Import/export HS code 842549: Various types of jacks and hoists

Jacks and hoists not powered by electricity or hydraulics, including manual or mechanical systems

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
France 21,417,027
China 11,374,719
Germany 11,308,658
Italy 7,751,221
Spain 3,818,423

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 £
France 13,572,726 7,844,301 -5,728,425
China 4,340,738 7,033,981 +2,693,243
Germany 5,340,224 5,968,434 +628,210
Italy 4,412,474 3,338,747 -1,073,727
Spain 2,548,180 1,270,243 -1,277,937
Netherlands 1,611,634 788,408 -823,226
United States 1,090,469 913,310 -177,159
Denmark 760,271 909,002 +148,731
Belgium 733,637 427,717 -305,920
Poland 107,518 828,095 +720,577

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 £
France 17,700,656
China 12,616,170
Germany 11,117,385
Italy 7,754,911
United States 3,929,136

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 £
France 11,529,101 6,171,555 -5,357,546
China 5,105,668 7,510,502 +2,404,834
Germany 5,374,834 5,742,551 +367,717
Italy 4,479,608 3,275,303 -1,204,305
United States 1,800,316 2,128,820 +328,504
Spain 2,185,911 1,245,322 -940,589
Czechia 793,335 521,373 -271,962
United Kingdom 524,624 441,003 -83,621
Netherlands 762,900 100,429 -662,471
Poland 46,961 796,169 +749,208

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 47
Surrey, East and West Sussex 33
Inner London - West 32
Greater Manchester 30
West Midlands 27

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32 28 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21 19 -2
Inner London - West 22 18 -4
Greater Manchester 21 18 -3
West Midlands 21 18 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19 17 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 11 -4
West Yorkshire 16 13 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 17 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 13 -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) 26,897,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,678,223
Air transport 13,223,896
Other 4,418,839
Rail transport 1,294,035

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) 14,272,588 12,624,875 -1,647,713
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,530,361 9,147,862 -4,382,499
Air transport 5,912,373 7,311,523 +1,399,150
Other 2,750,312 1,668,527 -1,081,785
Rail transport 691,168 602,867 -88,301
Road transport 1,552 10,300 +8,748

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,114,257
Felixstowe 8,684,027
Avonmouth Docks 7,152,302
Birmingham Airport 6,242,011
000 4,418,839

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 5,872,278 5,241,979 -630,299
Felixstowe 3,268,177 5,415,850 +2,147,673
Avonmouth Docks 7,152,302 0 -7,152,302
Birmingham Airport 2,417,434 3,824,577 +1,407,143
000 2,750,312 1,668,527 -1,081,785
Newhaven 1,778,945 1,446,346 -332,599
London Heathrow Airport 1,330,935 1,810,134 +479,199
Immingham Docks 1,064,455 1,739,356 +674,901
Purfleet 1,705,896 1,035,986 -669,910
Southampton 1,310,405 1,232,707 -77,698

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 91
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 60
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 54
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 44
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 69
2025-11 83
2025-10 93
2025-09 79
2025-08 95

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
54m+ 205
1m-15m 201
15m-54m 65
Other 60
0-1m 54

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 £
Saudi Arabia 3,738,239
Italy 2,124,559
Netherlands 1,974,802
United States 1,718,329
Ireland 1,106,352

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 £
Saudi Arabia 463,766 3,274,473 +2,810,707
Italy 2,042,411 82,148 -1,960,263
Netherlands 1,577,895 396,907 -1,180,988
United States 1,044,644 673,685 -370,959
Ireland 509,891 596,461 +86,570
Germany 253,783 628,630 +374,847
France 488,658 287,917 -200,741
QS 0 648,060 +648,060
Spain 290,068 239,855 -50,213
New Zealand 451,439 3,402 -448,037

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 222,227
Germany 191,611
XI 123,561
Switzerland 22,627
Italy 9,910

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 130,522 91,705 -38,817
Germany 109,171 82,440 -26,731
XI 20,556 103,005 +82,449
Switzerland 13,147 9,480 -3,667
Italy 4,779 5,131 +352
Spain 2,057 1,708 -349
Nicaragua 2,558 872 -1,686
Netherlands 313 401 +88
Denmark 0 228 +228

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 7,759,511
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,262,571
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,260,767
Other 720,637
Road transport 903

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 2,945,421 4,814,090 +1,868,669
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,349,573 1,912,998 -2,436,575
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,824,495 1,436,272 -388,223
Other 337,952 382,685 +44,733
Road transport 903 0 -903

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,062,773
Warton Aerodrome 3,547,756
London Heathrow Airport 2,653,236
Felixstowe 1,087,735
Tyne 1,015,876

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 2,924,697 1,138,076 -1,786,621
Warton Aerodrome 430,914 3,116,842 +2,685,928
London Heathrow Airport 1,792,196 861,040 -931,156
Felixstowe 1,029,805 57,930 -971,875
Tyne 879,911 135,965 -743,946
000 337,952 382,685 +44,733
Blyth Harbour 0 648,060 +648,060
London Gateway Port 355,263 280,243 -75,020
London Stansted Airport 258,480 183,931 -74,549
Dover 396,540 11,485 -385,055

Quick facts

HS code: 842549

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

Description: Jacks and hoists not powered by electricity or hydraulics, including manual or mechanical systems