Import/export HS code 84281020: Electric lifts and hoists

Lifts and skip hoists powered by electricity

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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 58,093,047
Spain 57,956,424
Italy 51,255,517
Czechia 50,328,122
Sweden 45,112,438

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 33,774,177 24,318,870 -9,455,307
Spain 32,441,293 25,515,131 -6,926,162
Italy 28,314,100 22,941,417 -5,372,683
Czechia 23,780,954 26,547,168 +2,766,214
Sweden 22,009,688 23,102,750 +1,093,062
Netherlands 18,993,167 19,468,210 +475,043
France 16,247,851 16,900,819 +652,968
China 16,881,838 3,701,824 -13,180,014
Greece 5,675,929 4,597,417 -1,078,512
Turkey 1,556,090 2,529,350 +973,260

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 £
Finland 67,744,597
Germany 59,970,744
Spain 59,049,345
Sweden 44,176,568
Netherlands 36,198,923

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 £
Finland 38,604,957 29,139,640 -9,465,317
Germany 34,986,040 24,984,704 -10,001,336
Spain 32,589,195 26,460,150 -6,129,045
Sweden 21,523,114 22,653,454 +1,130,340
Netherlands 17,579,610 18,619,313 +1,039,703
Italy 13,976,900 19,657,390 +5,680,490
France 13,683,040 15,389,088 +1,706,048
China 17,867,880 4,054,558 -13,813,322
Greece 5,803,731 4,649,388 -1,154,343
Turkey 1,573,260 2,571,577 +998,317

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Greater Manchester 9
West Yorkshire 9
Cheshire 8

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 7 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 8 +1
Greater Manchester 7 2 -5
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
Cheshire 5 6 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 6 +1
West Midlands 6 6 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 4 -2
Outer London - East and North East 4 4 +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) 334,104,696
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,727,008
Air transport 6,189,548
Other 5,823,814
Road transport 1,504,097

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) 174,905,468 159,199,228 -15,706,240
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,205,098 14,521,910 -15,683,188
Air transport 2,128,475 4,061,073 +1,932,598
Other 2,679,177 3,144,637 +465,460
Road transport 1,075,894 428,203 -647,691

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 176,152,131
Immingham Docks 63,982,839
Eurotunnel 31,498,691
Felixstowe 22,250,372
Portsmouth 19,857,161

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 95,310,181 80,841,950 -14,468,231
Immingham Docks 26,446,370 37,536,469 +11,090,099
Eurotunnel 15,173,076 16,325,615 +1,152,539
Felixstowe 15,389,098 6,861,274 -8,527,824
Portsmouth 10,782,092 9,075,069 -1,707,023
Hull 7,236,948 4,240,209 -2,996,739
Purfleet 6,890,299 4,304,536 -2,585,763
Killingholme 7,706,717 1,644,559 -6,062,158
Southampton 5,079,492 2,159,305 -2,920,187
000 2,679,177 3,144,637 +465,460

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
36
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
25
Specialised construction activities
25
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 23
2026-04 29
2026-03 24
2026-02 30
2026-01 19

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 69
54m+ 65
0-1m 21
15m-54m 19
Other 10

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 16,622,764
Ireland 12,412,512
Netherlands 11,658,269
Spain 9,988,368
Germany 8,765,604

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 9,246,494 7,376,270 -1,870,224
Ireland 6,345,089 6,067,423 -277,666
Netherlands 5,696,696 5,961,573 +264,877
Spain 4,515,175 5,473,193 +958,018
Germany 7,478,902 1,286,702 -6,192,200
Italy 2,822,625 3,040,557 +217,932
Australia 2,733,181 2,445,955 -287,226
Sweden 2,076,830 1,698,413 -378,417
Greece 1,196,211 2,554,218 +1,358,007
France 1,362,204 706,943 -655,261

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 4,632,111
Canada 36,585
Nicaragua 33,592
United States 32,161
China 19,972

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 2,242,646 2,389,465 +146,819
Canada 17,831 18,754 +923
Nicaragua 0 33,592 +33,592
United States 15,189 16,972 +1,783
China 9,315 10,657 +1,342
Spain 12,656 1,870 -10,786
Netherlands 8,696 4,962 -3,734
Sweden 6,939 1,918 -5,021
New Zealand 0 8,692 +8,692
Italy 7,667 0 -7,667

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) 48,607,140
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,034,479
Air transport 14,362,657
Other 5,163,651

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) 27,234,489 21,372,651 -5,861,838
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,003,666 15,030,813 +3,027,147
Air transport 9,225,332 5,137,325 -4,088,007
Other 2,498,027 2,665,624 +167,597

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,711,889
Southampton 7,943,819
Felixstowe 7,518,736
London Heathrow Airport 7,119,097
Immingham Docks 6,683,126

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 17,067,763 12,644,126 -4,423,637
Southampton 3,043,173 4,900,646 +1,857,473
Felixstowe 3,866,001 3,652,735 -213,266
London Heathrow Airport 3,476,087 3,643,010 +166,923
Immingham Docks 3,386,911 3,296,215 -90,696
London Gateway Port 2,072,390 3,371,550 +1,299,160
East Midlands Airport 4,441,127 809,353 -3,631,774
000 2,498,027 2,665,624 +167,597
Holyhead 1,907,422 2,056,824 +149,402
Liverpool Docks 2,061,721 1,713,577 -348,144

Quick facts

HS code: 84281020

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

Description: Lifts and skip hoists powered by electricity