Import/export HS code 847910: Construction machinery

Machines used for public works, building, and similar construction activities

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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 116,509,703
Sweden 23,948,921
United States 17,735,528
Italy 16,243,439
France 10,143,110

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 55,152,784 61,356,919 +6,204,135
Sweden 12,014,964 11,933,957 -81,007
United States 11,905,641 5,829,887 -6,075,754
Italy 9,966,824 6,276,615 -3,690,209
France 3,516,284 6,626,826 +3,110,542
Netherlands 3,807,718 5,666,984 +1,859,266
China 3,294,487 3,287,955 -6,532
Denmark 2,874,544 1,885,258 -989,286
Ireland 874,451 2,127,831 +1,253,380
Belgium 1,775,309 1,120,025 -655,284

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 121,755,398
Sweden 22,344,924
United States 21,795,403
Italy 17,884,808
China 8,362,907

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 54,029,940 67,725,458 +13,695,518
Sweden 11,098,839 11,246,085 +147,246
United States 14,899,070 6,896,333 -8,002,737
Italy 11,311,675 6,573,133 -4,738,542
China 4,124,492 4,238,415 +113,923
Netherlands 2,864,237 2,961,494 +97,257
Denmark 2,515,344 1,869,320 -646,024
France 1,687,149 1,207,102 -480,047
United Kingdom 623,521 2,172,872 +1,549,351
Switzerland 957,335 960,520 +3,185

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 20
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 17
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16
Essex 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15

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 14 11 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 11 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 13 +1
Essex 9 10 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 11 +2
Greater Manchester 6 12 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Kent 8 11 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 11 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 8 -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) 166,720,703
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,733,713
Air transport 7,256,819
Other 1,572,453
Road transport 324,841

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) 83,311,891 83,408,812 +96,921
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,658,931 25,074,782 +1,415,851
Air transport 3,783,590 3,473,229 -310,361
Other 1,144,532 427,921 -716,611
Road transport 323,908 933 -322,975

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 75,719,666
Felixstowe 59,727,604
Immingham Docks 34,022,195
Southampton 15,519,008
Liverpool Docks 6,628,598

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 40,117,592 35,602,074 -4,515,518
Felixstowe 24,631,607 35,095,997 +10,464,390
Immingham Docks 15,296,049 18,726,146 +3,430,097
Southampton 10,194,661 5,324,347 -4,870,314
Liverpool Docks 3,870,445 2,758,153 -1,112,292
Eurotunnel 2,538,929 2,072,792 -466,137
Harwich 1,720,078 1,896,371 +176,293
Hull 2,423,823 1,054,385 -1,369,438
London 1,145,002 947,245 -197,757
East Midlands Airport 953,760 1,063,584 +109,824

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
112
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
27
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
23
Specialised construction activities
23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 58
2026-04 59
2026-03 71
2026-02 54
2026-01 59

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 151
54m+ 80
15m-54m 41
0-1m 38
Other 12

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 12,232,095
Germany 8,328,358
Netherlands 8,188,534
Italy 5,412,148
United States 4,804,585

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 7,170,784 5,061,311 -2,109,473
Germany 4,126,470 4,201,888 +75,418
Netherlands 3,959,791 4,228,743 +268,952
Italy 1,961,626 3,450,522 +1,488,896
United States 3,076,020 1,728,565 -1,347,455
France 1,612,725 1,872,907 +260,182
United Arab Emirates 1,243,163 1,332,023 +88,860
Norway 1,575,885 994,329 -581,556
Poland 1,282,663 602,735 -679,928
Singapore 899,780 982,668 +82,888

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 1,372,231
Ireland 51,933
United States 11,689
Romania 11,100
Belgium 5,816

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 756,639 615,592 -141,047
Ireland 2,272 49,661 +47,389
United States 5,489 6,200 +711
Romania 0 11,100 +11,100
Belgium 4,094 1,722 -2,372
China 3,254 2,335 -919
Poland 518 1,793 +1,275
Germany 0 935 +935

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) 43,731,999
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,428,151
Air transport 8,337,106
Other 1,483,780
Road transport 1,472

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) 22,437,796 21,294,203 -1,143,593
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,409,697 9,018,454 -1,391,243
Air transport 4,847,062 3,490,044 -1,357,018
Other 787,234 696,546 -90,688
Road transport 1,472 0 -1,472

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,479,214
Immingham Docks 12,388,963
London Gateway Port 7,603,774
Liverpool Docks 6,579,497
London Heathrow Airport 4,738,617

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 7,424,220 10,054,994 +2,630,774
Immingham Docks 8,237,783 4,151,180 -4,086,603
London Gateway Port 2,914,724 4,689,050 +1,774,326
Liverpool Docks 4,794,205 1,785,292 -3,008,913
London Heathrow Airport 2,406,333 2,332,284 -74,049
Southampton 2,247,701 1,676,789 -570,912
Holyhead 1,832,673 1,620,655 -212,018
Felixstowe 1,049,561 2,017,708 +968,147
East Midlands Airport 1,647,398 504,738 -1,142,660
Milford 722,649 1,001,003 +278,354

Quick facts

HS code: 847910

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

Description: Machines used for public works, building, and similar construction activities