Import/export HS code 84289090: Various machinery

Other lifting and handling machinery not covered by specific codes

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Germany 172,293,526
Netherlands 134,038,948
China 92,753,567
United States 92,219,876
Italy 71,673,570

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 92,088,942 80,204,584 -11,884,358
Netherlands 74,452,235 59,586,713 -14,865,522
China 43,908,916 48,844,651 +4,935,735
United States 32,788,321 59,431,555 +26,643,234
Italy 38,822,823 32,850,747 -5,972,076
France 18,305,142 18,381,753 +76,611
Czechia 13,570,468 21,996,149 +8,425,681
Denmark 11,139,964 20,642,259 +9,502,295
Sweden 11,327,792 9,538,262 -1,789,530
Switzerland 11,679,690 6,704,014 -4,975,676

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 171,442,857
China 122,674,324
Italy 89,315,655
United States 88,734,833
Netherlands 68,303,588

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 92,185,604 79,257,253 -12,928,351
China 61,750,575 60,923,749 -826,826
Italy 47,619,905 41,695,750 -5,924,155
United States 34,720,883 54,013,950 +19,293,067
Netherlands 38,445,464 29,858,124 -8,587,340
Czechia 13,253,931 23,092,057 +9,838,126
United Kingdom 17,877,791 14,605,909 -3,271,882
Denmark 9,857,475 19,828,883 +9,971,408
Austria 10,287,818 16,658,219 +6,370,401
France 14,110,309 9,891,831 -4,218,478

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 97
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 95
West Midlands 91
Greater Manchester 83
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 73

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
Inner London - West 64 62 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 63 64 +1
West Midlands 62 65 +3
Greater Manchester 65 51 -14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 46 50 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 55 47 -8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 51 54 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 45 43 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 44 39 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 39 38 -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) 522,571,348
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 253,489,957
Air transport 62,100,555
Other 18,288,504
Road transport 4,748,481

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) 270,877,607 251,693,741 -19,183,866
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 116,691,957 136,798,000 +20,106,043
Air transport 33,188,671 28,911,884 -4,276,787
Other 6,679,471 11,609,033 +4,929,562
Road transport 2,436,961 2,311,520 -125,441
Rail transport 861,982 0 -861,982

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 212,447,166
Immingham Docks 135,652,664
Felixstowe 101,792,383
Southampton 66,822,539
Harwich 41,145,467

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 112,382,825 100,064,341 -12,318,484
Immingham Docks 58,870,715 76,781,949 +17,911,234
Felixstowe 46,331,485 55,460,898 +9,129,413
Southampton 18,831,199 47,991,340 +29,160,141
Harwich 23,063,204 18,082,263 -4,980,941
London Heathrow Airport 19,322,370 17,721,064 -1,601,306
Eurotunnel 18,961,731 15,731,588 -3,230,143
Killingholme 20,857,317 3,492,003 -17,365,314
Hull 8,108,693 13,274,941 +5,166,248
Liverpool Docks 13,937,541 4,537,305 -9,400,236

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
328
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
182
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
131
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
88
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
87

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 248
2026-04 239
2026-03 268
2026-02 230
2026-01 219

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+ 595
1m-15m 590
15m-54m 203
Other 131
0-1m 126

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 94,600,190
France 75,462,756
United States 62,515,937
Germany 55,899,295
Ireland 46,692,280

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 45,713,808 48,886,382 +3,172,574
France 30,323,699 45,139,057 +14,815,358
United States 33,638,695 28,877,242 -4,761,453
Germany 30,869,024 25,030,271 -5,838,753
Ireland 21,512,593 25,179,687 +3,667,094
Belgium 10,381,784 30,692,789 +20,311,005
Spain 21,883,447 17,597,397 -4,286,050
Norway 5,395,019 10,199,668 +4,804,649
Canada 7,549,643 6,364,868 -1,184,775
Poland 10,043,244 3,240,832 -6,802,412

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 7,011,899
Italy 2,614,631
United States 1,688,339
China 1,049,679
France 366,251

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 4,162,166 2,849,733 -1,312,433
Italy 1,510,552 1,104,079 -406,473
United States 986,022 702,317 -283,705
China 878,466 171,213 -707,253
France 330,876 35,375 -295,501
Ireland 32,420 271,889 +239,469
Germany 46,746 205,269 +158,523
Belgium 74,507 8,247 -66,260
Canada 59,603 7,389 -52,214
Sweden 0 25,756 +25,756

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) 366,081,752
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 217,439,921
Air transport 62,509,577
Other 14,052,740
Road transport 106,933

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) 180,187,224 185,894,528 +5,707,304
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 101,105,470 116,334,451 +15,228,981
Air transport 32,230,828 30,278,749 -1,952,079
Other 8,413,779 5,638,961 -2,774,818
Road transport 105,000 1,933 -103,067

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 173,478,392
Immingham Docks 89,951,968
London Gateway Port 51,415,450
London Heathrow Airport 41,103,903
Felixstowe 40,199,922

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 90,578,231 82,900,161 -7,678,070
Immingham Docks 40,837,301 49,114,667 +8,277,366
London Gateway Port 31,092,654 20,322,796 -10,769,858
London Heathrow Airport 20,701,210 20,402,693 -298,517
Felixstowe 8,000,883 32,199,039 +24,198,156
Southampton 17,463,878 20,363,448 +2,899,570
Liverpool Docks 16,262,394 14,951,008 -1,311,386
Dover 15,344,978 11,036,385 -4,308,593
Holyhead 6,812,337 11,636,272 +4,823,935
Grangemouth Docks 9,236,754 5,918,818 -3,317,936

Quick facts

HS code: 84289090

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

Description: Other lifting and handling machinery not covered by specific codes