Import/export HS code 854330: Electroplating and electrolysis machines

Machines used for coating objects with metal or separating chemicals using electricity

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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 £
Denmark 12,168,188
United States 9,785,682
China 6,600,429
Germany 4,423,978
Netherlands 3,774,324

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 £
Denmark 2,868,794 9,299,394 +6,430,600
United States 6,785,498 3,000,184 -3,785,314
China 5,592,665 1,007,764 -4,584,901
Germany 1,498,610 2,925,368 +1,426,758
Netherlands 3,440,281 334,043 -3,106,238
Italy 806,211 2,944,651 +2,138,440
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,930,407 32,678 -2,897,729
France 1,378,292 1,460,105 +81,813
Norway 76,486 1,943,260 +1,866,774
Switzerland 1,778,843 89,977 -1,688,866

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 £
Denmark 12,867,140
United States 9,970,243
China 8,897,577
United Kingdom 6,362,085
Italy 3,734,208

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 £
Denmark 3,661,948 9,205,192 +5,543,244
United States 7,118,551 2,851,692 -4,266,859
China 7,758,152 1,139,425 -6,618,727
United Kingdom 1,706,118 4,655,967 +2,949,849
Italy 792,806 2,941,402 +2,148,596
Netherlands 1,789,254 125,204 -1,664,050
Switzerland 1,743,284 50,239 -1,693,045
Singapore 805,374 783,005 -22,369
Canada 30,004 1,119,304 +1,089,300
Malaysia 567,052 420,747 -146,305

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 28
West Midlands 22
Inner London - West 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
Outer London - West and North West 11

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 17 16 -1
West Midlands 16 11 -5
Inner London - West 9 6 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 12 +4
Outer London - West and North West 10 4 -6
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 3 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 6 +2
Inner London - East 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 2 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1

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) 24,763,171
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,885,645
Air transport 13,290,008
Road transport 29,188
Other 1,445

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) 11,026,944 13,736,227 +2,709,283
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,045,820 6,839,825 -2,205,995
Air transport 8,491,982 4,798,026 -3,693,956
Road transport 18,065 11,123 -6,942
Other 0 1,445 +1,445

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 17,600,713
Dover 7,514,285
London Heathrow Airport 5,253,175
London Stansted Airport 5,185,115
Felixstowe 4,975,913

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 4,273,597 13,327,116 +9,053,519
Dover 4,517,864 2,996,421 -1,521,443
London Heathrow Airport 3,471,217 1,781,958 -1,689,259
London Stansted Airport 3,611,081 1,574,034 -2,037,047
Felixstowe 3,871,917 1,103,996 -2,767,921
Eurotunnel 1,678,924 1,312,195 -366,729
London Gateway Port 2,536,816 100,399 -2,436,417
Southampton 2,173,848 222,799 -1,951,049
East Midlands Airport 601,399 521,361 -80,038
Liverpool Docks 0 1,012,791 +1,012,791

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 47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Other manufacturing 19
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 22
2025-10 21
2025-09 23
2025-08 22
2025-07 29

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 109
54m+ 67
0-1m 25
Other 25
15m-54m 20

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 £
Germany 46,002,128
United States 22,903,700
India 5,558,546
Spain 4,459,615
France 4,352,847

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 £
Germany 7,223,884 38,778,244 +31,554,360
United States 9,225,033 13,678,667 +4,453,634
India 5,017,317 541,229 -4,476,088
Spain 410,491 4,049,124 +3,638,633
France 911,991 3,440,856 +2,528,865
Netherlands 1,026,732 2,867,290 +1,840,558
Saudi Arabia 85,594 2,710,100 +2,624,506
United Arab Emirates 1,986,622 729,443 -1,257,179
Japan 1,903,838 460,935 -1,442,903
Norway 64,189 2,014,977 +1,950,788

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) 62,278,220
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,377,829
Air transport 18,737,247
Road transport 486,496

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) 10,145,020 52,133,200 +41,988,180
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,088,072 16,289,757 +201,685
Air transport 6,837,904 11,899,343 +5,061,439
Road transport 486,496 0 -486,496

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,607,778
Immingham Docks 23,209,066
Southampton 14,731,439
London Gateway Port 13,570,486
London Heathrow Airport 7,264,455

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 6,604,643 18,003,135 +11,398,492
Immingham Docks 986,309 22,222,757 +21,236,448
Southampton 3,761,685 10,969,754 +7,208,069
London Gateway Port 9,000,437 4,570,049 -4,430,388
London Heathrow Airport 3,007,546 4,256,909 +1,249,363
Hull 23,595 7,162,846 +7,139,251
East Midlands Airport 1,693,341 3,478,042 +1,784,701
Dover 1,952,135 1,661,432 -290,703
Liverpool Docks 3,328,494 270,855 -3,057,639
Manchester Airport 977,424 1,913,321 +935,897

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 854330

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

Description: Machines used for coating objects with metal or separating chemicals using electricity