Import/export HS code 848079: Various moulds

Additional moulds for rubber or plastics, not specified elsewhere

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 £
China 18,869,726
Italy 9,372,627
Germany 7,376,673
Ireland 7,354,355
Austria 5,474,165

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 £
China 8,072,240 10,797,486 +2,725,246
Italy 5,343,973 4,028,654 -1,315,319
Germany 4,521,938 2,854,735 -1,667,203
Ireland 5,582,080 1,772,275 -3,809,805
Austria 2,731,265 2,742,900 +11,635
Netherlands 1,897,578 1,788,538 -109,040
France 1,825,902 1,793,383 -32,519
United States 1,682,079 1,443,010 -239,069
Japan 902,039 1,175,377 +273,338
Canada 551,558 941,844 +390,286

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 £
China 20,164,136
Italy 9,889,003
Germany 6,987,346
Austria 6,070,601
Ireland 5,849,234

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 £
China 9,183,334 10,980,802 +1,797,468
Italy 5,741,862 4,147,141 -1,594,721
Germany 4,641,212 2,346,134 -2,295,078
Austria 3,389,650 2,680,951 -708,699
Ireland 4,512,219 1,337,015 -3,175,204
United Kingdom 2,176,408 961,849 -1,214,559
United States 1,486,895 1,386,198 -100,697
France 1,387,279 1,458,594 +71,315
Netherlands 650,309 1,448,648 +798,339
Japan 744,189 1,293,083 +548,894

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 36
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 35
West Midlands 35
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 33
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 31

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26 15 -11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 26 23 -3
West Midlands 25 23 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 20 23 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 25 16 -9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 21 19 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19 15 -4
Inner London - West 13 14 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 9 -6
Greater Manchester 13 13 +0

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) 34,702,848
Air transport 19,746,770
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,468,682
Other 619,221
Road transport 189,929

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) 21,133,462 13,569,386 -7,564,076
Air transport 9,632,257 10,114,513 +482,256
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,519,710 9,948,972 +2,429,262
Other 82,044 537,177 +455,133
Road transport 101,131 88,798 -12,333

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,131,023
Felixstowe 9,357,194
London Heathrow Airport 9,223,790
Eurotunnel 7,117,489
Holyhead 5,548,622

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 £
Dover 8,422,987 5,708,036 -2,714,951
Felixstowe 4,594,183 4,763,011 +168,828
London Heathrow Airport 4,654,035 4,569,755 -84,280
Eurotunnel 3,786,804 3,330,685 -456,119
Holyhead 4,130,022 1,418,600 -2,711,422
East Midlands Airport 2,430,512 1,898,584 -531,928
Immingham Docks 2,266,311 1,797,558 -468,753
Birmingham Airport 782,516 1,470,774 +688,258
Southampton 1,258,205 826,468 -431,737
Manchester Airport 812,336 1,250,369 +438,033

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 145
Other manufacturing 63
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 59
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 43
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 41

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 57
2025-11 73
2025-10 75
2025-09 59
2025-08 62

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 204
54m+ 197
15m-54m 75
0-1m 48
Other 31

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 10,672,747
Ireland 8,348,815
Germany 6,459,092
Thailand 6,148,450
France 1,668,663

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 5,143,395 5,529,352 +385,957
Ireland 6,645,753 1,703,062 -4,942,691
Germany 4,210,313 2,248,779 -1,961,534
Thailand 2,735,618 3,412,832 +677,214
France 764,007 904,656 +140,649
Italy 1,029,334 584,048 -445,286
Poland 861,488 674,362 -187,126
Netherlands 616,071 902,593 +286,522
Mexico 616,982 900,699 +283,717
India 539,713 690,047 +150,334

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 £
Ireland 32,794
XI 1,078
Switzerland 126

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 £
Ireland 8,216 24,578 +16,362
XI 1,078 0 -1,078
Switzerland 126 0 -126

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 25,867,207
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,580,194
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,339,098
Road transport 71,963
Other 36,176

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 11,860,741 14,006,466 +2,145,725
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,855,574 7,724,620 -9,130,954
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,233,345 1,105,753 -127,592
Road transport 71,963 0 -71,963
Other 11,598 24,578 +12,980

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,937,059
London Heathrow Airport 14,792,364
Holyhead 7,028,093
East Midlands Airport 4,034,786
ZLC 2,495,454

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 9,633,776 5,303,283 -4,330,493
London Heathrow Airport 6,314,522 8,477,842 +2,163,320
Holyhead 5,988,382 1,039,711 -4,948,671
East Midlands Airport 2,065,673 1,969,113 -96,560
ZLC 1,204,692 1,290,762 +86,070
Glasgow Airport 1,282,094 1,147,149 -134,945
London Stansted Airport 814,244 804,970 -9,274
Southampton 446,998 743,562 +296,564
Dover 589,018 250,203 -338,815
Immingham Docks 227,432 465,503 +238,071

Quick facts

HS code: 848079

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

Description: Additional moulds for rubber or plastics, not specified elsewhere