Import/export HS code 843242: Fertilizer spreaders

Machines that spread chemical or natural fertilizers on 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 9,898,346
Netherlands 3,536,555
Ireland 3,393,659
Denmark 2,972,127
China 1,785,305

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 3,856,867 6,041,479 +2,184,612
Netherlands 838,431 2,698,124 +1,859,693
Ireland 1,678,129 1,715,530 +37,401
Denmark 1,383,541 1,588,586 +205,045
China 1,283,322 501,983 -781,339
Italy 771,355 572,137 -199,218
Hungary 747,109 575,501 -171,608
United States 545,275 536,693 -8,582
Canada 465,045 564,943 +99,898
France 396,397 287,887 -108,510

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 9,373,826
Netherlands 3,109,103
Denmark 2,972,127
Ireland 2,608,871
China 2,564,349

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 3,730,671 5,643,155 +1,912,484
Netherlands 625,044 2,484,059 +1,859,015
Denmark 1,383,541 1,588,586 +205,045
Ireland 1,345,792 1,263,079 -82,713
China 1,618,677 945,672 -673,005
United States 986,459 1,108,274 +121,815
Hungary 747,109 575,501 -171,608
Italy 715,452 456,074 -259,378
India 511,057 533,199 +22,142
France 179,000 313,182 +134,182

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 5
North Yorkshire 5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Kent 4

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 3 -2
North Yorkshire 3 5 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 5 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
Kent 2 3 +1
Lincolnshire 2 4 +2
Southern Scotland 3 3 +0
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 3 1 -2
Mid and South West Wales 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) 21,878,191
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,623,418
Other 834,563
Air transport 313,396

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) 9,325,692 12,552,499 +3,226,807
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,698,396 2,925,022 +226,626
Other 302,481 532,082 +229,601
Air transport 133,312 180,084 +46,772

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,803,239
Immingham Docks 5,364,606
Liverpool Docks 2,442,000
Felixstowe 1,760,463
Purfleet 1,352,348

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 4,332,860 5,470,379 +1,137,519
Immingham Docks 1,656,016 3,708,590 +2,052,574
Liverpool Docks 1,143,047 1,298,953 +155,906
Felixstowe 1,311,195 449,268 -861,927
Purfleet 497,585 854,763 +357,178
Ayr Harbour 818,517 250,477 -568,040
London 176,565 752,335 +575,770
Holyhead 317,335 530,129 +212,794
000 302,481 532,082 +229,601
Killingholme 454,514 313,185 -141,329

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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 6
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 10
2025-10 12
2025-09 10
2025-08 11

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 34
15m-54m 15
54m+ 12
0-1m 7
Other 7

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 1,643,552
New Zealand 683,748
Poland 537,721
Lithuania 298,394
United States 270,957

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 742,798 900,754 +157,956
New Zealand 41,250 642,498 +601,248
Poland 289,091 248,630 -40,461
Lithuania 256,994 41,400 -215,594
United States 144,330 126,627 -17,703
France 85,565 142,075 +56,510
Japan 2,133 210,713 +208,580
Belgium 32,045 115,444 +83,399
Norway 2,607 142,311 +139,704
Spain 60,250 23,897 -36,353

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 273,323
Italy 205,409
XI 190,918
Ireland 74,300
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 85,584 187,739 +102,155
Italy 106,439 98,970 -7,469
XI 85,549 105,369 +19,820
Ireland 18,822 55,478 +36,656
Germany 0 17,270 +17,270
Netherlands 2,759 1,590 -1,169
France 1,924 0 -1,924
Nicaragua 1,852 0 -1,852
Poland 882 0 -882
China 872 0 -872

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) 2,656,644
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,528,866
Other 802,325
Air transport 36,524

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) 1,321,735 1,334,909 +13,174
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 437,239 1,091,627 +654,388
Other 325,361 476,964 +151,603
Air transport 28,314 8,210 -20,104

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,080,600
Southampton 845,517
000 802,325
Immingham Docks 509,042
Milford 439,901

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 399,004 681,596 +282,592
Southampton 188,878 656,639 +467,761
000 325,361 476,964 +151,603
Immingham Docks 310,731 198,311 -112,420
Milford 155,412 284,489 +129,077
London Gateway Port 74,135 253,429 +179,294
Felixstowe 41,250 133,727 +92,477
Holyhead 120,998 43,393 -77,605
Heysham 94,357 53,388 -40,969
Harwich 99,828 42,377 -57,451

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