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 £
Germany 77,785,466
Austria 62,959,580
Netherlands 57,062,278
Italy 34,294,481
Spain 17,543,409

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 46,219,134 31,566,332 -14,652,802
Austria 19,308,955 43,650,625 +24,341,670
Netherlands 39,085,243 17,977,035 -21,108,208
Italy 14,372,614 19,921,867 +5,549,253
Spain 8,719,569 8,823,840 +104,271
Poland 8,456,604 8,842,634 +386,030
France 10,341,371 6,730,934 -3,610,437
Finland 11,409,465 5,037,298 -6,372,167
Sweden 5,867,241 9,595,267 +3,728,026
China 8,100,186 6,980,180 -1,120,006

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 81,667,343
Austria 62,870,449
Netherlands 40,177,177
Italy 36,099,599
Poland 33,070,328

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 47,566,022 34,101,321 -13,464,701
Austria 19,386,668 43,483,781 +24,097,113
Netherlands 30,499,404 9,677,773 -20,821,631
Italy 15,971,374 20,128,225 +4,156,851
Poland 19,374,585 13,695,743 -5,678,842
Spain 10,444,945 9,457,314 -987,631
China 8,834,002 7,681,911 -1,152,091
Sweden 4,985,468 8,581,442 +3,595,974
Finland 4,910,332 5,001,968 +91,636
Romania 3,823,058 5,918,954 +2,095,896

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 53
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 50
West Midlands 44
West Yorkshire 36
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 35

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 36 31 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 35 28 -7
West Midlands 29 31 +2
West Yorkshire 24 24 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 24 25 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 22 23 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 26 +6
Greater Manchester 23 17 -6
Inner London - West 19 22 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 18 18 +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) 333,374,925
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,877,122
Air transport 12,687,051
Road transport 655,790
Other 258,293

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) 166,218,974 167,155,951 +936,977
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,732,531 17,144,591 -14,587,940
Air transport 8,253,796 4,433,255 -3,820,541
Road transport 326,427 329,363 +2,936
Other 104,191 154,102 +49,911
Rail transport 109,822 0 -109,822

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 149,076,014
Immingham Docks 61,336,713
Eurotunnel 43,932,335
Felixstowe 41,368,401
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,765,963

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 69,331,633 79,744,381 +10,412,748
Immingham Docks 35,628,212 25,708,501 -9,919,711
Eurotunnel 15,237,895 28,694,440 +13,456,545
Felixstowe 25,981,071 15,387,330 -10,593,741
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,682,181 7,083,782 -5,598,399
Harwich 10,224,659 4,344,916 -5,879,743
London 2,947,400 5,895,654 +2,948,254
Killingholme 4,328,273 3,083,907 -1,244,366
Southampton 2,896,049 3,609,924 +713,875
Middlesbrough 5,387,328 907,028 -4,480,300

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 169
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 122
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 58
Manufacture of food products 52
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 49

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 86
2025-11 105
2025-10 118
2025-09 88
2025-08 77

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+ 315
1m-15m 269
15m-54m 108
0-1m 78
Other 59

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 20,007,896
Germany 13,466,583
Netherlands 11,517,424
France 10,492,961
Canada 10,367,953

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 11,545,438 8,462,458 -3,082,980
Germany 6,311,304 7,155,279 +843,975
Netherlands 5,684,807 5,832,617 +147,810
France 3,993,525 6,499,436 +2,505,911
Canada 6,929,714 3,438,239 -3,491,475
Ireland 5,162,541 3,769,633 -1,392,908
Iraq 477,972 6,705,062 +6,227,090
Saudi Arabia 4,952,339 1,732,690 -3,219,649
Poland 3,695,605 2,036,142 -1,659,463
Ivory Coast 5,254,012 0 -5,254,012

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 373,032
China 159,109
Taiwan 54,234
Spain 4,166
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 125,417 247,615 +122,198
China 52,495 106,614 +54,119
Taiwan 28,874 25,360 -3,514
Spain 0 4,166 +4,166
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) 78,701,403
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,313,800
Air transport 14,198,342
Other 606,720
Road transport 82,250

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) 35,583,297 43,118,106 +7,534,809
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,143,704 21,170,096 -30,973,608
Air transport 8,332,294 5,866,048 -2,466,246
Other 213,865 392,855 +178,990
Road transport 7,750 74,500 +66,750
Rail transport 0 44,866 +44,866

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,141,643
London Gateway Port 28,160,408
Southampton 17,649,551
Liverpool Docks 11,641,017
London Heathrow Airport 8,682,273

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 21,443,038 28,698,605 +7,255,567
London Gateway Port 19,028,637 9,131,771 -9,896,866
Southampton 11,895,219 5,754,332 -6,140,887
Liverpool Docks 8,064,186 3,576,831 -4,487,355
London Heathrow Airport 6,102,000 2,580,273 -3,521,727
Dover 4,201,189 4,338,611 +137,422
London 6,503,786 370,725 -6,133,061
Immingham Docks 3,004,909 2,572,177 -432,732
Felixstowe 1,706,021 2,910,646 +1,204,625
Holyhead 1,713,847 1,854,002 +140,155

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