Import/export HS code 84271090: Various electric fork-lift trucks

Electric fork-lift trucks with lifting heights less than 1 meter or other specifications

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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 107,568,527
United States 89,322,984
Germany 59,489,428
China 52,136,546
Sweden 31,087,953

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 11,725,292 95,843,235 +84,117,943
United States 54,683,134 34,639,850 -20,043,284
Germany 32,402,840 27,086,588 -5,316,252
China 25,499,315 26,637,231 +1,137,916
Sweden 17,853,623 13,234,330 -4,619,293
France 16,115,806 12,856,344 -3,259,462
Italy 7,541,032 9,556,232 +2,015,200
Belgium 3,346,306 9,339,326 +5,993,020
Japan 337,406 1,858,910 +1,521,504
Ireland 985,552 669,064 -316,488

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 £
United States 185,781,539
China 59,127,641
Germany 57,483,181
Sweden 33,097,583
France 28,298,450

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 £
United States 57,901,063 127,880,476 +69,979,413
China 28,366,248 30,761,393 +2,395,145
Germany 31,052,756 26,430,425 -4,622,331
Sweden 19,451,379 13,646,204 -5,805,175
France 15,531,284 12,767,166 -2,764,118
Italy 8,245,709 9,845,691 +1,599,982
Finland 3,288,264 3,591,339 +303,075
Netherlands 1,671,747 5,145,781 +3,474,034
Belgium 2,488,449 272,874 -2,215,575
Estonia 1,144,898 852,026 -292,872

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 21
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12
Inner London - West 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
West Midlands 11

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 11 17 +6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 11 +5
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 7 -2
West Midlands 9 6 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 8 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 7 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 7 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - East 4 5 +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) 308,591,567
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 93,725,165
Air transport 2,117,055
Other 980,038
Road transport 250,289

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) 117,138,892 191,452,675 +74,313,783
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,826,264 40,898,901 -11,927,363
Air transport 1,247,881 869,174 -378,707
Other 695,295 284,743 -410,552
Road transport 181,292 68,997 -112,295

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 137,953,202
Dover 66,717,567
Eurotunnel 55,046,412
Felixstowe 38,111,368
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,526,983

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 76,117,419 61,835,783 -14,281,636
Dover 18,444,613 48,272,954 +29,828,341
Eurotunnel 11,662,601 43,383,811 +31,721,210
Felixstowe 20,957,514 17,153,854 -3,803,660
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,268,739 26,258,244 +24,989,505
Southampton 8,314,102 9,869,477 +1,555,375
London 7,528,860 6,606,284 -922,576
Middlesbrough 11,552,428 932 -11,551,496
Purfleet 4,476,296 6,846,704 +2,370,408
Killingholme 2,148,137 2,172,802 +24,665

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 71
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 18
Rental and leasing activities 13
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 40
2025-11 41
2025-10 32
2025-09 31
2025-08 39

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 91
54m+ 57
0-1m 33
Other 27
15m-54m 18

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 24,286,664
France 6,736,798
Brazil 3,691,201
Germany 3,176,637
Denmark 2,728,677

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 19,995,324 4,291,340 -15,703,984
France 2,264,244 4,472,554 +2,208,310
Brazil 2,924,190 767,011 -2,157,179
Germany 1,048,603 2,128,034 +1,079,431
Denmark 2,552,980 175,697 -2,377,283
Ireland 1,528,510 1,153,422 -375,088
Turkey 1,836,749 113,880 -1,722,869
Netherlands 1,774,103 132,453 -1,641,650
Poland 1,512,539 167,323 -1,345,216
Australia 1,359,961 255,091 -1,104,870

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 289,945

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 140,692 149,253 +8,561

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) 44,813,647
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,638,700
Air transport 3,156,600
Other 289,945
Road transport 36,773

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) 34,541,965 10,271,682 -24,270,283
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,432,237 6,206,463 -3,225,774
Air transport 1,343,854 1,812,746 +468,892
Other 140,692 149,253 +8,561
Road transport 36,773 0 -36,773

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 20,968,999
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,345,488
Belfast Port 8,089,046
Immingham Docks 4,778,258
London Gateway Port 3,102,229

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 £
Liverpool Docks 18,064,472 2,904,527 -15,159,945
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,269,126 6,076,362 -1,192,764
Belfast Port 7,933,530 155,516 -7,778,014
Immingham Docks 4,029,414 748,844 -3,280,570
London Gateway Port 1,896,330 1,205,899 -690,431
Southampton 977,484 1,526,157 +548,673
Portsmouth 138,491 2,153,224 +2,014,733
East Midlands Airport 432,620 1,037,630 +605,010
Holyhead 685,266 781,178 +95,912
Felixstowe 893,368 365,652 -527,716

Quick facts

HS code: 84271090

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

Description: Electric fork-lift trucks with lifting heights less than 1 meter or other specifications