Import/export HS code 8425: Pulley systems, hoists, winches, and jacks

Includes pulley systems, hoists (except skip hoists), winches, capstans, and jacks for lifting or pulling heavy objects

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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 95,561,972
Germany 83,355,466
Italy 63,501,251
France 55,680,369
United States 31,101,918

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 48,554,910 47,007,062 -1,547,848
Germany 42,007,491 41,347,975 -659,516
Italy 34,151,893 29,349,358 -4,802,535
France 31,236,028 24,444,341 -6,791,687
United States 16,215,202 14,886,716 -1,328,486
Netherlands 15,592,964 14,573,693 -1,019,271
Spain 9,572,270 10,268,769 +696,499
Denmark 12,052,141 6,349,113 -5,703,028
Norway 5,203,284 4,357,471 -845,813
Finland 4,642,658 4,856,516 +213,858

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 112,618,117
Germany 77,700,200
Italy 68,560,336
France 44,312,593
United States 38,347,687

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 58,183,660 54,434,457 -3,749,203
Germany 40,690,944 37,009,256 -3,681,688
Italy 36,193,380 32,366,956 -3,826,424
France 25,469,631 18,842,962 -6,626,669
United States 17,546,160 20,801,527 +3,255,367
United Kingdom 22,633,526 12,222,129 -10,411,397
Netherlands 7,241,494 7,438,656 +197,162
Denmark 9,587,745 4,882,030 -4,705,715
Spain 5,038,364 6,604,758 +1,566,394
Finland 5,344,355 5,202,935 -141,420

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 113
Inner London - West 100
Greater Manchester 86
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 86
West Midlands 85

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 81 72 -9
Inner London - West 64 67 +3
Greater Manchester 57 59 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 54 61 +7
West Midlands 57 61 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 59 52 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 53 47 -6
North Eastern Scotland 49 41 -8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 42 50 +8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 46 48 +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) 230,888,298
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 172,305,543
Air transport 76,788,608
Other 13,288,860
Road transport 2,699,512

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) 121,177,309 109,710,989 -11,466,320
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 94,348,891 77,956,652 -16,392,239
Air transport 34,327,823 42,460,785 +8,132,962
Other 8,881,372 4,407,488 -4,473,884
Road transport 1,357,348 1,342,164 -15,184
Rail transport 475,726 852,649 +376,923

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 103,569,174
Felixstowe 75,094,344
Eurotunnel 34,032,334
Southampton 31,898,909
Immingham Docks 29,381,054

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 54,297,303 49,271,871 -5,025,432
Felixstowe 39,896,650 35,197,694 -4,698,956
Eurotunnel 20,525,872 13,506,462 -7,019,410
Southampton 16,531,616 15,367,293 -1,164,323
Immingham Docks 15,348,224 14,032,830 -1,315,394
London Heathrow Airport 9,136,459 15,633,044 +6,496,585
London 6,967,037 9,123,323 +2,156,286
Birmingham Airport 5,952,755 7,677,475 +1,724,720
000 8,881,372 4,407,488 -4,473,884
London Stansted Airport 6,099,591 6,128,728 +29,137

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 316
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 204
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 137
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 114
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 109

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 284
2025-11 325
2025-10 346
2025-09 321
2025-08 330

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 737
54m+ 592
15m-54m 206
0-1m 155
Other 153

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 £
United States 63,788,584
Netherlands 31,977,527
Norway 24,058,752
France 23,986,620
United Arab Emirates 20,139,919

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 £
United States 35,320,471 28,468,113 -6,852,358
Netherlands 15,011,572 16,965,955 +1,954,383
Norway 13,426,277 10,632,475 -2,793,802
France 13,612,524 10,374,096 -3,238,428
United Arab Emirates 13,434,586 6,705,333 -6,729,253
Spain 12,730,056 6,403,949 -6,326,107
Germany 8,315,903 8,928,437 +612,534
Saudi Arabia 11,319,095 5,109,427 -6,209,668
Brazil 10,227,525 5,462,649 -4,764,876
Italy 7,731,399 6,059,794 -1,671,605

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 £
China 779,660
Germany 438,499
Italy 156,327
XI 144,338
Switzerland 33,522

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 £
China 427,972 351,688 -76,284
Germany 239,412 199,087 -40,325
Italy 58,321 98,006 +39,685
XI 27,651 116,687 +89,036
Switzerland 16,752 16,770 +18
Belgium 4,996 27,535 +22,539
Ireland 5,514 13,912 +8,398
Austria 11,955 0 -11,955
France 2,842 2,241 -601
Australia 0 3,935 +3,935

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 128,802,094
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 127,759,134
Air transport 108,041,788
Other 1,823,784
Road transport 584,977

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 80,475,532 48,326,562 -32,148,970
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 66,718,325 61,040,809 -5,677,516
Air transport 57,108,470 50,933,318 -6,175,152
Other 877,502 946,282 +68,780
Road transport 565,709 19,268 -546,441
Rail transport 0 222,668 +222,668

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 68,695,828
London Heathrow Airport 41,825,682
London Gateway Port 33,032,603
Immingham Docks 24,528,037
East Midlands Airport 23,313,336

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 38,053,911 30,641,917 -7,411,994
London Heathrow Airport 22,924,070 18,901,612 -4,022,458
London Gateway Port 25,551,511 7,481,092 -18,070,419
Immingham Docks 14,540,745 9,987,292 -4,553,453
East Midlands Airport 12,390,196 10,923,140 -1,467,056
Southampton 10,410,027 11,258,971 +848,944
Aberdeen Docks 10,095,171 6,691,684 -3,403,487
Tyne 9,492,352 6,681,743 -2,810,609
Liverpool Docks 7,574,316 5,674,840 -1,899,476
Felixstowe 7,576,060 4,997,133 -2,578,927

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 8425

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

Description: Includes pulley systems, hoists (except skip hoists), winches, capstans, and jacks for lifting or pulling heavy objects