Import/export HS code 847910: Construction machinery

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

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* 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 118,152,778
Sweden 24,661,008
United States 20,116,650
Italy 16,480,843
France 10,085,226

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 57,635,293 60,517,485 +2,882,192
Sweden 12,567,087 12,093,921 -473,166
United States 11,912,498 8,204,152 -3,708,346
Italy 9,330,176 7,150,667 -2,179,509
France 2,414,969 7,670,257 +5,255,288
Netherlands 3,319,679 6,564,096 +3,244,417
China 2,504,800 4,545,506 +2,040,706
Denmark 3,026,375 1,949,879 -1,076,496
Belgium 1,730,316 1,252,072 -478,244
Finland 909,157 1,154,536 +245,379

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 123,085,137
United States 24,354,308
Sweden 22,923,639
Italy 18,253,980
China 8,894,691

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 54,892,492 68,192,645 +13,300,153
United States 14,876,638 9,477,670 -5,398,968
Sweden 11,640,978 11,282,661 -358,317
Italy 10,766,193 7,487,787 -3,278,406
China 3,307,647 5,587,044 +2,279,397
Netherlands 2,805,919 3,347,322 +541,403
Denmark 2,680,250 1,920,866 -759,384
France 1,585,266 1,237,203 -348,063
Switzerland 950,835 956,405 +5,570
United Kingdom 589,632 1,226,122 +636,490

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 15 11 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 12 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 14 +4
Essex 8 11 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 11 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 7 -3
Greater Manchester 5 12 +7
Kent 6 12 +6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 9 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 10 +3

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) 169,053,409
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,632,866
Air transport 7,228,027
Other 1,576,606
Road transport 423,722

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) 84,854,801 84,198,608 -656,193
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,506,156 29,126,710 +6,620,554
Air transport 3,536,348 3,691,679 +155,331
Other 1,085,632 490,974 -594,658
Road transport 392,109 31,613 -360,496

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 75,152,714
Felixstowe 60,557,941
Immingham Docks 35,338,428
Southampton 17,773,965
Liverpool Docks 6,496,043

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 39,021,736 36,130,978 -2,890,758
Felixstowe 24,067,564 36,490,377 +12,422,813
Immingham Docks 16,208,894 19,129,534 +2,920,640
Southampton 8,899,398 8,874,567 -24,831
Liverpool Docks 4,256,022 2,240,021 -2,016,001
Eurotunnel 2,873,735 2,110,993 -762,742
Harwich 2,296,303 1,896,371 -399,932
Hull 3,472,356 631,817 -2,840,539
ZLC 1,153,260 959,462 -193,798
London Heathrow Airport 1,498,124 577,132 -920,992

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 117
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 29
Specialised construction activities 26
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 21
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 59
2026-03 71
2026-02 54
2026-01 59
2025-12 45

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 158
54m+ 79
0-1m 40
15m-54m 40
Other 14

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 12,572,969
Germany 8,943,653
Netherlands 7,970,021
Italy 5,544,221
United States 5,151,698

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 7,156,279 5,416,690 -1,739,589
Germany 4,220,339 4,723,314 +502,975
Netherlands 2,915,653 5,054,368 +2,138,715
Italy 1,794,414 3,749,807 +1,955,393
United States 3,129,505 2,022,193 -1,107,312
France 1,497,610 2,111,983 +614,373
Saudi Arabia 1,312,253 1,530,835 +218,582
United Arab Emirates 1,053,743 1,730,671 +676,928
Norway 1,164,820 1,435,007 +270,187
Singapore 1,276,217 1,245,292 -30,925

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 1,211,204
Ireland 51,933
United States 11,689
Belgium 6,983
China 4,624

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 687,198 524,006 -163,192
Ireland 2,272 49,661 +47,389
United States 3,661 8,028 +4,367
Belgium 5,261 1,722 -3,539
China 1,944 2,680 +736
Poland 441 1,266 +825
Germany 0 934 +934

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) 45,308,784
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,921,205
Air transport 9,775,072
Other 1,311,760
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) 20,678,499 24,630,285 +3,951,786
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,268,135 10,653,070 -1,615,065
Air transport 5,909,231 3,865,841 -2,043,390
Other 716,560 595,200 -121,360
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 18,341,162
Immingham Docks 13,169,615
London Gateway Port 9,154,523
Liverpool Docks 7,240,880
London Heathrow Airport 5,411,632

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 7,306,517 11,034,645 +3,728,128
Immingham Docks 7,140,094 6,029,521 -1,110,573
London Gateway Port 3,730,181 5,424,342 +1,694,161
Liverpool Docks 5,003,986 2,236,894 -2,767,092
London Heathrow Airport 2,828,803 2,582,829 -245,974
Southampton 2,185,694 1,903,239 -282,455
Felixstowe 2,164,223 1,831,502 -332,721
Holyhead 1,645,595 1,777,215 +131,620
East Midlands Airport 2,228,509 598,530 -1,629,979
London 1,203,339 694,712 -508,627

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