Import/export HS code 854310: Particle accelerators

Machines used to speed up tiny particles for scientific research or medical purposes

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* 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 £
United States 1,649,999
Denmark 727,980
Norway 610,498
Belgium 544,185
Netherlands 364,573

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 £
United States 1,123,943 526,056 -597,887
Denmark 727,980 0 -727,980
Norway 31,640 578,858 +547,218
Belgium 5,561 538,624 +533,063
Netherlands 267,191 97,382 -169,809
Germany 164,207 179,860 +15,653
Italy 212,273 19,540 -192,733
Hungary 153,138 34,744 -118,394
Luxembourg 0 151,539 +151,539
Taiwan 95,859 20,741 -75,118

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 £
United States 2,314,037
Sweden 1,205,265
Belgium 519,832
United Kingdom 435,688
Germany 271,618

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 £
United States 1,523,103 790,934 -732,169
Sweden 703,409 501,856 -201,553
Belgium 4,509 515,323 +510,814
United Kingdom 217,516 218,172 +656
Germany 135,882 135,736 -146
Taiwan 95,859 2,301 -93,558
China 54,923 36,119 -18,804
Italy 75,706 6,583 -69,123
Canada 41,530 10,167 -31,363
Switzerland 32,835 3,945 -28,890

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 16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Inner London - West 8
West Midlands 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6

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 13 6 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
West Midlands 6 2 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 1 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 1 -2
North Eastern Scotland 4 0 -4
South East Wales 4 1 -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 2,392,672
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,906,167
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,086,150
Other 38,952

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 1,481,962 910,710 -571,252
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 859,667 1,046,500 +186,833
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 791,430 294,720 -496,710
Other 38,952 0 -38,952

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,205,265
East Midlands Airport 902,571
Aberdeen Docks 638,028
London Heathrow Airport 545,993
Dover 515,072

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 £
Immingham Docks 703,409 501,856 -201,553
East Midlands Airport 579,610 322,961 -256,649
Aberdeen Docks 447,011 191,017 -255,994
London Heathrow Airport 361,763 184,230 -177,533
Dover 1,052 514,020 +512,968
London Stansted Airport 205,433 142,899 -62,534
Liverpool Docks 316,606 0 -316,606
Prestwick Airport 305,107 0 -305,107
Aberdeen Airport 23,481 248,519 +225,038
Hull 153,559 0 -153,559

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 19
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 3
2025-10 3
2025-09 2
2025-07 4

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+ 43
1m-15m 37
Other 14
0-1m 7
15m-54m 7

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 £
Singapore 3,070,773
Israel 1,902,100
United States 1,669,866
Germany 1,595,335
China 1,465,416

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 £
Singapore 1,118,178 1,952,595 +834,417
Israel 1,873,374 28,726 -1,844,648
United States 1,310,977 358,889 -952,088
Germany 961,403 633,932 -327,471
China 153,983 1,311,433 +1,157,450
Italy 782,534 144,818 -637,716
France 589,233 275,154 -314,079
Netherlands 268,762 170,715 -98,047
Japan 351,064 47,468 -303,596
United Arab Emirates 392,989 5,011 -387,978

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 568

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 356 212 -144

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 13,214,262
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,180,910
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,380,660
Road transport 8,447
Other 568

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 7,819,557 5,394,705 -2,424,852
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,003,152 177,758 -1,825,394
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 920,415 460,245 -460,170
Road transport 8,447 0 -8,447
Other 356 212 -144

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 8,640,829
London Heathrow Airport 3,590,156
London Gateway Port 1,976,871
Tyne 637,966
Dover 508,078

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 4,435,145 4,205,684 -229,461
London Heathrow Airport 2,904,088 686,068 -2,218,020
London Gateway Port 1,839,144 137,727 -1,701,417
Tyne 404,180 233,786 -170,394
Dover 497,313 10,765 -486,548
London Stansted Airport 171,339 294,239 +122,900
Dover / Eurotunnel 71,490 102,602 +31,112
ZLC 145,095 8,483 -136,612
Aberdeen Airport 57,578 61,146 +3,568
Edinburgh Airport 74,774 43,500 -31,274

Quick facts

HS code: 854310

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

Description: Machines used to speed up tiny particles for scientific research or medical purposes