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 8,935,437
Germany 8,050,800
United States 5,710,484
Italy 4,929,033
Denmark 4,444,626

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 5,037,736 3,897,701 -1,140,035
Germany 3,239,229 4,811,571 +1,572,342
United States 3,325,687 2,384,797 -940,890
Italy 2,196,894 2,732,139 +535,245
Denmark 1,741,608 2,703,018 +961,410
Sweden 2,414,423 1,843,609 -570,814
Netherlands 1,593,055 2,017,192 +424,137
Saudi Arabia 22,500 3,350,000 +3,327,500
Egypt 2,559,353 0 -2,559,353
Norway 1,646,795 749,031 -897,764

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 9,583,266
United States 8,151,193
United Kingdom 7,990,061
Germany 6,863,225
Sweden 5,082,766

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 5,186,573 4,396,693 -789,880
United States 3,909,596 4,241,597 +332,001
United Kingdom 6,553,332 1,436,729 -5,116,603
Germany 3,230,119 3,633,106 +402,987
Sweden 2,942,435 2,140,331 -802,104
Italy 2,092,495 2,499,211 +406,716
Denmark 987,098 2,477,105 +1,490,007
Saudi Arabia 0 3,350,000 +3,350,000
Netherlands 1,316,969 617,941 -699,028
France 1,186,063 553,127 -632,936

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 28
North Eastern Scotland 22
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 15
Inner London - West 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11

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 20 15 -5
North Eastern Scotland 18 9 -9
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 9 9 +0
Inner London - West 10 7 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 7 -1
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Outer London - West and North West 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 7 +2

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) 27,872,678
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,988,409
Air transport 12,023,988
Other 170,433
Road transport 137,271

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) 16,403,343 11,469,335 -4,934,008
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,417,346 12,571,063 +153,717
Air transport 4,243,211 7,780,777 +3,537,566
Other 47,494 122,939 +75,445
Road transport 55,213 82,058 +26,845

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 8,349,629
London Heathrow Airport 7,686,615
Dover 7,294,062
Southampton 7,045,331
Felixstowe 6,857,545

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 £
Immingham Docks 3,418,064 4,931,565 +1,513,501
London Heathrow Airport 2,536,846 5,149,769 +2,612,923
Dover 3,502,708 3,791,354 +288,646
Southampton 3,448,880 3,596,451 +147,571
Felixstowe 4,299,875 2,557,670 -1,742,205
Eurotunnel 2,471,789 2,615,778 +143,989
Aberdeen Docks 1,405,986 1,229,782 -176,204
Thamesport 1,419,262 969,713 -449,549
Montrose 2,143,690 0 -2,143,690
Harwich 531,933 1,607,828 +1,075,895

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
56
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
39
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
28
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 44
2026-04 43
2026-03 48
2026-02 54
2026-01 37

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 130
54m+ 93
15m-54m 33
0-1m 31
Other 20

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 8,071,142
United States 6,114,637
Netherlands 5,505,527
Norway 5,020,369
Saudi Arabia 4,580,765

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 3,975,993 4,095,149 +119,156
United States 2,892,988 3,221,649 +328,661
Netherlands 3,697,245 1,808,282 -1,888,963
Norway 2,778,752 2,241,617 -537,135
Saudi Arabia 3,376,361 1,204,404 -2,171,957
China 1,071,280 1,782,845 +711,565
Denmark 825,659 1,658,743 +833,084
Spain 1,721,132 738,693 -982,439
Italy 1,564,840 851,569 -713,271
Qatar 23,848 1,963,805 +1,939,957

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 15,489
Germany 7,597
United States 2,491
Taiwan 236

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 8,085 7,404 -681
Germany 7,597 0 -7,597
United States 0 2,491 +2,491
Taiwan 0 236 +236

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) 29,348,748
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,731,795
Air transport 8,369,877
Rail transport 222,668
Other 26,423

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) 17,383,737 11,965,011 -5,418,726
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,068,918 15,662,877 +4,593,959
Air transport 4,237,344 4,132,533 -104,811
Rail transport 0 222,668 +222,668
Other 15,682 10,741 -4,941
Road transport 19,982 4,035 -15,947

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,078,466
London Gateway Port 10,193,717
Liverpool Docks 4,807,255
Immingham Docks 4,592,141
London Heathrow Airport 3,796,904

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 9,086,212 7,992,254 -1,093,958
London Gateway Port 4,244,700 5,949,017 +1,704,317
Liverpool Docks 2,103,250 2,704,005 +600,755
Immingham Docks 2,646,527 1,945,614 -700,913
London Heathrow Airport 1,713,992 2,082,912 +368,920
Felixstowe 2,483,133 666,522 -1,816,611
Southampton 1,311,372 1,481,777 +170,405
ZLC 1,566,542 1,036,414 -530,128
Portsmouth 1,742,774 557,874 -1,184,900
Lerwick 0 2,139,700 +2,139,700

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