Import/export HS code 84144010: Small portable air compressors

Compressors with a flow rate of 2 m³ per minute or less

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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 £
China 5,672,947
Italy 3,087,392
France 480,745
United States 286,198
Netherlands 173,391

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 £
China 2,986,021 2,686,926 -299,095
Italy 1,817,584 1,269,808 -547,776
France 249,939 230,806 -19,133
United States 284,290 1,908 -282,382
Netherlands 160,749 12,642 -148,107
Turkey 98,089 46,505 -51,584
Ireland 35,000 82,520 +47,520
Germany 62,615 30,304 -32,311
Taiwan 76,201 6,745 -69,456
Norway 6,946 59,033 +52,087

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 £
China 5,898,552
Italy 3,038,450
France 391,467
United States 284,290
Turkey 144,594

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 £
China 3,078,361 2,820,191 -258,170
Italy 1,705,292 1,333,158 -372,134
France 246,803 144,664 -102,139
United States 284,290 0 -284,290
Turkey 98,089 46,505 -51,584
Belgium 124,387 0 -124,387
Germany 53,167 19,301 -33,866
Thailand 53,010 1,019 -51,991
Taiwan 19,049 10,990 -8,059
United Kingdom 6,034 13,234 +7,200

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 5
Essex 5
West Yorkshire 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3
Outer London - West and North West 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Essex 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 2 4 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
West Midlands 1 3 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 2 +2
Lancashire 0 2 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,105,099
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,590,634
Air transport 455,647
Other 307,843

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,169,567 2,935,532 -234,035
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,256,136 1,334,498 -921,638
Air transport 301,992 153,655 -148,337
Other 191,823 116,020 -75,803

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,874,893
Dover 2,398,462
Felixstowe 1,038,547
Belfast Port 711,375
Eurotunnel 490,518

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 £
Southampton 2,109,217 1,765,676 -343,541
Dover 1,364,164 1,034,298 -329,866
Felixstowe 578,368 460,179 -118,189
Belfast Port 552,768 158,607 -394,161
Eurotunnel 307,668 182,850 -124,818
London Gateway Port 39,353 389,913 +350,560
000 191,823 116,020 -75,803
London Heathrow Airport 225,522 13,475 -212,047
London 83,609 89,409 +5,800
Tyne 124,387 0 -124,387

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
24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
5
Other manufacturing
5
Specialised construction activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 4
2026-03 11
2026-02 11
2026-01 7

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 27
54m+ 13
0-1m 12
15m-54m 7
Other 4

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 966,379
Libya 304,986
Spain 190,730
Netherlands 163,782
United States 124,628

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 502,166 464,213 -37,953
Libya 0 304,986 +304,986
Spain 4,100 186,630 +182,530
Netherlands 28,308 135,474 +107,166
United States 95,159 29,469 -65,690
Turkey 55,829 44,800 -11,029
Malaysia 4,000 69,557 +65,557
Gibraltar 10,598 57,500 +46,902
Saudi Arabia 55,739 0 -55,739
United Arab Emirates 9,581 41,507 +31,926

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 £
China 658,420
Poland 127,271
Italy 17,122
Ireland 4,142
United States 376

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 £
China 311,071 347,349 +36,278
Poland 109,229 18,042 -91,187
Italy 11,046 6,076 -4,970
Ireland 0 4,142 +4,142
United States 376 0 -376
Sweden 337 0 -337
Germany 304 0 -304

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 810,800
Other 808,285
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 780,759
Air transport 395,720

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 201,062 609,738 +408,676
Other 432,363 375,922 -56,441
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 300,221 480,538 +180,317
Air transport 273,386 122,334 -151,052

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 808,285
Felixstowe 396,980
Dover / Eurotunnel 391,488
London Gateway Port 253,254
ZLC 130,419

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 £
000 432,363 375,922 -56,441
Felixstowe 13,850 383,130 +369,280
Dover / Eurotunnel 98,852 292,636 +193,784
London Gateway Port 184,109 69,145 -114,964
ZLC 98,854 31,565 -67,289
London Heathrow Airport 81,458 37,059 -44,399
Dover 21,850 80,780 +58,930
Tyne 0 89,800 +89,800
Milford 25,753 26,236 +483
East Midlands Airport 32,632 18,034 -14,598

Quick facts

HS code: 84144010

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

Description: Compressors with a flow rate of 2 m³ per minute or less