Import/export HS code 842531: Electric motor-powered jacks

Jacks powered by electric motors, used for lifting heavy objects like vehicles or machinery

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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 9,067,123
Germany 7,710,034
United States 5,411,433
Italy 4,610,843
Sweden 3,643,729

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 5,122,883 3,944,240 -1,178,643
Germany 3,374,254 4,335,780 +961,526
United States 3,434,835 1,976,598 -1,458,237
Italy 2,408,844 2,201,999 -206,845
Sweden 1,822,735 1,820,994 -1,741
Saudi Arabia 0 3,372,500 +3,372,500
Netherlands 1,281,215 1,723,664 +442,449
Egypt 2,559,353 0 -2,559,353
Spain 1,346,625 993,686 -352,939
Denmark 1,625,105 565,235 -1,059,870

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 9,679,873
United Kingdom 8,631,020
United States 7,394,654
Germany 6,679,762
Sweden 4,393,816

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 5,514,119 4,165,754 -1,348,365
United Kingdom 6,617,716 2,013,304 -4,604,412
United States 3,796,457 3,598,197 -198,260
Germany 3,262,701 3,417,061 +154,360
Sweden 1,903,571 2,490,245 +586,674
Italy 2,106,666 2,105,420 -1,246
Saudi Arabia 0 3,350,000 +3,350,000
France 1,511,789 398,904 -1,112,885
Netherlands 1,047,338 739,710 -307,628
Taiwan 1,067,332 715,099 -352,233

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 25
North Eastern Scotland 22
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 16
Inner London - West 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 17 +0
North Eastern Scotland 15 13 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 9 11 +2
Inner London - West 10 7 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
West Midlands 6 7 +1
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 4 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0
North Wales 7 3 -4

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,592,686
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,389,343
Air transport 12,001,199
Road transport 128,246
Other 65,431

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,903,302 8,689,384 -7,213,918
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,692,266 11,697,077 +4,811
Air transport 4,609,438 7,391,761 +2,782,323
Road transport 60,350 67,896 +7,546
Other 48,034 17,397 -30,637

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 7,704,120
London Heathrow Airport 7,615,982
Felixstowe 7,143,388
Southampton 6,143,488
Eurotunnel 5,645,458

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 3,694,362 4,009,758 +315,396
London Heathrow Airport 2,168,481 5,447,501 +3,279,020
Felixstowe 4,766,470 2,376,918 -2,389,552
Southampton 2,981,427 3,162,061 +180,634
Eurotunnel 3,239,770 2,405,688 -834,082
Immingham Docks 3,138,594 2,374,356 -764,238
Thamesport 1,847,176 718,327 -1,128,849
Montrose 2,143,690 0 -2,143,690
Grangemouth Docks 563,964 1,381,718 +817,754
Aberdeen Docks 1,105,134 827,779 -277,355

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 53
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 38
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 27
Rental and leasing activities 20
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 37
2025-11 36
2025-10 42
2025-09 46
2025-08 40

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 124
54m+ 94
15m-54m 35
0-1m 23
Other 22

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 £
France 9,348,884
Brazil 8,408,841
United States 8,059,293
Norway 6,307,670
Netherlands 5,545,817

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 £
France 5,582,709 3,766,175 -1,816,534
Brazil 8,385,212 23,629 -8,361,583
United States 5,382,574 2,676,719 -2,705,855
Norway 3,959,437 2,348,233 -1,611,204
Netherlands 2,005,245 3,540,572 +1,535,327
Saudi Arabia 3,400,337 7,936 -3,392,401
Spain 2,152,352 1,163,688 -988,664
Italy 1,662,927 560,047 -1,102,880
Denmark 658,853 1,555,388 +896,535
Belgium 1,729,859 344,055 -1,385,804

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 14,294
Germany 7,597

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 5,123 9,171 +4,048
Germany 7,597 0 -7,597

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,030,606
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,389,458
Air transport 7,965,159
Road transport 287,897
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,451,030 10,579,576 -11,871,454
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,624,249 13,765,209 -2,859,040
Air transport 4,495,405 3,469,754 -1,025,651
Road transport 272,032 15,865 -256,167
Rail transport 0 222,668 +222,668
Other 12,720 9,781 -2,939

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,558,129
London Gateway Port 9,498,997
Aberdeen Docks 6,287,144
Immingham Docks 5,287,275
Liverpool Docks 4,249,357

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 10,217,985 7,340,144 -2,877,841
London Gateway Port 7,979,861 1,519,136 -6,460,725
Aberdeen Docks 6,273,187 13,957 -6,259,230
Immingham Docks 3,015,983 2,271,292 -744,691
Liverpool Docks 2,272,493 1,976,864 -295,629
Felixstowe 1,739,416 1,862,316 +122,900
London Heathrow Airport 1,728,505 1,506,444 -222,061
Portsmouth 2,326,260 868,218 -1,458,042
ZLC 1,595,993 1,179,288 -416,705
Southampton 1,310,213 1,252,820 -57,393

Quick facts

HS code: 842531

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

Description: Jacks powered by electric motors, used for lifting heavy objects like vehicles or machinery