Import/export HS code 8433: Machines for farming work

Includes harvesters, threshers, balers, mowers, and machines for cleaning or sorting farm produce like eggs and fruits

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 403,950,382
China 274,951,363
Netherlands 182,266,289
Belgium 102,413,111
France 87,332,286

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 186,515,352 217,435,030 +30,919,678
China 149,343,456 125,607,907 -23,735,549
Netherlands 101,165,417 81,100,872 -20,064,545
Belgium 45,804,203 56,608,908 +10,804,705
France 41,609,292 45,722,994 +4,113,702
Ireland 38,518,151 38,241,639 -276,512
United States 41,726,416 31,942,774 -9,783,642
Italy 25,831,023 29,239,609 +3,408,586
Hungary 15,164,630 20,595,492 +5,430,862
Canada 19,565,690 15,234,095 -4,331,595

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 326,073,172
China 322,533,801
United States 202,464,566
Netherlands 83,866,246
Belgium 70,971,125

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 154,354,133 171,719,039 +17,364,906
China 171,924,585 150,609,216 -21,315,369
United States 112,075,950 90,388,616 -21,687,334
Netherlands 43,868,607 39,997,639 -3,870,968
Belgium 28,166,279 42,804,846 +14,638,567
Italy 35,827,625 32,837,305 -2,990,320
France 21,982,841 28,514,472 +6,531,631
Hungary 20,270,639 21,877,189 +1,606,550
Poland 21,091,935 18,488,324 -2,603,611
Ireland 17,347,482 17,496,584 +149,102

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 48
Lincolnshire 47
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 43
Shropshire and Staffordshire 43
Kent 38

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 32 38 +6
Lincolnshire 31 39 +8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 27 33 +6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 28 32 +4
Kent 27 32 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25 27 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 26 25 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 20 28 +8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 24 +3
West Midlands 25 17 -8

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) 951,082,465
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 448,633,917
Other 97,818,827
Air transport 43,973,558
Road transport 13,445,744

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) 459,591,833 491,490,632 +31,898,799
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 244,793,273 203,840,644 -40,952,629
Other 45,100,294 52,718,533 +7,618,239
Air transport 21,013,601 22,959,957 +1,946,356
Road transport 6,417,637 7,028,107 +610,470
Rail transport 0 154,532 +154,532

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 275,169,425
Immingham Docks 206,714,404
Felixstowe 198,168,528
Southampton 142,927,604
Harwich 112,108,272

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 128,570,444 146,598,981 +18,028,537
Immingham Docks 85,041,462 121,672,942 +36,631,480
Felixstowe 115,734,445 82,434,083 -33,300,362
Southampton 84,535,798 58,391,806 -26,143,992
Harwich 55,132,328 56,975,944 +1,843,616
000 45,100,294 52,718,533 +7,618,239
London Gateway Port 28,985,506 43,388,531 +14,403,025
London 31,063,776 36,306,888 +5,243,112
Killingholme 44,727,354 19,171,154 -25,556,200
Liverpool Docks 27,900,297 23,791,021 -4,109,276

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 364
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 130
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 97
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 95
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 55

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 240
2026-03 247
2026-02 196
2026-01 166
2025-12 172

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 394
54m+ 223
0-1m 141
15m-54m 133
Other 71

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 £
Sweden 227,843,658
United States 151,488,257
Ireland 81,306,061
Germany 68,326,146
France 41,690,082

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 £
Sweden 71,869,402 155,974,256 +84,104,854
United States 93,169,782 58,318,475 -34,851,307
Ireland 40,023,464 41,282,597 +1,259,133
Germany 36,035,469 32,290,677 -3,744,792
France 19,642,740 22,047,342 +2,404,602
Netherlands 19,856,763 21,490,112 +1,633,349
Canada 12,332,823 12,188,059 -144,764
Poland 9,829,018 11,445,579 +1,616,561
Belgium 8,744,082 7,429,682 -1,314,400
Spain 8,688,956 7,459,703 -1,229,253

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 13,706,674
China 5,736,076
Italy 1,567,415
Ireland 1,363,855
United States 1,340,524

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 6,792,256 6,914,418 +122,162
China 2,953,784 2,782,292 -171,492
Italy 696,150 871,265 +175,115
Ireland 746,138 617,717 -128,421
United States 744,880 595,644 -149,236
Denmark 537,474 629,206 +91,732
Germany 346,211 347,431 +1,220
France 146,223 249,918 +103,695
Japan 181,065 170,248 -10,817
Finland 130,001 139,666 +9,665

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) 525,429,690
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 285,684,495
Air transport 36,087,321
Other 33,644,193
Road transport 86,293

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) 220,358,706 305,070,984 +84,712,278
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 159,352,214 126,332,281 -33,019,933
Air transport 18,619,679 17,467,642 -1,152,037
Other 16,529,478 17,114,715 +585,237
Road transport 85,323 970 -84,353

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 182,550,684
Immingham Docks 136,741,864
Dover / Eurotunnel 131,801,557
Southampton 91,988,952
London Gateway Port 72,741,186

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 £
Middlesbrough 66,234,414 116,316,270 +50,081,856
Immingham Docks 52,558,253 84,183,611 +31,625,358
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,940,905 66,860,652 +1,919,747
Southampton 40,369,971 51,618,981 +11,249,010
London Gateway Port 54,721,900 18,019,286 -36,702,614
Liverpool Docks 24,591,910 15,506,299 -9,085,611
Felixstowe 20,749,172 13,855,759 -6,893,413
000 16,529,478 17,114,715 +585,237
Harwich 14,990,441 17,636,214 +2,645,773
Holyhead 11,680,506 16,871,937 +5,191,431

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 8433

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

Description: Includes harvesters, threshers, balers, mowers, and machines for cleaning or sorting farm produce like eggs and fruits