Import/export HS code 842952: 360° revolving machinery

Machines with a rotating superstructure, like excavators

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Japan 441,505,855
Belgium 245,397,909
Netherlands 222,107,404
China 166,984,709
South Korea 73,984,072

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 £
Japan 193,975,046 247,530,809 +53,555,763
Belgium 133,271,915 112,125,994 -21,145,921
Netherlands 124,288,136 97,819,268 -26,468,868
China 123,697,489 43,287,220 -80,410,269
South Korea 39,566,321 34,417,751 -5,148,570
France 30,153,706 24,002,055 -6,151,651
Germany 29,836,060 17,816,721 -12,019,339
Czechia 20,764,431 20,398,125 -366,306
Ireland 15,356,787 11,829,090 -3,527,697
Singapore 4,088,622 15,905,883 +11,817,261

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 £
Japan 636,063,377
China 232,327,614
Germany 160,550,230
South Korea 124,019,218
France 48,742,031

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 £
Japan 325,871,556 310,191,821 -15,679,735
China 153,319,281 79,008,333 -74,310,948
Germany 89,245,544 71,304,686 -17,940,858
South Korea 49,071,236 74,947,982 +25,876,746
France 27,448,581 21,293,450 -6,155,131
Netherlands 28,689,640 19,568,191 -9,121,449
Czechia 14,225,545 16,653,619 +2,428,074
Italy 16,184,606 8,839,220 -7,345,386
Austria 9,071,455 8,739,737 -331,718
Belgium 10,643,957 5,886,989 -4,756,968

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Northern Ireland 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Essex 6
Outer London - West and North West 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
Northern Ireland 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Essex 5 6 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 4 +2
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 741,809,758
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 629,306,594
Other 47,003,491
Road transport 758,939
Air transport 713,772

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 368,244,376 373,565,382 +5,321,006
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 363,921,149 265,385,445 -98,535,704
Other 27,932,061 19,071,430 -8,860,631
Road transport 44,803 714,136 +669,333
Air transport 514,921 198,851 -316,070

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Tyne 323,829,289
Southampton 287,622,395
Immingham Docks 259,497,267
London 142,458,038
Felixstowe 103,376,235

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 £
Tyne 177,456,539 146,372,750 -31,083,789
Southampton 141,307,547 146,314,848 +5,007,301
Immingham Docks 148,318,790 111,178,477 -37,140,313
London 71,602,583 70,855,455 -747,128
Felixstowe 52,052,615 51,323,620 -728,995
Dover 46,070,278 43,925,954 -2,144,324
000 27,932,061 19,071,430 -8,860,631
Avonmouth Docks 28,105,475 17,773,574 -10,331,901
Middlesbrough 14,121,956 20,652,387 +6,530,431
Harwich 12,417,253 3,547,800 -8,869,453

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 61
Rental and leasing activities 13
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Civil engineering 9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 42
2025-11 40
2025-10 42
2025-09 41
2025-08 42

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 47
54m+ 34
15m-54m 20
0-1m 19
Other 10

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 £
Ireland 197,554,599
Netherlands 154,625,929
Germany 92,154,828
Poland 91,767,845
Spain 77,259,147

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 £
Ireland 106,049,877 91,504,722 -14,545,155
Netherlands 79,194,661 75,431,268 -3,763,393
Germany 42,017,786 50,137,042 +8,119,256
Poland 56,650,382 35,117,463 -21,532,919
Spain 38,949,791 38,309,356 -640,435
Belgium 53,882,223 22,411,530 -31,470,693
France 37,459,845 33,623,329 -3,836,516
Italy 32,589,282 30,841,751 -1,747,531
United States 42,415,714 20,043,253 -22,372,461
Turkey 20,066,581 31,821,899 +11,755,318

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 £
Japan 45,032,068
Netherlands 8,264,707
XI 6,085,779
France 4,474,512
China 4,411,185

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 £
Japan 20,781,054 24,251,014 +3,469,960
Netherlands 4,926,390 3,338,317 -1,588,073
XI 3,452,689 2,633,090 -819,599
France 2,698,932 1,775,580 -923,352
China 2,856,327 1,554,858 -1,301,469
Germany 2,163,040 857,303 -1,305,737
South Korea 1,287,497 1,165,153 -122,344
United States 332,518 411,108 +78,590
Italy 328,413 414,824 +86,411
Ireland 397,773 264,482 -133,291

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) 751,609,108
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 441,087,164
Other 81,533,161
Air transport 334,425
Road transport 88,320

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) 418,475,791 333,133,317 -85,342,474
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 234,364,883 206,722,281 -27,642,602
Other 42,038,444 39,494,717 -2,543,727
Air transport 231,230 103,195 -128,035
Road transport 88,320 0 -88,320

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 307,559,282
Dover / Eurotunnel 302,041,294
Avonmouth Docks 94,955,885
Liverpool Docks 93,098,016
000 81,533,161

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 £
Immingham Docks 157,954,877 149,604,405 -8,350,472
Dover / Eurotunnel 175,024,441 127,016,853 -48,007,588
Avonmouth Docks 42,865,950 52,089,935 +9,223,985
Liverpool Docks 61,039,457 32,058,559 -28,980,898
000 42,038,444 39,494,717 -2,543,727
Southampton 44,856,880 30,903,968 -13,952,912
Holyhead 23,934,420 28,098,544 +4,164,124
Harwich 29,478,869 20,686,012 -8,792,857
Middlesbrough 25,514,437 18,411,053 -7,103,384
London 22,563,863 20,980,329 -1,583,534

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 842952

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

Description: Machines with a rotating superstructure, like excavators