Import/export HS code 843020: Snowplows and snowblowers

Machines used to clear snow from roads or pathways

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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 £
Poland 824,555
Germany 695,785
Italy 280,065
Netherlands 256,401
China 149,819

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 £
Poland 261,081 563,474 +302,393
Germany 579,359 116,426 -462,933
Italy 231,972 48,093 -183,879
Netherlands 221,353 35,048 -186,305
China 79,461 70,358 -9,103
Finland 60,905 53,725 -7,180
United States 22,418 28,971 +6,553
Belgium 8,098 34,199 +26,101
Ireland 30,253 1,082 -29,171
Denmark 9,726 9,876 +150

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 £
Poland 818,457
Germany 645,465
Italy 294,172
China 194,370
Finland 132,978

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 £
Poland 254,983 563,474 +308,491
Germany 579,839 65,626 -514,213
Italy 231,972 62,200 -169,772
China 92,433 101,937 +9,504
Finland 56,736 76,242 +19,506
United States 22,118 64,402 +42,284
Viet Nam 14,520 17,398 +2,878
Austria 0 22,993 +22,993
Denmark 9,726 9,876 +150
Japan 0 12,368 +12,368

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 3
Suffolk 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Southern Scotland 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1

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
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Suffolk 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Southern Scotland 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 0 1 +1
Essex 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0

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) 2,029,368
Other 241,127
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,142
Air transport 107,578

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) 1,168,082 861,286 -306,796
Other 241,127 0 -241,127
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 63,468 89,674 +26,206
Air transport 45,488 62,090 +16,602

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,236,237
Harwich 359,836
000 241,127
Immingham Docks 190,349
Felixstowe 182,432

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 866,548 369,689 -496,859
Harwich 65,904 293,932 +228,028
000 241,127 0 -241,127
Immingham Docks 48,744 141,605 +92,861
Felixstowe 111,866 70,566 -41,300
Eurotunnel 21,478 41,383 +19,905
Dover / Eurotunnel 44,513 1,351 -43,162
London Stansted Airport 8,471 30,091 +21,620
London 26,275 7,238 -19,037
London Heathrow Airport 15,924 14,107 -1,817

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 14
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 4
2025-10 5
2025-09 1
2025-08 4

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+ 11
1m-15m 8
15m-54m 4
0-1m 1

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 94,747
Poland 83,089
Netherlands 37,930
Norway 15,100
Austria 11,110

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 91,347 3,400 -87,947
Poland 53,071 30,018 -23,053
Netherlands 13,043 24,887 +11,844
Norway 13,800 1,300 -12,500
Austria 11,110 0 -11,110
Lebanon 9,900 0 -9,900
Romania 9,330 0 -9,330
Iceland 0 7,380 +7,380
South Africa 6,735 0 -6,735
Bulgaria 6,086 0 -6,086

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 64,909
Ireland 13,953
Romania 8,830

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 64,909 0 -64,909
Ireland 13,953 0 -13,953
Romania 8,830 0 -8,830

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) 162,104
Other 87,692
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,517
Air transport 17,796

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) 97,683 64,421 -33,262
Other 87,692 0 -87,692
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,337 10,180 -20,157
Air transport 12,135 5,661 -6,474

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 87,692
Dover / Eurotunnel 76,890
Dover 41,679
Immingham Docks 25,217
Harwich 20,579

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 £
000 87,692 0 -87,692
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,617 34,273 -8,344
Dover 19,129 22,550 +3,421
Immingham Docks 22,242 2,975 -19,267
Harwich 18,056 2,523 -15,533
East Midlands Airport 6,735 4,558 -2,177
Holyhead 11,110 0 -11,110
London Gateway Port 9,900 0 -9,900
Middlesbrough 0 7,380 +7,380
London Heathrow Airport 5,400 1,103 -4,297

Quick facts

HS code: 843020

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

Description: Machines used to clear snow from roads or pathways