Import/export HS code 842699: Various cranes and lifting equipment

Cranes and lifting equipment not covered by other codes, including specialized or custom designs

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 £
Netherlands 52,675,576
Germany 10,710,759
Ireland 6,893,725
Italy 3,108,607
China 1,731,222

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 £
Netherlands 23,223,425 29,452,151 +6,228,726
Germany 5,610,191 5,100,568 -509,623
Ireland 2,522,748 4,370,977 +1,848,229
Italy 1,831,707 1,276,900 -554,807
China 631,958 1,099,264 +467,306
Slovenia 832,534 877,200 +44,666
France 897,899 288,093 -609,806
Norway 311,604 756,564 +444,960
Japan 901,981 7,000 -894,981
Sweden 58,560 769,038 +710,478

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 £
Netherlands 50,967,291
Germany 16,587,820
Italy 4,121,767
Slovenia 2,009,212
China 1,753,563

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 £
Netherlands 23,319,821 27,647,470 +4,327,649
Germany 6,874,207 9,713,613 +2,839,406
Italy 2,442,826 1,678,941 -763,885
Slovenia 974,305 1,034,907 +60,602
China 646,907 1,106,656 +459,749
United Kingdom 327,404 1,169,927 +842,523
Japan 957,569 7,000 -950,569
Spain 777,949 117,540 -660,409
Sweden 87,742 792,594 +704,852
Ireland 653,109 192,335 -460,774

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 8
Inner London - West 8
North Eastern Scotland 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
West Midlands 7

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 5 +0
Inner London - West 3 6 +3
North Eastern Scotland 5 3 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 3 -3
West Midlands 5 2 -3
Essex 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 5 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -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) 75,184,769
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,755,005
Air transport 1,286,846
Other 958,826
Road transport 16,880

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) 34,389,804 40,794,965 +6,405,161
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,387,920 2,367,085 -2,020,835
Air transport 377,336 909,510 +532,174
Other 21,664 937,162 +915,498
Road transport 0 16,880 +16,880

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 51,359,268
Dover 8,430,895
Holyhead 4,742,013
Liverpool Docks 3,419,048
Felixstowe 1,848,356

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 23,789,970 27,569,298 +3,779,328
Dover 6,503,203 1,927,692 -4,575,511
Holyhead 781,052 3,960,961 +3,179,909
Liverpool Docks 1,167,781 2,251,267 +1,083,486
Felixstowe 558,254 1,290,102 +731,848
Tyne 244,224 1,463,867 +1,219,643
Belfast Port 1,540 1,465,518 +1,463,978
Eurotunnel 1,120,687 298,139 -822,548
Southampton 678,080 459,046 -219,034
Harwich 117,857 1,012,343 +894,486

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 27
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 22
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 15
Rental and leasing activities 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 20
2025-10 19
2025-09 15
2025-08 19

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 58
54m+ 45
15m-54m 22
0-1m 9
Other 9

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 10,837,912
Canada 7,622,366
QS 7,441,644
Netherlands 7,412,983
United States 5,329,636

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 4,835,289 6,002,623 +1,167,334
Canada 7,209,832 412,534 -6,797,298
QS 6,836,788 604,856 -6,231,932
Netherlands 3,890,106 3,522,877 -367,229
United States 3,383,838 1,945,798 -1,438,040
Belgium 258,155 3,861,198 +3,603,043
France 2,035,631 1,181,789 -853,842
Australia 422,036 2,174,700 +1,752,664
Norway 2,238,674 99,322 -2,139,352
Brazil 989,528 895,776 -93,752

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 £
Ireland 12,908
China 5,103
XI 2,400
Italy 16

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 £
Ireland 12,786 122 -12,664
China 2,081 3,022 +941
XI 317 2,083 +1,766
Italy 16 0 -16

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) 33,662,508
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,303,982
Air transport 7,896,787
Other 29,720
Road transport 1,933

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) 24,182,606 9,479,902 -14,702,704
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,033,380 14,270,602 -762,778
Air transport 4,998,888 2,897,899 -2,100,989
Other 24,319 5,401 -18,918
Road transport 1,933 0 -1,933

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,517,189
Dover 8,047,123
Belfast Port 6,884,208
Holyhead 6,684,334
London Heathrow Airport 6,414,382

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 6,980,740 4,536,449 -2,444,291
Dover 7,367,730 679,393 -6,688,337
Belfast Port 6,851,006 33,202 -6,817,804
Holyhead 2,371,620 4,312,714 +1,941,094
London Heathrow Airport 3,921,369 2,493,013 -1,428,356
Southampton 1,975,277 2,996,668 +1,021,391
Blyth Harbour 0 4,303,546 +4,303,546
Liverpool Docks 1,794,875 1,584,418 -210,457
Immingham Docks 2,023,183 1,239,976 -783,207
Aberdeen Docks 2,652,379 12,902 -2,639,477

Quick facts

HS code: 842699

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

Description: Cranes and lifting equipment not covered by other codes, including specialized or custom designs