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 381,674,347
Ireland 145,752,008
Sweden 140,862,386
Italy 132,273,018
Czechia 73,126,444

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 182,508,275 199,166,072 +16,657,797
Ireland 76,163,632 69,588,376 -6,575,256
Sweden 70,780,974 70,081,412 -699,562
Italy 61,380,705 70,892,313 +9,511,608
Czechia 34,252,529 38,873,915 +4,621,386
Netherlands 24,375,356 33,058,872 +8,683,516
China 25,002,372 31,587,712 +6,585,340
France 9,577,986 14,378,534 +4,800,548
South Korea 12,801,553 5,514,670 -7,286,883
India 8,941,394 5,624,820 -3,316,574

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 367,701,829
Sweden 143,248,887
Ireland 141,703,465
Italy 138,289,173
Czechia 82,089,140

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 177,554,297 190,147,532 +12,593,235
Sweden 71,527,997 71,720,890 +192,893
Ireland 73,065,230 68,638,235 -4,426,995
Italy 61,493,875 76,795,298 +15,301,423
Czechia 38,150,132 43,939,008 +5,788,876
China 28,831,768 39,386,868 +10,555,100
Finland 12,493,903 18,415,697 +5,921,794
South Korea 12,736,488 6,542,882 -6,193,606
France 8,958,699 6,658,988 -2,299,711
India 9,445,634 5,916,314 -3,529,320

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 19
Shropshire and Staffordshire 16
Greater Manchester 12
West Midlands 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 13 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 15 +6
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2
West Midlands 5 8 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 5 5 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 6 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 6 +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) 817,776,128
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 270,165,342
Other 9,781,727
Air transport 963,120
Road transport 122,895

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) 391,551,334 426,224,794 +34,673,460
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 135,310,440 134,854,902 -455,538
Other 5,483,098 4,298,629 -1,184,469
Air transport 480,995 482,125 +1,130
Road transport 102,980 19,915 -83,065

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 346,862,786
Immingham Docks 257,750,796
Felixstowe 87,613,825
Holyhead 74,578,926
Liverpool Docks 65,335,483

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 162,443,239 184,419,547 +21,976,308
Immingham Docks 122,638,834 135,111,962 +12,473,128
Felixstowe 46,538,749 41,075,076 -5,463,673
Holyhead 34,077,294 40,501,632 +6,424,338
Liverpool Docks 39,044,812 26,290,671 -12,754,141
London 27,383,876 28,063,439 +679,563
Southampton 23,619,048 27,260,184 +3,641,136
Killingholme 12,355,164 13,961,248 +1,606,084
Eurotunnel 13,927,500 11,538,864 -2,388,636
Purfleet 11,142,207 14,039,828 +2,897,621

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 58
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Rental and leasing activities 14
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
2026-04 29
2026-03 30
2026-02 31
2026-01 23
2025-12 26

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 70
54m+ 70
15m-54m 27
0-1m 19
Other 15

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 138,086,239
Netherlands 83,419,157
Belgium 36,195,642
Germany 33,062,427
France 29,215,687

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 71,311,030 66,775,209 -4,535,821
Netherlands 41,124,856 42,294,301 +1,169,445
Belgium 13,603,233 22,592,409 +8,989,176
Germany 18,050,268 15,012,159 -3,038,109
France 16,667,982 12,547,705 -4,120,277
Spain 15,828,312 12,433,317 -3,394,995
Italy 14,311,377 3,877,744 -10,433,633
Ireland 8,046,568 7,070,391 -976,177
Poland 6,286,699 7,295,985 +1,009,286
Turkey 7,368,851 5,007,129 -2,361,722

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 141,494,492
Ireland 2,104,657
China 219,933
France 57,645
Netherlands 29,897

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 82,577,274 58,917,218 -23,660,056
Ireland 1,298,562 806,095 -492,467
China 0 219,933 +219,933
France 31,554 26,091 -5,463
Netherlands 0 29,897 +29,897
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

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) 231,265,835
Other 144,440,982
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 113,847,184
Air transport 340,772
Road transport 226,812

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) 102,667,803 128,598,032 +25,930,229
Other 84,122,928 60,318,054 -23,804,874
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 67,047,519 46,799,665 -20,247,854
Air transport 161,629 179,143 +17,514
Road transport 100,688 126,124 +25,436

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 144,440,982
Dover / Eurotunnel 83,906,324
London Gateway Port 59,183,645
Liverpool Docks 55,371,933
Southampton 37,723,956

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 84,122,928 60,318,054 -23,804,874
Dover / Eurotunnel 40,314,320 43,592,004 +3,277,684
London Gateway Port 52,171,728 7,011,917 -45,159,811
Liverpool Docks 20,626,336 34,745,597 +14,119,261
Southampton 9,845,282 27,878,674 +18,033,392
Belfast Port 13,037,148 22,213,142 +9,175,994
Immingham Docks 10,314,861 12,059,688 +1,744,827
London 10,012,004 10,853,214 +841,210
Felixstowe 1,943,046 7,144,390 +5,201,344
Harwich 3,234,839 3,330,613 +95,774

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