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 17,598,273
Italy 9,714,824
Germany 8,133,217
Ireland 7,353,455
Austria 5,587,140

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 7,298,990 10,299,283 +3,000,293
Italy 5,181,436 4,533,388 -648,048
Germany 5,060,310 3,072,907 -1,987,403
Ireland 5,295,692 2,057,763 -3,237,929
Austria 2,971,786 2,615,354 -356,432
France 1,919,461 1,900,356 -19,105
Netherlands 1,436,167 2,249,841 +813,674
United States 1,637,185 1,321,344 -315,841
Japan 844,907 1,153,184 +308,277
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 18,969,339
Italy 10,248,544
Germany 7,669,796
Austria 6,224,863
Ireland 5,814,034

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 8,492,856 10,476,483 +1,983,627
Italy 5,515,439 4,733,105 -782,334
Germany 4,921,848 2,747,948 -2,173,900
Austria 3,291,386 2,933,477 -357,909
Ireland 4,182,219 1,631,815 -2,550,404
United Kingdom 2,327,533 969,285 -1,358,248
France 1,524,869 1,497,799 -27,070
United States 1,497,290 1,262,333 -234,957
Netherlands 534,568 1,564,389 +1,029,821
Japan 695,783 1,250,385 +554,602

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 34
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 32

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 25 16 -9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 26 25 -1
West Midlands 24 22 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27 18 -9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 21 22 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 20 18 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 16 -2
Inner London - West 12 15 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14 10 -4
Greater Manchester 14 11 -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) 36,158,564
Air transport 18,500,938
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,570,180
Other 612,691
Road transport 193,710

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) 21,090,205 15,068,359 -6,021,846
Air transport 8,947,628 9,553,310 +605,682
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,104,501 9,465,679 +2,361,178
Other 69,796 542,895 +473,099
Road transport 104,912 88,798 -16,114

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,467,182
Felixstowe 8,627,798
London Heathrow Airport 8,502,582
Eurotunnel 7,765,022
Holyhead 5,565,294

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 7,946,134 6,521,048 -1,425,086
Felixstowe 4,088,865 4,538,933 +450,068
London Heathrow Airport 4,327,018 4,175,564 -151,454
Eurotunnel 4,260,183 3,504,839 -755,344
Holyhead 4,109,894 1,455,400 -2,654,494
East Midlands Airport 2,299,153 2,027,762 -271,391
Immingham Docks 2,248,145 1,831,058 -417,087
Southampton 1,335,891 811,073 -524,818
Birmingham Airport 592,397 1,518,951 +926,554
Manchester Airport 807,224 1,207,219 +399,995

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 146
Other manufacturing 62
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 58
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
2025-11 73
2025-10 75
2025-09 59
2025-08 62
2025-07 60

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 203
54m+ 200
15m-54m 73
0-1m 47
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 9,869,335
Ireland 8,370,352
Germany 6,648,166
Thailand 6,007,459
France 1,926,886

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 4,838,252 5,031,083 +192,831
Ireland 6,656,837 1,713,515 -4,943,322
Germany 4,414,521 2,233,645 -2,180,876
Thailand 2,289,820 3,717,639 +1,427,819
France 1,070,213 856,673 -213,540
Denmark 1,440,332 404,650 -1,035,682
Italy 927,715 820,272 -107,443
Mexico 571,695 937,418 +365,723
Poland 861,764 603,322 -258,442
Netherlands 615,951 838,268 +222,317

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 32,551
XU 2,178
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 8,873 23,678 +14,805
XU 2,178 0 -2,178
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,213,677
Air transport 24,858,212
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,614,863
Road transport 85,841
Other 35,933

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) 17,108,062 8,105,615 -9,002,447
Air transport 11,166,826 13,691,386 +2,524,560
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,502,603 1,112,260 -1,390,343
Road transport 85,841 0 -85,841
Other 12,255 23,678 +11,423

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,506,420
London Heathrow Airport 13,480,555
Holyhead 7,012,456
East Midlands Airport 4,192,496
ZLC 2,447,605

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 9,844,942 5,661,478 -4,183,464
London Heathrow Airport 5,292,280 8,188,275 +2,895,995
Holyhead 5,964,067 1,048,389 -4,915,678
East Midlands Airport 2,226,364 1,966,132 -260,232
ZLC 1,218,769 1,228,836 +10,067
Glasgow Airport 1,224,998 1,197,674 -27,324
Immingham Docks 1,366,382 465,503 -900,879
London Stansted Airport 911,158 798,413 -112,745
Southampton 448,479 737,155 +288,676
Dover 628,215 253,365 -374,850

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