Import/export HS code 848030: Moulding patterns

Patterns used for creating moulds, including wooden and other materials

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* 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 1,994,268
France 1,449,164
China 582,034
Canada 489,792
Poland 432,499

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 1,057,488 936,780 -120,708
France 981,773 467,391 -514,382
China 173,482 408,552 +235,070
Canada 273,886 215,906 -57,980
Poland 158,387 274,112 +115,725
Spain 254,146 26,197 -227,949
Czechia 186,798 64,960 -121,838
Turkey 154,052 86,188 -67,864
Thailand 0 174,029 +174,029
Italy 48,031 97,071 +49,040

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 1,919,695
United Kingdom 901,067
Canada 643,859
France 577,986
Spain 489,336

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 975,080 944,615 -30,465
United Kingdom 449,780 451,287 +1,507
Canada 273,886 369,973 +96,087
France 537,514 40,472 -497,042
Spain 407,134 82,202 -324,932
China 173,482 254,485 +81,003
Poland 158,387 231,807 +73,420
Czechia 270,463 117,446 -153,017
Turkey 154,052 86,188 -67,864
Thailand 0 174,029 +174,029

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 8
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - West 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4

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
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 1 4 +3
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 4 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Devon 3 1 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
West Midlands 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,528,531
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,455,314
Air transport 1,931,254
Road transport 19,780

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) 1,254,869 1,273,662 +18,793
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,560,532 894,782 -665,750
Air transport 1,051,892 879,362 -172,530
Road transport 17,451 2,329 -15,122

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,037,860
Eurotunnel 1,011,727
Southampton 802,419
London Gateway Port 745,010
London Stansted Airport 677,810

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 £
Dover 608,288 429,572 -178,716
Eurotunnel 706,945 304,782 -402,163
Southampton 328,771 473,648 +144,877
London Gateway Port 534,289 210,721 -323,568
London Stansted Airport 300,453 377,357 +76,904
London Heathrow Airport 487,656 97,071 -390,585
Birmingham Airport 104,443 222,614 +118,171
Liverpool Docks 2,431 287,276 +284,845
ZLC 196,772 52,912 -143,860
Felixstowe 3,046 219,452 +216,406

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 10
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Manufacture of basic metals 8
Manufacture of electrical equipment 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 11
2025-10 8
2025-09 5
2025-08 6
2025-07 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
1m-15m 31
54m+ 25
15m-54m 7
0-1m 4
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 £
Netherlands 2,547,533
United States 2,293,563
Italy 922,495
France 792,951
Poland 578,301

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 £
Netherlands 513,097 2,034,436 +1,521,339
United States 1,591,258 702,305 -888,953
Italy 352,471 570,024 +217,553
France 156,248 636,703 +480,455
Poland 162,072 416,229 +254,157
United Arab Emirates 538,849 4,600 -534,249
Canada 337,462 177,300 -160,162
Germany 172,827 237,300 +64,473
Austria 0 290,242 +290,242
Ireland 41,084 218,703 +177,619

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 £
XU 84

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 £
XU 54 30 -24

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) 5,836,057
Air transport 3,098,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,645,918
Road transport 57,301
Other 84

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) 1,261,380 4,574,677 +3,313,297
Air transport 1,958,545 1,139,897 -818,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,350,768 295,150 -1,055,618
Road transport 57,301 0 -57,301
Other 54 30 -24

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,974,591
London Heathrow Airport 1,699,933
London 1,686,215
London Stansted Airport 679,579
Felixstowe 668,158

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 717,628 2,256,963 +1,539,335
London Heathrow Airport 1,224,555 475,378 -749,177
London 394,030 1,292,185 +898,155
London Stansted Airport 165,999 513,580 +347,581
Felixstowe 369,818 298,340 -71,478
Southampton 535,797 109,166 -426,631
Harwich 117,130 481,890 +364,760
Manchester Airport 364,222 28,900 -335,322
London Gateway Port 71,388 162,231 +90,843
ZLC 163,295 61,221 -102,074

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 848030

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

Description: Patterns used for creating moulds, including wooden and other materials