Import/export HS code 8432: Farm and garden machinery

Machines for preparing soil, planting, or maintaining lawns and sports fields

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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 113,597,386
Netherlands 77,749,398
France 54,208,751
China 48,975,682
Italy 48,909,540

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 58,267,512 55,329,874 -2,937,638
Netherlands 35,694,076 42,055,322 +6,361,246
France 22,621,728 31,587,023 +8,965,295
China 22,164,763 26,810,919 +4,646,156
Italy 22,148,084 26,761,456 +4,613,372
Ireland 14,683,586 19,308,917 +4,625,331
Sweden 13,094,119 17,289,967 +4,195,848
Denmark 9,328,652 13,910,332 +4,581,680
United States 13,236,280 9,035,561 -4,200,719
Norway 4,792,538 7,545,735 +2,753,197

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 126,436,323
Netherlands 54,116,454
China 52,978,519
Italy 50,732,408
France 37,112,505

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 57,122,963 69,313,360 +12,190,397
Netherlands 26,824,088 27,292,366 +468,278
China 23,819,737 29,158,782 +5,339,045
Italy 22,655,599 28,076,809 +5,421,210
France 17,721,298 19,391,207 +1,669,909
United States 17,083,257 14,391,829 -2,691,428
Sweden 12,682,775 16,816,887 +4,134,112
Denmark 9,623,769 13,223,430 +3,599,661
Ireland 7,475,549 7,938,062 +462,513
Norway 5,430,931 8,350,393 +2,919,462

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 44
Lincolnshire 39
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 38
Surrey, East and West Sussex 37
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 36

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 35 28 -7
Lincolnshire 33 24 -9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 30 29 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29 25 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 25 25 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 26 24 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 28 26 -2
Kent 26 26 +0
Essex 25 22 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 23 22 -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) 338,978,985
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 133,295,013
Air transport 26,979,631
Other 23,612,553
Road transport 575,363

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) 159,795,508 179,183,477 +19,387,969
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 60,720,386 72,574,627 +11,854,241
Air transport 11,786,765 15,192,866 +3,406,101
Other 10,339,404 13,273,149 +2,933,745
Road transport 308,430 266,933 -41,497

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 149,355,671
Immingham Docks 87,933,679
Felixstowe 52,116,974
000 23,612,553
Southampton 22,658,630

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 68,002,986 81,352,685 +13,349,699
Immingham Docks 33,260,850 54,672,829 +21,411,979
Felixstowe 27,981,680 24,135,294 -3,846,386
000 10,339,404 13,273,149 +2,933,745
Southampton 10,536,818 12,121,812 +1,584,994
Harwich 11,899,386 9,917,747 -1,981,639
London 7,967,691 8,427,962 +460,271
Liverpool Docks 10,472,644 5,485,248 -4,987,396
Eurotunnel 7,749,400 7,316,919 -432,481
Hull 4,642,049 6,043,452 +1,401,403

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 318
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 119
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 117
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 103
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 57

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 184
2026-03 224
2026-02 186
2026-01 147
2025-12 135

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 458
54m+ 158
0-1m 141
15m-54m 108
Other 49

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 50,400,373
United States 23,696,470
Germany 22,751,627
France 17,467,963
Netherlands 16,787,565

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 23,476,104 26,924,269 +3,448,165
United States 13,118,530 10,577,940 -2,540,590
Germany 9,800,017 12,951,610 +3,151,593
France 9,134,196 8,333,767 -800,429
Netherlands 5,687,700 11,099,865 +5,412,165
Australia 3,414,750 5,182,086 +1,767,336
Poland 4,436,585 3,977,042 -459,543
New Zealand 2,539,129 4,403,501 +1,864,372
Sweden 2,511,965 3,904,002 +1,392,037
Denmark 2,153,640 2,865,496 +711,856

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 19,189,330
Ireland 3,301,270
Poland 2,569,055
Italy 868,340
France 596,757

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 8,828,794 10,360,536 +1,531,742
Ireland 1,284,156 2,017,114 +732,958
Poland 1,542,528 1,026,527 -516,001
Italy 398,315 470,025 +71,710
France 282,811 313,946 +31,135
Nicaragua 522,018 15,109 -506,909
Belgium 132,666 312,915 +180,249
New Zealand 218,036 200,806 -17,230
United States 93,875 192,350 +98,475
Japan 32,903 160,888 +127,985

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) 120,628,658
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,683,008
Other 30,166,831
Air transport 11,671,877
Road transport 53,298

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) 56,974,528 63,654,130 +6,679,602
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,187,327 34,495,681 +3,308,354
Other 14,128,354 16,038,477 +1,910,123
Air transport 6,035,878 5,635,999 -399,879
Road transport 12,810 40,488 +27,678

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 67,864,696
000 30,166,831
London Gateway Port 20,874,625
Immingham Docks 16,084,665
Felixstowe 13,267,880

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 32,789,200 35,075,496 +2,286,296
000 14,128,354 16,038,477 +1,910,123
London Gateway Port 11,007,270 9,867,355 -1,139,915
Immingham Docks 7,198,643 8,886,022 +1,687,379
Felixstowe 6,691,657 6,576,223 -115,434
Southampton 4,396,728 8,251,032 +3,854,304
Harwich 3,874,774 6,166,785 +2,292,011
Holyhead 3,818,291 6,048,915 +2,230,624
Dover 4,974,585 4,344,759 -629,826
Liverpool Docks 3,852,627 3,737,188 -115,439

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 8432

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

Description: Machines for preparing soil, planting, or maintaining lawns and sports fields