Import/export HS code 842482: Agricultural sprayers

Sprayers used in farming and gardening

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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 £
China 8,120,458
France 6,860,061
Ireland 6,538,889
Germany 5,351,199
Italy 5,322,094

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 £
China 3,943,617 4,176,841 +233,224
France 4,356,793 2,503,268 -1,853,525
Ireland 3,034,343 3,504,546 +470,203
Germany 1,645,180 3,706,019 +2,060,839
Italy 2,360,526 2,961,568 +601,042
United States 1,563,760 2,226,228 +662,468
Austria 821,779 1,059,605 +237,826
Israel 654,241 1,037,868 +383,627
Netherlands 935,536 654,946 -280,590
Belgium 641,152 680,761 +39,609

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 £
China 9,107,347
Ireland 6,229,158
Mexico 5,632,071
Italy 5,400,459
Germany 4,408,001

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 £
China 4,545,764 4,561,583 +15,819
Ireland 2,862,583 3,366,575 +503,992
Mexico 2,987,355 2,644,716 -342,639
Italy 2,375,842 3,024,617 +648,775
Germany 1,415,626 2,992,375 +1,576,749
United States 1,702,745 2,296,515 +593,770
France 1,944,054 730,471 -1,213,583
Israel 936,460 1,416,530 +480,070
Austria 821,779 1,043,798 +222,019
Taiwan 316,065 690,001 +373,936

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 15
Lancashire 13
West Midlands 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
West Yorkshire 12

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
Greater Manchester 11 9 -2
Lancashire 10 9 -1
West Midlands 10 9 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 10 +2
West Yorkshire 8 8 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 7 +2
Lincolnshire 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 6 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9 7 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 5 +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) 28,229,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,291,288
Air transport 4,885,264
Other 1,529,297
Road transport 95,066

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) 13,427,846 14,801,617 +1,373,771
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,194,040 7,097,248 +1,903,208
Air transport 2,411,345 2,473,919 +62,574
Other 769,426 759,871 -9,555
Road transport 93,102 1,964 -91,138

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,011,030
Felixstowe 4,977,284
Eurotunnel 2,698,253
Liverpool Docks 2,606,808
London Heathrow Airport 2,213,321

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 7,077,056 7,933,974 +856,918
Felixstowe 2,487,687 2,489,597 +1,910
Eurotunnel 1,353,370 1,344,883 -8,487
Liverpool Docks 1,233,864 1,372,944 +139,080
London Heathrow Airport 1,000,336 1,212,985 +212,649
Southampton 1,004,090 1,160,673 +156,583
London Gateway Port 480,783 1,573,566 +1,092,783
Immingham Docks 1,006,230 1,036,612 +30,382
Milford 1,031,829 976,829 -55,000
Holyhead 818,345 1,070,079 +251,734

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 106
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 53
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 17
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 40
2025-10 43
2025-09 37
2025-08 44
2025-07 67

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 113
54m+ 57
15m-54m 34
0-1m 29
Other 26

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 2,073,987
France 1,942,943
Germany 924,985
Switzerland 915,190
Netherlands 847,680

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 905,451 1,168,536 +263,085
France 1,304,378 638,565 -665,813
Germany 559,627 365,358 -194,269
Switzerland 734,880 180,310 -554,570
Netherlands 425,583 422,097 -3,486
Saudi Arabia 734,360 4,234 -730,126
United States 277,696 235,265 -42,431
Hungary 113,192 378,927 +265,735
Canada 212,909 238,734 +25,825
Chile 89,467 353,135 +263,668

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 117,858
Germany 29,272
China 22,017
Italy 15,577
Ireland 12,702

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 80,939 36,919 -44,020
Germany 18,988 10,284 -8,704
China 8,110 13,907 +5,797
Italy 6,988 8,589 +1,601
Ireland 9,785 2,917 -6,868
Poland 3,019 3,647 +628
United States 3,669 0 -3,669
Taiwan 1,424 2,017 +593
XU 1,012 2,323 +1,311
Netherlands 313 0 -313

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,135,880
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,455,259
Air transport 2,226,682
Other 215,291
Road transport 18,627

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,493,198 3,642,682 +149,484
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,163,455 1,291,804 -871,651
Air transport 1,442,217 784,465 -657,752
Other 134,665 80,626 -54,039
Road transport 15,641 2,986 -12,655

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,907,760
London Gateway Port 1,316,639
Holyhead 1,237,611
East Midlands Airport 1,039,262
Felixstowe 1,038,554

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,266,251 1,641,509 -624,742
London Gateway Port 818,889 497,750 -321,139
Holyhead 450,399 787,212 +336,813
East Midlands Airport 793,175 246,087 -547,088
Felixstowe 473,581 564,973 +91,392
Liverpool Docks 498,865 328,025 -170,840
Immingham Docks 365,710 227,816 -137,894
Harwich 249,889 310,086 +60,197
London Heathrow Airport 325,374 161,070 -164,304
ZLC 264,198 215,429 -48,769

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 842482

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

Description: Sprayers used in farming and gardening