Import/export HS code 842790: Various lifting or handling trucks

Trucks designed for lifting, handling, or moving materials, not covered by other codes

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 £
China 17,937,497
Italy 7,645,281
Germany 5,737,582
Sweden 2,328,104
France 1,604,359

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 £
China 10,487,938 7,449,559 -3,038,379
Italy 3,674,084 3,971,197 +297,113
Germany 2,730,833 3,006,749 +275,916
Sweden 1,239,942 1,088,162 -151,780
France 1,014,458 589,901 -424,557
United States 1,001,822 448,677 -553,145
Ireland 843,806 595,278 -248,528
Netherlands 503,525 791,334 +287,809
Turkey 567,453 666,908 +99,455
Denmark 462,095 329,787 -132,308

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 £
China 20,365,757
Italy 7,872,208
Germany 3,181,868
Sweden 2,391,860
United States 1,446,994

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 £
China 11,905,842 8,459,915 -3,445,927
Italy 3,757,163 4,115,045 +357,882
Germany 1,485,269 1,696,599 +211,330
Sweden 1,299,801 1,092,059 -207,742
United States 578,227 868,767 +290,540
Turkey 570,746 651,186 +80,440
Malaysia 687,889 438,920 -248,969
Denmark 604,137 430,527 -173,610
Netherlands 292,463 505,996 +213,533
France 642,447 151,884 -490,563

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 34
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29
Inner London - West 24
Shropshire and Staffordshire 24
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 21

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
West Midlands 18 23 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 16 -2
Inner London - West 11 16 +5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 19 +8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 12 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 9 -3
Greater Manchester 16 8 -8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 11 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 13 +3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,415,274
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,119,747
Air transport 3,051,606
Other 1,288,507
Road transport 149,878

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,832,838 11,582,436 -3,250,402
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,064,801 7,054,946 -9,855
Air transport 1,704,808 1,346,798 -358,010
Other 776,410 512,097 -264,313
Road transport 81,444 68,434 -13,010

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,785,844
Southampton 8,366,707
Dover 4,741,238
Immingham Docks 3,742,159
London Gateway Port 3,471,220

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 £
Felixstowe 7,467,668 5,318,176 -2,149,492
Southampton 5,192,122 3,174,585 -2,017,537
Dover 2,390,753 2,350,485 -40,268
Immingham Docks 1,811,922 1,930,237 +118,315
London Gateway Port 1,185,346 2,285,874 +1,100,528
Eurotunnel 1,210,116 1,403,120 +193,004
London Heathrow Airport 743,845 628,669 -115,176
000 776,410 512,097 -264,313
Dover / Eurotunnel 422,264 375,695 -46,569
London 507,451 265,172 -242,279

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
130
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
68
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
31
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
28
Other manufacturing
18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 56
2026-04 62
2026-03 61
2026-02 50
2026-01 47

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 152
54m+ 148
0-1m 60
15m-54m 42
Other 30

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 5,876,514
Ireland 2,740,776
Germany 1,966,538
France 894,409
United Arab Emirates 890,091

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 469,602 5,406,912 +4,937,310
Ireland 1,829,192 911,584 -917,608
Germany 378,170 1,588,368 +1,210,198
France 553,726 340,683 -213,043
United Arab Emirates 97,515 792,576 +695,061
Netherlands 295,560 380,263 +84,703
Spain 457,289 193,119 -264,170
Egypt 419,789 187,261 -232,528
Morocco 113,683 488,306 +374,623
Saudi Arabia 341,542 232,114 -109,428

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 460,421
France 158,848
China 104,943
Sweden 51,997
Italy 31,889

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 346,369 114,052 -232,317
France 33,447 125,401 +91,954
China 56,803 48,140 -8,663
Sweden 20,125 31,872 +11,747
Italy 6,897 24,992 +18,095
Austria 30,399 0 -30,399
Nicaragua 6,213 9,410 +3,197
Germany 4,099 8,953 +4,854
United States 0 10,223 +10,223
Belgium 3,005 328 -2,677

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,627,080
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,186,709
Air transport 1,821,968
Other 952,646
Road transport 3,027

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,872,165 7,754,915 +4,882,750
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,041,348 5,145,361 +104,013
Air transport 752,710 1,069,258 +316,548
Other 574,592 378,054 -196,538
Road transport 920 2,107 +1,187

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,255,113
Southampton 4,287,836
Felixstowe 2,232,408
London Gateway Port 1,864,127
Belfast Port 1,478,794

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,954,676 3,300,437 +345,761
Southampton 436,163 3,851,673 +3,415,510
Felixstowe 267,912 1,964,496 +1,696,584
London Gateway Port 990,042 874,085 -115,957
Belfast Port 274,962 1,203,832 +928,870
Holyhead 1,046,400 293,713 -752,687
London Heathrow Airport 551,320 412,271 -139,049
000 574,592 378,054 -196,538
Liverpool Docks 396,239 255,964 -140,275
Portsmouth 247,311 222,799 -24,512

Quick facts

HS code: 842790

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

Description: Trucks designed for lifting, handling, or moving materials, not covered by other codes