Import/export HS code 848490: Various gaskets and seals

Various types of gaskets and seals not covered by other codes, used in 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 23,644,076
United States 12,038,047
Netherlands 10,113,150
China 8,151,700
Italy 5,193,011

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 11,300,679 12,343,397 +1,042,718
United States 6,765,237 5,272,810 -1,492,427
Netherlands 5,881,141 4,232,009 -1,649,132
China 4,366,860 3,784,840 -582,020
Italy 2,987,503 2,205,508 -781,995
Japan 2,359,930 2,125,136 -234,794
France 2,268,630 1,531,957 -736,673
Norway 1,560,987 1,558,542 -2,445
Belgium 1,481,280 1,488,581 +7,301
Taiwan 854,956 763,449 -91,507

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 19,609,465
United States 15,576,342
China 10,593,459
Netherlands 6,239,781
Italy 5,846,168

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 9,356,010 10,253,455 +897,445
United States 8,355,283 7,221,059 -1,134,224
China 6,122,754 4,470,705 -1,652,049
Netherlands 4,005,229 2,234,552 -1,770,677
Italy 3,306,763 2,539,405 -767,358
Japan 2,807,464 2,529,469 -277,995
France 2,681,077 1,470,500 -1,210,577
United Kingdom 1,301,706 1,335,859 +34,153
Taiwan 1,077,919 1,023,838 -54,081
Norway 853,166 910,585 +57,419

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 101
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 85
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 79
West Midlands 79
West Yorkshire 79

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 75 73 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 66 53 -13
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 54 55 +1
West Midlands 63 51 -12
West Yorkshire 51 52 +1
Inner London - West 55 47 -8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 53 50 -3
Greater Manchester 43 46 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 44 40 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 43 40 -3

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 38,298,879
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,361,264
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,903,036
Other 844,191
Road transport 672,484

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 £
Air transport 20,796,720 17,502,159 -3,294,561
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,595,016 12,766,248 -828,768
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,057,503 9,845,533 -2,211,970
Other 505,894 338,297 -167,597
Road transport 569,325 103,159 -466,166
Rail transport 1,310 0 -1,310

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 14,416,104
Dover 9,689,505
Southampton 8,938,754
Eurotunnel 8,619,915
London Heathrow Airport 7,158,718

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 £
East Midlands Airport 7,896,769 6,519,335 -1,377,434
Dover 3,461,120 6,228,385 +2,767,265
Southampton 4,386,217 4,552,537 +166,320
Eurotunnel 5,133,670 3,486,245 -1,647,425
London Heathrow Airport 3,884,809 3,273,909 -610,900
Birmingham Airport 3,179,273 2,832,977 -346,296
London Stansted Airport 2,236,299 1,942,368 -293,931
Thamesport 2,620,809 1,355,749 -1,265,060
Felixstowe 2,378,327 1,513,440 -864,887
Aberdeen Airport 1,873,376 1,420,500 -452,876

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 323
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 209
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 133
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 127
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 96

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 291
2025-10 280
2025-09 282
2025-08 283
2025-07 294

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+ 692
1m-15m 590
0-1m 144
15m-54m 144
Other 110

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 13,489,788
Belgium 9,494,974
Norway 8,851,562
Germany 6,007,731
Brazil 5,881,225

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 7,232,201 6,257,587 -974,614
Belgium 4,568,197 4,926,777 +358,580
Norway 4,939,408 3,912,154 -1,027,254
Germany 2,531,406 3,476,325 +944,919
Brazil 2,910,342 2,970,883 +60,541
Netherlands 2,927,190 2,835,681 -91,509
Malaysia 1,223,295 2,663,941 +1,440,646
France 1,553,920 1,681,320 +127,400
Angola 2,463,867 544,875 -1,918,992
Romania 1,517,515 1,402,656 -114,859

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 135,218
Belgium 99,890
XI 91,650
China 18,008
United States 17,189

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 68,963 66,255 -2,708
Belgium 762 99,128 +98,366
XI 62,065 29,585 -32,480
China 7,595 10,413 +2,818
United States 8,433 8,756 +323
France 3,387 3,160 -227
Czechia 2,086 4,230 +2,144
Netherlands 5,108 981 -4,127
Germany 2,193 3,406 +1,213
Italy 2,699 773 -1,926

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 51,253,575
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,246,867
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,317,397
Other 404,961
Road transport 310,114

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 26,276,432 24,977,143 -1,299,289
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,628,798 15,618,069 +1,989,271
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,769,172 12,548,225 -3,220,947
Other 171,198 233,763 +62,565
Road transport 310,114 0 -310,114

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 20,166,192
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,602,096
London Heathrow Airport 15,448,246
London Gateway Port 8,787,109
Immingham Docks 6,531,390

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 £
East Midlands Airport 10,607,703 9,558,489 -1,049,214
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,251,944 10,350,152 +1,098,208
London Heathrow Airport 7,209,991 8,238,255 +1,028,264
London Gateway Port 3,731,457 5,055,652 +1,324,195
Immingham Docks 4,136,099 2,395,291 -1,740,808
Aberdeen Docks 3,511,126 2,235,827 -1,275,299
ZLC 2,287,935 2,569,576 +281,641
Liverpool Docks 1,863,576 1,816,998 -46,578
Aberdeen Airport 1,541,473 1,441,059 -100,414
Southampton 1,282,715 1,666,401 +383,686

Quick facts

HS code: 848490

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

Description: Various types of gaskets and seals not covered by other codes, used in machinery