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 19,681,339
United States 10,041,495
Czechia 7,158,307
Canada 5,213,546
China 4,747,749

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 13,286,401 6,394,938 -6,891,463
United States 5,549,809 4,491,686 -1,058,123
Czechia 4,720,021 2,438,286 -2,281,735
Canada 3,548,596 1,664,950 -1,883,646
China 2,778,026 1,969,723 -808,303
Austria 48,086 4,055,625 +4,007,539
Netherlands 2,357,723 1,727,120 -630,603
Germany 2,374,646 1,412,614 -962,032
France 747,347 2,495,776 +1,748,429
Poland 1,484,354 851,849 -632,505

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 23,730,133
United States 11,299,089
Czechia 7,206,982
Canada 5,232,525
China 5,036,936

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 15,616,785 8,113,348 -7,503,437
United States 5,652,790 5,646,299 -6,491
Czechia 4,722,276 2,484,706 -2,237,570
Canada 3,567,575 1,664,950 -1,902,625
China 2,902,616 2,134,320 -768,296
Austria 3,779 4,089,905 +4,086,126
Germany 1,584,523 1,430,975 -153,548
France 730,823 1,379,982 +649,159
Netherlands 1,685,136 69,001 -1,616,135
Italy 132,982 395,384 +262,402

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 8
Inner London - West 6
Cheshire 5

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 5 -4
Greater Manchester 4 6 +2
West Midlands 7 2 -5
Inner London - West 5 2 -3
Cheshire 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 1 -3
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +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) 40,318,524
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,851,183
Air transport 3,757,675
Other 1,570,324
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) 26,468,773 13,849,751 -12,619,022
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,204,399 11,646,784 +2,442,385
Air transport 1,538,833 2,218,842 +680,009
Other 560,037 1,010,287 +450,250
Road transport 0 87,853 +87,853

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,564,957
Liverpool Docks 8,677,613
London 7,970,655
Southampton 6,447,547
Immingham Docks 5,616,827

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 7,777,523 6,787,434 -990,089
Liverpool Docks 4,855,727 3,821,886 -1,033,841
London 7,874,836 95,819 -7,779,017
Southampton 4,340,321 2,107,226 -2,233,095
Immingham Docks 110,266 5,506,561 +5,396,295
Tyne 1,304,329 2,858,821 +1,554,492
Middlesbrough 3,020,756 0 -3,020,756
Killingholme 2,094,920 576,389 -1,518,531
Eurotunnel 1,441,698 1,223,205 -218,493
Felixstowe 1,044,387 778,650 -265,737

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 14
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 10
Rental and leasing activities 7
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 14
2026-03 14
2026-02 14
2026-01 11
2025-12 12

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 45
54m+ 37
0-1m 15
15m-54m 9
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 7,142,014
Poland 1,385,440
Netherlands 1,212,157
Belgium 805,047
Germany 368,746

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 3,323,780 3,818,234 +494,454
Poland 485,776 899,664 +413,888
Netherlands 712,782 499,375 -213,407
Belgium 405,771 399,276 -6,495
Germany 78,557 290,189 +211,632
Spain 105,750 218,279 +112,529
United States 43,432 276,296 +232,864
Romania 49,003 196,787 +147,784
Switzerland 215,053 0 -215,053
United Arab Emirates 112,280 86,233 -26,047

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 5,770,157
Italy 97,770
Belgium 93,554
Czechia 41,438
Ireland 23,031

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 2,632,458 3,137,699 +505,241
Italy 42,658 55,112 +12,454
Belgium 79,478 14,076 -65,402
Czechia 32,788 8,650 -24,138
Ireland 16,989 6,042 -10,947
Germany 10,837 11,266 +429
China 6,555 15,289 +8,734
Netherlands 3,857 3,755 -102
United States 3,493 160 -3,333
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 6,124,988
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,410,557
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,335,049
Air transport 775,657

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 2,839,871 3,285,117 +445,246
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,308,192 3,102,365 +794,173
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,339,711 995,338 -344,373
Air transport 284,393 491,264 +206,871

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,124,988
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,867,619
Immingham Docks 1,098,925
Felixstowe 925,577
Holyhead 590,172

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 2,839,871 3,285,117 +445,246
Dover / Eurotunnel 880,918 986,701 +105,783
Immingham Docks 595,557 503,368 -92,189
Felixstowe 685,806 239,771 -446,035
Holyhead 257,517 332,655 +75,138
Dover 116,850 435,971 +319,121
London Heathrow Airport 133,820 354,059 +220,239
London Gateway Port 194,577 288,924 +94,347
London 82,361 338,346 +255,985
Liverpool Docks 164,733 131,297 -33,436

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