Import/export HS code 84271010: Electric fork-lift trucks with high lifting capacity

Electric fork-lift trucks that can lift loads to a height of 1 meter or more

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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 £
Germany 326,711,361
Ireland 129,677,163
Sweden 122,280,085
Italy 113,513,206
Czechia 58,919,560

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 £
Germany 181,573,161 145,138,200 -36,434,961
Ireland 78,200,247 51,476,916 -26,723,331
Sweden 71,164,923 51,115,162 -20,049,761
Italy 62,715,939 50,797,267 -11,918,672
Czechia 35,162,093 23,757,467 -11,404,626
Netherlands 25,192,763 26,096,082 +903,319
China 24,517,236 23,079,847 -1,437,389
France 9,080,535 11,410,977 +2,330,442
South Korea 11,495,456 4,895,309 -6,600,147
India 8,612,871 5,759,577 -2,853,294

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 £
Germany 316,671,874
Ireland 126,137,566
Sweden 124,106,877
Italy 118,020,127
Czechia 67,005,026

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 £
Germany 178,707,253 137,964,621 -40,742,632
Ireland 75,175,243 50,962,323 -24,212,920
Sweden 72,008,801 52,098,076 -19,910,725
Italy 62,829,720 55,190,407 -7,639,313
Czechia 39,101,552 27,903,474 -11,198,078
China 28,338,017 28,592,304 +254,287
Finland 11,331,472 14,437,299 +3,105,827
South Korea 10,970,126 5,851,013 -5,119,113
India 9,087,129 6,081,053 -3,006,076
France 8,189,635 6,287,486 -1,902,149

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 18
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14
Inner London - West 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
West Midlands 10

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 15 12 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 13 +4
Inner London - West 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
West Midlands 5 7 +2
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 7 +2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 5 3 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -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) 703,569,679
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 238,297,846
Other 8,551,241
Air transport 767,542
Road transport 102,980

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) 395,447,305 308,122,374 -87,324,931
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 133,802,917 104,494,929 -29,307,988
Other 5,701,174 2,850,067 -2,851,107
Air transport 595,357 172,185 -423,172
Road transport 102,980 0 -102,980

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 293,174,266
Immingham Docks 219,781,621
Felixstowe 79,516,410
Holyhead 64,434,543
Liverpool Docks 59,766,394

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 168,456,689 124,717,577 -43,739,112
Immingham Docks 121,383,659 98,397,962 -22,985,697
Felixstowe 45,201,870 34,314,540 -10,887,330
Holyhead 37,085,760 27,348,783 -9,736,977
Liverpool Docks 37,892,619 21,873,775 -16,018,844
Southampton 21,992,433 24,229,457 +2,237,024
London 25,072,735 18,004,750 -7,067,985
Killingholme 13,461,566 14,193,927 +732,361
Purfleet 12,091,595 12,029,792 -61,803
Eurotunnel 13,900,223 8,093,142 -5,807,081

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 48
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Rental and leasing activities 12
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 37
2025-10 31
2025-09 28
2025-08 31

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+ 66
1m-15m 60
15m-54m 26
0-1m 18
Other 12

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 120,509,729
Netherlands 72,707,086
Belgium 31,028,095
Germany 30,118,722
France 27,983,873

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 65,764,858 54,744,871 -11,019,987
Netherlands 43,698,696 29,008,390 -14,690,306
Belgium 14,666,802 16,361,293 +1,694,491
Germany 19,190,963 10,927,759 -8,263,204
France 17,520,033 10,463,840 -7,056,193
Spain 15,510,939 10,337,372 -5,173,567
Italy 15,069,968 2,932,700 -12,137,268
Ireland 7,790,694 5,349,596 -2,441,098
Turkey 8,563,926 4,540,216 -4,023,710
Poland 6,621,834 5,129,579 -1,492,255

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 131,252,349
Ireland 1,994,397
China 219,933
France 57,645
Belgium 16,250

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 87,257,258 43,995,091 -43,262,167
Ireland 1,298,179 696,218 -601,961
China 0 219,933 +219,933
France 31,554 26,091 -5,463
Belgium 6,464 9,786 +3,322
Nicaragua 16,092 0 -16,092
Canada 10,532 0 -10,532
South Korea 7,467 0 -7,467
Japan 7,454 0 -7,454
Spain 0 2,607 +2,607

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) 198,899,723
Other 133,793,114
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 106,903,155
Air transport 364,294
Road transport 110,688

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) 97,602,739 101,296,984 +3,694,245
Other 88,801,888 44,991,226 -43,810,662
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,374,172 37,528,983 -31,845,189
Air transport 193,901 170,393 -23,508
Road transport 110,688 0 -110,688

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 133,793,114
Dover / Eurotunnel 76,064,033
London Gateway Port 60,891,161
Liverpool Docks 41,606,391
Belfast Port 34,770,371

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 £
000 88,801,888 44,991,226 -43,810,662
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,267,422 33,796,611 -8,470,811
London Gateway Port 54,428,893 6,462,268 -47,966,625
Liverpool Docks 17,208,776 24,397,615 +7,188,839
Belfast Port 12,515,332 22,255,039 +9,739,707
Southampton 6,965,322 23,735,439 +16,770,117
Immingham Docks 10,332,400 7,811,665 -2,520,735
London 9,810,457 6,921,380 -2,889,077
Felixstowe 1,750,624 5,140,613 +3,389,989
Harwich 3,222,199 2,848,694 -373,505

Quick facts

HS code: 84271010

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

Description: Electric fork-lift trucks that can lift loads to a height of 1 meter or more