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 19,912,863
China 10,453,950
Czechia 7,195,025
United States 6,219,472
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 14,336,148 5,576,715 -8,759,433
China 5,780,364 4,673,586 -1,106,778
Czechia 4,477,091 2,717,934 -1,759,157
United States 5,295,960 923,512 -4,372,448
Canada 3,548,596 1,331,960 -2,216,636
Netherlands 1,450,031 2,841,021 +1,390,990
France 2,221,329 2,046,698 -174,631
Austria 81,820 4,060,443 +3,978,623
Italy 1,764,534 2,339,986 +575,452
Germany 1,475,770 2,298,396 +822,626

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 23,987,159
China 11,018,176
United States 7,579,901
Czechia 7,233,218
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 15,008,395 8,978,764 -6,029,631
China 6,064,053 4,954,123 -1,109,930
United States 5,503,684 2,076,217 -3,427,467
Czechia 4,479,346 2,753,872 -1,725,474
Canada 3,567,575 1,331,960 -2,235,615
Austria 1,478 4,068,999 +4,067,521
Italy 1,612,318 2,190,743 +578,425
France 2,292,371 862,033 -1,430,338
Germany 1,549,342 1,531,749 -17,593
Netherlands 415,980 1,338,053 +922,073

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 14
West Midlands 11
Greater Manchester 10
Inner London - West 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9

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 10 7 -3
West Midlands 8 5 -3
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 3 -4
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
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) 45,263,074
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,255,868
Air transport 3,449,487
Other 1,535,157
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) 28,228,614 17,034,460 -11,194,154
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,602,360 10,653,508 -1,948,852
Air transport 665,767 2,783,720 +2,117,953
Other 736,182 798,975 +62,793
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 17,574,422
London 9,681,151
Southampton 9,487,783
Immingham Docks 5,443,961
Liverpool Docks 4,875,308

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 9,012,893 8,561,529 -451,364
London 9,074,839 606,312 -8,468,527
Southampton 6,404,827 3,082,956 -3,321,871
Immingham Docks 400,059 5,043,902 +4,643,843
Liverpool Docks 4,857,855 17,453 -4,840,402
Tyne 1,523,572 2,537,293 +1,013,721
Felixstowe 2,434,649 1,377,657 -1,056,992
Middlesbrough 2,964,009 367,393 -2,596,616
Killingholme 761,103 2,044,911 +1,283,808
Eurotunnel 1,166,029 1,309,953 +143,924

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
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 29
2025-10 24
2025-09 24
2025-08 21
2025-07 19

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 71
54m+ 51
0-1m 24
15m-54m 13
Other 9

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 7,939,087
Netherlands 1,281,352
Belgium 906,897
Poland 868,031
Libya 585,261

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 4,121,779 3,817,308 -304,471
Netherlands 536,437 744,915 +208,478
Belgium 254,343 652,554 +398,211
Poland 412,907 455,124 +42,217
Libya 282,630 302,631 +20,001
United States 179,951 336,018 +156,067
Spain 94,103 317,057 +222,954
Germany 95,983 297,352 +201,369
United Arab Emirates 236,648 112,466 -124,182
France 222,472 120,423 -102,049

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 5,782,605
China 643,017
Poland 111,784
Belgium 111,253
Italy 95,227

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 3,111,955 2,670,650 -441,305
China 306,951 336,066 +29,115
Poland 4,912 106,872 +101,960
Belgium 38,354 72,899 +34,545
Italy 37,357 57,870 +20,513
Germany 52,765 11,580 -41,185
Czechia 16,583 16,205 -378
XU 6,509 22,041 +15,532
Ireland 23,160 5,310 -17,850
United States 1,869 2,000 +131

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 6,909,279
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,112,954
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,173,227
Air transport 1,444,683
Road transport 91,129

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 3,606,593 3,302,686 -303,907
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,198,393 2,914,561 +716,168
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,329,303 1,843,924 -485,379
Air transport 857,463 587,220 -270,243
Road transport 91,129 0 -91,129

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,909,279
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,275,470
Felixstowe 1,450,585
Immingham Docks 1,050,444
London Gateway Port 939,918

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 3,606,593 3,302,686 -303,907
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,107,363 1,168,107 +60,744
Felixstowe 655,723 794,862 +139,139
Immingham Docks 393,308 657,136 +263,828
London Gateway Port 523,980 415,938 -108,042
London Heathrow Airport 404,405 391,569 -12,836
London 218,436 301,660 +83,224
Holyhead 244,171 268,833 +24,662
Harwich 334,283 130,377 -203,906
Southampton 250,623 183,283 -67,340

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