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 107,048,960
United States 94,494,960
Germany 64,055,063
China 60,078,317
Sweden 40,939,870

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 21,906,203 85,142,757 +63,236,554
United States 34,274,154 60,220,806 +25,946,652
Germany 34,929,228 29,125,835 -5,803,393
China 27,814,852 32,263,465 +4,448,613
Sweden 22,159,392 18,780,478 -3,378,914
France 16,794,532 14,937,546 -1,856,986
Italy 9,322,480 9,453,983 +131,503
Belgium 2,256,105 11,660,138 +9,404,033
Japan 2,122,428 1,778 -2,120,650
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 190,406,772
China 69,496,131
Germany 60,844,744
Sweden 42,054,662
France 31,508,673

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 47,733,757 142,673,015 +94,939,258
China 32,535,377 36,960,754 +4,425,377
Germany 33,049,631 27,795,113 -5,254,518
Sweden 22,630,935 19,423,727 -3,207,208
France 16,844,991 14,663,682 -2,181,309
Italy 10,083,302 10,250,919 +167,617
Finland 3,737,825 4,763,811 +1,025,986
Netherlands 1,850,915 6,330,598 +4,479,683
Estonia 1,356,138 909,704 -446,434
Belgium 1,143,389 987,604 -155,785

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 22
West Midlands 19
Inner London - West 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12

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 13 17 +4
West Midlands 9 13 +4
Inner London - West 6 11 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 11 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 8 +0
Greater Manchester 2 8 +6
Outer London - West and North West 1 9 +8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 8 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 7 +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) 313,185,842
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 126,247,870
Air transport 1,625,673
Other 945,555
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) 111,382,217 201,803,625 +90,421,408
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 60,232,880 66,014,990 +5,782,110
Air transport 386,666 1,239,007 +852,341
Other 630,077 315,478 -314,599
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 158,317,341
Dover 70,495,898
Eurotunnel 55,338,992
Felixstowe 42,626,496
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,819,206

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 60,091,524 98,225,817 +38,134,293
Dover 21,440,200 49,055,698 +27,615,498
Eurotunnel 14,065,692 41,273,300 +27,207,608
Felixstowe 22,712,684 19,913,812 -2,798,872
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,983,337 22,835,869 +16,852,532
Southampton 9,002,949 12,386,260 +3,383,311
London 8,591,099 6,194,417 -2,396,682
Middlesbrough 11,552,428 18,464 -11,533,964
Purfleet 6,642,802 4,373,493 -2,269,309
London Gateway Port 1,032,157 5,874,356 +4,842,199

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
80
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
12

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 102
54m+ 68
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 23,120,228
France 6,700,870
Brazil 3,917,414
Germany 3,600,686
Denmark 2,738,711

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 18,395,394 4,724,834 -13,670,560
France 2,665,457 4,035,413 +1,369,956
Brazil 2,923,046 994,368 -1,928,678
Germany 1,025,946 2,574,740 +1,548,794
Denmark 2,552,980 185,731 -2,367,249
Ireland 920,485 1,261,917 +341,432
Netherlands 1,416,664 584,317 -832,347
Turkey 1,430,884 111,082 -1,319,802
Belgium 655,662 717,788 +62,126
Australia 987,086 336,952 -650,134

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 254,283
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 95,309 158,974 +63,665
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) 44,341,964
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,220,782
Air transport 3,575,051
Other 293,283
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) 32,420,207 11,921,757 -20,498,450
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,206,917 7,013,865 +806,948
Air transport 1,619,742 1,955,309 +335,567
Other 95,309 197,974 +102,665
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 19,893,008
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,535,793
Belfast Port 6,709,581
Immingham Docks 4,689,753
London Gateway Port 3,265,056

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 17,047,732 2,845,276 -14,202,456
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,829,161 7,706,632 +1,877,471
Belfast Port 6,587,737 121,844 -6,465,893
Immingham Docks 3,443,334 1,246,419 -2,196,915
London Gateway Port 1,878,688 1,386,368 -492,320
Southampton 684,792 2,201,878 +1,517,086
Portsmouth 1,125,620 1,154,973 +29,353
East Midlands Airport 724,250 806,723 +82,473
Holyhead 505,263 902,013 +396,750
London Heathrow Airport 598,107 742,617 +144,510

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