Import/export HS code 84122981: Hydraulic fluid power motors

Motors that use hydraulic fluid to create movement, often found in heavy machinery

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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 £
Germany 51,921,796
Italy 30,384,302
United States 29,852,423
Japan 15,963,141
France 11,925,234

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 £
Germany 26,754,700 25,167,096 -1,587,604
Italy 14,977,473 15,406,829 +429,356
United States 14,853,406 14,999,017 +145,611
Japan 5,903,619 10,059,522 +4,155,903
France 6,782,991 5,142,243 -1,640,748
Sweden 4,284,598 5,167,609 +883,011
Denmark 4,455,503 4,064,150 -391,353
India 2,461,799 3,111,316 +649,517
Bulgaria 1,703,965 2,639,948 +935,983
Czechia 2,169,575 2,144,571 -25,004

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 £
Germany 38,478,040
Italy 29,970,415
United Kingdom 28,520,049
United States 21,243,660
Japan 16,804,277

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 £
Germany 18,430,213 20,047,827 +1,617,614
Italy 14,841,585 15,128,830 +287,245
United Kingdom 14,635,216 13,884,833 -750,383
United States 11,312,576 9,931,084 -1,381,492
Japan 6,176,445 10,627,832 +4,451,387
Turkey 5,051,581 6,574,410 +1,522,829
Sweden 4,507,162 6,090,065 +1,582,903
France 4,080,910 2,407,677 -1,673,233
India 2,587,962 3,270,502 +682,540
South Korea 3,089,430 1,857,503 -1,231,927

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 41
North Eastern Scotland 33
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 26
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20

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 28 27 -1
North Eastern Scotland 18 20 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 22 20 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 18 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 12 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 13 17 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14 17 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 11 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 9 -1
West Midlands 12 9 -3

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) 87,922,972
Air transport 73,429,301
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,134,015
Other 18,164,399
Road transport 3,380,837

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) 44,785,943 43,137,029 -1,648,914
Air transport 34,848,770 38,580,531 +3,731,761
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,648,555 16,485,460 +7,836,905
Other 12,555,789 5,608,610 -6,947,179
Road transport 217,058 3,163,779 +2,946,721

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 59,223,596
East Midlands Airport 22,994,272
London Heathrow Airport 21,752,109
000 18,164,399
London Stansted Airport 13,176,732

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 £
Dover 29,733,177 29,490,419 -242,758
East Midlands Airport 11,462,440 11,531,832 +69,392
London Heathrow Airport 10,595,819 11,156,290 +560,471
000 12,555,789 5,608,610 -6,947,179
London Stansted Airport 6,659,168 6,517,564 -141,604
Eurotunnel 4,464,651 5,181,522 +716,871
Birmingham Airport 3,542,321 5,682,841 +2,140,520
London Gateway Port 2,254,464 5,843,454 +3,588,990
Immingham Docks 3,163,538 3,524,778 +361,240
Thamesport 3,105,378 2,639,905 -465,473

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 117
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 99
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 56
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Rental and leasing activities 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 122
2026-03 112
2026-02 101
2026-01 91
2025-12 90

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
54m+ 215
1m-15m 181
15m-54m 51
Other 35
0-1m 22

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 134,815,807
Netherlands 46,717,853
Canada 32,533,913
Germany 24,576,872
China 19,256,298

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 72,469,951 62,345,856 -10,124,095
Netherlands 22,487,292 24,230,561 +1,743,269
Canada 10,968,165 21,565,748 +10,597,583
Germany 12,539,392 12,037,480 -501,912
China 7,893,719 11,362,579 +3,468,860
France 8,195,804 9,153,912 +958,108
Czechia 7,210,733 6,604,978 -605,755
Italy 5,384,624 6,290,882 +906,258
Belgium 4,059,575 6,380,237 +2,320,662
Poland 848,799 7,999,239 +7,150,440

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Denmark 377,973
XI 307,163
China 279,928
Italy 106,257
Turkey 87,723

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Denmark 188,926 189,047 +121
XI 132,096 175,067 +42,971
China 161,397 118,531 -42,866
Italy 54,228 52,029 -2,199
Turkey 47,973 39,750 -8,223
United States 58,239 27,488 -30,751
Germany 47,541 18,354 -29,187
Poland 25,621 22,147 -3,474
Sweden 25,211 21,233 -3,978
Taiwan 20,186 7,394 -12,792

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 143,359,038
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 136,742,187
Air transport 113,605,877
Other 1,572,035
Road transport 14,347

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 74,771,734 68,587,304 -6,184,430
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 60,602,770 76,139,417 +15,536,647
Air transport 53,124,261 60,481,616 +7,357,355
Other 836,898 735,137 -101,761
Road transport 13,453 894 -12,559

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 100,274,923
Liverpool Docks 64,764,773
London Heathrow Airport 58,893,641
Southampton 34,346,716
London Stansted Airport 26,004,154

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 43,542,952 56,731,971 +13,189,019
Liverpool Docks 37,780,657 26,984,116 -10,796,541
London Heathrow Airport 26,932,588 31,961,053 +5,028,465
Southampton 9,239,919 25,106,797 +15,866,878
London Stansted Airport 12,345,735 13,658,419 +1,312,684
London Gateway Port 17,092,498 8,847,730 -8,244,768
Hull 5,853,501 7,329,708 +1,476,207
East Midlands Airport 6,051,190 7,059,847 +1,008,657
Felixstowe 3,973,842 6,404,496 +2,430,654
Immingham Docks 5,093,044 4,854,848 -238,196

Quick facts

HS code: 84122981

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

Description: Motors that use hydraulic fluid to create movement, often found in heavy machinery