Import/export HS code 843061: Tamping or compacting machines

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

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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 £
Germany 10,641,164
China 2,171,925
Belgium 2,113,662
United States 912,351
Ireland 911,438

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 6,931,846 3,709,318 -3,222,528
China 1,336,716 835,209 -501,507
Belgium 529,992 1,583,670 +1,053,678
United States 232,615 679,736 +447,121
Ireland 315,885 595,553 +279,668
Sweden 537,043 356,367 -180,676
France 198,547 526,946 +328,399
Finland 48,463 620,719 +572,256
Netherlands 31,992 498,882 +466,890
Poland 37,367 345,475 +308,108

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 8,456,198
China 2,825,902
Finland 1,728,070
United Kingdom 1,491,200
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 5,073,699 3,382,499 -1,691,200
China 1,561,636 1,264,266 -297,370
Finland 48,463 1,679,607 +1,631,144
United Kingdom 720,250 770,950 +50,700
Netherlands 30,424 969,778 +939,354
United States 283,370 679,736 +396,366
Bulgaria 537,043 211,254 -325,789
Czechia 239,176 273,676 +34,500
Poland 37,367 345,475 +308,108
Spain 176,108 2,946 -173,162

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 6
Greater Manchester 5
Northern Ireland 4
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 5 +3
Greater Manchester 2 5 +3
Northern Ireland 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 3 -1
Kent 3 3 +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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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) 14,684,767
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,085,456
Other 2,207,757
Air transport 404,374
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) 7,260,005 7,424,762 +164,757
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,713,845 2,371,611 +657,766
Other 1,668,828 538,929 -1,129,899
Air transport 225,064 179,310 -45,754
Road transport 0 887 +887

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 7,371,967
Immingham Docks 2,848,882
Eurotunnel 2,738,394
000 2,207,757
Felixstowe 1,913,390

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 4,115,683 3,256,284 -859,399
Immingham Docks 679,232 2,169,650 +1,490,418
Eurotunnel 1,815,602 922,792 -892,810
000 1,668,828 538,929 -1,129,899
Felixstowe 1,278,933 634,457 -644,476
Southampton 261,409 852,161 +590,752
London 15,463 771,798 +756,335
Holyhead 30,863 540,897 +510,034
London Gateway Port 71,606 456,207 +384,601
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 31
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
2026-01 12
2025-11 15
2025-10 15
2025-09 15
2025-08 15

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 24
54m+ 23
15m-54m 8
0-1m 7
Other 4

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 4,031,742
Germany 2,382,239
Poland 2,302,437
France 1,939,626
Netherlands 1,654,645

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 2,561,233 1,470,509 -1,090,724
Germany 918,565 1,463,674 +545,109
Poland 1,510,629 791,808 -718,821
France 1,335,153 604,473 -730,680
Netherlands 946,573 708,072 -238,501
Belgium 782,127 424,096 -358,031
Brazil 794,110 350,760 -443,350
Italy 488,684 461,271 -27,413
United States 510,922 245,565 -265,357
Portugal 343,559 232,751 -110,808

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 520,169
XI 498,683
Ireland 25,890
China 24,762
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 346,848 173,321 -173,527
XI 276,893 221,790 -55,103
Ireland 22,334 3,556 -18,778
China 15,393 9,369 -6,024
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 0 528 +528
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) 14,893,195
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,116,254
Other 1,543,091
Air transport 607,102

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) 8,361,558 6,531,637 -1,829,921
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,078,939 1,037,315 -2,041,624
Other 1,101,772 441,319 -660,453
Air transport 451,008 156,094 -294,914

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,666,067
London Gateway Port 2,301,784
Immingham Docks 1,718,101
Liverpool Docks 1,636,018
000 1,543,091

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 4,593,192 4,072,875 -520,317
London Gateway Port 1,760,521 541,263 -1,219,258
Immingham Docks 1,101,681 616,420 -485,261
Liverpool Docks 1,224,566 411,452 -813,114
000 1,101,772 441,319 -660,453
Holyhead 630,291 716,431 +86,140
Felixstowe 753,525 48,569 -704,956
London 136,100 600,800 +464,700
Dover 437,585 115,789 -321,796
Hull 297,334 48,131 -249,203

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