Import/export HS code 85437008: Plasma cleaner machines

Machines that clean organic contaminants from electron microscopy samples

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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 1,295,134
Japan 540,223
France 440,189
Netherlands 210,298
Germany 156,104

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 995,589 299,545 -696,044
Japan 520,615 19,608 -501,007
France 426,275 13,914 -412,361
Netherlands 124,487 85,811 -38,676
Germany 87,811 68,293 -19,518
Switzerland 75,879 53,103 -22,776
Canada 0 128,435 +128,435
Australia 994 123,789 +122,795
China 2,064 63,918 +61,854
Philippines 0 57,142 +57,142

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 1,274,325
Japan 540,223
Germany 356,390
Canada 311,107
China 165,634

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 926,146 348,179 -577,967
Japan 520,615 19,608 -501,007
Germany 346,745 9,645 -337,100
Canada 169,087 142,020 -27,067
China 36,898 128,736 +91,838
United Kingdom 44,296 118,993 +74,697
France 110,320 15,743 -94,577
Switzerland 67,357 50,370 -16,987
Denmark 0 82,335 +82,335
Philippines 0 57,142 +57,142

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
West Midlands 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3

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
Inner London - West 6 2 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
West Midlands 4 1 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 3 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 0 -3
Essex 1 1 +0

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 2,648,867
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 508,530
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 148,222
Road transport 51,274

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 1,832,603 816,264 -1,016,339
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 463,555 44,975 -418,580
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,624 120,598 +92,974
Road transport 0 51,274 +51,274

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,997,409
London Stansted Airport 472,706
Eurotunnel 224,423
Dover 186,304
East Midlands Airport 94,663

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,247,582 749,827 -497,755
London Stansted Airport 463,283 9,423 -453,860
Eurotunnel 224,423 0 -224,423
Dover 141,329 44,975 -96,354
East Midlands Airport 58,335 36,328 -22,007
Immingham Docks 0 82,335 +82,335
Birmingham Airport 50,210 16,085 -34,125
Hull 52,313 0 -52,313
ZLC 0 51,274 +51,274
Felixstowe 1,514 34,787 +33,273

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 17
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 4
2025-10 3
2025-09 2
2025-08 5

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 26
54m+ 20
0-1m 7
15m-54m 4
Other 2

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 £
Saudi Arabia 222,502
United States 197,212
Singapore 148,622
Italy 89,176
Germany 71,947

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 £
Saudi Arabia 215,789 6,713 -209,076
United States 100,732 96,480 -4,252
Singapore 15,089 133,533 +118,444
Italy 10,364 78,812 +68,448
Germany 10,246 61,701 +51,455
Spain 58,038 2,047 -55,991
Netherlands 14,583 33,028 +18,445
United Arab Emirates 945 35,120 +34,175
Japan 9,411 24,674 +15,263
Uganda 0 30,612 +30,612

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 641,425
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 265,694
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 192,878

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 213,109 428,316 +215,207
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 232,584 33,110 -199,474
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 83,809 109,069 +25,260

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 288,078
East Midlands Airport 175,802
Southampton 170,204
Dover / Eurotunnel 138,303
London Stansted Airport 113,753

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 44,440 243,638 +199,198
East Midlands Airport 75,642 100,160 +24,518
Southampton 148,963 21,241 -127,722
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,726 94,577 +50,851
London Stansted Airport 79,204 34,549 -44,655
Felixstowe 69,073 0 -69,073
Dover 40,083 14,492 -25,591
Glasgow Airport 0 31,074 +31,074
ZLC 12,765 17,167 +4,402
London Gateway Port 4,281 11,869 +7,588

Quick facts

HS code: 85437008

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

Description: Machines that clean organic contaminants from electron microscopy samples