Import/export HS code 85158090: Various treatment machines

Other machines for treating materials 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 30,668,663
Germany 17,333,721
Japan 14,550,935
United States 8,716,811
Switzerland 8,299,968

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 2,958,469 27,710,194 +24,751,725
Germany 7,346,301 9,987,420 +2,641,119
Japan 2,835,524 11,715,411 +8,879,887
United States 5,125,036 3,591,775 -1,533,261
Switzerland 3,548,986 4,750,982 +1,201,996
Italy 3,236,636 3,538,809 +302,173
South Korea 2,353,623 1,761,231 -592,392
Spain 608,756 1,742,722 +1,133,966
Czechia 432,229 1,446,986 +1,014,757
Poland 1,067,671 806,469 -261,202

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 41,025,895
Germany 14,803,563
Switzerland 9,907,000
United States 9,025,417
Japan 8,031,035

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 3,082,871 37,943,024 +34,860,153
Germany 6,418,473 8,385,090 +1,966,617
Switzerland 4,084,726 5,822,274 +1,737,548
United States 5,324,983 3,700,434 -1,624,549
Japan 3,578,881 4,452,154 +873,273
Italy 3,203,455 3,590,324 +386,869
South Korea 2,286,436 1,750,685 -535,751
Poland 1,093,534 839,257 -254,277
United Kingdom 1,290,380 318,806 -971,574
Czechia 399,825 1,157,459 +757,634

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 36
West Midlands 28
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26
Greater Manchester 25
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24

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 29 18 -11
West Midlands 18 17 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 16 +1
Greater Manchester 19 13 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 13 -4
Inner London - West 14 12 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 14 +2
West Yorkshire 17 9 -8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 11 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 9 -4

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) 44,239,581
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,027,396
Air transport 21,833,596
Road transport 1,595,144
Other 59,527

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) 10,525,654 33,713,927 +23,188,273
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,561,277 27,466,119 +14,904,842
Air transport 11,771,156 10,062,440 -1,708,716
Road transport 366,294 1,228,850 +862,556
Other 31,274 28,253 -3,021

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Tyne 33,407,887
Dover 17,675,237
London Heathrow Airport 13,227,091
London Gateway Port 6,698,144
Eurotunnel 4,993,570

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 £
Tyne 28,308 33,379,579 +33,351,271
Dover 7,192,465 10,482,772 +3,290,307
London Heathrow Airport 7,436,565 5,790,526 -1,646,039
London Gateway Port 3,698,153 2,999,991 -698,162
Eurotunnel 1,568,405 3,425,165 +1,856,760
Felixstowe 1,575,568 2,673,154 +1,097,586
East Midlands Airport 1,951,974 2,282,242 +330,268
Thamesport 2,120,272 1,769,890 -350,382
ZLC 1,711,666 1,877,868 +166,202
Southampton 1,480,860 1,533,284 +52,424

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 117
Other manufacturing 52
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 39
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 35
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 33

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 54
2025-10 65
2025-09 57
2025-08 59
2025-07 55

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 218
54m+ 149
0-1m 62
15m-54m 43
Other 39

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 15,703,597
China 2,785,398
Germany 2,613,589
Switzerland 1,554,334
Ireland 1,385,585

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 6,389,965 9,313,632 +2,923,667
China 1,877,590 907,808 -969,782
Germany 1,096,962 1,516,627 +419,665
Switzerland 689,370 864,964 +175,594
Ireland 479,277 906,308 +427,031
Poland 151,270 1,103,186 +951,916
Belgium 547,511 580,753 +33,242
Italy 332,594 719,488 +386,894
Canada 799,189 175,074 -624,115
Mexico 19,680 943,891 +924,211

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 £
China 28,800
XI 1,746
Germany 1,486

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 £
China 15,855 12,945 -2,910
XI 1,241 505 -736
Germany 987 499 -488

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,455,403
Air transport 12,325,651
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,861,004
Road transport 74,290
Other 32,032

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,555,239 10,900,164 +3,344,925
Air transport 7,288,221 5,037,430 -2,250,791
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,873,882 5,987,122 +2,113,240
Road transport 65,329 8,961 -56,368
Other 18,083 13,949 -4,134

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 13,027,329
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,129,116
London Heathrow Airport 3,585,049
East Midlands Airport 2,510,606
London Stansted Airport 2,376,757

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 £
Southampton 5,168,796 7,858,533 +2,689,737
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,767,381 4,361,735 +1,594,354
London Heathrow Airport 2,157,976 1,427,073 -730,903
East Midlands Airport 1,333,471 1,177,135 -156,336
London Stansted Airport 1,594,609 782,148 -812,461
London Gateway Port 990,595 1,280,927 +290,332
Manchester Airport 1,462,169 677,882 -784,287
Felixstowe 1,053,790 711,364 -342,426
ZLC 750,021 845,176 +95,155
Liverpool Docks 82,238 961,166 +878,928

Quick facts

HS code: 85158090

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

Description: Other machines for treating materials not specified elsewhere