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

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

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 106,275,666
United States 91,512,317
Germany 61,033,836
China 57,457,605
Sweden 39,955,919

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 48,336,982 57,938,684 +9,601,702
United States 35,844,994 55,667,323 +19,822,329
Germany 34,649,002 26,384,834 -8,264,168
China 27,691,829 29,765,776 +2,073,947
Sweden 22,269,642 17,686,277 -4,583,365
France 16,481,901 14,247,456 -2,234,445
Italy 9,998,168 8,270,521 -1,727,647
Belgium 1,794,041 11,569,381 +9,775,340
Japan 2,041,954 1,778 -2,040,176
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,624 1,778,196 +1,776,572

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 187,424,129
China 66,584,818
Germany 57,751,001
Sweden 40,811,366
France 30,490,601

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 75,852,884 111,571,245 +35,718,361
China 32,353,971 34,230,847 +1,876,876
Germany 32,330,031 25,420,970 -6,909,061
Sweden 22,487,374 18,323,992 -4,163,382
France 16,562,956 13,927,645 -2,635,311
Italy 10,788,980 8,954,550 -1,834,430
Finland 4,032,900 4,372,489 +339,589
Netherlands 1,922,997 6,250,592 +4,327,595
Estonia 1,326,474 774,543 -551,931
Belgium 733,185 986,052 +252,867

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
West Midlands 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Inner London - West 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13

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 14 15 +1
West Midlands 8 13 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 8 +3
Inner London - West 4 11 +7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 9 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 11 +4
Greater Manchester 2 8 +6
Outer London - West and North West 1 9 +8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 7 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 7 +0

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) 304,252,139
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 122,642,666
Air transport 1,608,352
Other 940,448
Road transport 252,541

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) 139,729,983 164,522,156 +24,792,173
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 60,068,380 62,574,286 +2,505,906
Air transport 380,382 1,227,970 +847,588
Other 668,985 271,463 -397,522
Road transport 181,292 71,249 -110,043

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 152,532,238
Dover 69,108,955
Eurotunnel 55,154,937
Felixstowe 40,559,003
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,786,476

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 61,992,282 90,539,956 +28,547,674
Dover 23,952,032 45,156,923 +21,204,891
Eurotunnel 35,481,225 19,673,712 -15,807,513
Felixstowe 22,136,881 18,422,122 -3,714,759
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,809,342 19,977,134 +11,167,792
Southampton 9,580,369 11,135,082 +1,554,713
London 8,218,264 5,762,458 -2,455,806
Middlesbrough 11,552,428 18,464 -11,533,964
Purfleet 6,653,752 3,925,180 -2,728,572
London Gateway Port 1,289,004 5,617,509 +4,328,505

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
78
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
39
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
20
Rental and leasing activities
13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 40
2026-04 32
2026-03 45
2026-02 45
2026-01 40

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 99
54m+ 67
0-1m 47
Other 24
15m-54m 22

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 16,987,833
France 6,186,586
Brazil 3,859,292
Germany 3,560,232
Denmark 2,660,779

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 12,886,067 4,101,766 -8,784,301
France 3,181,891 3,004,695 -177,196
Brazil 2,864,924 994,368 -1,870,556
Germany 1,438,496 2,121,736 +683,240
Denmark 2,487,231 173,548 -2,313,683
Ireland 982,449 1,069,680 +87,231
Netherlands 1,066,132 584,317 -481,815
Belgium 634,847 701,032 +66,185
Spain 456,275 621,712 +165,437
Australia 675,392 336,952 -338,440

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 233,316
Germany 39,000

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 116,641 116,675 +34
Germany 0 39,000 +39,000

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) 34,991,898
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,389,029
Air transport 3,521,140
Other 272,316
Road transport 3,726

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) 24,972,046 10,019,852 -14,952,194
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,919,586 6,469,443 +549,857
Air transport 1,665,777 1,855,363 +189,586
Other 116,641 155,675 +39,034
Road transport 3,726 0 -3,726

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 13,897,198
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,996,219
Immingham Docks 4,385,557
Belfast Port 4,160,647
London Gateway Port 3,223,654

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 11,488,555 2,408,643 -9,079,912
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,859,677 7,136,542 +1,276,865
Immingham Docks 3,219,637 1,165,920 -2,053,717
Belfast Port 4,038,803 121,844 -3,916,959
London Gateway Port 1,837,286 1,386,368 -450,918
Southampton 736,633 2,092,221 +1,355,588
Portsmouth 2,091,614 188,979 -1,902,635
East Midlands Airport 749,217 752,045 +2,828
London Heathrow Airport 634,004 700,396 +66,392
Holyhead 466,910 854,413 +387,503

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