Import/export HS code 843031: Self-propelled earth-moving machines

Self-propelled machines for digging or moving earth

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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 £
China 6,921,559
United States 3,740,776
Ireland 1,408,095
Singapore 1,027,397
Germany 985,392

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 £
China 0 6,921,559 +6,921,559
United States 0 3,740,776 +3,740,776
Ireland 22,595 1,385,500 +1,362,905
Singapore 0 1,027,397 +1,027,397
Germany 733,757 251,635 -482,122
Netherlands 285,782 380,993 +95,211
Sweden 0 420,000 +420,000
France 190,468 0 -190,468
Finland 143,085 0 -143,085
United Arab Emirates 9,253 26,707 +17,454

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 £
United States 7,687,960
China 3,450,166
Finland 1,385,500
Thailand 1,027,397
Germany 985,392

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 £
United States 94,798 7,593,162 +7,498,364
China 0 3,450,166 +3,450,166
Finland 0 1,385,500 +1,385,500
Thailand 0 1,027,397 +1,027,397
Germany 733,757 251,635 -482,122
Sweden 143,085 420,000 +276,915
Netherlands 190,984 0 -190,984
France 190,468 0 -190,468
United Arab Emirates 9,253 26,707 +17,454
Ireland 22,595 0 -22,595

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Greater Manchester 1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -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) 12,526,867
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,976,680
Air transport 35,960

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) 0 12,526,867 +12,526,867
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,375,687 1,600,993 +225,306
Air transport 9,253 26,707 +17,454

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 7,302,169
Felixstowe 4,116,941
Southampton 1,027,397
Harwich 985,392
Holyhead 710,000

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 £
Liverpool Docks 0 7,302,169 +7,302,169
Felixstowe 285,782 3,831,159 +3,545,377
Southampton 0 1,027,397 +1,027,397
Harwich 733,757 251,635 -482,122
Holyhead 0 710,000 +710,000
Greenock 0 585,500 +585,500
Immingham Docks 0 420,000 +420,000
Portsmouth 190,468 0 -190,468
Eurotunnel 143,085 0 -143,085
London Heathrow Airport 0 26,707 +26,707

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 1
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2024-10 1

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+ 2
15m-54m 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 £
Kenya 5,367,910
NA 2,456,572
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,041,411
United Republic of Tanzania 971,523
Ghana 804,873

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 £
Kenya 1,713,251 3,654,659 +1,941,408
NA 1,382,670 1,073,902 -308,768
Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 2,041,411 +2,041,411
United Republic of Tanzania 0 971,523 +971,523
Ghana 804,873 0 -804,873
Germany 516,006 0 -516,006
United States 0 300,000 +300,000
France 209,767 5,300 -204,467
Ireland 82,269 38,654 -43,615
Netherlands 63,971 0 -63,971

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 £
Sweden 2,945

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 £
Sweden 664 2,281 +1,617

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,071,131
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 879,575
Air transport 22,756
Other 7,461

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,029,636 8,041,495 +4,011,859
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 847,718 31,857 -815,861
Air transport 15,553 7,203 -8,350
Other 664 6,797 +6,133

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Medway 11,642,289
Immingham Docks 451,600
Dover / Eurotunnel 378,484
Southampton 358,607
Milford 60,000

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 £
Medway 3,900,794 7,741,495 +3,840,701
Immingham Docks 451,600 0 -451,600
Dover / Eurotunnel 378,484 0 -378,484
Southampton 58,607 300,000 +241,393
Milford 60,000 0 -60,000
Holyhead 0 22,887 +22,887
Liverpool Docks 12,450 8,970 -3,480
London Heathrow Airport 13,124 0 -13,124
Heysham 9,155 0 -9,155
000 664 6,797 +6,133

Quick facts

HS code: 843031

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

Description: Self-propelled machines for digging or moving earth