Import/export HS code 84858090: Various 3D printers

Machines for additive manufacturing not specified in other subcategories

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 428,051
Australia 243,630
United States 199,503
Germany 162,958
Belgium 151,933

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 68,929 359,122 +290,193
Australia 140,439 103,191 -37,248
United States 170,428 29,075 -141,353
Germany 8,811 154,147 +145,336
Belgium 148,463 3,470 -144,993
Canada 149,634 0 -149,634
Norway 0 124,480 +124,480
Italy 0 67,180 +67,180
France 0 54,259 +54,259
Ireland 35,864 0 -35,864

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 643,891
Australia 279,847
United States 203,313
Canada 149,634
Sweden 138,742

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 210,398 433,493 +223,095
Australia 157,221 122,626 -34,595
United States 169,031 34,282 -134,749
Canada 149,634 0 -149,634
Sweden 2,295 136,447 +134,152
Italy 0 67,180 +67,180
France 0 54,259 +54,259
Germany 5,414 41,802 +36,388
United Kingdom 25,132 0 -25,132
Netherlands 4,951 10,770 +5,819

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1

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 1 3 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 1 +1
Essex 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 0 -1
Lincolnshire 1 0 -1

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 888,480
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 553,117
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 240,686

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 363,656 524,824 +161,168
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 201,773 351,344 +149,571
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 182,545 58,141 -124,404

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 529,492
Felixstowe 348,817
East Midlands Airport 206,119
Thamesport 159,306
Dover 108,891

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 247,889 281,603 +33,714
Felixstowe 168,818 179,999 +11,181
East Midlands Airport 98,281 107,838 +9,557
Thamesport 2,201 157,105 +154,904
Dover 108,891 0 -108,891
Birmingham Airport 1,102 85,322 +84,220
London Stansted Airport 16,384 50,061 +33,677
Eurotunnel 0 58,141 +58,141
Immingham Docks 43,571 0 -43,571
Belfast Port 30,754 0 -30,754

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 6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 3
2025-09 2
2025-07 5
2025-05 2

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+ 8
1m-15m 6
15m-54m 3
0-1m 2
Other 1

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 743,085
Germany 105,951
Saudi Arabia 76,569
Hungary 46,249
Brazil 41,758

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 720,515 22,570 -697,945
Germany 85,385 20,566 -64,819
Saudi Arabia 1,731 74,838 +73,107
Hungary 46,249 0 -46,249
Brazil 0 41,758 +41,758
Ukraine 0 41,478 +41,478
Ireland 16,658 18,618 +1,960
Norway 30,757 2,437 -28,320
Poland 29,832 2,448 -27,384
France 10,512 18,982 +8,470

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 1,043,368
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 167,636
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,699

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 824,550 218,818 -605,732
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 100,385 67,251 -33,134
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,262 2,437 -48,825

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 787,111
Dover / Eurotunnel 111,527
Manchester Airport 109,223
Aberdeen Airport 74,838
Immingham Docks 51,262

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 720,515 66,596 -653,919
Dover / Eurotunnel 62,894 48,633 -14,261
Manchester Airport 83,361 25,862 -57,499
Aberdeen Airport 0 74,838 +74,838
Immingham Docks 51,262 0 -51,262
East Midlands Airport 12,846 31,259 +18,413
Holyhead 16,658 18,618 +1,960
ZLC 7,828 15,061 +7,233
Dover 20,833 0 -20,833
London Stansted Airport 0 5,202 +5,202

Quick facts

HS code: 84858090

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

Description: Machines for additive manufacturing not specified in other subcategories