Import/export HS code 847910: Construction machinery

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

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  • 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 103,362,354
Sweden 24,129,538
United States 22,149,939
Italy 14,467,306
France 8,005,176

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 56,737,917 46,624,437 -10,113,480
Sweden 12,506,934 11,622,604 -884,330
United States 15,466,930 6,683,009 -8,783,921
Italy 9,243,645 5,223,661 -4,019,984
France 1,495,406 6,509,770 +5,014,364
Netherlands 3,448,060 3,970,514 +522,454
China 2,017,167 4,015,198 +1,998,031
Denmark 3,011,601 1,324,634 -1,686,967
Belgium 1,618,934 907,077 -711,857
Finland 1,254,528 764,014 -490,514

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 106,059,744
United States 26,316,542
Sweden 22,692,849
Italy 16,244,311
China 7,107,709

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 54,624,076 51,435,668 -3,188,408
United States 18,301,521 8,015,021 -10,286,500
Sweden 11,563,882 11,128,967 -434,915
Italy 10,571,060 5,673,251 -4,897,809
China 2,835,984 4,271,725 +1,435,741
Netherlands 2,653,819 2,615,425 -38,394
Denmark 2,692,006 1,282,697 -1,409,309
France 923,164 1,905,082 +981,918
Finland 950,131 589,645 -360,486
Poland 733,524 767,302 +33,778

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 15
Essex 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12

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 16 9 -7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 12 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 13 +3
Essex 8 9 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 9 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 4 -5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 9 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 9 +2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 6 7 +1
Greater Manchester 5 10 +5

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) 147,639,055
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 50,048,683
Air transport 6,316,649
Other 1,572,448
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) 82,548,677 65,090,378 -17,458,299
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,238,120 24,810,563 -427,557
Air transport 3,600,291 2,716,358 -883,933
Other 1,003,195 569,253 -433,942
Road transport 320,120 103,602 -216,518

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 63,770,598
Felixstowe 51,686,815
Immingham Docks 32,975,882
Southampton 19,848,662
Liverpool Docks 6,095,793

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 36,029,293 27,741,305 -8,287,988
Felixstowe 24,432,117 27,254,698 +2,822,581
Immingham Docks 16,500,036 16,475,846 -24,190
Southampton 11,354,026 8,494,636 -2,859,390
Liverpool Docks 4,110,907 1,984,886 -2,126,021
Eurotunnel 3,110,160 1,626,489 -1,483,671
Hull 3,322,264 495,703 -2,826,561
Harwich 2,543,774 943,331 -1,600,443
London 1,260,024 1,081,537 -178,487
London Heathrow Airport 1,630,340 402,786 -1,227,554

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 105
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 28
Specialised construction activities 27
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 20
Other manufacturing 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 59
2025-11 50
2025-10 71
2025-09 59
2025-08 58

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 150
54m+ 73
0-1m 39
15m-54m 33
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 10,693,076
Germany 8,174,694
Netherlands 6,713,778
Italy 5,274,679
United States 4,502,267

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 6,815,851 3,877,225 -2,938,626
Germany 4,426,963 3,747,731 -679,232
Netherlands 2,920,514 3,793,264 +872,750
Italy 1,725,772 3,548,907 +1,823,135
United States 3,354,574 1,147,693 -2,206,881
France 1,600,166 1,721,965 +121,799
United Arab Emirates 1,437,517 1,163,531 -273,986
Singapore 1,307,507 1,179,334 -128,173
Saudi Arabia 1,312,253 1,081,338 -230,915
Norway 1,077,727 1,068,874 -8,853

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 1,148,540
Ireland 51,933
United States 5,489
Belgium 5,261
China 3,440

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 818,115 330,425 -487,690
Ireland 2,272 49,661 +47,389
United States 3,661 1,828 -1,833
Belgium 5,261 0 -5,261
China 1,944 1,496 -448
Poland 103 788 +685

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) 38,291,396
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,639,147
Air transport 9,068,969
Other 1,235,125
Road transport 3,402

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) 20,213,086 18,078,310 -2,134,776
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,990,421 8,648,726 -4,341,695
Air transport 6,569,965 2,499,004 -4,070,961
Other 843,183 391,942 -451,241
Road transport 3,402 0 -3,402

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,805,948
Immingham Docks 11,718,060
London Gateway Port 8,390,937
Liverpool Docks 6,689,512
London Heathrow Airport 4,753,940

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 7,405,707 8,400,241 +994,534
Immingham Docks 7,217,703 4,500,357 -2,717,346
London Gateway Port 3,980,770 4,410,167 +429,397
Liverpool Docks 4,594,313 2,095,199 -2,499,114
London Heathrow Airport 3,086,400 1,667,540 -1,418,860
Felixstowe 2,164,223 1,669,281 -494,942
Southampton 2,442,236 1,243,380 -1,198,856
East Midlands Airport 2,607,856 485,121 -2,122,735
Holyhead 1,510,387 1,479,880 -30,507
London 1,208,319 221,037 -987,282

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