Import/export HS code 842839: Various lifting machinery

Other types of lifting machinery not covered by specific codes

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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 £
Austria 84,628,510
Germany 82,061,304
Netherlands 56,345,677
Italy 36,023,276
Poland 23,520,254

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 £
Austria 33,491,014 51,137,496 +17,646,482
Germany 43,845,561 38,215,743 -5,629,818
Netherlands 35,675,010 20,670,667 -15,004,343
Italy 16,356,307 19,666,969 +3,310,662
Poland 8,944,002 14,576,252 +5,632,250
France 9,928,176 12,540,974 +2,612,798
China 8,706,165 13,212,548 +4,506,383
Spain 9,174,502 8,896,609 -277,893
Sweden 6,291,797 10,496,980 +4,205,183
Finland 12,354,550 4,189,622 -8,164,928

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 £
Germany 86,084,239
Austria 84,276,157
Poland 44,850,113
Italy 38,970,010
Netherlands 36,313,136

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 £
Germany 45,105,553 40,978,686 -4,126,867
Austria 33,315,208 50,960,949 +17,645,741
Poland 20,540,208 24,309,905 +3,769,697
Italy 17,303,243 21,666,767 +4,363,524
Netherlands 27,434,277 8,878,859 -18,555,418
China 10,124,935 13,945,643 +3,820,708
Spain 10,402,036 9,615,066 -786,970
Sweden 5,295,188 9,611,216 +4,316,028
Romania 4,405,030 7,399,525 +2,994,495
Finland 5,824,737 4,184,972 -1,639,765

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 54
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 51
West Midlands 46
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 43
Shropshire and Staffordshire 41

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33 36 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34 32 -2
West Midlands 30 33 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24 33 +9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 23 27 +4
Inner London - West 24 25 +1
West Yorkshire 24 29 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 25 25 +0
Greater Manchester 24 21 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 18 20 +2

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) 380,683,891
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,378,783
Air transport 13,578,069
Road transport 841,372
Other 289,488

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) 182,102,831 198,581,060 +16,478,229
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,300,904 21,077,879 -2,223,025
Air transport 8,368,820 5,209,249 -3,159,571
Road transport 328,907 512,465 +183,558
Other 97,183 192,305 +95,122
Rail transport 98,008 0 -98,008

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 182,609,986
Immingham Docks 66,880,203
Eurotunnel 46,749,325
Felixstowe 45,444,562
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,798,838

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 76,014,187 106,595,799 +30,581,612
Immingham Docks 36,294,432 30,585,771 -5,708,661
Eurotunnel 20,512,467 26,236,858 +5,724,391
Felixstowe 22,741,235 22,703,327 -37,908
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,252,064 5,546,774 -8,705,290
Harwich 11,128,258 3,696,070 -7,432,188
London 3,056,725 5,937,835 +2,881,110
Killingholme 6,142,711 1,224,261 -4,918,450
Southampton 2,236,200 5,017,826 +2,781,626
London Heathrow Airport 4,021,459 2,187,646 -1,833,813

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 186
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 130
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 65
Manufacture of food products 57
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 57

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 105
2026-03 101
2026-02 93
2026-01 86
2025-12 85

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
54m+ 339
1m-15m 291
15m-54m 115
0-1m 86
Other 65

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 20,820,178
Germany 17,114,193
Netherlands 13,549,641
Iraq 11,010,449
France 10,955,803

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 12,619,544 8,200,634 -4,418,910
Germany 6,624,483 10,489,710 +3,865,227
Netherlands 6,205,515 7,344,126 +1,138,611
Iraq 2,437,781 8,572,668 +6,134,887
France 3,942,643 7,013,160 +3,070,517
Ireland 4,784,566 5,268,944 +484,378
Canada 6,609,915 3,360,957 -3,248,958
Poland 2,599,598 5,260,859 +2,661,261
Saudi Arabia 3,441,818 2,144,178 -1,297,640
Ivory Coast 5,254,012 4,656 -5,249,356

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 433,555
China 194,714
Taiwan 65,881
Spain 6,673
Austria 114

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 136,260 297,295 +161,035
China 70,613 124,101 +53,488
Taiwan 38,115 27,766 -10,349
Spain 0 6,673 +6,673
Austria 0 114 +114

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) 94,387,076
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 71,526,957
Air transport 14,305,849
Other 716,074
Road transport 77,146

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) 39,278,978 55,108,098 +15,829,120
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,843,237 25,683,720 -20,159,517
Air transport 8,467,359 5,838,490 -2,628,869
Other 251,463 464,611 +213,148
Road transport 77,146 0 -77,146
Rail transport 44,866 0 -44,866

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 56,396,859
London Gateway Port 26,881,099
Southampton 16,453,086
Liverpool Docks 11,163,476
Dover 11,059,681

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 24,377,663 32,019,196 +7,641,533
London Gateway Port 15,165,871 11,715,228 -3,450,643
Southampton 10,735,565 5,717,521 -5,018,044
Liverpool Docks 7,054,077 4,109,399 -2,944,678
Dover 4,156,628 6,903,053 +2,746,425
London Heathrow Airport 5,798,610 2,707,182 -3,091,428
Immingham Docks 3,590,515 4,596,882 +1,006,367
London 6,558,465 1,137,278 -5,421,187
Felixstowe 2,359,935 5,246,957 +2,887,022
Holyhead 1,632,554 2,525,396 +892,842

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 842839

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

Description: Other types of lifting machinery not covered by specific codes