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 22,643,820
Finland 9,911,583
United States 8,713,620
Italy 8,275,571
France 5,243,454

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 10,194,766 12,449,054 +2,254,288
Finland 5,556,845 4,354,738 -1,202,107
United States 2,474,419 6,239,201 +3,764,782
Italy 4,164,968 4,110,603 -54,365
France 2,131,527 3,111,927 +980,400
Spain 2,575,432 2,439,425 -136,007
Denmark 1,508,548 1,249,054 -259,494
China 1,129,510 1,317,527 +188,017
Switzerland 1,002,934 932,394 -70,540
Netherlands 824,976 727,732 -97,244

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 22,817,158
United States 11,810,986
Italy 11,641,897
Finland 10,626,708
Spain 3,585,349

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 10,436,857 12,380,301 +1,943,444
United States 3,254,688 8,556,298 +5,301,610
Italy 5,695,420 5,946,477 +251,057
Finland 5,926,840 4,699,868 -1,226,972
Spain 2,287,121 1,298,228 -988,893
China 1,691,320 1,734,327 +43,007
Denmark 1,191,512 1,008,965 -182,547
Switzerland 1,043,784 948,464 -95,320
United Kingdom 710,812 1,038,745 +327,933
Belgium 396,658 294,235 -102,423

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Greater Manchester 11
Inner London - West 10
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
West Midlands 6 9 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 10 +5
Greater Manchester 7 9 +2
Inner London - West 4 7 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 6 -2
Outer London - West and North West 9 3 -6
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7 3 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 7 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 4 4 +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) 45,824,504
Air transport 18,813,246
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,233,187
Road transport 1,926,584
Other 329,070

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) 22,391,096 23,433,408 +1,042,312
Air transport 6,899,397 11,913,849 +5,014,452
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,427,230 2,805,957 -621,273
Road transport 981,790 944,794 -36,996
Other 214,089 114,981 -99,108

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,622,719
Eurotunnel 8,999,552
London 8,791,724
Immingham Docks 5,610,669
London Stansted Airport 5,216,133

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 6,244,923 9,377,796 +3,132,873
Eurotunnel 5,241,052 3,758,500 -1,482,552
London 4,267,299 4,524,425 +257,126
Immingham Docks 2,071,684 3,538,985 +1,467,301
London Stansted Airport 1,895,356 3,320,777 +1,425,421
Felixstowe 1,713,982 990,970 -723,012
Aberdeen Airport 293,200 2,400,811 +2,107,611
Leeds Bradford Airport 1,641,755 821,560 -820,195
London Heathrow Airport 832,640 1,620,505 +787,865
Thamesport 1,218,386 1,183,406 -34,980

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 46
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 35
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 19
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 34
2026-03 34
2026-02 24
2026-01 31
2025-12 36

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+ 78
15m-54m 27
Other 27
0-1m 15

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 19,781,906
Germany 4,079,391
France 2,810,446
Netherlands 2,738,151
Ireland 2,620,487

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 5,635,394 14,146,512 +8,511,118
Germany 1,361,449 2,717,942 +1,356,493
France 1,178,466 1,631,980 +453,514
Netherlands 1,393,409 1,344,742 -48,667
Ireland 1,225,700 1,394,787 +169,087
United Arab Emirates 1,967,680 373,484 -1,594,196
Italy 1,160,428 810,992 -349,436
Spain 745,153 1,141,895 +396,742
Australia 623,978 1,169,591 +545,613
Saudi Arabia 871,421 881,735 +10,314

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 21,418
Germany 16,927
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 7,328 14,090 +6,762
Germany 6,632 10,295 +3,663
Ireland 1,164 13,876 +12,712
United States 1,902 4,386 +2,484
Switzerland 5,032 0 -5,032
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 27,523,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,590,413
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,067,826
Other 101,309
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 12,119,018 15,404,039 +3,285,021
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,136,949 9,453,464 +5,316,515
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,207,539 6,860,287 +652,748
Other 25,048 76,261 +51,213
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 9,169,887
Southampton 8,489,541
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,372,935
East Midlands Airport 8,125,259
London Stansted Airport 5,437,419

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 4,651,102 4,518,785 -132,317
Southampton 529,509 7,960,032 +7,430,523
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,870,157 4,502,778 +632,621
East Midlands Airport 4,585,293 3,539,966 -1,045,327
London Stansted Airport 1,050,048 4,387,371 +3,337,323
London Gateway Port 2,557,975 573,916 -1,984,059
Holyhead 711,376 1,214,031 +502,655
ZLC 546,637 1,022,339 +475,702
Immingham Docks 615,443 847,426 +231,983
Aberdeen Airport 292,560 900,369 +607,809

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