Import/export HS code 841440: Portable air compressors on wheels

Air compressors mounted on wheeled chassis for easy towing

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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 £
Belgium 18,821,532
China 9,100,796
United States 7,879,953
Czechia 6,963,826
Canada 4,880,556

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 £
Belgium 13,786,432 5,035,100 -8,751,332
China 5,664,360 3,436,436 -2,227,924
United States 5,777,368 2,102,585 -3,674,783
Czechia 5,062,326 1,901,500 -3,160,826
Canada 3,548,596 1,331,960 -2,216,636
Netherlands 2,150,113 2,130,870 -19,243
Austria 44,307 4,060,443 +4,016,136
France 1,937,404 2,027,941 +90,537
Italy 2,040,347 1,614,406 -425,941
Germany 1,277,281 2,080,972 +803,691

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 £
Belgium 22,951,792
China 9,586,147
United States 9,170,695
Czechia 7,002,019
Canada 4,899,535

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 £
Belgium 15,978,841 6,972,951 -9,005,890
China 5,875,460 3,710,687 -2,164,773
United States 5,915,405 3,255,290 -2,660,115
Czechia 5,064,581 1,937,438 -3,127,143
Canada 3,567,575 1,331,960 -2,235,615
Austria 0 4,068,999 +4,068,999
Italy 1,855,493 1,481,956 -373,537
France 1,906,685 838,338 -1,068,347
Germany 1,321,640 1,310,771 -10,869
Netherlands 907,140 842,154 -64,986

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 13
Greater Manchester 10
West Midlands 10
Inner London - West 9
Outer London - West and North West 7

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 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 5 7 +2
West Midlands 8 4 -4
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
Essex 4 5 +1
Merseyside 2 4 +2
Cheshire 3 3 +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) 42,381,746
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,387,068
Air transport 3,470,392
Other 1,540,852
Road transport 84,243

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) 29,246,703 13,135,043 -16,111,660
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,534,172 10,852,896 -1,681,276
Air transport 1,484,107 1,986,285 +502,178
Other 534,437 1,006,415 +471,978
Road transport 0 84,243 +84,243

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 16,370,434
Southampton 9,480,251
London 8,533,316
Liverpool Docks 6,344,000
Immingham Docks 5,497,006

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 9,433,439 6,936,995 -2,496,444
Southampton 6,360,632 3,119,619 -3,241,013
London 8,411,348 121,968 -8,289,380
Liverpool Docks 4,857,855 1,486,145 -3,371,710
Immingham Docks 217,810 5,279,196 +5,061,386
Tyne 1,397,650 2,700,042 +1,302,392
Middlesbrough 3,243,287 0 -3,243,287
Felixstowe 1,731,415 947,845 -783,570
Killingholme 2,084,694 594,224 -1,490,470
Eurotunnel 1,440,596 1,138,307 -302,289

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 49
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 12
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 29
2025-10 24
2025-09 24
2025-08 21

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 67
54m+ 44
0-1m 25
15m-54m 11
Other 6

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 £
Ireland 7,040,529
Netherlands 1,046,927
Belgium 893,123
Poland 786,858
United States 466,830

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 £
Ireland 3,871,747 3,168,782 -702,965
Netherlands 742,292 304,635 -437,657
Belgium 259,440 633,683 +374,243
Poland 454,975 331,883 -123,092
United States 157,739 309,091 +151,352
Germany 96,388 282,271 +185,883
Spain 107,000 261,079 +154,079
France 194,873 124,066 -70,807
Libya 0 302,631 +302,631
Switzerland 223,003 2,307 -220,696

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 £
XI 5,041,401
China 566,403
Poland 112,227
Belgium 103,368
Italy 97,325

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 £
XI 2,693,237 2,348,164 -345,073
China 329,172 237,231 -91,941
Poland 111,254 973 -110,281
Belgium 89,292 14,076 -75,216
Italy 46,280 51,045 +4,765
Czechia 32,788 0 -32,788
Germany 19,504 11,580 -7,924
Ireland 19,117 5,210 -13,907
United States 2,245 1,624 -621
Netherlands 3,857 0 -3,857

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 6,048,713
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,805,547
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,060,019
Air transport 1,346,686
Road transport 90,171

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 £
Other 3,357,329 2,691,384 -665,945
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,480,568 2,324,979 -155,589
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,457,209 1,602,810 +145,601
Air transport 810,134 536,552 -273,582
Road transport 90,171 0 -90,171

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,048,713
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,995,812
Felixstowe 1,140,907
Immingham Docks 1,053,282
London Gateway Port 758,198

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 £
000 3,357,329 2,691,384 -665,945
Dover / Eurotunnel 998,944 996,868 -2,076
Felixstowe 681,654 459,253 -222,401
Immingham Docks 463,673 589,609 +125,936
London Gateway Port 377,707 380,491 +2,784
London Heathrow Airport 361,234 371,110 +9,876
Holyhead 235,341 245,874 +10,533
London 95,186 300,560 +205,374
Southampton 148,498 177,123 +28,625
Dover 128,100 170,045 +41,945

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 841440

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

Description: Air compressors mounted on wheeled chassis for easy towing