Import/export HS code 8425: Pulley systems, hoists, winches, and jacks

Includes pulley systems, hoists (except skip hoists), winches, capstans, and jacks for lifting or pulling heavy objects

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 £
China 92,002,534
Germany 79,389,974
Italy 59,299,470
France 53,735,416
United States 29,689,672

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 48,979,824 43,022,710 -5,957,114
Germany 40,736,681 38,653,293 -2,083,388
Italy 31,819,131 27,480,339 -4,338,792
France 30,969,161 22,766,255 -8,202,906
United States 15,953,483 13,736,189 -2,217,294
Netherlands 15,305,812 13,509,640 -1,796,172
Spain 10,300,483 9,054,675 -1,245,808
Denmark 10,776,611 5,741,496 -5,035,115
Finland 4,804,967 4,490,331 -314,636
Norway 4,905,178 4,196,923 -708,255

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 108,423,026
Germany 74,224,077
Italy 64,255,276
France 42,640,326
United States 36,622,922

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 58,544,177 49,878,849 -8,665,328
Germany 40,150,539 34,073,538 -6,077,001
Italy 33,983,423 30,271,853 -3,711,570
France 24,616,475 18,023,851 -6,592,624
United States 17,831,605 18,791,317 +959,712
United Kingdom 22,442,016 11,977,009 -10,465,007
Netherlands 7,366,222 6,770,472 -595,750
Denmark 8,292,696 4,396,483 -3,896,213
Spain 5,415,022 5,921,484 +506,462
Finland 5,492,505 4,808,668 -683,837

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 109
Inner London - West 98
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 85
West Midlands 85
Greater Manchester 84

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 78 67 -11
Inner London - West 70 60 -10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 57 56 -1
West Midlands 60 58 -2
Greater Manchester 56 57 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 56 51 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 54 45 -9
North Eastern Scotland 47 39 -8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 42 48 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 45 47 +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) 217,917,413
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 166,660,901
Air transport 74,025,121
Other 12,474,480
Road transport 2,460,266

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) 116,329,480 101,587,933 -14,741,547
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 95,841,991 70,818,910 -25,023,081
Air transport 34,351,979 39,673,142 +5,321,163
Other 8,524,710 3,949,770 -4,574,940
Road transport 1,217,405 1,242,861 +25,456
Rail transport 691,168 637,207 -53,961

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 97,383,053
Felixstowe 71,380,001
Eurotunnel 32,007,344
Southampton 30,958,471
Immingham Docks 27,430,151

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 51,875,861 45,507,192 -6,368,669
Felixstowe 38,827,087 32,552,914 -6,274,173
Eurotunnel 20,135,099 11,872,245 -8,262,854
Southampton 17,162,253 13,796,218 -3,366,035
Immingham Docks 14,233,018 13,197,133 -1,035,885
London Heathrow Airport 9,228,251 15,107,031 +5,878,780
London 8,903,913 6,745,245 -2,158,668
Birmingham Airport 5,576,727 7,204,560 +1,627,833
000 8,524,710 3,949,770 -4,574,940
London Stansted Airport 6,218,000 5,467,755 -750,245

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 314
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 200
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 136
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 110
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 106

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 284
2025-11 325
2025-10 346
2025-09 321
2025-08 330

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 722
54m+ 580
15m-54m 206
0-1m 154
Other 147

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 £
United States 60,451,674
Netherlands 30,963,486
Norway 22,982,030
France 22,683,757
United Arab Emirates 19,242,596

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 £
United States 35,365,342 25,086,332 -10,279,010
Netherlands 15,243,183 15,720,303 +477,120
Norway 12,512,011 10,470,019 -2,041,992
France 12,898,798 9,784,959 -3,113,839
United Arab Emirates 13,964,441 5,278,155 -8,686,286
Spain 11,635,412 6,095,326 -5,540,086
Germany 8,171,243 8,371,656 +200,413
Saudi Arabia 11,214,245 5,094,238 -6,120,007
Brazil 10,298,343 5,270,630 -5,027,713
Italy 7,539,259 5,806,676 -1,732,583

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 £
China 744,233
Germany 422,195
Italy 152,843
XI 139,744
Switzerland 32,905

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 £
China 419,319 324,914 -94,405
Germany 226,951 195,244 -31,707
Italy 58,863 93,980 +35,117
XI 31,685 108,059 +76,374
Switzerland 22,082 10,823 -11,259
Belgium 0 27,535 +27,535
Ireland 4,558 13,655 +9,097
Austria 11,955 0 -11,955
France 3,291 1,792 -1,499
Australia 0 3,935 +3,935

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 124,069,650
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 122,891,145
Air transport 103,482,017
Other 1,754,810
Road transport 358,141

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,425,668 42,643,982 -38,781,686
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 65,422,261 57,468,884 -7,953,377
Air transport 56,526,926 46,955,091 -9,571,835
Other 862,068 892,742 +30,674
Road transport 338,873 19,268 -319,605
Rail transport 0 222,668 +222,668

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 65,525,822
London Heathrow Airport 39,289,266
London Gateway Port 32,134,956
Immingham Docks 23,870,749
East Midlands Airport 22,436,063

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 36,609,281 28,916,541 -7,692,740
London Heathrow Airport 21,878,100 17,411,166 -4,466,934
London Gateway Port 25,557,407 6,577,549 -18,979,858
Immingham Docks 14,245,788 9,624,961 -4,620,827
East Midlands Airport 12,317,483 10,118,580 -2,198,903
Southampton 11,900,418 9,648,887 -2,251,531
Aberdeen Docks 10,304,410 6,278,722 -4,025,688
Tyne 9,856,699 6,139,383 -3,717,316
Felixstowe 7,541,206 4,624,036 -2,917,170
London Stansted Airport 6,829,499 5,142,623 -1,686,876

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 8425

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

Description: Includes pulley systems, hoists (except skip hoists), winches, capstans, and jacks for lifting or pulling heavy objects