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 585,140,930
Netherlands 267,687,077
Belgium 266,669,958
China 157,103,585
South Korea 73,732,996

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 239,126,388 346,014,542 +106,888,154
Netherlands 111,142,127 156,544,950 +45,402,823
Belgium 114,959,470 151,710,488 +36,751,018
China 123,928,173 33,175,412 -90,752,761
South Korea 36,003,134 37,729,862 +1,726,728
France 30,035,926 40,013,946 +9,978,020
Germany 28,961,149 20,083,585 -8,877,564
Czechia 24,819,567 24,007,500 -812,067
Singapore 9,837,691 26,282,161 +16,444,470
Ireland 14,654,079 14,001,695 -652,384

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 812,197,063
China 242,831,591
Germany 151,675,544
South Korea 149,196,588
Netherlands 60,179,492

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 374,295,588 437,901,475 +63,605,887
China 133,504,538 109,327,053 -24,177,485
Germany 70,894,664 80,780,880 +9,886,216
South Korea 55,105,836 94,090,752 +38,984,916
Netherlands 24,747,046 35,432,446 +10,685,400
France 26,810,079 29,352,057 +2,541,978
Czechia 16,775,465 20,448,480 +3,673,015
Italy 14,175,483 15,103,813 +928,330
India 5,034,358 17,009,538 +11,975,180
Belgium 11,190,992 8,646,629 -2,544,363

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Northern Ireland 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Outer London - West and North West 7
Essex 6

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 10 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Essex 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 3 +1
Outer London - East and North East 2 4 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 5 +2
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2

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) 899,835,297
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 719,679,002
Other 48,807,350
Road transport 1,446,829
Air transport 774,794

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) 408,986,553 490,848,744 +81,862,191
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 334,451,205 385,227,797 +50,776,592
Other 28,190,477 20,616,873 -7,573,604
Road transport 44,803 1,402,026 +1,357,223
Air transport 518,298 256,496 -261,802

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Tyne 396,268,108
Southampton 362,871,015
Immingham Docks 307,239,721
London 136,443,231
Felixstowe 131,888,873

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 209,187,277 187,080,831 -22,106,446
Southampton 155,292,462 207,578,553 +52,286,091
Immingham Docks 137,513,251 169,726,470 +32,213,219
London 57,674,244 78,768,987 +21,094,743
Felixstowe 47,568,048 84,320,825 +36,752,777
Dover 47,616,189 55,679,821 +8,063,632
000 28,190,477 20,616,873 -7,573,604
Middlesbrough 18,668,135 28,595,060 +9,926,925
Avonmouth Docks 25,212,147 19,899,595 -5,312,552
Eurotunnel 8,373,638 8,624,163 +250,525

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
66
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
15
Rental and leasing activities
14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
12
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 43
2026-04 46
2026-03 53
2026-02 43
2026-01 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 56
54m+ 34
15m-54m 23
0-1m 22
Other 13

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 226,878,378
Netherlands 188,382,232
Germany 107,350,163
Spain 102,108,778
Poland 100,414,515

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 111,833,519 115,044,859 +3,211,340
Netherlands 76,590,120 111,792,112 +35,201,992
Germany 53,563,861 53,786,302 +222,441
Spain 44,345,624 57,763,154 +13,417,530
Poland 52,410,906 48,003,609 -4,407,297
France 39,103,138 48,629,012 +9,525,874
Belgium 44,577,048 27,691,213 -16,885,835
Italy 33,015,125 37,714,278 +4,699,153
United States 38,149,057 23,119,404 -15,029,653
Turkey 22,738,931 34,674,004 +11,935,073

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 55,654,648
Netherlands 7,795,408
XI 6,684,912
China 5,052,417
France 4,583,890

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 24,297,257 31,357,391 +7,060,134
Netherlands 4,976,151 2,819,257 -2,156,894
XI 3,406,997 3,277,915 -129,082
China 3,237,368 1,815,049 -1,422,319
France 3,076,521 1,507,369 -1,569,152
Germany 2,219,971 1,040,040 -1,179,931
South Korea 1,525,295 811,828 -713,467
Austria 106,041 1,518,476 +1,412,435
Italy 476,565 415,041 -61,524
United States 150,064 691,768 +541,704

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) 887,380,132
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 472,768,294
Other 96,075,250
Air transport 162,926
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) 429,641,114 457,739,018 +28,097,904
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 221,786,902 250,981,392 +29,194,490
Other 47,132,308 48,942,942 +1,810,634
Air transport 97,455 65,471 -31,984
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 356,425,818
Dover / Eurotunnel 344,639,141
Avonmouth Docks 110,055,032
Liverpool Docks 101,068,665
000 96,075,250

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 158,198,034 198,227,784 +40,029,750
Dover / Eurotunnel 172,741,097 171,898,044 -843,053
Avonmouth Docks 48,749,352 61,305,680 +12,556,328
Liverpool Docks 53,312,137 47,756,528 -5,555,609
000 47,132,308 48,942,942 +1,810,634
Southampton 42,705,727 36,062,266 -6,643,461
Holyhead 27,655,808 32,434,277 +4,778,469
London 26,734,024 30,200,983 +3,466,959
Harwich 27,755,283 26,666,566 -1,088,717
Middlesbrough 24,767,783 25,375,565 +607,782

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