Import/export HS code 84144090: Large portable air compressors

Compressors with a flow rate exceeding 2 m³ per minute

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  • 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 £
Belgium 19,909,330
Czechia 7,195,025
United States 5,923,849
China 5,226,420
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 5,573,182 -8,762,966
Czechia 4,477,091 2,717,934 -1,759,157
United States 5,029,680 894,169 -4,135,511
China 3,190,347 2,036,073 -1,154,274
Canada 3,548,596 1,331,960 -2,216,636
Austria 81,820 4,059,404 +3,977,584
Netherlands 1,416,044 2,691,887 +1,275,843
France 1,831,042 1,849,149 +18,107
Germany 1,404,023 2,265,921 +861,898
Poland 574,472 1,617,766 +1,043,294

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 23,862,772
United States 7,284,642
Czechia 7,233,218
China 5,580,123
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 8,854,377 -6,154,018
United States 5,235,860 2,048,782 -3,187,078
Czechia 4,479,346 2,753,872 -1,725,474
China 3,408,706 2,171,417 -1,237,289
Canada 3,567,575 1,331,960 -2,235,615
Austria 1,478 4,068,999 +4,067,521
Germany 1,486,083 1,493,974 +7,891
France 1,918,555 717,318 -1,201,237
Netherlands 411,937 1,337,053 +925,116
United Kingdom 328,002 42,429 -285,573

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 12
West Midlands 8
Greater Manchester 7
Inner London - West 6
Cheshire 5

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 6 6 +0
West Midlands 7 2 -5
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 0 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +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) 40,997,382
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,615,193
Air transport 3,002,571
Other 1,250,633
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) 26,226,232 14,771,150 -11,455,082
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,772,886 7,842,307 -1,930,579
Air transport 389,032 2,613,539 +2,224,507
Other 608,697 641,936 +33,239
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 14,794,783
London 9,525,507
Southampton 5,797,536
Immingham Docks 5,334,884
Liverpool Docks 4,862,771

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 7,749,702 7,045,081 -704,621
London 9,000,463 525,044 -8,475,419
Southampton 4,339,447 1,458,089 -2,881,358
Immingham Docks 326,128 5,008,756 +4,682,628
Liverpool Docks 4,855,727 7,044 -4,848,683
Tyne 1,523,572 2,412,906 +889,334
Middlesbrough 2,964,009 367,393 -2,596,616
Felixstowe 1,922,511 932,010 -990,501
Killingholme 755,842 2,038,884 +1,283,042
Eurotunnel 991,986 1,003,010 +11,024

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 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 12
2025-09 14
2025-08 11
2025-07 10

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 44
54m+ 38
0-1m 13
15m-54m 10
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 7,031,721
Netherlands 1,217,830
Belgium 896,397
Poland 855,062
Germany 353,365

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 3,717,677 3,314,044 -403,633
Netherlands 509,143 708,687 +199,544
Belgium 254,343 642,054 +387,711
Poland 408,463 446,599 +38,136
Germany 71,390 281,975 +210,585
United States 27,410 300,022 +272,612
Spain 63,065 219,827 +156,762
Libya 282,630 0 -282,630
United Arab Emirates 164,118 74,640 -89,478
Romania 87,255 140,858 +53,603

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 5,781,903
Belgium 111,253
Italy 82,444
Germany 64,041
Czechia 32,788

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 3,111,253 2,670,650 -440,603
Belgium 38,354 72,899 +34,545
Italy 33,845 48,599 +14,754
Germany 52,765 11,276 -41,489
Czechia 16,583 16,205 -378
XU 6,509 22,041 +15,532
Ireland 23,160 5,310 -17,850
China 5,622 8,478 +2,856
Netherlands 3,857 0 -3,857
United States 1,869 1,624 -245

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 6,154,076
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,492,960
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,040,502
Air transport 832,255
Road transport 958

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 3,296,138 2,857,938 -438,200
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,949,211 2,543,749 +594,538
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,737,577 1,302,925 -434,652
Air transport 382,576 449,679 +67,103
Road transport 958 0 -958

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,154,076
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,964,666
Felixstowe 1,043,655
Immingham Docks 1,004,664
London Gateway Port 599,794

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 3,296,138 2,857,938 -438,200
Dover / Eurotunnel 995,760 968,906 -26,854
Felixstowe 633,258 410,397 -222,861
Immingham Docks 382,879 621,785 +238,906
London Gateway Port 270,353 329,441 +59,088
London Heathrow Airport 155,777 343,135 +187,358
Holyhead 209,164 258,309 +49,145
London 142,311 300,719 +158,408
Harwich 334,283 103,113 -231,170
Southampton 126,313 164,123 +37,810

Quick facts

HS code: 84144090

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

Description: Compressors with a flow rate exceeding 2 m³ per minute