Import/export HS code 84144090: Large portable air compressors

Compressors with a flow rate exceeding 2 m³ per minute

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 18,817,999
United States 7,586,883
Czechia 6,963,826
Canada 4,880,556
China 4,112,229

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 13,782,899 5,035,100 -8,747,799
United States 5,487,535 2,099,348 -3,388,187
Czechia 5,062,326 1,901,500 -3,160,826
Canada 3,548,596 1,331,960 -2,216,636
China 2,802,358 1,309,871 -1,492,487
Netherlands 2,126,359 1,979,174 -147,185
Austria 44,307 4,059,404 +4,015,097
France 1,674,517 1,824,000 +149,483
Germany 1,236,149 2,048,497 +812,348
Poland 1,452,369 623,148 -829,221

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 22,827,405
United States 8,879,533
Czechia 7,002,019
Canada 4,899,535
China 4,407,964

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 6,848,564 -9,130,277
United States 5,625,572 3,253,961 -2,371,611
Czechia 5,064,581 1,937,438 -3,127,143
Canada 3,567,575 1,331,960 -2,235,615
China 2,932,035 1,475,929 -1,456,106
Austria 0 4,068,999 +4,068,999
Germany 1,283,479 1,272,996 -10,483
France 1,659,090 693,623 -965,467
Netherlands 903,155 842,154 -61,001
United Kingdom 328,002 42,429 -285,573

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
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 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 4 6 +2
West Midlands 7 1 -6
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 0 -4
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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) 38,680,618
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,081,703
Air transport 3,050,354
Other 1,261,854
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) 27,101,458 11,579,160 -15,522,298
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,466,110 8,615,593 -850,517
Air transport 1,208,144 1,842,210 +634,066
Other 382,940 878,914 +495,974
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 14,033,592
London 8,387,943
Liverpool Docks 6,331,463
Southampton 5,934,828
Immingham Docks 5,410,849

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 8,133,982 5,899,610 -2,234,372
London 8,330,079 57,864 -8,272,215
Liverpool Docks 4,855,727 1,475,736 -3,379,991
Southampton 4,355,906 1,578,922 -2,776,984
Immingham Docks 168,034 5,242,815 +5,074,781
Tyne 1,397,650 2,575,655 +1,178,005
Middlesbrough 3,243,287 0 -3,243,287
Killingholme 2,079,433 588,197 -1,491,236
Eurotunnel 1,179,162 909,035 -270,127
Felixstowe 1,120,470 705,041 -415,429

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 30
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 16
2025-10 12
2025-09 14
2025-08 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 43
54m+ 33
0-1m 15
15m-54m 8
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 6,200,902
Netherlands 972,911
Belgium 882,623
Poland 773,889
Germany 349,163

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 3,342,066 2,858,836 -483,230
Netherlands 712,736 260,175 -452,561
Belgium 259,440 623,183 +363,743
Poland 450,531 323,358 -127,173
Germany 79,784 269,379 +189,595
United States 30,830 288,898 +258,068
Spain 105,000 163,849 +58,849
Switzerland 221,219 0 -221,219
France 87,809 105,026 +17,217
Romania 46,608 106,630 +60,022

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 5,040,699
Belgium 103,368
Italy 80,472
Czechia 32,788
Germany 30,780

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 2,692,535 2,348,164 -344,371
Belgium 89,292 14,076 -75,216
Italy 34,019 46,453 +12,434
Czechia 32,788 0 -32,788
Germany 19,504 11,276 -8,228
Ireland 19,117 5,210 -13,907
China 5,917 6,985 +1,068
Netherlands 3,857 0 -3,857
United States 1,869 1,624 -245
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 5,364,413
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,237,738
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,191,591
Air transport 799,752

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 2,909,481 2,454,932 -454,549
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,285,946 1,951,792 -334,154
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,091,154 1,100,437 +9,283
Air transport 378,484 421,268 +42,784

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,364,413
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,713,213
Immingham Docks 1,007,502
Felixstowe 753,977
London Heathrow Airport 474,004

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 2,909,481 2,454,932 -454,549
Dover / Eurotunnel 901,773 811,440 -90,333
Immingham Docks 453,244 554,258 +101,014
Felixstowe 672,189 81,788 -590,401
London Heathrow Airport 139,986 334,018 +194,032
London Gateway Port 136,386 313,830 +177,444
Holyhead 210,334 236,264 +25,930
London 79,061 299,619 +220,558
Liverpool Docks 148,405 112,330 -36,075
Southampton 96,348 157,963 +61,615

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