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 69,539,632
Spain 62,881,404
Italy 52,861,413
Czechia 48,523,648
Sweden 47,150,673

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 41,200,012 28,339,620 -12,860,392
Spain 33,436,104 29,445,300 -3,990,804
Italy 27,881,512 24,979,901 -2,901,611
Czechia 18,709,437 29,814,211 +11,104,774
Sweden 22,574,651 24,576,022 +2,001,371
Netherlands 19,713,763 20,691,969 +978,206
France 19,157,722 17,845,746 -1,311,976
China 21,678,464 5,116,009 -16,562,455
Greece 6,001,133 4,979,136 -1,021,997
Turkey 1,375,912 2,798,954 +1,423,042

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 75,027,586
Spain 64,046,605
Germany 63,886,130
Sweden 46,122,536
Netherlands 38,225,113

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 42,072,111 32,955,475 -9,116,636
Spain 33,607,566 30,439,039 -3,168,527
Germany 34,701,218 29,184,912 -5,516,306
Sweden 22,152,952 23,969,584 +1,816,632
Netherlands 18,390,460 19,834,653 +1,444,193
Italy 12,636,782 21,390,538 +8,753,756
France 16,583,134 16,255,326 -327,808
China 22,508,623 5,587,794 -16,920,829
Greece 6,128,935 5,031,107 -1,097,828
Turkey 1,393,082 2,841,181 +1,448,099

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
West Yorkshire 9
Greater Manchester 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 10 8 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 10 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 5 7 +2
Greater Manchester 6 2 -4
Outer London - East and North East 5 4 -1
West Midlands 7 4 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 5 +0
Cheshire 3 7 +4
Inner London - West 6 1 -5

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) 358,489,432
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,190,369
Air transport 6,389,541
Other 6,159,427
Road transport 1,704,611

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) 181,770,323 176,719,109 -5,051,214
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,590,969 16,599,400 -18,991,569
Air transport 1,921,522 4,468,019 +2,546,497
Other 2,666,663 3,492,764 +826,101
Road transport 1,208,089 496,522 -711,567

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 184,561,922
Immingham Docks 66,835,856
Eurotunnel 33,106,899
Felixstowe 26,979,223
Portsmouth 21,671,053

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 92,559,543 92,002,379 -557,164
Immingham Docks 27,336,753 39,499,103 +12,162,350
Eurotunnel 15,081,194 18,025,705 +2,944,511
Felixstowe 18,671,892 8,307,331 -10,364,561
Portsmouth 11,337,200 10,333,853 -1,003,347
Purfleet 11,384,772 4,217,959 -7,166,813
Hull 8,223,043 4,819,105 -3,403,938
Killingholme 8,262,514 1,568,761 -6,693,753
Southampton 5,023,854 2,473,551 -2,550,303
000 2,666,663 3,492,764 +826,101

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 37
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 25
Specialised construction activities 25
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 29
2026-03 24
2026-02 30
2026-01 19
2025-12 28

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 73
54m+ 70
0-1m 22
15m-54m 17
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 17,190,163
Ireland 13,304,313
Netherlands 12,168,540
Spain 9,860,993
Germany 9,341,941

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 7,967,547 9,222,616 +1,255,069
Ireland 6,732,979 6,571,334 -161,645
Netherlands 5,783,177 6,385,363 +602,186
Spain 3,871,689 5,989,304 +2,117,615
Germany 8,012,924 1,329,017 -6,683,907
Italy 2,762,943 3,211,345 +448,402
Australia 2,629,224 3,057,381 +428,157
Greece 1,950,976 2,068,987 +118,011
Sweden 2,059,664 1,931,066 -128,598
France 1,466,624 1,082,660 -383,964

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 4,905,780
Canada 36,681
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 2,121,965 2,783,815 +661,850
Canada 19,395 17,286 -2,109
Nicaragua 0 33,592 +33,592
United States 3,888 28,273 +24,385
China 8,070 11,902 +3,832
Netherlands 6,190 9,591 +3,401
Spain 12,945 1,490 -11,455
Sweden 6,939 1,918 -5,021
Italy 450 7,217 +6,767
New Zealand 0 4,160 +4,160

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) 50,082,776
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,099,402
Air transport 14,933,410
Other 5,447,199

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) 27,369,100 22,713,676 -4,655,424
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,870,613 17,228,789 +5,358,176
Air transport 8,740,903 6,192,507 -2,548,396
Other 2,340,680 3,106,519 +765,839

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,671,432
Southampton 7,926,872
Felixstowe 7,708,997
London Heathrow Airport 7,181,529
Immingham Docks 7,042,600

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 16,310,489 13,360,943 -2,949,546
Southampton 2,147,591 5,779,281 +3,631,690
Felixstowe 3,802,502 3,906,495 +103,993
London Heathrow Airport 3,066,658 4,114,871 +1,048,213
Immingham Docks 3,412,974 3,629,626 +216,652
London Gateway Port 2,891,865 3,849,897 +958,032
East Midlands Airport 4,434,378 1,199,458 -3,234,920
000 2,340,680 3,106,519 +765,839
Holyhead 1,962,768 2,079,282 +116,514
Liverpool Docks 2,085,334 1,943,176 -142,158

Quick facts

HS code: 84281020

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

Description: Lifts and skip hoists powered by electricity