Import/export HS code 842860: Chairlifts and ski lifts

Machinery like chairlifts, ski-draglines, and funiculars used in ski resorts or mountainous areas

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Netherlands 10,180,353
India 538,571
China 100,992
Germany 93,196
Israel 74,850

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 £
Netherlands 4,744,038 5,436,315 +692,277
India 379,806 158,765 -221,041
China 37,208 63,784 +26,576
Germany 90,013 3,183 -86,830
Israel 74,850 0 -74,850
Spain 29,724 2,567 -27,157
United Arab Emirates 0 24,849 +24,849
Italy 11,820 6,600 -5,220
Ireland 5,071 10,521 +5,450
Norway 8,106 4,628 -3,478

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 £
Netherlands 10,113,600
India 538,571
United Kingdom 193,882
China 100,992
Germany 90,013

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 £
Netherlands 4,674,102 5,439,498 +765,396
India 379,806 158,765 -221,041
United Kingdom 155,261 38,621 -116,640
China 37,208 63,784 +26,576
Germany 90,013 0 -90,013
Spain 19,249 2,567 -16,682
Italy 11,820 6,600 -5,220
Ireland 5,071 8,452 +3,381
Norway 8,106 4,628 -3,478
United States 2,837 6,956 +4,119

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Cheshire 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1
North Eastern Scotland 1

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 1 0 -1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
North Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 0 -1
North Yorkshire 1 0 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 0 1 +1

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) 10,281,237
Air transport 500,938
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 338,314

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) 4,827,916 5,453,321 +625,405
Air transport 429,841 71,097 -358,744
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 129,847 208,467 +78,620

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 5,225,516
Dover 2,211,634
Hull 1,097,252
Killingholme 989,271
Immingham Docks 494,487

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 £
Harwich 2,446,209 2,779,307 +333,098
Dover 572,469 1,639,165 +1,066,696
Hull 698,487 398,765 -299,722
Killingholme 898,000 91,271 -806,729
Immingham Docks 39,293 455,194 +415,901
London Heathrow Airport 389,157 21,604 -367,553
London 150,763 66,743 -84,020
London Gateway Port 82,741 117,854 +35,113
Felixstowe 29,045 54,838 +25,793
Aberdeen Airport 26,084 13,330 -12,754

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2
Other manufacturing 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 1
2025-10 2
2025-08 1
2025-07 3

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 6
54m+ 2
15m-54m 1

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 £
Netherlands 13,631,666
China 704,163
Turkey 701,465
Angola 681,468
Saudi Arabia 630,100

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 £
Netherlands 10,681,164 2,950,502 -7,730,662
China 380,489 323,674 -56,815
Turkey 89,258 612,207 +522,949
Angola 544,769 136,699 -408,070
Saudi Arabia 114,038 516,062 +402,024
United Arab Emirates 346,128 126,264 -219,864
Trinidad and Tobago 338,834 83,623 -255,211
Qatar 275,012 60,368 -214,644
Norway 190,520 108,237 -82,283
Canada 229,249 68,066 -161,183

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 530

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 0 530 +530

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) 14,089,813
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,612,172
Air transport 2,862,356
Road transport 10,672
Other 4,678

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) 10,386,061 3,703,752 -6,682,309
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,378,833 1,233,339 -2,145,494
Air transport 1,173,240 1,689,116 +515,876
Road transport 10,672 0 -10,672
Other 4,148 530 -3,618

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 11,263,270
Immingham Docks 1,745,416
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,412,722
London Gateway Port 1,383,585
London Heathrow Airport 1,170,863

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 £
Hull 9,862,289 1,400,981 -8,461,308
Immingham Docks 623,715 1,121,701 +497,986
Dover / Eurotunnel 469,437 943,285 +473,848
London Gateway Port 908,064 475,521 -432,543
London Heathrow Airport 465,125 705,738 +240,613
Felixstowe 447,041 385,633 -61,408
Manchester Airport 114,381 527,215 +412,834
Grangemouth Docks 456,182 101,548 -354,634
Aberdeen Docks 444,238 108,942 -335,296
Aberdeen Airport 272,512 251,802 -20,710

Quick facts

HS code: 842860

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

Description: Machinery like chairlifts, ski-draglines, and funiculars used in ski resorts or mountainous areas