Import/export HS code 842611: Overhead cranes on fixed supports

Overhead cranes mounted on fixed supports, used in factories or warehouses for moving heavy materials

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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 £
Switzerland 17,955,997
Finland 16,657,357
France 13,525,480
Germany 11,641,384
Czechia 8,522,167

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 £
Switzerland 17,837,492 118,505 -17,718,987
Finland 12,057,398 4,599,959 -7,457,439
France 12,437,712 1,087,768 -11,349,944
Germany 7,737,341 3,904,043 -3,833,298
Czechia 2,324,996 6,197,171 +3,872,175
Spain 2,395,016 1,659,650 -735,366
Italy 863,967 2,594,293 +1,730,326
United States 2,290,479 198,256 -2,092,223
South Korea 2,395,299 0 -2,395,299
Austria 957,916 198,340 -759,576

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 £
Switzerland 17,846,024
Czechia 14,335,261
Finland 13,669,351
France 13,204,073
Spain 4,391,252

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 £
Switzerland 17,846,024 0 -17,846,024
Czechia 5,789,632 8,545,629 +2,755,997
Finland 11,200,895 2,468,456 -8,732,439
France 12,337,123 866,950 -11,470,173
Spain 2,517,308 1,873,944 -643,364
Italy 867,123 2,656,517 +1,789,394
South Korea 2,395,299 0 -2,395,299
Canada 2,085,409 0 -2,085,409
Germany 1,558,177 403,243 -1,154,934
Austria 947,703 182,778 -764,925

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 7
Greater Manchester 5
West Midlands 5
North Eastern Scotland 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3

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 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
West Midlands 4 3 -1
North Eastern Scotland 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Tees Valley 1 2 +1
West of England 3 3 +0
Cheshire 2 0 -2
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 0 -2

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) 44,000,020
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,562,127
Other 5,227,997
Air transport 796,946
Road transport 33,000

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) 26,464,844 17,535,176 -8,929,668
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,509,521 1,052,606 -32,456,915
Other 2,269,618 2,958,379 +688,761
Air transport 504,037 292,909 -211,128
Road transport 33,000 0 -33,000

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Avonmouth Docks 15,813,003
Dover 11,721,964
Portsmouth 8,939,859
Glasgow 8,795,652
Hull 7,259,882

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 £
Avonmouth Docks 15,813,003 0 -15,813,003
Dover 6,278,111 5,443,853 -834,258
Portsmouth 8,126,087 813,772 -7,312,315
Glasgow 8,795,652 0 -8,795,652
Hull 544,476 6,715,406 +6,170,930
Immingham Docks 5,156,216 1,658,600 -3,497,616
000 2,269,618 2,958,379 +688,761
London 1,866,154 2,337,349 +471,195
Southampton 3,889,145 103,982 -3,785,163
Harwich 2,545,042 13,063 -2,531,979

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6
Manufacture of basic metals
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 6
2026-04 7
2026-03 12
2026-02 8
2026-01 9

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+ 38
1m-15m 24
15m-54m 10
Other 4
0-1m 2

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 5,540,781
Ireland 4,283,352
United Arab Emirates 1,736,696
Norway 1,593,644
Spain 1,263,643

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 1,436,103 4,104,678 +2,668,575
Ireland 1,994,291 2,289,061 +294,770
United Arab Emirates 711,743 1,024,953 +313,210
Norway 1,590,872 2,772 -1,588,100
Spain 673,005 590,638 -82,367
Thailand 1,084,391 8,205 -1,076,186
Netherlands 328,266 536,822 +208,556
Singapore 127,077 712,498 +585,421
Saudi Arabia 730,437 95,994 -634,443
Canada 74,290 429,203 +354,913

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 £
XI 3,715,438
Ireland 103,850
China 805

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 £
XI 1,697,363 2,018,075 +320,712
Ireland 0 103,850 +103,850
China 805 0 -805

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) 12,324,571
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,795,556
Other 3,820,093
Air transport 1,863,062

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) 4,952,204 7,372,367 +2,420,163
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,683,444 2,112,112 -571,332
Other 1,698,168 2,121,925 +423,757
Air transport 989,637 873,425 -116,212

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 5,625,820
000 3,820,093
London Gateway Port 3,250,844
Immingham Docks 2,256,019
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,391,506

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 £
Southampton 859,030 4,766,790 +3,907,760
000 1,698,168 2,121,925 +423,757
London Gateway Port 2,238,415 1,012,429 -1,225,986
Immingham Docks 1,589,786 666,233 -923,553
Dover / Eurotunnel 431,079 960,427 +529,348
Felixstowe 1,032,114 159,272 -872,842
Liverpool Docks 355,529 481,103 +125,574
London Heathrow Airport 517,059 256,402 -260,657
Medway 0 660,128 +660,128
Manchester Airport 214,328 301,268 +86,940

Quick facts

HS code: 842611

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

Description: Overhead cranes mounted on fixed supports, used in factories or warehouses for moving heavy materials