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 125,437,032
Spain 10,472,940
Denmark 9,136,481
Italy 8,716,250
Netherlands 7,581,185

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 65,985,859 59,451,173 -6,534,686
Spain 5,557,010 4,915,930 -641,080
Denmark 6,788,306 2,348,175 -4,440,131
Italy 4,018,920 4,697,330 +678,410
Netherlands 3,542,435 4,038,750 +496,315
Belgium 4,535,060 2,950,242 -1,584,818
Ireland 3,067,884 1,032,587 -2,035,297
Canada 1,697,584 1,366,707 -330,877
Sweden 1,508,700 1,461,378 -47,322
United States 1,212,012 1,439,369 +227,357

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 127,225,578
Spain 10,651,631
Denmark 9,131,664
Italy 8,551,759
Netherlands 7,197,108

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 67,592,573 59,633,005 -7,959,568
Spain 5,691,510 4,960,121 -731,389
Denmark 6,783,489 2,348,175 -4,435,314
Italy 3,984,989 4,566,770 +581,781
Netherlands 3,206,300 3,990,808 +784,508
United States 1,654,036 2,056,808 +402,772
Canada 1,779,299 1,382,293 -397,006
Sweden 1,492,214 1,452,829 -39,385
Germany 853,957 647,539 -206,418
Poland 34,044 887,471 +853,427

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 14
Kent 12
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11
Greater Manchester 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10

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

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) 137,611,613
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,044,656
Other 8,344,732
Air transport 4,357,998
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) 72,543,082 65,068,531 -7,474,551
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,150,948 16,893,708 -4,257,240
Other 5,122,495 3,222,237 -1,900,258
Air transport 2,045,153 2,312,845 +267,692
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 94,675,725
London Gateway Port 19,621,144
Immingham Docks 14,050,774
Southampton 12,454,908
Dover 12,078,672

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 50,364,668 44,311,057 -6,053,611
London Gateway Port 4,628,669 14,992,475 +10,363,806
Immingham Docks 8,036,220 6,014,554 -2,021,666
Southampton 8,654,076 3,800,832 -4,853,244
Dover 4,942,882 7,135,790 +2,192,908
000 5,122,495 3,222,237 -1,900,258
Liverpool Docks 5,630,009 386,141 -5,243,868
Eurotunnel 2,014,136 986,792 -1,027,344
Avonmouth Docks 2,841,850 143,000 -2,698,850
Portsmouth 1,835,339 620,124 -1,215,215

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
Specialised construction activities 35
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 30
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 41
2025-10 38
2025-09 32
2025-08 37

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 80
54m+ 54
0-1m 36
15m-54m 28
Other 6

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 18,053,169
Netherlands 9,823,732
Spain 8,123,289
United States 4,722,639
Australia 4,583,447

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 13,050,617 5,002,552 -8,048,065
Netherlands 5,612,366 4,211,366 -1,401,000
Spain 3,284,499 4,838,790 +1,554,291
United States 2,063,050 2,659,589 +596,539
Australia 2,016,772 2,566,675 +549,903
Germany 2,909,756 1,460,743 -1,449,013
Japan 2,181,710 995,950 -1,185,760
Belgium 1,992,762 741,302 -1,251,460
Poland 1,259,152 886,936 -372,216
Denmark 1,950,555 40,396 -1,910,159

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 5,090,940
United States 188,862
France 134,871
China 54,565
Canada 46,347

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 2,815,498 2,275,442 -540,056
United States 141,419 47,443 -93,976
France 83,822 51,049 -32,773
China 46,731 7,834 -38,897
Canada 43,617 2,730 -40,887
Germany 9,247 8,716 -531
Belgium 17,509 0 -17,509
Switzerland 0 15,426 +15,426
Romania 0 12,368 +12,368
Italy 8,902 0 -8,902

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) 40,881,926
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,204,868
Other 7,440,978
Air transport 1,528,486
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) 25,389,304 15,492,622 -9,896,682
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,673,525 9,531,343 -6,142,182
Other 4,565,981 2,874,997 -1,690,984
Air transport 774,706 753,780 -20,926
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 14,967,804
Immingham Docks 12,018,318
000 7,440,978
Liverpool Docks 7,118,899
Southampton 6,872,993

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 8,440,489 6,527,315 -1,913,174
Immingham Docks 8,002,162 4,016,156 -3,986,006
000 4,565,981 2,874,997 -1,690,984
Liverpool Docks 5,729,148 1,389,751 -4,339,397
Southampton 4,728,631 2,144,362 -2,584,269
London Gateway Port 3,813,519 2,695,920 -1,117,599
Holyhead 3,025,621 1,221,716 -1,803,905
Belfast Port 1,014,119 2,381,938 +1,367,819
Portsmouth 1,104,566 1,139,297 +34,731
Felixstowe 1,328,158 792,708 -535,450

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