Spread the cost of sausage fillers from £2,000 to £30,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance
Yes, sausage fillers are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £2,000 to £30,000, and most deals are written over 12–60 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£2k – £30k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Same-day for < £20k
Rates From
6.0% APR APR
Your estimate
Indicative only. Not a quote and not an offer of finance.
Pre-filled with a typical sausage filler price. Indicative only, not a quote.
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For UK limited companies with 3+ months’ trading and monthly revenue.
On a purchase price of £9,000: a 10% deposit of £900, then 48 monthly payments of £190 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £10,020, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Handtmann FA30-class hydraulic filler | £3,500 – £5,500 | Hydraulic Piston Filler |
| Handtmann FA70-class hydraulic filler | £2,000 – £3,500 | Bench Piston Filler |
| Vacuum filler, 30kg hopper | £8,000 – £14,000 | Vacuum Filler |
| Vacuum filler with twist-linker, 60kg hopper | £18,000 – £30,000 | Filler-Linker Combination |
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This equipment qualifies as plant and machinery for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) and full expensing, so the cost can be deducted from taxable profits in the year of purchase for a hire purchase agreement. Finance and operating leases are generally treated as an operating expense, with the payments deducted from profits as they fall due rather than claimed as a capital allowance.
Sausage fillers are bought by butchers, farm shops and meat processors, most often when a simple hydraulic piston filler can no longer keep up with volume and a vacuum filler with automatic linking becomes worthwhile. Financing is common because the step from a hydraulic filler to a vacuum filler with a twist-linker is a substantial jump in cost and capability, and the equipment needs to earn its place through the batch sizes it makes practical. Hydraulic fillers are simple, food-contact machines that last for decades with basic maintenance, supporting a solid used market, while vacuum fillers with linking heads are more complex and are usually bought new or from a specialist reconditioner.
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