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 20,505,037
United States 7,590,248
Czechia 7,352,404
Canada 4,880,556
China 4,378,348

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 6,000,246 -8,504,545
United States 5,031,724 2,558,524 -2,473,200
Czechia 4,516,067 2,836,337 -1,679,730
Canada 3,548,596 1,331,960 -2,216,636
China 2,566,697 1,811,651 -755,046
Austria 81,820 4,059,404 +3,977,584
Netherlands 2,106,097 2,005,608 -100,489
Germany 1,237,421 2,367,765 +1,130,344
France 1,695,200 1,843,156 +147,956
Poland 517,271 1,588,290 +1,071,019

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 24,379,457
United States 8,880,656
Czechia 7,390,597
Canada 4,899,535
China 4,714,422

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 8,782,521 -6,814,415
United States 5,167,519 3,713,137 -1,454,382
Czechia 4,518,322 2,872,275 -1,646,047
Canada 3,567,575 1,331,960 -2,235,615
China 2,734,186 1,980,236 -753,950
Austria 1,478 4,068,999 +4,067,521
Germany 1,317,438 1,595,818 +278,380
France 1,782,713 712,779 -1,069,934
Netherlands 897,482 851,508 -45,974
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 11
Greater Manchester 8
West Midlands 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 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 4 6 +2
West Midlands 6 2 -4
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 0 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +2
Inner London - East 3 1 -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) 41,338,156
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,378,410
Air transport 3,086,074
Other 1,318,046
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) 26,873,687 14,464,469 -12,409,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,187,039 9,191,371 +4,332
Air transport 380,631 2,705,443 +2,324,812
Other 415,294 902,752 +487,458
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 14,830,828
London 9,442,728
Liverpool Docks 6,331,463
Southampton 5,934,828
Immingham Docks 5,417,970

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 7,519,935 7,310,893 -209,042
London 9,154,515 288,213 -8,866,302
Liverpool Docks 4,855,727 1,475,736 -3,379,991
Southampton 4,355,906 1,578,922 -2,776,984
Immingham Docks 154,541 5,263,429 +5,108,888
Tyne 1,543,682 2,588,130 +1,044,448
Middlesbrough 3,331,402 0 -3,331,402
Killingholme 1,241,387 1,553,339 +311,952
Eurotunnel 1,050,783 1,062,884 +12,101
Felixstowe 1,153,831 852,618 -301,213

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
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 16
2025-10 12
2025-09 14
2025-08 11

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 45
54m+ 37
0-1m 15
15m-54m 9
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 6,778,237
Netherlands 1,220,394
Belgium 894,439
Poland 828,365
Germany 360,438

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 3,420,572 3,357,665 -62,907
Netherlands 527,116 693,278 +166,162
Belgium 259,685 634,754 +375,069
Poland 382,866 445,499 +62,633
Germany 71,390 289,048 +217,658
United States 21,011 300,022 +279,011
Spain 57,785 219,827 +162,042
France 117,536 106,161 -11,375
Switzerland 221,219 0 -221,219
United Arab Emirates 134,880 45,419 -89,461

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 5,575,578
Belgium 111,253
Italy 82,444
Czechia 32,788
Germany 30,780

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 2,855,034 2,720,544 -134,490
Belgium 38,354 72,899 +34,545
Italy 33,845 48,599 +14,754
Czechia 16,583 16,205 -378
Germany 19,504 11,276 -8,228
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
Spain 2,321 265 -2,056

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 5,914,490
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,456,636
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,750,906
Air transport 816,346

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 3,006,658 2,907,832 -98,826
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,861,789 2,594,847 +733,058
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,434,547 1,316,359 -118,188
Air transport 358,234 458,112 +99,878

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,914,490
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,879,115
Felixstowe 1,031,235
Immingham Docks 1,011,737
London Gateway Port 591,173

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 3,006,658 2,907,832 -98,826
Dover / Eurotunnel 909,163 969,952 +60,789
Felixstowe 615,108 416,127 -198,981
Immingham Docks 395,179 616,558 +221,379
London Gateway Port 240,303 350,870 +110,567
London Heathrow Airport 141,369 341,634 +200,265
Holyhead 206,164 258,309 +52,145
London 142,311 300,719 +158,408
Southampton 126,313 164,123 +37,810
Liverpool Docks 155,291 124,815 -30,476

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