Import/export HS code 842482: Agricultural sprayers

Sprayers used in farming and gardening

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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 7,949,208
France 6,828,764
Ireland 6,121,661
Germany 5,155,942
Italy 4,990,132

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 4,239,871 3,709,337 -530,534
France 4,163,145 2,665,619 -1,497,526
Ireland 2,688,897 3,432,764 +743,867
Germany 1,535,883 3,620,059 +2,084,176
Italy 2,265,555 2,724,577 +459,022
United States 1,108,148 1,729,219 +621,071
Austria 914,950 787,706 -127,244
Israel 539,345 1,002,480 +463,135
Netherlands 909,360 596,194 -313,166
Belgium 661,123 541,416 -119,707

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 8,961,348
Ireland 5,815,984
Mexico 5,341,491
Italy 5,020,852
Germany 4,195,416

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 4,819,763 4,141,585 -678,178
Ireland 2,559,231 3,256,753 +697,522
Mexico 2,907,420 2,434,071 -473,349
Italy 2,223,435 2,797,417 +573,982
Germany 1,304,344 2,891,072 +1,586,728
United States 1,596,382 1,516,933 -79,449
France 1,787,251 1,002,846 -784,405
Israel 840,169 1,332,907 +492,738
Austria 897,123 789,726 -107,397
Taiwan 397,293 665,998 +268,705

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 14
Lancashire 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
West Midlands 12
West Yorkshire 12

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
Greater Manchester 11 8 -3
Lancashire 10 9 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 10 +1
West Midlands 9 7 -2
West Yorkshire 8 8 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 7 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 8 7 -1
Lincolnshire 8 7 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 7 +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) 27,210,890
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,490,065
Air transport 4,366,773
Other 1,430,064
Road transport 3,306

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) 12,964,221 14,246,669 +1,282,448
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,555,210 5,934,855 +379,645
Air transport 2,058,422 2,308,351 +249,929
Other 687,650 742,414 +54,764
Road transport 1,342 1,964 +622

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,628,451
Felixstowe 4,837,267
Eurotunnel 2,633,637
Southampton 2,089,592
London Gateway Port 2,064,759

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 6,957,274 7,671,177 +713,903
Felixstowe 2,507,867 2,329,400 -178,467
Eurotunnel 1,416,998 1,216,639 -200,359
Southampton 1,053,884 1,035,708 -18,176
London Gateway Port 711,570 1,353,189 +641,619
Holyhead 854,800 1,115,340 +260,540
Immingham Docks 891,015 1,052,396 +161,381
Liverpool Docks 1,107,062 811,735 -295,327
Milford 910,593 961,991 +51,398
London Heathrow Airport 800,773 1,057,914 +257,141

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 106
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 52
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 18
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 16
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 39
2025-11 40
2025-10 43
2025-09 37
2025-08 44

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 119
54m+ 54
0-1m 31
15m-54m 31
Other 22

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 2,048,878
France 1,505,353
Switzerland 915,190
Netherlands 766,412
Saudi Arabia 738,594

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 936,744 1,112,134 +175,390
France 1,037,360 467,993 -569,367
Switzerland 737,234 177,956 -559,278
Netherlands 364,947 401,465 +36,518
Saudi Arabia 734,360 4,234 -730,126
Germany 272,768 341,665 +68,897
United States 281,479 239,839 -41,640
Hungary 179,170 292,445 +113,275
Canada 302,344 156,634 -145,710
Poland 230,949 142,406 -88,543

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 120,360
Germany 27,153
China 21,721
Italy 14,838
Ireland 12,547

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 78,175 42,185 -35,990
Germany 19,459 7,694 -11,765
China 13,594 8,127 -5,467
Italy 7,167 7,671 +504
Ireland 9,761 2,786 -6,975
Poland 2,789 2,848 +59
United States 3,669 0 -3,669
Taiwan 1,510 1,446 -64
Netherlands 313 0 -313
Sweden 213 0 -213

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) 6,326,397
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,095,893
Air transport 2,248,674
Other 212,678
Road transport 2,986

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) 3,188,163 3,138,234 -49,929
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,990,747 1,105,146 -885,601
Air transport 1,475,356 773,318 -702,038
Other 138,024 74,654 -63,370
Road transport 0 2,986 +2,986

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,155,406
London Gateway Port 1,311,149
Holyhead 1,231,062
East Midlands Airport 1,037,042
Felixstowe 904,903

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,853,129 1,302,277 -550,852
London Gateway Port 845,429 465,720 -379,709
Holyhead 503,659 727,403 +223,744
East Midlands Airport 795,121 241,921 -553,200
Felixstowe 404,462 500,441 +95,979
Liverpool Docks 578,885 208,571 -370,314
Immingham Docks 298,387 224,878 -73,509
ZLC 273,366 209,624 -63,742
London Heathrow Airport 332,377 148,272 -184,105
Harwich 171,237 285,946 +114,709

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 842482

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

Description: Sprayers used in farming and gardening