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 17,050,796
United States 10,322,566
China 10,212,060
Austria 8,848,692
Czechia 5,722,320

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 11,274,679 5,776,117 -5,498,562
United States 5,972,668 4,349,898 -1,622,770
China 5,631,722 4,580,338 -1,051,384
Austria 4,076,230 4,772,462 +696,232
Czechia 3,280,780 2,441,540 -839,240
Germany 2,501,724 1,604,997 -896,727
Italy 2,110,204 1,771,016 -339,188
France 2,463,243 1,243,395 -1,219,848
Netherlands 2,241,155 1,420,542 -820,613
Poland 1,508,665 922,950 -585,715

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 21,000,104
United States 11,566,001
China 10,707,570
Austria 8,865,107
Czechia 5,770,995

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 13,756,076 7,244,028 -6,512,048
United States 7,220,121 4,345,880 -2,874,241
China 5,809,036 4,898,534 -910,502
Austria 4,059,404 4,805,703 +746,299
Czechia 3,283,035 2,487,960 -795,075
Italy 1,901,711 1,681,392 -220,319
Germany 1,691,392 1,616,890 -74,502
France 1,307,263 1,180,433 -126,830
Netherlands 1,687,729 69,001 -1,618,728
Canada 22,581 1,667,729 +1,645,148

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 8
West Yorkshire 8

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 11 5 -6
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
West Midlands 7 5 -2
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
Essex 6 3 -3
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
Merseyside 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 4 +2

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) 39,200,768
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,888,704
Air transport 4,574,764
Other 1,813,569
Road transport 87,853

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) 26,036,561 13,164,207 -12,872,354
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,787,681 15,101,023 +2,313,342
Air transport 2,318,085 2,256,679 -61,406
Other 736,574 1,076,995 +340,421
Road transport 84,243 3,610 -80,633

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,531,037
Immingham Docks 10,483,592
Liverpool Docks 8,685,268
London 6,679,863
Southampton 6,677,733

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 8,677,837 6,853,200 -1,824,637
Immingham Docks 4,823,132 5,660,460 +837,328
Liverpool Docks 4,856,550 3,828,718 -1,027,832
London 6,217,214 462,649 -5,754,565
Southampton 2,802,721 3,875,012 +1,072,291
Tyne 1,234,641 2,547,646 +1,313,005
Eurotunnel 1,873,872 1,494,653 -379,219
Felixstowe 1,482,626 1,185,381 -297,245
Killingholme 2,642,556 12,485 -2,630,071
East Midlands Airport 708,216 1,426,320 +718,104

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
53
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
17
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
10
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 18
2026-04 18
2026-03 22
2026-02 24
2026-01 18

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 62
54m+ 40
0-1m 27
15m-54m 12
Other 10

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 7,616,423
Poland 1,326,461
Netherlands 1,234,902
Belgium 1,044,192
Spain 487,084

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 3,652,349 3,964,074 +311,725
Poland 431,332 895,129 +463,797
Netherlands 611,955 622,947 +10,992
Belgium 416,369 627,823 +211,454
Spain 108,217 378,867 +270,650
United States 130,403 346,079 +215,676
Libya 0 474,706 +474,706
Germany 92,954 297,425 +204,471
Romania 73,661 193,205 +119,544
United Arab Emirates 118,321 121,901 +3,580

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 5,469,424
China 680,538
Poland 127,271
Italy 120,325
Belgium 73,150

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 2,505,095 2,964,329 +459,234
China 320,759 359,779 +39,020
Poland 109,229 18,042 -91,187
Italy 61,332 58,993 -2,339
Belgium 62,428 10,722 -51,706
Czechia 33,808 0 -33,808
Ireland 8,140 10,448 +2,308
Germany 1,265 11,266 +10,001
United States 3,717 160 -3,557
Netherlands 0 3,755 +3,755

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 6,592,001
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,002,727
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,093,112
Air transport 1,145,175

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 3,122,097 3,469,904 +347,807
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,403,357 3,599,370 +1,196,013
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,557,257 1,535,855 -21,402
Air transport 597,972 547,203 -50,769

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,592,001
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,234,009
Immingham Docks 1,129,168
Felixstowe 1,093,226
London Gateway Port 751,956

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 3,122,097 3,469,904 +347,807
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,072,171 1,161,838 +89,667
Immingham Docks 602,468 526,700 -75,768
Felixstowe 449,282 643,944 +194,662
London Gateway Port 338,461 413,495 +75,034
London Heathrow Airport 247,675 339,991 +92,316
Dover 72,896 512,901 +440,005
Holyhead 261,758 284,877 +23,119
London 96,844 400,796 +303,952
Southampton 249,686 82,683 -167,003

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