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 102,921,776
Germany 86,994,704
Italy 63,700,915
France 49,512,419
United States 34,044,404

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 50,325,545 52,596,231 +2,270,686
Germany 41,178,869 45,815,835 +4,636,966
Italy 30,562,757 33,138,158 +2,575,401
France 23,382,309 26,130,110 +2,747,801
United States 14,961,928 19,082,476 +4,120,548
Netherlands 14,690,055 18,522,988 +3,832,933
Spain 11,239,345 10,454,802 -784,543
Denmark 10,674,077 10,022,489 -651,588
Finland 5,721,445 4,501,379 -1,220,066
Norway 5,045,718 4,514,867 -530,851

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 120,882,257
Germany 81,434,102
Italy 68,969,079
United States 46,109,924
United Kingdom 36,113,085

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 59,310,407 61,571,850 +2,261,443
Germany 40,829,366 40,604,736 -224,630
Italy 32,968,392 36,000,687 +3,032,295
United States 18,410,554 27,699,370 +9,288,816
United Kingdom 21,063,574 15,049,511 -6,014,063
France 16,861,101 18,662,693 +1,801,592
Netherlands 6,934,698 8,853,699 +1,919,001
Denmark 8,225,538 7,254,531 -971,007
Spain 6,302,934 5,555,745 -747,189
Finland 6,306,214 4,939,337 -1,366,877

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 110
Inner London - West 105
West Midlands 88
Greater Manchester 87
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 87

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 72 -6
Inner London - West 66 66 +0
West Midlands 61 62 +1
Greater Manchester 63 60 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 59 56 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 52 56 +4
North Eastern Scotland 47 49 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 55 48 -7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 45 51 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 45 50 +5

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) 241,511,479
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 176,798,203
Air transport 81,378,676
Other 11,776,388
Road transport 2,647,908

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) 119,075,992 122,435,487 +3,359,495
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 89,304,485 87,493,718 -1,810,767
Air transport 33,811,153 47,567,523 +13,756,370
Other 7,930,278 3,846,110 -4,084,168
Road transport 1,257,152 1,390,756 +133,604
Rail transport 956,528 392,398 -564,130

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 106,348,936
Felixstowe 77,655,280
Immingham Docks 34,903,569
Eurotunnel 34,600,349
Southampton 33,877,438

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 51,780,453 54,568,483 +2,788,030
Felixstowe 39,380,648 38,274,632 -1,106,016
Immingham Docks 14,978,207 19,925,362 +4,947,155
Eurotunnel 19,250,177 15,350,172 -3,900,005
Southampton 16,906,827 16,970,611 +63,784
London Heathrow Airport 9,717,971 15,360,308 +5,642,337
London 9,943,362 7,431,797 -2,511,565
Birmingham Airport 5,719,179 7,503,960 +1,784,781
London Gateway Port 4,386,739 8,705,962 +4,319,223
London Stansted Airport 5,751,512 6,938,686 +1,187,174

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 339
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 212
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 142
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 118
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 113

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 336
2026-03 351
2026-02 349
2026-01 284
2025-12 289

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 751
54m+ 596
15m-54m 214
0-1m 169
Other 165

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 63,864,095
Netherlands 31,856,996
Norway 23,143,315
France 23,083,287
Spain 19,440,182

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 34,158,672 29,705,423 -4,453,249
Netherlands 16,806,167 15,050,829 -1,755,338
Norway 12,126,682 11,016,633 -1,110,049
France 11,455,742 11,627,545 +171,803
Spain 11,759,884 7,680,298 -4,079,586
United Arab Emirates 13,248,105 5,729,262 -7,518,843
Germany 8,695,630 9,387,317 +691,687
Saudi Arabia 11,242,218 6,030,038 -5,212,180
Italy 7,497,883 7,495,295 -2,588
Ireland 6,081,251 6,852,022 +770,771

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 840,650
Germany 516,349
Italy 166,479
XI 149,728
Switzerland 34,679

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 416,803 423,847 +7,044
Germany 218,567 297,782 +79,215
Italy 53,019 113,460 +60,441
XI 43,407 106,321 +62,914
Switzerland 21,971 12,708 -9,263
Belgium 0 27,535 +27,535
Ireland 4,985 17,717 +12,732
Netherlands 313 12,220 +11,907
Austria 11,955 0 -11,955
United States 2,778 7,820 +5,042

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) 134,052,087
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 122,119,698
Air transport 113,040,158
Other 2,031,889
Road transport 306,108

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) 66,397,003 67,655,084 +1,258,081
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 72,815,146 49,304,552 -23,510,594
Air transport 57,210,907 55,829,251 -1,381,656
Other 876,993 1,154,896 +277,903
Road transport 300,920 5,188 -295,732
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 70,400,322
London Heathrow Airport 44,040,450
London Gateway Port 32,427,673
Southampton 25,546,984
Immingham Docks 24,041,483

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 36,637,032 33,763,290 -2,873,742
London Heathrow Airport 21,246,157 22,794,293 +1,548,136
London Gateway Port 20,897,278 11,530,395 -9,366,883
Southampton 11,791,891 13,755,093 +1,963,202
Immingham Docks 12,917,089 11,124,394 -1,792,695
East Midlands Airport 12,690,957 10,388,250 -2,302,707
Tyne 8,357,607 7,169,773 -1,187,834
London Stansted Airport 7,489,113 6,655,985 -833,128
Liverpool Docks 6,868,735 6,322,975 -545,760
Felixstowe 8,455,585 4,269,314 -4,186,271

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