Import/export HS code 842890: Various lifting and handling machinery

Other machinery for lifting, handling, or moving materials 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 189,945,125
Netherlands 150,968,591
Italy 135,040,441
China 94,087,444
United States 90,637,430

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 97,148,675 92,796,450 -4,352,225
Netherlands 79,526,632 71,441,959 -8,084,673
Italy 69,237,730 65,802,711 -3,435,019
China 42,077,220 52,010,224 +9,933,004
United States 35,737,730 54,899,700 +19,161,970
France 26,309,941 26,553,228 +243,287
Czechia 12,159,376 24,060,164 +11,900,788
Denmark 10,885,875 21,184,197 +10,298,322
Ireland 10,658,495 13,320,208 +2,661,713
Sweden 12,468,483 10,850,642 -1,617,841

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 191,141,968
Italy 154,647,747
China 128,873,330
United States 91,693,314
Netherlands 73,876,572

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 99,270,717 91,871,251 -7,399,466
Italy 78,212,865 76,434,882 -1,777,983
China 66,215,793 62,657,537 -3,558,256
United States 39,131,333 52,561,981 +13,430,648
Netherlands 35,185,398 38,691,174 +3,505,776
France 22,565,838 17,191,698 -5,374,140
Czechia 11,483,879 25,466,535 +13,982,656
United Kingdom 18,055,510 15,712,282 -2,343,228
Denmark 9,825,715 20,219,968 +10,394,253
Austria 10,349,729 17,588,376 +7,238,647

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 101
Inner London - West 101
West Midlands 88
Greater Manchester 85
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 80

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 64 68 +4
Inner London - West 67 65 -2
West Midlands 55 69 +14
Greater Manchester 68 49 -19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 54 52 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 56 50 -6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 52 58 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 46 45 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 46 44 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 41 39 -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) 584,888,640
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 289,459,532
Air transport 65,850,240
Other 60,359,066
Road transport 6,432,215

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) 296,626,555 288,262,085 -8,364,470
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 118,749,385 170,710,147 +51,960,762
Air transport 34,037,978 31,812,262 -2,225,716
Other 38,987,438 21,371,628 -17,615,810
Road transport 3,920,312 2,511,903 -1,408,409
Rail transport 594,426 267,556 -326,870

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 228,508,716
Immingham Docks 148,464,017
Felixstowe 108,113,257
000 60,359,066
Southampton 60,312,628

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 116,680,688 111,828,028 -4,852,660
Immingham Docks 65,493,510 82,970,507 +17,476,997
Felixstowe 46,561,740 61,551,517 +14,989,777
000 38,987,438 21,371,628 -17,615,810
Southampton 16,883,551 43,429,077 +26,545,526
Harwich 23,129,748 22,805,646 -324,102
London Heathrow Airport 20,186,412 18,842,046 -1,344,366
Eurotunnel 20,302,645 17,399,938 -2,902,707
Killingholme 25,457,108 4,232,414 -21,224,694
499 29,456 22,863,357 +22,833,901

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 369
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 189
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 139
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 92
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 90

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 252
2026-03 282
2026-02 242
2026-01 231
2025-12 215

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 631
54m+ 631
15m-54m 210
0-1m 147
Other 132

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 100,242,877
France 78,619,210
United States 65,909,020
Ireland 59,467,584
Germany 58,391,772

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 46,747,789 53,495,088 +6,747,299
France 30,179,816 48,439,394 +18,259,578
United States 34,962,169 30,946,851 -4,015,318
Ireland 27,478,349 31,989,235 +4,510,886
Germany 29,096,209 29,295,563 +199,354
Spain 22,527,685 19,581,097 -2,946,588
Belgium 9,553,842 30,984,288 +21,430,446
Canada 8,674,969 7,196,544 -1,478,425
Norway 4,048,893 10,776,111 +6,727,218
Poland 9,721,668 5,025,725 -4,695,943

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 14,172,636
Italy 2,545,880
United States 1,810,731
China 1,193,781
Ireland 1,068,705

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 7,351,083 6,821,553 -529,530
Italy 1,379,480 1,166,400 -213,080
United States 1,101,475 709,256 -392,219
China 989,241 204,540 -784,701
Ireland 509,438 559,267 +49,829
France 292,461 139,791 -152,670
Germany 74,445 198,064 +123,619
Sweden 58,925 58,174 -751
Belgium 108,724 8,247 -100,477
Canada 85,659 329 -85,330

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) 390,088,337
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 224,857,313
Air transport 65,715,811
Other 22,845,357
Road transport 119,028

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) 183,939,521 206,148,816 +22,209,295
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 98,240,389 126,616,924 +28,376,535
Air transport 32,697,626 33,018,185 +320,559
Other 12,388,159 10,457,198 -1,930,961
Road transport 97,528 21,500 -76,028

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 186,734,352
Immingham Docks 92,953,615
London Gateway Port 54,186,792
London Heathrow Airport 43,287,236
Felixstowe 40,140,469

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 93,722,288 93,012,064 -710,224
Immingham Docks 39,026,526 53,927,089 +14,900,563
London Gateway Port 32,154,537 22,032,255 -10,122,282
London Heathrow Airport 20,716,877 22,570,359 +1,853,482
Felixstowe 8,729,172 31,411,297 +22,682,125
Southampton 17,340,311 20,910,541 +3,570,230
Liverpool Docks 16,314,638 18,355,060 +2,040,422
Dover 13,050,812 13,711,236 +660,424
000 12,388,159 10,457,198 -1,930,961
Holyhead 9,241,824 12,524,091 +3,282,267

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 842890

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

Description: Other machinery for lifting, handling, or moving materials not covered by specific codes