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 12,163,931
United States 8,390,837
China 6,595,208
Germany 5,780,767
Italy 3,783,089

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 2,855,104 9,308,827 +6,453,723
United States 5,385,225 3,005,612 -2,379,613
China 5,748,443 846,765 -4,901,678
Germany 1,442,808 4,337,959 +2,895,151
Italy 917,369 2,865,720 +1,948,351
Netherlands 3,424,727 334,784 -3,089,943
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,870,841 24,171 -2,846,670
France 1,394,752 1,368,585 -26,167
Norway 75,335 1,945,065 +1,869,730
Switzerland 1,777,258 213,422 -1,563,836

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 12,867,051
China 8,823,374
United States 8,618,915
United Kingdom 7,763,126
Italy 3,772,179

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 3,654,464 9,212,587 +5,558,123
China 7,859,552 963,822 -6,895,730
United States 5,664,523 2,954,392 -2,710,131
United Kingdom 1,694,643 6,068,483 +4,373,840
Italy 903,964 2,868,215 +1,964,251
Netherlands 1,785,324 123,726 -1,661,598
Switzerland 1,741,699 49,344 -1,692,355
Singapore 879,455 676,878 -202,577
Canada 35,427 1,118,231 +1,082,804
Germany 475,609 484,764 +9,155

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 25
West Midlands 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16
Inner London - West 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 15 15 +0
West Midlands 17 10 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 13 +5
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Outer London - West and North West 10 3 -7
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 3 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 6 +2
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 2 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0

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) 26,096,563
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,811,741
Air transport 12,133,201
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) 10,998,921 15,097,642 +4,098,721
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,005,136 6,806,605 -2,198,531
Air transport 7,120,809 5,012,392 -2,108,417
Road transport 18,960 10,228 -8,732
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 7,492,871
London Heathrow Airport 5,607,915
Felixstowe 4,998,481
London Stansted Airport 3,729,866

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 4,513,195 2,979,676 -1,533,519
London Heathrow Airport 3,635,200 1,972,715 -1,662,485
Felixstowe 3,942,131 1,056,350 -2,885,781
London Stansted Airport 2,216,377 1,513,489 -702,888
Eurotunnel 1,689,946 1,173,330 -516,616
London Gateway Port 2,517,270 96,885 -2,420,385
Southampton 2,169,343 222,799 -1,946,544
Hull 1,450 1,402,862 +1,401,412
East Midlands Airport 537,378 531,513 -5,865

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 23
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18
Other manufacturing 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 22
2025-10 21
2025-09 23
2025-08 22

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 108
54m+ 69
0-1m 24
Other 24
15m-54m 23

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 52,976,810
United States 23,006,696
India 5,574,995
France 4,394,907
Spain 4,317,060

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 6,624,574 46,352,236 +39,727,662
United States 9,240,328 13,766,368 +4,526,040
India 5,023,567 551,428 -4,472,139
France 1,070,001 3,324,906 +2,254,905
Spain 263,121 4,053,939 +3,790,818
Netherlands 1,280,007 2,847,366 +1,567,359
United Arab Emirates 2,029,907 828,226 -1,201,681
Saudi Arabia 105,460 2,721,068 +2,615,608
China 584,652 2,088,746 +1,504,094
Norway 340,874 1,869,716 +1,528,842

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) 69,578,990
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,905,631
Air transport 20,954,494
Road transport 262,088

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) 10,423,070 59,155,920 +48,732,850
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,476,797 16,428,834 +1,952,037
Air transport 7,172,356 13,782,138 +6,609,782
Road transport 262,088 0 -262,088

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,108,601
Immingham Docks 23,524,729
Hull 14,674,435
London Gateway Port 13,624,461
Southampton 13,537,151

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 6,517,253 17,591,348 +11,074,095
Immingham Docks 1,228,167 22,296,562 +21,068,395
Hull 36,929 14,637,506 +14,600,577
London Gateway Port 9,056,819 4,567,642 -4,489,177
Southampton 2,561,142 10,976,009 +8,414,867
London Heathrow Airport 3,047,118 5,813,833 +2,766,715
East Midlands Airport 1,835,001 3,572,520 +1,737,519
Dover 1,957,335 1,656,038 -301,297
Liverpool Docks 2,894,426 268,787 -2,625,639
Manchester Airport 1,074,036 1,987,061 +913,025

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