 194,676 -403,357
Aberdeen Docks 555,289 154,832 -400,457
Felixstowe 234,138 354,072 +119,934
Southampton 205,925 263,215 +57,290
Grangemouth Docks 302,398 1,201 -301,197

Quick facts

HS code: 84798970

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

Description: Automated machines for placing electronic components on printed circuit boards