Import/export HS code 85433040: Printed circuit board machines

Machines specifically used for making printed circuit boards through electroplating or electrolysis

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  • 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 £
Denmark 11,725,595
United States 3,034,312
Switzerland 1,648,393
Netherlands 876,519
India 793,813

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 2,639,239 9,086,356 +6,447,117
United States 2,867,150 167,162 -2,699,988
Switzerland 1,646,500 1,893 -1,644,607
Netherlands 876,519 0 -876,519
India 3,410 790,403 +786,993
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 705,553 0 -705,553
Austria 524,861 0 -524,861
United Arab Emirates 227,309 0 -227,309
Slovakia 115,415 0 -115,415
China 34,536 32,649 -1,887

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 12,578,546
United States 2,915,700
Switzerland 1,648,393
India 793,813
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 672,250

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 3,492,190 9,086,356 +5,594,166
United States 2,761,633 154,067 -2,607,566
Switzerland 1,646,500 1,893 -1,644,607
India 3,410 790,403 +786,993
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 672,250 0 -672,250
United Kingdom 549,454 15,383 -534,071
United Arab Emirates 227,309 0 -227,309
Slovakia 115,415 0 -115,415
Mexico 110,287 1,758 -108,529
China 73,500 28,603 -44,897

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 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Essex 2
Kent 2

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 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Essex 2 0 -2
Kent 1 1 +0
West Central Scotland 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 0 -1
Devon 0 1 +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) 10,820,588
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,351,743
Air transport 704,133
Other 673

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) 5,677,905 5,142,683 -535,222
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,577,211 4,774,532 +1,197,321
Air transport 447,932 256,201 -191,731
Other 0 673 +673

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 12,583,151
Dover 2,268,198
Southampton 1,877,612
London Gateway Port 1,234,823
Felixstowe 1,105,524

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 3,496,795 9,086,356 +5,589,561
Dover 2,258,227 9,971 -2,248,256
Southampton 1,877,612 0 -1,877,612
London Gateway Port 1,234,823 0 -1,234,823
Felixstowe 290,039 815,485 +525,446
London Heathrow Airport 353,455 77,656 -275,799
London Stansted Airport 23,912 149,910 +125,998
East Midlands Airport 29,797 10,081 -19,716
Harwich 38,472 0 -38,472
Glasgow Airport 21,060 11,337 -9,723

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 computer, electronic and optical products 4
Manufacture of electrical equipment 4
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 4
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-09 3
2025-06 3
2025-05 3
2025-04 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
1m-15m 18
54m+ 7
Other 4
0-1m 2
15m-54m 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 394,348
Germany 93,644
Czechia 92,934
Brazil 82,516
South Africa 65,830

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 271,139 123,209 -147,930
Germany 76,844 16,800 -60,044
Czechia 18,556 74,378 +55,822
Brazil 0 82,516 +82,516
South Africa 65,830 0 -65,830
Saudi Arabia 60,283 4,603 -55,680
Turkey 0 46,161 +46,161
China 15,363 19,199 +3,836
Sweden 0 27,933 +27,933
Ireland 18,780 2,895 -15,885

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 1,025,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 105,722
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,083

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 583,992 441,791 -142,201
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,282 62,440 +19,158
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,413 5,670 -10,743

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 666,107
London Heathrow Airport 169,837
ZLC 160,769
Dover / Eurotunnel 51,436
Dover 44,667

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 394,493 271,614 -122,879
London Heathrow Airport 45,725 124,112 +78,387
ZLC 135,793 24,976 -110,817
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,409 19,027 -13,382
Dover 3,189 41,478 +38,289
London Gateway Port 12,976 2,790 -10,186
Glasgow Airport 0 14,570 +14,570
London Stansted Airport 7,981 6,519 -1,462
Holyhead 3,200 1,935 -1,265
Newhaven 4,484 0 -4,484

Quick facts

HS code: 85433040

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

Description: Machines specifically used for making printed circuit boards through electroplating or electrolysis