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 50,809,079
Austria 39,387,913
Belgium 37,609,621
Finland 16,791,846
Ireland 15,270,146

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 27,740,196 23,068,883 -4,671,313
Austria 17,748,323 21,639,590 +3,891,267
Belgium 25,292,421 12,317,200 -12,975,221
Finland 4,067,379 12,724,467 +8,657,088
Ireland 7,395,985 7,874,161 +478,176
Germany 5,914,601 7,398,311 +1,483,710
France 1,018,993 10,114,022 +9,095,029
Netherlands 4,858,829 6,171,683 +1,312,854
Sweden 10,545,545 448,053 -10,097,492
Denmark 3,965,286 3,324,251 -641,035

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 53,608,698
Austria 44,158,705
Belgium 31,162,729
Poland 19,139,667
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 13,341,901

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 29,192,469 24,416,229 -4,776,240
Austria 19,820,183 24,338,522 +4,518,339
Belgium 16,710,866 14,451,863 -2,259,003
Poland 10,143,103 8,996,564 -1,146,539
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,221,706 6,120,195 -1,101,511
Germany 5,574,880 7,245,971 +1,671,091
Netherlands 5,489,895 3,667,195 -1,822,700
Ireland 4,729,203 4,264,520 -464,683
Finland 3,996,896 3,442,601 -554,295
Denmark 3,956,909 3,324,251 -632,658

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
West Central Scotland 2 3 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 1 +0

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) 214,009,323
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,328,754
Other 1,573,400
Air transport 960,200

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) 109,873,363 104,135,960 -5,737,403
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,542,503 5,786,251 +243,748
Other 692,741 880,659 +187,918
Air transport 454,530 505,670 +51,140

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 90,652,730
Eurotunnel 45,927,274
Immingham Docks 34,008,635
Harwich 14,187,747
Holyhead 10,985,035

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 43,516,668 47,136,062 +3,619,394
Eurotunnel 25,318,412 20,608,862 -4,709,550
Immingham Docks 14,871,655 19,136,980 +4,265,325
Harwich 7,727,998 6,459,749 -1,268,249
Holyhead 4,866,247 6,118,788 +1,252,541
Southampton 2,388,804 2,477,687 +88,883
Killingholme 3,577,633 265,271 -3,312,362
Hull 2,139,228 1,634,794 -504,434
Portsmouth 2,092,925 924,502 -1,168,423
London 1,861,464 1,000,830 -860,634

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
7
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 15
2026-04 12
2026-03 15
2026-02 11
2026-01 12

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 26
54m+ 14
15m-54m 8
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 2,224,670
Poland 1,468,615
Germany 1,402,014
Netherlands 1,015,305
France 320,589

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 900,605 1,324,065 +423,460
Poland 628,405 840,210 +211,805
Germany 966,760 435,254 -531,506
Netherlands 790,950 224,355 -566,595
France 171,021 149,568 -21,453
Spain 18,588 239,490 +220,902
Iraq 175,490 65,700 -109,790
Italy 128,100 93,854 -34,246
Mauritius 41,000 98,400 +57,400
Georgia 59,550 69,000 +9,450

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) 6,676,330
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,378,318
Air transport 361,384
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) 3,166,393 3,509,937 +343,544
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 998,111 380,207 -617,904
Air transport 248,739 112,645 -136,094
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 3,808,739
Holyhead 1,740,668
Immingham Docks 499,422
Harwich 323,117
Liverpool Docks 302,046

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 1,939,233 1,869,506 -69,727
Holyhead 509,011 1,231,657 +722,646
Immingham Docks 416,089 83,333 -332,756
Harwich 269,403 53,714 -215,689
Liverpool Docks 251,363 50,683 -200,680
Avonmouth Docks 300,000 0 -300,000
Portsmouth 0 237,971 +237,971
London Gateway Port 50,253 157,470 +107,217
London Heathrow Airport 197,836 9,605 -188,231
Felixstowe 100,550 95,400 -5,150

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