Import/export HS code 842951: Front-end shovel loaders

Loaders with a front shovel for digging and moving materials

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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 £
Sweden 98,925,268
Germany 83,257,853
Belgium 71,703,412
China 48,339,541
Netherlands 26,195,858

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 £
Sweden 56,376,498 42,548,770 -13,827,728
Germany 49,355,189 33,902,664 -15,452,525
Belgium 38,117,557 33,585,855 -4,531,702
China 19,347,592 28,991,949 +9,644,357
Netherlands 8,781,157 17,414,701 +8,633,544
United States 10,706,501 10,606,208 -100,293
Czechia 12,079,511 8,501,199 -3,578,312
South Korea 11,202,682 2,820,198 -8,382,484
Brazil 878,540 12,578,584 +11,700,044
Italy 9,061,233 3,036,746 -6,024,487

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 £
Sweden 92,255,692
Germany 88,423,306
China 66,553,385
United States 36,794,174
France 30,895,220

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 £
Sweden 54,163,049 38,092,643 -16,070,406
Germany 51,896,416 36,526,890 -15,369,526
China 31,572,233 34,981,152 +3,408,919
United States 19,045,750 17,748,424 -1,297,326
France 15,202,886 15,692,334 +489,448
South Korea 16,286,033 9,146,931 -7,139,102
Austria 6,780,689 10,996,163 +4,215,474
Brazil 1,449,485 12,518,523 +11,069,038
Italy 8,601,633 4,004,722 -4,596,911
Czechia 6,940,254 4,990,572 -1,949,682

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10
Northern Ireland 8
Devon 5
Greater Manchester 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 7 +1
Northern Ireland 5 8 +3
Devon 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Highlands and Islands 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 1 -3

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) 274,429,445
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 142,760,750
Other 23,756,053
Road transport 310,827
Air transport 216,583

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) 157,803,413 116,626,032 -41,177,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,656,654 78,104,096 +13,447,442
Other 11,951,664 11,804,389 -147,275
Road transport 204,764 106,063 -98,701
Air transport 100,413 116,170 +15,757

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 164,344,719
Dover 71,843,169
Southampton 56,365,046
London 26,912,709
000 23,756,053

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 £
Immingham Docks 91,002,449 73,342,270 -17,660,179
Dover 36,309,884 35,533,285 -776,599
Southampton 29,675,434 26,689,612 -2,985,822
London 18,556,770 8,355,939 -10,200,831
000 11,951,664 11,804,389 -147,275
Avonmouth Docks 13,211,279 8,999,766 -4,211,513
Liverpool Docks 2,684,127 14,767,538 +12,083,411
Harwich 4,104,949 7,278,093 +3,173,144
Felixstowe 4,895,147 4,638,765 -256,382
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,683,370 579,054 -8,104,316

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 63
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Rental and leasing activities 13
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 37
2025-11 35
2025-10 38
2025-09 31
2025-08 35

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 50
54m+ 36
15m-54m 19
Other 12
0-1m 8

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 171,120,003
Germany 131,472,336
Japan 100,419,469
Ireland 71,088,034
Belgium 67,890,747

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 112,231,638 58,888,365 -53,343,273
Germany 86,862,240 44,610,096 -42,252,144
Japan 61,940,948 38,478,521 -23,462,427
Ireland 30,266,007 40,822,027 +10,556,020
Belgium 21,565,962 46,324,785 +24,758,823
Poland 27,380,652 26,776,966 -603,686
France 25,254,484 20,643,839 -4,610,645
Sweden 19,213,853 18,452,644 -761,209
Netherlands 20,342,976 10,892,735 -9,450,241
Canada 13,484,042 9,941,991 -3,542,051

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 12,293,750
Japan 3,436,868
China 1,052,792
Germany 891,673
France 562,466

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 6,126,024 6,167,726 +41,702
Japan 982,838 2,454,030 +1,471,192
China 380,789 672,003 +291,214
Germany 616,553 275,120 -341,433
France 466,593 95,873 -370,720
Sweden 341,560 125,230 -216,330
United States 256,443 43,438 -213,005
Ireland 221,052 47,157 -173,895
Italy 147,924 16,871 -131,053
Belgium 70,453 76,011 +5,558

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) 504,383,388
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 451,829,396
Other 21,208,183
Air transport 450,123
Road transport 8,800

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) 267,099,482 237,283,906 -29,815,576
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 276,103,808 175,725,588 -100,378,220
Other 10,331,863 10,876,320 +544,457
Air transport 234,512 215,611 -18,901
Road transport 8,800 0 -8,800

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 263,578,755
Dover / Eurotunnel 247,151,479
London 97,936,576
Immingham Docks 94,514,660
Liverpool Docks 92,673,101

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 £
Southampton 163,225,763 100,352,992 -62,872,771
Dover / Eurotunnel 147,046,867 100,104,612 -46,942,255
London 42,328,542 55,608,034 +13,279,492
Immingham Docks 50,805,287 43,709,373 -7,095,914
Liverpool Docks 54,473,252 38,199,849 -16,273,403
Medway 16,967,243 13,823,840 -3,143,403
000 10,331,863 10,876,320 +544,457
Portsmouth 11,461,176 9,215,845 -2,245,331
Harwich 11,282,461 8,217,111 -3,065,350
Holyhead 8,047,935 11,183,138 +3,135,203

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 842951

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

Description: Loaders with a front shovel for digging and moving materials