Import/export HS code 841440: Portable air compressors on wheels

Air compressors mounted on wheeled chassis for easy towing

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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 £
Belgium 20,508,570
China 9,643,458
United States 7,883,318
Czechia 7,352,404
Canada 4,880,556

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 £
Belgium 14,504,791 6,003,779 -8,501,012
China 5,117,035 4,526,423 -590,612
United States 5,321,557 2,561,761 -2,759,796
Czechia 4,516,067 2,836,337 -1,679,730
Canada 3,548,596 1,331,960 -2,216,636
Netherlands 2,138,774 2,157,304 +18,530
Austria 81,820 4,060,443 +3,978,623
France 2,084,308 2,047,097 -37,211
Italy 2,076,465 1,972,760 -103,705
Germany 1,290,505 2,400,240 +1,109,735

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 £
Belgium 24,503,844
China 10,191,514
United States 9,173,362
Czechia 7,390,597
Canada 4,899,535

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 £
Belgium 15,596,936 8,906,908 -6,690,028
China 5,388,313 4,803,201 -585,112
United States 5,458,896 3,714,466 -1,744,430
Czechia 4,518,322 2,872,275 -1,646,047
Canada 3,567,575 1,331,960 -2,235,615
Austria 1,478 4,068,999 +4,067,521
Italy 1,912,645 1,836,199 -76,446
France 2,156,529 857,494 -1,299,035
Germany 1,365,227 1,633,593 +268,366
Netherlands 901,467 851,508 -49,959

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 13
Greater Manchester 11
Inner London - West 10
West Midlands 10
Outer London - West and North West 7

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 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
West Midlands 7 5 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
Essex 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 4 +2
Merseyside 2 4 +2

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) 45,574,659
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,017,291
Air transport 3,525,683
Other 1,601,861
Road transport 84,243

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) 29,231,048 16,343,611 -12,887,437
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,943,937 12,073,354 +129,417
Air transport 676,165 2,849,518 +2,173,353
Other 549,143 1,052,718 +503,575
Road transport 0 84,243 +84,243

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 17,574,969
Southampton 9,739,998
London 9,598,372
Liverpool Docks 6,344,000
Immingham Docks 5,531,017

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 9,117,016 8,457,953 -659,063
Southampton 6,448,178 3,291,820 -3,156,358
London 9,246,055 352,317 -8,893,738
Liverpool Docks 4,857,855 1,486,145 -3,371,710
Immingham Docks 225,706 5,305,311 +5,079,605
Tyne 1,543,682 2,712,517 +1,168,835
Middlesbrough 3,331,402 0 -3,331,402
Felixstowe 1,631,791 1,250,681 -381,110
Killingholme 1,246,648 1,559,366 +312,718
Eurotunnel 1,217,477 1,395,988 +178,511

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 51
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 13
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 29
2025-10 24
2025-09 24
2025-08 21

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 70
54m+ 49
0-1m 26
15m-54m 12
Other 6

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 7,668,945
Netherlands 1,295,694
Belgium 904,939
Poland 841,334
United States 507,667

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 3,818,924 3,850,021 +31,097
Netherlands 554,410 741,284 +186,874
Belgium 259,685 645,254 +385,569
Poland 387,310 454,024 +66,714
United States 172,452 335,215 +162,763
Germany 85,509 304,425 +218,916
Spain 59,785 317,057 +257,272
France 223,533 131,962 -91,571
Libya 0 302,631 +302,631
United Arab Emirates 196,091 80,336 -115,755

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 5,576,280
China 615,676
Poland 112,227
Belgium 111,253
Italy 99,819

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 2,855,736 2,720,544 -135,192
China 308,675 307,001 -1,674
Poland 5,257 106,970 +101,713
Belgium 38,354 72,899 +34,545
Italy 37,948 61,871 +23,923
Czechia 16,583 16,205 -378
Germany 19,504 11,580 -7,924
Ireland 23,160 5,310 -17,850
United States 1,869 2,000 +131
Netherlands 3,857 0 -3,857

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 6,647,387
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,047,272
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,763,176
Air transport 1,420,918
Road transport 90,171

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 £
Other 3,319,773 3,327,614 +7,841
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,062,096 2,985,176 +923,080
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,920,818 1,842,358 -78,460
Air transport 810,531 610,387 -200,144
Road transport 90,171 0 -90,171

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,647,387
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,182,057
Felixstowe 1,438,165
Immingham Docks 1,057,517
London Gateway Port 931,297

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 £
000 3,319,773 3,327,614 +7,841
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,015,745 1,166,312 +150,567
Felixstowe 644,573 793,592 +149,019
Immingham Docks 405,608 651,909 +246,301
London Gateway Port 493,930 437,367 -56,563
London Heathrow Airport 388,897 396,152 +7,255
London 218,436 301,660 +83,224
Holyhead 231,741 268,833 +37,092
Southampton 210,163 183,283 -26,880
Dover 128,513 186,370 +57,857

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 841440

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

Description: Air compressors mounted on wheeled chassis for easy towing