Import/export HS code 843061: Tamping or compacting machines

Machines used to tamp or compact soil, asphalt, or other materials

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Germany 12,976,575
China 2,744,595
Belgium 2,119,174
Ireland 1,093,334
Sweden 987,621

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 £
Germany 7,086,299 5,890,276 -1,196,023
China 1,411,304 1,333,291 -78,013
Belgium 541,960 1,577,214 +1,035,254
Ireland 336,955 756,379 +419,424
Sweden 503,717 483,904 -19,813
France 197,663 781,775 +584,112
United States 234,440 685,268 +450,828
Finland 48,463 620,719 +572,256
Netherlands 115,151 481,451 +366,300
Czechia 57,703 336,039 +278,336

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 £
Germany 10,326,997
China 3,448,790
Finland 2,383,982
United Kingdom 1,564,771
Netherlands 1,000,202

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 £
Germany 5,368,099 4,958,898 -409,201
China 1,593,810 1,854,980 +261,170
Finland 48,463 2,335,519 +2,287,056
United Kingdom 718,118 846,653 +128,535
Netherlands 115,151 885,051 +769,900
United States 285,195 707,962 +422,767
Bulgaria 503,717 281,490 -222,227
Czechia 143,261 284,857 +141,596
Poland 37,367 379,280 +341,913
Italy 132,035 49,200 -82,835

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
Greater Manchester 5
Northern Ireland 5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
Kent 3

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 6 +4
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Northern Ireland 4 2 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
Kent 3 3 +0
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
West Midlands 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1

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) 17,314,099
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,668,356
Other 2,472,686
Air transport 518,046
Road transport 887

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) 7,393,481 9,920,618 +2,527,137
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,797,680 2,870,676 +1,072,996
Other 1,688,684 784,002 -904,682
Air transport 229,722 288,324 +58,602
Road transport 887 0 -887

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,867,645
Immingham Docks 3,641,038
Eurotunnel 2,797,909
000 2,472,686
Felixstowe 2,142,602

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 4,199,688 4,667,957 +468,269
Immingham Docks 650,096 2,990,942 +2,340,846
Eurotunnel 1,878,621 919,288 -959,333
000 1,688,684 784,002 -904,682
Felixstowe 1,342,445 800,157 -542,288
Southampton 261,409 1,035,863 +774,454
London 42,866 770,842 +727,976
Holyhead 30,863 662,825 +631,962
London Gateway Port 68,564 569,136 +500,572
Milford 246,000 0 -246,000

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 32
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Specialised construction activities 8
Rental and leasing activities 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 15
2026-03 13
2026-02 19
2026-01 12
2025-12 13

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 28
54m+ 23
15m-54m 9
0-1m 6
Other 5

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 4,599,815
Germany 3,385,400
Poland 2,572,217
France 2,085,434
Netherlands 1,865,904

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 2,609,191 1,990,624 -618,567
Germany 908,435 2,476,965 +1,568,530
Poland 1,574,847 997,370 -577,477
France 1,320,116 765,318 -554,798
Netherlands 1,008,916 856,988 -151,928
Brazil 794,110 690,805 -103,305
Belgium 761,424 569,668 -191,756
United States 522,637 485,622 -37,015
Italy 476,618 528,169 +51,551
Canada 35,699 771,981 +736,282

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 £
Germany 810,369
XI 541,873
China 31,336
Ireland 26,336
Japan 20,160

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 £
Germany 326,939 483,430 +156,491
XI 278,199 263,674 -14,525
China 16,445 14,891 -1,554
Ireland 21,872 4,464 -17,408
Japan 20,160 0 -20,160
Czechia 6,677 0 -6,677
United States 2,313 2,888 +575
Belgium 1,296 0 -1,296
Sweden 0 637 +637
Austria 0 14 +14

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) 17,058,707
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,437,540
Other 1,890,386
Air transport 510,498

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) 8,423,459 8,635,248 +211,789
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,057,921 2,379,619 -678,302
Other 1,101,730 788,656 -313,074
Air transport 369,089 141,409 -227,680

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,063,830
Liverpool Docks 2,789,888
London Gateway Port 2,511,827
Immingham Docks 1,908,310
000 1,890,386

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,507,223 5,556,607 +1,049,384
Liverpool Docks 1,260,659 1,529,229 +268,570
London Gateway Port 1,651,728 860,099 -791,629
Immingham Docks 1,070,250 838,060 -232,190
000 1,101,730 788,656 -313,074
Holyhead 654,444 992,448 +338,004
Felixstowe 779,280 34,071 -745,209
London 279,827 482,617 +202,790
Dover 425,800 148,146 -277,654
Hull 316,254 32,961 -283,293

Quick facts

HS code: 843061

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

Description: Machines used to tamp or compact soil, asphalt, or other materials