Import/export HS code 842511: Electric motor-powered hoists and winches

Hoists and winches powered by electric motors for lifting or pulling heavy loads

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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 £
Germany 21,467,987
Finland 9,270,550
Italy 8,463,899
United States 6,313,896
Spain 4,313,501

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 £
Germany 10,986,396 10,481,591 -504,805
Finland 4,486,403 4,784,147 +297,744
Italy 4,130,594 4,333,305 +202,711
United States 2,318,468 3,995,428 +1,676,960
Spain 1,438,363 2,875,138 +1,436,775
France 1,899,759 2,062,787 +163,028
Denmark 1,445,417 1,138,375 -307,042
China 1,156,961 1,190,578 +33,617
Switzerland 1,169,154 1,145,723 -23,431
Netherlands 857,114 423,917 -433,197

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 £
Germany 20,822,494
Italy 11,289,547
Finland 9,840,748
United States 8,430,477
Spain 3,742,909

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 £
Germany 10,820,194 10,002,300 -817,894
Italy 5,426,725 5,862,822 +436,097
Finland 4,810,718 5,030,030 +219,312
United States 3,069,080 5,361,397 +2,292,317
Spain 1,209,214 2,533,695 +1,324,481
China 1,807,143 1,508,870 -298,273
Switzerland 1,184,455 1,167,571 -16,884
United Kingdom 1,172,005 1,076,108 -95,897
Denmark 1,162,698 944,455 -218,243
Belgium 337,404 330,862 -6,542

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
Inner London - West 11
West Midlands 11
Greater Manchester 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 8 +0
Inner London - West 7 6 -1
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 8 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -2
Outer London - West and North West 9 2 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 8 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 3 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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) 42,320,119
Air transport 16,455,433
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,306,159
Road transport 2,303,421
Other 287,505

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) 20,274,434 22,045,685 +1,771,251
Air transport 7,360,724 9,094,709 +1,733,985
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,702,387 2,603,772 -1,098,615
Road transport 1,148,010 1,155,411 +7,401
Other 246,510 40,995 -205,515

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,026,868
Eurotunnel 9,142,684
London 7,562,050
London Stansted Airport 4,893,985
Immingham Docks 4,471,528

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 5,782,276 8,244,592 +2,462,316
Eurotunnel 5,697,752 3,444,932 -2,252,820
London 2,756,010 4,806,040 +2,050,030
London Stansted Airport 2,248,864 2,645,121 +396,257
Immingham Docks 1,785,595 2,685,933 +900,338
London Heathrow Airport 1,141,028 1,723,987 +582,959
Leeds Bradford Airport 1,832,042 999,049 -832,993
Felixstowe 1,929,178 887,569 -1,041,609
ZLC 1,169,154 1,144,214 -24,940
Thamesport 1,196,329 1,037,663 -158,666

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 40
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 36
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 18
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 32
2025-10 38
2025-09 29
2025-08 29

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 91
54m+ 80
15m-54m 27
Other 27
0-1m 13

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 15,421,906
Germany 3,767,383
Netherlands 2,538,110
Ireland 2,527,407
United Arab Emirates 2,525,429

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 5,849,166 9,572,740 +3,723,574
Germany 783,943 2,983,440 +2,199,497
Netherlands 1,242,665 1,295,445 +52,780
Ireland 1,171,080 1,356,327 +185,247
United Arab Emirates 1,932,254 593,175 -1,339,079
France 1,270,085 1,065,513 -204,572
Italy 1,048,313 704,117 -344,196
Australia 407,521 1,226,124 +818,603
Saudi Arabia 916,164 698,273 -217,891
Spain 737,338 708,859 -28,479

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 £
Belgium 32,531
China 17,675
Germany 16,927
Ireland 12,143
Switzerland 5,039

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 £
Belgium 4,996 27,535 +22,539
China 5,246 12,429 +7,183
Germany 6,449 10,478 +4,029
Ireland 1,164 10,979 +9,815
Switzerland 1,167 3,872 +2,705
Georgia 0 3,418 +3,418
United States 0 1,902 +1,902
XI 0 699 +699

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 25,656,348
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,891,012
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,132,624
Other 95,286
Road transport 8,170

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 £
Air transport 10,895,929 14,760,419 +3,864,490
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,676,841 6,214,171 +537,330
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,748,278 5,384,346 +636,068
Other 22,012 73,274 +51,262
Road transport 7,017 1,153 -5,864

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,851,925
East Midlands Airport 8,690,488
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,389,496
Southampton 4,545,068
London Stansted Airport 3,991,606

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 4,341,356 4,510,569 +169,213
East Midlands Airport 4,752,098 3,938,390 -813,708
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,426,625 3,962,871 +536,246
Southampton 341,852 4,203,216 +3,861,364
London Stansted Airport 500,825 3,490,781 +2,989,956
London Gateway Port 3,204,610 545,246 -2,659,364
Holyhead 725,924 1,129,700 +403,776
Immingham Docks 548,552 821,365 +272,813
Manchester Airport 457,827 699,628 +241,801
ZLC 238,199 853,963 +615,764

Quick facts

HS code: 842511

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

Description: Hoists and winches powered by electric motors for lifting or pulling heavy loads