Import/export HS code 840890: Various engines

Engines not specifically for marine or vehicle use, including industrial engines

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 95,650,180
United States 78,613,990
Sweden 55,709,170
China 46,107,780
Italy 40,468,121

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 52,197,521 43,452,659 -8,744,862
United States 49,134,123 29,479,867 -19,654,256
Sweden 25,817,830 29,891,340 +4,073,510
China 22,980,642 23,127,138 +146,496
Italy 20,422,294 20,045,827 -376,467
India 17,550,033 17,736,249 +186,216
Japan 15,597,401 13,923,565 -1,673,836
France 14,846,055 14,180,342 -665,713
Netherlands 10,347,031 10,455,920 +108,889
South Korea 6,221,682 9,391,917 +3,170,235

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 93,037,702
United States 89,298,395
Japan 46,726,823
Sweden 41,223,727
China 39,068,307

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 52,874,150 40,163,552 -12,710,598
United States 52,102,940 37,195,455 -14,907,485
Japan 23,403,450 23,323,373 -80,077
Sweden 18,245,993 22,977,734 +4,731,741
China 21,954,534 17,113,773 -4,840,761
India 18,440,949 18,809,619 +368,670
Italy 17,467,806 18,280,243 +812,437
France 14,490,887 16,777,535 +2,286,648
South Korea 6,355,713 9,658,620 +3,302,907
United Kingdom 7,264,233 5,023,418 -2,240,815

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 15
Inner London - West 13
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11

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 13 8 -5
Inner London - West 4 11 +7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 10 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 8 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 10 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 9 +0
Essex 8 8 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 7 +0
Lincolnshire 7 4 -3
West Midlands 6 6 +0

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) 242,449,105
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 192,658,160
Other 44,634,347
Air transport 10,842,074
Road transport 1,231,508

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) 123,369,016 119,080,089 -4,288,927
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 98,978,359 93,679,801 -5,298,558
Other 30,585,308 14,049,039 -16,536,269
Air transport 4,939,486 5,902,588 +963,102
Road transport 948,498 283,010 -665,488

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 107,759,932
Southampton 68,310,515
Immingham Docks 48,031,039
000 44,634,347
Felixstowe 32,647,113

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 55,940,781 51,819,151 -4,121,630
Southampton 40,144,236 28,166,279 -11,977,957
Immingham Docks 22,698,865 25,332,174 +2,633,309
000 30,585,308 14,049,039 -16,536,269
Felixstowe 16,156,156 16,490,957 +334,801
Eurotunnel 17,991,828 13,635,872 -4,355,956
Liverpool Docks 18,182,933 12,048,639 -6,134,294
London Gateway Port 8,477,250 19,585,480 +11,108,230
Killingholme 10,260,777 5,737,701 -4,523,076
Belfast Port 8,897,244 6,210,763 -2,686,481

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 63
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 42
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 23
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 45
2025-11 48
2025-10 59
2025-09 46
2025-08 51

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
54m+ 108
1m-15m 69
15m-54m 30
Other 27
0-1m 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 £
United States 1,201,943,947
China 413,128,604
Germany 214,847,342
United Arab Emirates 150,247,095
Turkey 140,512,346

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 £
United States 591,055,957 610,887,990 +19,832,033
China 179,974,937 233,153,667 +53,178,730
Germany 97,077,617 117,769,725 +20,692,108
United Arab Emirates 54,741,881 95,505,214 +40,763,333
Turkey 60,227,003 80,285,343 +20,058,340
Italy 52,520,500 56,822,854 +4,302,354
France 45,506,134 51,212,124 +5,705,990
Japan 46,110,438 41,175,919 -4,934,519
South Korea 36,449,305 33,646,519 -2,802,786
Brazil 38,617,278 31,126,682 -7,490,596

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 190,386
Ireland 66,842
China 59,365
Nicaragua 54,087
Germany 46,729

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 72,166 118,220 +46,054
Ireland 66,842 0 -66,842
China 41,839 17,526 -24,313
Nicaragua 36,668 17,419 -19,249
Germany 46,729 0 -46,729
Italy 22,231 16,984 -5,247
Japan 4,544 15,439 +10,895
France 17,309 0 -17,309
Belgium 747 0 -747

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,358,331,922
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 909,256,757
Air transport 42,009,684
Other 832,945
Road transport 40,238

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,152,174,855 1,206,157,067 +53,982,212
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 415,783,928 493,472,829 +77,688,901
Air transport 15,715,947 26,293,737 +10,577,790
Other 618,910 214,035 -404,875
Road transport 40,238 0 -40,238
Rail transport 9,551 0 -9,551

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 981,708,112
Dover / Eurotunnel 636,491,883
London Gateway Port 534,219,110
Liverpool Docks 491,182,156
Felixstowe 378,965,509

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 £
Southampton 426,576,473 555,131,639 +128,555,166
Dover / Eurotunnel 289,741,123 346,750,760 +57,009,637
London Gateway Port 272,185,576 262,033,534 -10,152,042
Liverpool Docks 272,126,554 219,055,602 -53,070,952
Felixstowe 179,236,284 199,729,225 +20,492,941
Immingham Docks 32,751,628 44,720,091 +11,968,463
Dover 28,951,984 13,250,683 -15,701,301
London Heathrow Airport 13,221,063 20,777,716 +7,556,653
Portsmouth 7,217,518 16,502,611 +9,285,093
Harwich 13,433,744 9,750,371 -3,683,373

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 840890

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

Description: Engines not specifically for marine or vehicle use, including industrial engines