Import/export HS code 842489: Various spraying equipment

Other types of spraying machines not specified elsewhere

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 £
Germany 64,627,318
China 49,323,141
Italy 36,825,344
United States 28,398,436
Netherlands 14,693,243

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 £
Germany 42,861,107 21,766,211 -21,094,896
China 24,314,853 25,008,288 +693,435
Italy 20,763,396 16,061,948 -4,701,448
United States 10,017,656 18,380,780 +8,363,124
Netherlands 7,765,535 6,927,708 -837,827
France 6,967,291 6,615,251 -352,040
Switzerland 2,958,432 3,538,116 +579,684
Belgium 3,310,338 2,577,233 -733,105
Spain 2,256,575 1,088,016 -1,168,559
Poland 1,289,000 1,302,584 +13,584

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 62,908,053
Germany 59,491,488
Italy 37,596,320
United States 35,529,725
France 13,030,688

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 30,172,174 32,735,879 +2,563,705
Germany 39,333,135 20,158,353 -19,174,782
Italy 22,371,255 15,225,065 -7,146,190
United States 15,039,381 20,490,344 +5,450,963
France 7,093,271 5,937,417 -1,155,854
Switzerland 2,975,073 2,597,567 -377,506
Netherlands 1,633,505 2,087,006 +453,501
Romania 618,553 2,138,732 +1,520,179
Austria 1,740,673 987,421 -753,252
Denmark 1,611,090 814,033 -797,057

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 84
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 78
Greater Manchester 70
Surrey, East and West Sussex 68
West Midlands 65

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
Inner London - West 54 55 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 55 53 -2
Greater Manchester 52 42 -10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 47 48 +1
West Midlands 41 49 +8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 39 32 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 33 38 +5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 35 24 -11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 30 27 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 28 26 -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) 130,005,501
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,167,225
Air transport 32,188,011
Road transport 4,472,938
Other 2,386,376

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) 80,148,187 49,857,314 -30,290,873
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,759,428 44,407,797 +7,648,369
Air transport 15,111,216 17,076,795 +1,965,579
Road transport 1,905,709 2,567,229 +661,520
Other 1,357,161 1,029,215 -327,946
Rail transport 37,789 0 -37,789

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 56,714,239
Felixstowe 30,271,354
Southampton 27,903,035
Eurotunnel 24,083,071
Killingholme 13,337,493

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 33,708,260 23,005,979 -10,702,281
Felixstowe 15,930,530 14,340,824 -1,589,706
Southampton 10,080,629 17,822,406 +7,741,777
Eurotunnel 14,450,239 9,632,832 -4,817,407
Killingholme 8,045,379 5,292,114 -2,753,265
Immingham Docks 7,514,850 4,937,915 -2,576,935
London Gateway Port 4,827,739 5,745,588 +917,849
London Heathrow Airport 4,901,637 5,586,188 +684,551
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,096,352 3,414,167 -1,682,185
East Midlands Airport 3,815,358 3,321,888 -493,470

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
362
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
179
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
86
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
85
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
82

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 219
2026-04 226
2026-03 247
2026-02 203
2026-01 200

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 513
54m+ 388
0-1m 170
15m-54m 146
Other 84

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 £
Netherlands 70,518,408
India 7,456,237
China 7,414,554
Singapore 7,094,381
Saudi Arabia 6,683,415

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 £
Netherlands 39,037,227 31,481,181 -7,556,046
India 3,545,405 3,910,832 +365,427
China 4,124,745 3,289,809 -834,936
Singapore 3,873,928 3,220,453 -653,475
Saudi Arabia 6,407,203 276,212 -6,130,991
Germany 3,888,721 2,432,748 -1,455,973
Norway 5,127,412 362,454 -4,764,958
Ireland 2,577,326 2,044,794 -532,532
United Arab Emirates 1,153,989 3,170,831 +2,016,842
United States 2,113,201 1,947,727 -165,474

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 943,816
China 87,147
Malaysia 6,083
Ireland 2,719
Germany 2,677

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 348,687 595,129 +246,442
China 45,059 42,088 -2,971
Malaysia 459 5,624 +5,165
Ireland 1,344 1,375 +31
Germany 1,973 704 -1,269
Taiwan 632 220 -412
Slovakia 619 0 -619
South Korea 574 0 -574
Netherlands 407 5 -402
Italy 155 185 +30

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) 99,076,793
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,851,617
Air transport 19,611,590
Other 1,050,216
Road transport 20,096

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) 56,797,529 42,279,264 -14,518,265
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,449,074 17,402,543 -8,046,531
Air transport 10,461,060 9,150,530 -1,310,530
Other 402,715 647,501 +244,786
Road transport 20,096 0 -20,096

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 72,743,204
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,690,620
London Gateway Port 17,355,541
Felixstowe 14,117,675
Southampton 10,900,476

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 £
Immingham Docks 42,178,297 30,564,907 -11,613,390
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,226,198 8,464,422 -761,776
London Gateway Port 7,609,259 9,746,282 +2,137,023
Felixstowe 10,546,415 3,571,260 -6,975,155
Southampton 6,653,479 4,246,997 -2,406,482
London Heathrow Airport 4,508,698 5,468,290 +959,592
East Midlands Airport 1,943,421 1,328,782 -614,639
ZLC 1,333,134 1,179,200 -153,934
Liverpool Docks 1,689,600 488,292 -1,201,308
Manchester Airport 1,219,882 599,263 -620,619

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 842489

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

Description: Other types of spraying machines not specified elsewhere