Import/export HS code 842511: Electric motor-powered hoists and winches

Hoists and winches powered by electric motors for lifting or pulling heavy loads

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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 £
Germany 23,034,860
Finland 9,934,499
United States 9,062,574
Italy 8,180,286
France 5,476,588

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 10,451,962 12,582,898 +2,130,936
Finland 5,890,305 4,044,194 -1,846,111
United States 3,194,087 5,868,487 +2,674,400
Italy 4,327,974 3,852,312 -475,662
France 2,321,558 3,155,030 +833,472
Spain 2,615,476 2,467,297 -148,179
Denmark 1,460,047 1,248,406 -211,641
China 1,160,540 1,286,788 +126,248
Switzerland 1,072,087 874,587 -197,500
Netherlands 830,784 741,756 -89,028

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 £
Germany 23,438,204
United States 12,964,692
Italy 11,389,444
Finland 10,643,850
Spain 3,586,613

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 £
Germany 10,703,472 12,734,732 +2,031,260
United States 4,102,730 8,861,962 +4,759,232
Italy 6,012,199 5,377,245 -634,954
Finland 6,223,656 4,420,194 -1,803,462
Spain 2,243,261 1,343,352 -899,909
China 1,743,688 1,696,397 -47,291
Denmark 1,132,392 971,041 -161,351
United Kingdom 762,134 1,249,556 +487,422
Switzerland 1,101,649 888,394 -213,255
Belgium 302,453 411,885 +109,432

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Greater Manchester 13
West Midlands 13
Inner London - West 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 9 +3
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
West Midlands 6 8 +2
Inner London - West 7 9 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 6 -2
Outer London - West and North West 8 3 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Essex 5 5 +0

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) 46,256,122
Air transport 19,990,459
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,375,334
Road transport 2,091,160
Other 367,528

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) 22,839,533 23,416,589 +577,056
Air transport 7,986,527 12,003,932 +4,017,405
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,561,987 2,813,347 -748,640
Road transport 1,050,943 1,040,217 -10,726
Other 228,341 139,187 -89,154

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,612,772
Eurotunnel 9,141,836
London 8,973,339
Immingham Docks 5,691,471
London Stansted Airport 5,182,281

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 6,386,007 9,226,765 +2,840,758
Eurotunnel 5,357,939 3,783,897 -1,574,042
London 4,767,297 4,206,042 -561,255
Immingham Docks 2,281,409 3,410,062 +1,128,653
London Stansted Airport 2,206,028 2,976,253 +770,225
London Heathrow Airport 1,578,678 1,580,064 +1,386
Aberdeen Airport 293,200 2,588,854 +2,295,654
Felixstowe 1,576,792 1,169,841 -406,951
Leeds Bradford Airport 1,637,926 811,663 -826,263
Thamesport 1,319,066 1,096,754 -222,312

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
48
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
39
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
19
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
18
Rental and leasing activities
14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 39
2026-04 34
2026-03 35
2026-02 24
2026-01 31

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 96
54m+ 76
15m-54m 28
Other 25
0-1m 17

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 20,064,756
Germany 4,164,175
France 2,910,133
Netherlands 2,700,244
Ireland 2,665,206

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 5,781,557 14,283,199 +8,501,642
Germany 1,467,302 2,696,873 +1,229,571
France 1,355,960 1,554,173 +198,213
Netherlands 1,374,759 1,325,485 -49,274
Ireland 1,336,377 1,328,829 -7,548
United Arab Emirates 1,928,080 373,897 -1,554,183
Italy 1,188,353 803,488 -384,865
Spain 834,605 1,056,310 +221,705
Australia 859,481 934,866 +75,385
Saudi Arabia 779,621 996,903 +217,282

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 £
Belgium 27,535
China 21,444
Germany 17,130
Ireland 15,040
United States 6,288

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 £
Belgium 0 27,535 +27,535
China 7,344 14,100 +6,756
Germany 6,632 10,498 +3,866
Ireland 1,164 13,876 +12,712
United States 1,902 4,386 +2,484
Switzerland 5,032 200 -4,832
Georgia 0 3,418 +3,418
XI 0 699 +699

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 27,409,041
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,997,910
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,216,049
Other 101,738
Road transport 1,153

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 £
Air transport 13,099,086 14,309,955 +1,210,869
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,706,785 9,291,125 +4,584,340
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,557,874 6,658,175 +100,301
Other 25,064 76,674 +51,610
Road transport 0 1,153 +1,153

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,958,905
Southampton 8,878,560
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,448,046
East Midlands Airport 7,643,045
London Stansted Airport 5,721,497

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 5,373,161 3,585,744 -1,787,417
Southampton 848,606 8,029,954 +7,181,348
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,080,168 4,367,878 +287,710
East Midlands Airport 4,402,702 3,240,343 -1,162,359
London Stansted Airport 1,395,675 4,325,822 +2,930,147
London Gateway Port 2,755,945 378,937 -2,377,008
Holyhead 817,637 1,127,242 +309,605
ZLC 642,992 1,072,792 +429,800
Immingham Docks 622,666 844,792 +222,126
Aberdeen Airport 290,229 1,050,994 +760,765

Quick facts

HS code: 842511

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

Description: Hoists and winches powered by electric motors for lifting or pulling heavy loads