Import/export HS code 84281080: Non-electric lifts and hoists

Lifts and skip hoists powered by non-electric sources

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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 £
China 141,581,132
Spain 11,202,513
Italy 9,627,243
Denmark 9,258,868
Belgium 8,903,534

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 68,000,874 73,580,258 +5,579,384
Spain 4,948,350 6,254,163 +1,305,813
Italy 3,969,026 5,658,217 +1,689,191
Denmark 6,234,156 3,024,712 -3,209,444
Belgium 4,479,793 4,423,741 -56,052
Netherlands 3,257,825 5,240,361 +1,982,536
Ireland 3,193,006 1,308,001 -1,885,005
Canada 1,706,057 2,181,148 +475,091
Sweden 1,523,015 1,804,437 +281,422
United States 1,218,078 2,107,477 +889,399

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 143,460,420
Spain 11,349,891
Italy 9,585,013
Denmark 9,223,565
Netherlands 8,180,047

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 69,498,342 73,962,078 +4,463,736
Spain 5,051,537 6,298,354 +1,246,817
Italy 3,902,703 5,682,310 +1,779,607
Denmark 6,229,339 2,994,226 -3,235,113
Netherlands 3,085,199 5,094,848 +2,009,649
United States 1,748,747 2,664,997 +916,250
Canada 1,787,772 2,231,722 +443,950
Sweden 1,506,529 1,737,098 +230,569
Germany 728,752 1,022,778 +294,026
Poland 775,194 148,442 -626,752

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 14
West Midlands 14
Kent 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
Essex 11

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
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
West Midlands 11 9 -2
Kent 9 10 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 11 +6
Essex 5 9 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 6 -4
Inner London - West 4 9 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1

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) 156,405,210
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,323,935
Other 9,895,240
Air transport 5,018,712
Road transport 253,121

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) 74,773,952 81,631,258 +6,857,306
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,629,337 19,694,598 -934,739
Other 5,148,996 4,746,244 -402,752
Air transport 2,028,848 2,989,864 +961,016
Road transport 1,535 251,586 +250,051

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 101,890,360
London Gateway Port 28,372,267
Immingham Docks 14,751,670
Dover 13,656,408
Southampton 13,391,573

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 50,930,280 50,960,080 +29,800
London Gateway Port 5,993,077 22,379,190 +16,386,113
Immingham Docks 8,244,769 6,506,901 -1,737,868
Dover 4,984,244 8,672,164 +3,687,920
Southampton 8,667,430 4,724,143 -3,943,287
000 5,148,996 4,746,244 -402,752
Liverpool Docks 5,659,252 821,357 -4,837,895
Avonmouth Docks 2,984,850 884,000 -2,100,850
Eurotunnel 1,527,156 1,145,966 -381,190
Portsmouth 1,386,971 961,025 -425,946

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 45
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 36
Specialised construction activities 36
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 28
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 30
2026-03 37
2026-02 35
2026-01 20
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 90
54m+ 55
0-1m 38
15m-54m 31
Other 7

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 £
Ireland 18,857,729
Netherlands 12,826,852
Spain 9,512,863
United States 5,767,820
Germany 5,089,209

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 £
Ireland 13,091,612 5,766,117 -7,325,495
Netherlands 5,482,500 7,344,352 +1,861,852
Spain 3,128,483 6,384,380 +3,255,897
United States 2,332,807 3,435,013 +1,102,206
Germany 2,922,484 2,166,725 -755,759
Australia 2,909,782 2,105,070 -804,712
Japan 2,103,234 933,339 -1,169,895
Belgium 1,983,525 892,238 -1,091,287
Poland 1,129,291 1,645,387 +516,096
France 1,091,831 1,100,009 +8,178

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 5,099,440
United States 224,481
France 149,039
Canada 125,099
China 85,680

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 3,404,079 1,695,361 -1,708,718
United States 152,546 71,935 -80,611
France 100,339 48,700 -51,639
Canada 42,794 82,305 +39,511
China 45,172 40,508 -4,664
Germany 9,247 16,041 +6,794
Japan 0 18,826 +18,826
Belgium 17,509 0 -17,509
Switzerland 15,426 0 -15,426
Italy 8,902 5,922 -2,980

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) 48,692,653
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,797,992
Other 7,652,356
Air transport 1,770,704
Road transport 903

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) 24,381,801 24,310,852 -70,949
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,216,968 11,581,024 -4,635,944
Other 5,214,180 2,438,176 -2,776,004
Air transport 544,378 1,226,326 +681,948
Road transport 903 0 -903

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,583,954
Immingham Docks 15,409,487
000 7,652,356
London Gateway Port 7,278,150
Southampton 7,126,681

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 7,914,073 9,669,881 +1,755,808
Immingham Docks 7,936,984 7,472,503 -464,481
000 5,214,180 2,438,176 -2,776,004
London Gateway Port 4,344,587 2,933,563 -1,411,024
Southampton 4,604,228 2,522,453 -2,081,775
Liverpool Docks 5,420,237 1,575,329 -3,844,908
Holyhead 2,872,312 2,167,162 -705,150
Belfast Port 1,361,689 2,953,007 +1,591,318
Portsmouth 1,086,271 1,693,558 +607,287
Felixstowe 1,373,533 1,063,886 -309,647

Quick facts

HS code: 84281080

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

Description: Lifts and skip hoists powered by non-electric sources