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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  • 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 £
Germany 20,006,527
Finland 9,067,588
Italy 8,230,715
United States 6,050,045
Spain 4,236,027

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 10,247,868 9,758,659 -489,209
Finland 4,646,741 4,420,847 -225,894
Italy 4,098,513 4,132,202 +33,689
United States 2,117,308 3,932,737 +1,815,429
Spain 1,742,237 2,493,790 +751,553
France 1,966,562 1,884,921 -81,641
Denmark 1,458,862 1,022,320 -436,542
China 1,138,433 1,083,236 -55,197
Switzerland 1,023,326 1,054,872 +31,546
Netherlands 842,666 412,327 -430,339

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 19,646,440
Italy 10,952,460
Finland 9,637,786
United States 8,153,508
Spain 3,665,435

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 10,412,111 9,234,329 -1,177,782
Italy 5,444,009 5,508,451 +64,442
Finland 4,991,128 4,646,658 -344,470
United States 2,922,558 5,230,950 +2,308,392
Spain 1,453,926 2,211,509 +757,583
China 1,782,498 1,391,497 -391,001
United Kingdom 1,164,753 1,075,219 -89,534
Switzerland 1,055,066 1,068,121 +13,055
Denmark 1,180,049 838,303 -341,746
Belgium 376,860 291,406 -85,454

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
Inner London - West 11
West Midlands 11
Greater Manchester 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9

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

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) 40,337,781
Air transport 15,992,484
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,117,375
Road transport 2,066,742
Other 287,505

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) 19,993,370 20,344,411 +351,041
Air transport 7,309,683 8,682,801 +1,373,118
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,698,373 2,419,002 -1,279,371
Road transport 1,002,182 1,064,560 +62,378
Other 246,510 40,995 -205,515

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,397,732
Eurotunnel 8,171,594
London 7,522,328
London Stansted Airport 4,804,707
Immingham Docks 4,386,994

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 5,743,098 7,654,634 +1,911,536
Eurotunnel 5,202,703 2,968,891 -2,233,812
London 3,099,334 4,422,994 +1,323,660
London Stansted Airport 2,199,847 2,604,860 +405,013
Immingham Docks 1,814,070 2,572,924 +758,854
London Heathrow Airport 1,135,492 1,695,542 +560,050
Felixstowe 1,932,174 811,206 -1,120,968
Leeds Bradford Airport 1,672,952 861,672 -811,280
Thamesport 1,212,739 984,493 -228,246
ZLC 1,023,326 1,053,363 +30,037

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 39
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 36
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 18
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 16
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
2026-01 31
2025-11 32
2025-10 38
2025-09 29
2025-08 29

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 90
54m+ 80
15m-54m 27
Other 26
0-1m 14

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 15,178,072
Germany 3,703,088
United Arab Emirates 2,524,397
Netherlands 2,493,565
Ireland 2,458,444

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 5,835,134 9,342,938 +3,507,804
Germany 883,790 2,819,298 +1,935,508
United Arab Emirates 2,160,009 364,388 -1,795,621
Netherlands 1,301,189 1,192,376 -108,813
Ireland 1,206,510 1,251,934 +45,424
France 1,113,833 1,032,008 -81,825
Italy 1,049,025 658,705 -390,320
Australia 422,173 1,207,373 +785,200
Saudi Arabia 916,164 698,273 -217,891
Spain 690,590 700,600 +10,010

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 17,528
Germany 16,927
Ireland 12,143
Switzerland 5,039

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 5,708 11,820 +6,112
Germany 6,449 10,478 +4,029
Ireland 1,164 10,979 +9,815
Switzerland 5,039 0 -5,039
Georgia 0 3,418 +3,418
United States 0 1,902 +1,902
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 25,107,347
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,489,917
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,991,535
Other 90,143
Road transport 2,162

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 11,130,490 13,976,857 +2,846,367
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,672,567 5,817,350 +144,783
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,817,234 5,174,301 +357,067
Other 21,350 68,793 +47,443
Road transport 1,009 1,153 +144

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,753,097
East Midlands Airport 8,298,653
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,055,242
Southampton 4,545,068
London Stansted Airport 3,953,629

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 4,488,694 4,264,403 -224,291
East Midlands Airport 4,626,838 3,671,815 -955,023
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,322,161 3,733,081 +410,920
Southampton 476,492 4,068,576 +3,592,084
London Stansted Airport 478,833 3,474,796 +2,995,963
London Gateway Port 3,182,752 530,106 -2,652,646
Holyhead 709,390 1,090,440 +381,050
Immingham Docks 635,483 731,450 +95,967
Manchester Airport 494,744 662,711 +167,967
ZLC 444,528 636,044 +191,516

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