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

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

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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 £
Netherlands 66,168,999
Germany 18,253,543
Ireland 7,041,779
Italy 2,826,625
China 1,814,454

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 25,798,860 40,370,139 +14,571,279
Germany 5,382,150 12,871,393 +7,489,243
Ireland 2,500,693 4,541,086 +2,040,393
Italy 1,309,341 1,517,284 +207,943
China 731,472 1,082,982 +351,510
Slovenia 611,614 999,620 +388,006
Norway 209,608 1,134,909 +925,301
France 714,784 263,544 -451,240
Sweden 785,991 33,012 -752,979
Denmark 248,026 506,550 +258,524

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 64,668,163
Germany 24,131,667
Italy 3,899,229
Slovenia 1,859,414
China 1,834,466

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 25,724,264 38,943,899 +13,219,635
Germany 6,633,563 17,498,104 +10,864,541
Italy 1,914,389 1,984,840 +70,451
Slovenia 884,091 975,323 +91,232
China 742,392 1,092,074 +349,682
United Kingdom 307,856 1,309,772 +1,001,916
Spain 753,579 197,926 -555,653
Ireland 653,109 257,729 -395,380
Sweden 813,736 56,568 -757,168
Denmark 272,272 468,883 +196,611

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
West Midlands 9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8
Greater Manchester 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
Inner London - West 4 10 +6
West Midlands 3 6 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 7 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 4 +2
Essex 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
North Eastern Scotland 6 2 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 5 +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) 94,466,825
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,064,425
Air transport 1,333,018
Other 1,068,234
Road transport 24,858

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) 36,541,639 57,925,186 +21,383,547
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,732,638 5,331,787 +1,599,149
Air transport 375,053 957,965 +582,912
Other 23,612 1,044,622 +1,021,010
Road transport 0 24,858 +24,858

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 63,505,703
Dover 8,732,912
Holyhead 7,870,681
Liverpool Docks 7,583,373
Tyne 1,889,832

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 25,807,092 37,698,611 +11,891,519
Dover 6,434,548 2,298,364 -4,136,184
Holyhead 762,336 7,108,345 +6,346,009
Liverpool Docks 1,167,781 6,415,592 +5,247,811
Tyne 783,049 1,106,783 +323,734
Felixstowe 735,099 1,129,862 +394,763
Belfast Port 0 1,836,084 +1,836,084
Blyth Harbour 3,698 1,678,594 +1,674,896
Southampton 634,511 790,806 +156,295
Harwich 117,857 1,018,120 +900,263

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
28
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
26
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
17
Rental and leasing activities
12
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 17
2026-04 21
2026-03 25
2026-02 19
2026-01 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 61
54m+ 54
15m-54m 26
0-1m 11
Other 11

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 15,492,580
Netherlands 10,542,757
QS 7,441,644
United States 5,925,471
Brazil 4,140,695

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 4,465,439 11,027,141 +6,561,702
Netherlands 4,492,775 6,049,982 +1,557,207
QS 6,836,788 604,856 -6,231,932
United States 3,626,729 2,298,742 -1,327,987
Brazil 1,129,868 3,010,827 +1,880,959
Belgium 1,999,301 2,039,583 +40,282
France 1,288,157 1,445,186 +157,029
Australia 654,855 2,031,288 +1,376,433
Norway 2,217,400 133,200 -2,084,200
Germany 747,072 1,196,473 +449,401

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 6,217
XI 2,875
Ireland 1,190

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 2,155 4,062 +1,907
XI 474 2,401 +1,927
Ireland 1,002 188 -814

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) 37,986,557
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,788,262
Air transport 7,858,140
Other 23,589

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) 14,829,686 23,156,871 +8,327,185
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,690,816 11,097,446 -6,593,370
Air transport 5,210,644 2,647,496 -2,563,148
Other 16,764 6,825 -9,939

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,328,952
Holyhead 10,332,131
Belfast Port 6,884,208
London Heathrow Airport 6,169,660
Southampton 6,077,250

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 5,805,811 6,523,141 +717,330
Holyhead 2,464,627 7,867,504 +5,402,877
Belfast Port 6,884,208 0 -6,884,208
London Heathrow Airport 4,101,918 2,067,742 -2,034,176
Southampton 1,871,608 4,205,642 +2,334,034
Immingham Docks 1,995,431 3,473,869 +1,478,438
Liverpool Docks 1,305,042 3,114,335 +1,809,293
Blyth Harbour 1,797,485 2,506,061 +708,576
London Gateway Port 1,129,902 2,837,120 +1,707,218
London 2,640,763 181,900 -2,458,863

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