Import/export HS code 842691: Cranes for road vehicles

Cranes designed to be mounted on trucks or other road vehicles for transport and lifting purposes

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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 £
Italy 53,689,217
Belgium 41,941,739
Austria 39,778,424
Finland 16,839,585
Ireland 16,021,339

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 £
Italy 26,971,506 26,717,711 -253,795
Belgium 25,216,724 16,725,015 -8,491,709
Austria 17,552,649 22,225,775 +4,673,126
Finland 3,541,143 13,298,442 +9,757,299
Ireland 7,574,025 8,447,314 +873,289
Germany 5,723,977 7,716,677 +1,992,700
Sweden 11,350,959 1,543,999 -9,806,960
Netherlands 4,964,046 6,622,232 +1,658,186
France 956,933 8,625,743 +7,668,810
Denmark 3,721,736 3,964,033 +242,297

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 £
Italy 56,509,246
Austria 44,685,181
Belgium 33,105,989
Poland 20,129,624
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 13,394,086

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 £
Italy 28,371,946 28,137,300 -234,646
Austria 19,524,633 25,160,548 +5,635,915
Belgium 19,785,164 13,320,825 -6,464,339
Poland 10,104,792 10,024,832 -79,960
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,384,405 10,009,681 +6,625,276
Germany 5,641,599 7,564,337 +1,922,738
Ireland 5,657,648 4,561,756 -1,095,892
Netherlands 5,283,131 4,728,092 -555,039
Finland 4,294,544 4,143,173 -151,371
Denmark 3,721,736 3,955,656 +233,920

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
North Eastern Scotland 4
West Midlands 4
Greater Manchester 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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
North Eastern Scotland 2 3 +1
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
West Central Scotland 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +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) 223,490,550
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,556,377
Other 1,589,811
Air transport 1,237,385

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) 108,466,077 115,024,473 +6,558,396
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,729,648 6,826,729 +2,097,081
Other 709,152 880,659 +171,507
Air transport 680,556 556,829 -123,727

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 93,780,949
Eurotunnel 48,108,294
Immingham Docks 34,308,413
Harwich 15,171,430
Holyhead 11,067,480

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 42,886,030 50,894,919 +8,008,889
Eurotunnel 24,274,899 23,833,395 -441,504
Immingham Docks 13,353,472 20,954,941 +7,601,469
Harwich 7,581,083 7,590,347 +9,264
Holyhead 4,456,672 6,610,808 +2,154,136
Southampton 1,837,009 2,981,671 +1,144,662
Hull 2,634,047 1,787,474 -846,573
Killingholme 3,815,214 265,271 -3,549,943
London 2,026,470 1,371,683 -654,787
Portsmouth 2,309,867 849,874 -1,459,993

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. 11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 12
2026-03 15
2026-02 11
2026-01 12
2025-12 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
1m-15m 25
54m+ 15
15m-54m 9
Other 8
0-1m 4

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 £
Ireland 2,469,507
Germany 1,522,964
Poland 1,407,340
Netherlands 1,145,418
France 321,980

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 £
Ireland 1,134,643 1,334,864 +200,221
Germany 933,437 589,527 -343,910
Poland 635,825 771,515 +135,690
Netherlands 603,505 541,913 -61,592
France 130,101 191,879 +61,778
Italy 194,163 98,067 -96,096
Spain 48,588 239,490 +190,902
Iraq 179,990 65,700 -114,290
Mauritius 20,000 134,400 +114,400
Georgia 50,050 78,500 +28,450

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 £
Italy 130,015
Estonia 17,764
Nicaragua 7,177

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 £
Italy 100,015 30,000 -70,015
Estonia 7,533 10,231 +2,698
Nicaragua 0 7,177 +7,177

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) 7,122,062
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,529,516
Air transport 369,579
Other 194,826

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) 3,436,379 3,685,683 +249,304
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 773,774 755,742 -18,032
Air transport 230,894 138,685 -92,209
Other 147,418 47,408 -100,010

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,959,723
Holyhead 1,892,915
Immingham Docks 523,324
Liverpool Docks 394,636
Harwich 323,117

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 2,160,519 1,799,204 -361,315
Holyhead 650,459 1,242,456 +591,997
Immingham Docks 270,262 253,062 -17,200
Liverpool Docks 343,953 50,683 -293,270
Harwich 266,903 56,214 -210,689
Avonmouth Docks 0 300,000 +300,000
Portsmouth 0 237,971 +237,971
Felixstowe 70,050 140,900 +70,850
London Gateway Port 19,401 188,322 +168,921
London Heathrow Airport 185,351 22,090 -163,261

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 842691

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

Description: Cranes designed to be mounted on trucks or other road vehicles for transport and lifting purposes