Import/export HS code 843242: Fertilizer spreaders

Machines that spread chemical or natural fertilizers on fields

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 13,030,884
Netherlands 4,338,884
Ireland 3,853,743
Denmark 3,110,006
China 1,982,728

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 4,034,378 8,996,506 +4,962,128
Netherlands 1,238,033 3,100,851 +1,862,818
Ireland 1,570,265 2,283,478 +713,213
Denmark 1,817,724 1,292,282 -525,442
China 1,218,673 764,055 -454,618
Hungary 565,361 875,047 +309,686
Italy 705,348 703,037 -2,311
Canada 625,680 619,654 -6,026
United States 485,849 635,184 +149,335
France 279,110 617,796 +338,686

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 12,992,552
Netherlands 3,680,444
Denmark 3,108,756
China 2,798,062
Ireland 2,538,442

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 3,850,926 9,141,626 +5,290,700
Netherlands 1,013,979 2,666,465 +1,652,486
Denmark 1,817,724 1,291,032 -526,692
China 1,575,915 1,222,147 -353,768
Ireland 1,060,712 1,477,730 +417,018
United States 1,126,914 1,260,020 +133,106
Hungary 565,361 875,047 +309,686
India 510,053 559,340 +49,287
Italy 604,141 449,712 -154,429
New Zealand 260,915 493,249 +232,334

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Kent 5
Mid and South West Wales 5
North Yorkshire 5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 2 -3
Kent 3 4 +1
Mid and South West Wales 3 3 +0
North Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 5 +1
Southern Scotland 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 3 1 -2

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) 26,999,098
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,916,103
Other 1,138,833
Air transport 300,716

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) 9,900,375 17,098,723 +7,198,348
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,905,041 3,011,062 +106,021
Other 521,138 617,695 +96,557
Air transport 118,528 182,188 +63,660

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 12,480,165
Immingham Docks 6,694,349
Liverpool Docks 2,867,174
Felixstowe 2,032,362
Holyhead 1,464,989

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 4,344,979 8,135,186 +3,790,207
Immingham Docks 2,361,468 4,332,881 +1,971,413
Liverpool Docks 1,263,541 1,603,633 +340,092
Felixstowe 1,346,390 685,972 -660,418
Holyhead 435,859 1,029,130 +593,271
000 521,138 617,695 +96,557
Purfleet 295,036 840,253 +545,217
London 333,824 715,993 +382,169
Killingholme 661,388 73,890 -587,498
Harwich 86,480 563,621 +477,141

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
42
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
8
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 13
2026-04 14
2026-03 16
2026-02 21
2026-01 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 35
15m-54m 17
54m+ 14
0-1m 11
Other 6

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 2,337,256
New Zealand 689,684
Poland 627,809
Lithuania 297,944
Netherlands 245,074

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 965,635 1,371,621 +405,986
New Zealand 41,250 648,434 +607,184
Poland 327,921 299,888 -28,033
Lithuania 237,944 60,000 -177,944
Netherlands 46,241 198,833 +152,592
Norway 2,607 228,609 +226,002
Australia 3,865 227,100 +223,235
France 187,441 28,601 -158,840
Japan 0 210,713 +210,713
United States 0 160,477 +160,477

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 £
New Zealand 357,813
XI 222,183
Italy 208,462
Ireland 150,066
Germany 17,270

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 £
New Zealand 168,113 189,700 +21,587
XI 133,198 88,985 -44,213
Italy 95,925 112,537 +16,612
Ireland 32,515 117,551 +85,036
Germany 0 17,270 +17,270
Denmark 0 5,496 +5,496
Netherlands 4,349 0 -4,349
China 761 2,325 +1,564
France 1,924 0 -1,924
Poland 882 0 -882

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) 3,317,505
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,003,205
Other 1,022,863
Air transport 44,996

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) 1,556,617 1,760,888 +204,271
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 209,808 1,793,397 +1,583,589
Other 450,736 572,127 +121,391
Air transport 17,825 27,171 +9,346

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,376,506
000 1,022,863
Southampton 1,001,427
Immingham Docks 652,870
Milford 517,053

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 560,371 816,135 +255,764
000 450,736 572,127 +121,391
Southampton 43,065 958,362 +915,297
Immingham Docks 276,122 376,748 +100,626
Milford 303,684 213,369 -90,315
London Gateway Port 68,710 285,919 +217,209
Ayr Harbour 0 321,551 +321,551
Harwich 134,079 116,466 -17,613
Holyhead 101,790 127,085 +25,295
Felixstowe 41,250 174,447 +133,197

Quick facts

HS code: 843242

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

Description: Machines that spread chemical or natural fertilizers on fields