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

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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 99,704,441
Germany 83,320,817
Italy 60,248,139
France 47,608,435
United States 33,273,191

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 50,803,474 48,900,967 -1,902,507
Germany 40,191,749 43,129,068 +2,937,319
Italy 30,890,300 29,357,839 -1,532,461
France 28,152,918 19,455,517 -8,697,401
United States 16,681,959 16,591,232 -90,727
Netherlands 15,113,781 15,992,364 +878,583
Spain 11,274,919 9,944,810 -1,330,109
Denmark 10,330,383 9,658,941 -671,442
Finland 5,857,868 3,512,649 -2,345,219
Norway 5,446,633 3,720,874 -1,725,759

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 116,721,190
Germany 77,271,440
Italy 64,826,981
United States 46,284,472
United Kingdom 35,162,697

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 59,368,959 57,352,231 -2,016,728
Germany 38,986,703 38,284,737 -701,966
Italy 33,386,115 31,440,866 -1,945,249
United States 20,257,202 26,027,270 +5,770,068
United Kingdom 21,523,800 13,638,897 -7,884,903
France 21,644,020 12,514,053 -9,129,967
Netherlands 7,433,680 7,355,797 -77,883
Denmark 7,862,484 6,753,418 -1,109,066
Spain 6,208,516 5,223,726 -984,790
Finland 6,332,021 4,047,101 -2,284,920

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 102
Inner London - West 102
Greater Manchester 90
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 84
West Midlands 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 71 68 -3
Inner London - West 64 64 +0
Greater Manchester 66 59 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 64 54 -10
West Midlands 64 57 -7
North Eastern Scotland 49 46 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 53 47 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 51 53 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 55 45 -10
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) 229,048,591
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 171,842,377
Air transport 80,514,039
Other 10,856,182
Road transport 2,738,307

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) 117,566,663 111,481,928 -6,084,735
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 94,229,844 77,612,533 -16,617,311
Air transport 37,110,645 43,403,394 +6,292,749
Other 7,950,288 2,905,894 -5,044,394
Road transport 1,386,537 1,351,770 -34,767
Rail transport 1,147,227 207,374 -939,853

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 101,600,858
Felixstowe 73,834,623
Immingham Docks 33,632,721
Southampton 32,470,967
Eurotunnel 31,510,247

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 51,634,577 49,966,281 -1,668,296
Felixstowe 40,300,284 33,534,339 -6,765,945
Immingham Docks 15,002,269 18,630,452 +3,628,183
Southampton 17,240,024 15,230,943 -2,009,081
Eurotunnel 16,755,543 14,754,704 -2,000,839
London Heathrow Airport 10,918,334 14,767,118 +3,848,784
London 10,212,424 6,232,905 -3,979,519
London Gateway Port 4,944,725 8,771,742 +3,827,017
Birmingham Airport 6,377,542 6,266,055 -111,487
London Stansted Airport 6,646,780 5,617,964 -1,028,816

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
335
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
218
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
143
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
117
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
114

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 340
2026-04 336
2026-03 352
2026-02 350
2026-01 284

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 744
54m+ 586
15m-54m 206
0-1m 170
Other 156

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 60,625,476
Netherlands 30,989,180
France 21,062,658
Spain 18,379,780
Norway 18,212,719

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 34,067,306 26,558,170 -7,509,136
Netherlands 18,917,789 12,071,391 -6,846,398
France 10,581,369 10,481,289 -100,080
Spain 10,921,068 7,458,712 -3,462,356
Norway 8,027,102 10,185,617 +2,158,515
Germany 8,606,746 9,265,474 +658,728
Saudi Arabia 11,552,819 5,439,441 -6,113,378
United Arab Emirates 10,538,452 5,799,753 -4,738,699
Italy 9,752,109 5,147,183 -4,604,926
Ireland 6,048,270 6,158,670 +110,400

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 811,475
Germany 487,436
Italy 160,738
XI 154,508
Switzerland 34,988

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 423,196 388,279 -34,917
Germany 197,460 289,976 +92,516
Italy 48,745 111,993 +63,248
XI 43,978 110,530 +66,552
Switzerland 22,076 12,912 -9,164
Belgium 12,800 14,735 +1,935
Ireland 4,501 17,224 +12,723
Netherlands 313 12,220 +11,907
Austria 11,955 0 -11,955
United States 3,122 7,476 +4,354

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) 129,997,767
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 116,976,265
Air transport 108,081,880
Other 1,968,158
Rail transport 222,668

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) 69,857,114 60,140,653 -9,716,461
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,060,488 51,915,777 -13,144,711
Air transport 58,666,476 49,415,404 -9,251,072
Other 868,127 1,100,031 +231,904
Rail transport 0 222,668 +222,668
Road transport 27,690 9,868 -17,822

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 67,767,842
London Heathrow Airport 42,367,560
London Gateway Port 34,454,261
Southampton 25,533,841
East Midlands Airport 21,051,601

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 37,335,942 30,431,900 -6,904,042
London Heathrow Airport 21,894,105 20,473,455 -1,420,650
London Gateway Port 17,059,331 17,394,930 +335,599
Southampton 12,667,772 12,866,069 +198,297
East Midlands Airport 12,008,130 9,043,471 -2,964,659
Immingham Docks 8,826,618 10,413,575 +1,586,957
Tyne 8,936,492 5,880,173 -3,056,319
London Stansted Airport 7,979,847 6,051,549 -1,928,298
Liverpool Docks 6,944,819 5,446,365 -1,498,454
Aberdeen Docks 8,392,949 3,377,678 -5,015,271

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