Import/export HS code 84144090: Large portable air compressors

Compressors with a flow rate exceeding 2 m³ per minute

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 17,047,263
United States 10,036,368
Austria 8,847,653
Czechia 5,722,320
China 4,539,113

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 11,271,146 5,776,117 -5,495,029
United States 5,688,378 4,347,990 -1,340,388
Austria 4,076,230 4,771,423 +695,193
Czechia 3,280,780 2,441,540 -839,240
China 2,645,701 1,893,412 -752,289
Germany 2,439,109 1,574,693 -864,416
Netherlands 2,080,406 1,407,900 -672,506
France 2,213,304 1,012,589 -1,200,715
Poland 1,506,813 918,214 -588,599
Canada 3,602 1,664,950 +1,661,348

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 20,875,717
United States 11,281,711
Austria 8,865,107
Czechia 5,770,995
China 4,809,018

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 13,631,689 7,244,028 -6,387,661
United States 6,935,831 4,345,880 -2,589,951
Austria 4,059,404 4,805,703 +746,299
Czechia 3,283,035 2,487,960 -795,075
China 2,730,675 2,078,343 -652,332
Germany 1,638,225 1,597,589 -40,636
France 1,060,460 1,035,769 -24,691
Netherlands 1,683,744 69,001 -1,614,743
Canada 22,581 1,664,950 +1,642,369
Italy 196,419 348,234 +151,815

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 11
Greater Manchester 8
West Midlands 7
Inner London - West 6
West Yorkshire 6

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 10 4 -6
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
West Midlands 6 2 -4
Inner London - West 6 2 -4
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Cheshire 4 1 -3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 1 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1

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) 35,610,134
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,783,605
Air transport 4,119,117
Other 1,505,726
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) 23,780,425 11,829,709 -11,950,716
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,618,114 12,165,491 +2,547,377
Air transport 2,016,093 2,103,024 +86,931
Other 544,751 960,975 +416,224
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 13,132,575
Immingham Docks 10,392,069
Liverpool Docks 8,672,731
London 6,506,845
Tyne 3,657,900

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 7,313,673 5,818,902 -1,494,771
Immingham Docks 4,764,486 5,627,583 +863,097
Liverpool Docks 4,854,422 3,818,309 -1,036,113
London 6,133,605 373,240 -5,760,365
Tyne 1,110,254 2,547,646 +1,437,392
Eurotunnel 1,566,204 1,311,803 -254,401
Southampton 693,504 2,109,336 +1,415,832
Killingholme 2,631,268 12,485 -2,618,783
East Midlands Airport 703,083 1,416,994 +713,911
Felixstowe 904,258 725,202 -179,056

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
35
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
13
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Rental and leasing activities
7
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 11
2026-04 14
2026-03 14
2026-02 14
2026-01 11

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 42
54m+ 32
0-1m 15
15m-54m 9
Other 7

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 6,650,044
Poland 1,310,912
Netherlands 1,071,120
Belgium 1,033,692
Germany 354,583

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 3,150,183 3,499,861 +349,678
Poland 426,888 884,024 +457,136
Netherlands 583,647 487,473 -96,174
Belgium 416,369 617,323 +200,954
Germany 67,694 286,889 +219,195
United States 35,244 316,610 +281,366
Spain 104,117 192,237 +88,120
Romania 73,661 191,287 +117,626
Switzerland 207,737 17,763 -189,974
France 112,398 83,464 -28,934

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
Italy 103,203
Belgium 73,150
Czechia 33,808
China 22,118

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
Italy 50,286 52,917 +2,631
Belgium 62,428 10,722 -51,706
Czechia 33,808 0 -33,808
China 9,688 12,430 +2,742
Ireland 8,140 6,306 -1,834
Germany 961 11,266 +10,305
Netherlands 0 3,755 +3,755
United States 3,341 160 -3,181
Spain 2,321 265 -2,056

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 5,783,716
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,191,927
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,312,353
Air transport 749,455

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 2,689,734 3,093,982 +404,248
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,202,295 2,989,632 +787,337
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,257,036 1,055,317 -201,719
Air transport 324,586 424,869 +100,283

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,783,716
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,842,521
Immingham Docks 1,087,061
Felixstowe 696,246
London Gateway Port 498,702

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 2,689,734 3,093,982 +404,248
Dover / Eurotunnel 973,319 869,202 -104,117
Immingham Docks 590,456 496,605 -93,851
Felixstowe 435,432 260,814 -174,618
London Gateway Port 154,352 344,350 +189,998
Holyhead 236,751 260,730 +23,979
London 85,192 399,855 +314,663
Dover 51,046 432,121 +381,075
London Heathrow Airport 166,217 302,932 +136,715
Southampton 227,186 69,573 -157,613

Quick facts

HS code: 84144090

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

Description: Compressors with a flow rate exceeding 2 m³ per minute