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 21,447,727
Finland 9,164,530
Italy 8,656,588
United States 6,217,901
Spain 4,279,654

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 10,613,644 10,834,083 +220,439
Finland 4,325,472 4,839,058 +513,586
Italy 4,110,798 4,545,790 +434,992
United States 2,522,172 3,695,729 +1,173,557
Spain 1,554,311 2,725,343 +1,171,032
France 1,876,125 2,068,431 +192,306
Denmark 1,247,019 1,318,570 +71,551
Switzerland 1,240,983 1,127,676 -113,307
China 1,064,641 1,266,006 +201,365
Netherlands 847,383 435,601 -411,782

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 20,775,300
Italy 11,438,483
Finland 9,713,702
United States 8,005,498
Spain 3,710,787

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 10,374,911 10,400,389 +25,478
Italy 5,304,891 6,133,592 +828,701
Finland 4,529,350 5,184,352 +655,002
United States 3,033,084 4,972,414 +1,939,330
Spain 1,326,887 2,383,900 +1,057,013
China 1,688,672 1,560,128 -128,544
United Kingdom 1,395,412 1,084,505 -310,907
Switzerland 1,267,887 1,135,418 -132,469
Denmark 1,206,648 954,068 -252,580
Belgium 260,929 377,650 +116,721

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 11
West Midlands 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Greater Manchester 10
Inner London - West 10

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 7 -1
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Inner London - West 8 4 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -2
Outer London - West and North West 8 3 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 3 -5
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) 42,308,271
Air transport 16,048,053
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,336,822
Road transport 2,357,203
Other 282,612

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) 19,968,408 22,339,863 +2,371,455
Air transport 7,278,853 8,769,200 +1,490,347
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,475,524 2,861,298 -614,226
Road transport 1,219,839 1,137,364 -82,475
Other 251,405 31,207 -220,198

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,958,054
Eurotunnel 9,379,130
London 7,672,974
London Stansted Airport 4,757,323
Immingham Docks 4,210,631

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 5,742,205 8,215,849 +2,473,644
Eurotunnel 5,705,231 3,673,899 -2,031,332
London 2,720,748 4,952,226 +2,231,478
London Stansted Airport 2,149,360 2,607,963 +458,603
Immingham Docks 1,648,119 2,562,512 +914,393
Felixstowe 1,936,089 972,513 -963,576
Leeds Bradford Airport 1,822,455 1,069,805 -752,650
London Heathrow Airport 1,138,647 1,633,778 +495,131
ZLC 1,240,983 1,126,167 -114,816
Thamesport 1,122,211 1,086,564 -35,647

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 42
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 37
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 19
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 17
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
2025-11 32
2025-10 38
2025-09 29
2025-08 29
2025-07 38

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 94
54m+ 82
Other 28
15m-54m 24
0-1m 14

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 14,865,002
Germany 3,786,883
France 2,814,776
Netherlands 2,619,337
United Arab Emirates 2,512,188

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 6,014,818 8,850,184 +2,835,366
Germany 858,549 2,928,334 +2,069,785
France 1,687,985 1,126,791 -561,194
Netherlands 1,348,025 1,271,312 -76,713
United Arab Emirates 1,919,197 592,991 -1,326,206
Ireland 1,128,907 1,274,715 +145,808
Australia 433,539 1,223,788 +790,249
Italy 982,690 655,641 -327,049
Saudi Arabia 935,253 698,273 -236,980
Spain 751,860 627,184 -124,676

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 17,863
Germany 16,927
Switzerland 9,024
France 5,901

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 5,088 12,775 +7,687
Germany 6,449 10,478 +4,029
Switzerland 5,152 3,872 -1,280
France 5,901 0 -5,901
XU 2,990 1,962 -1,028
Ireland 1,164 2,287 +1,123
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 25,158,688
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,973,539
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,848,394
Other 96,668
Road transport 12,643

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 11,004,054 14,154,634 +3,150,580
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,752,257 6,221,282 -530,975
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,640,565 5,207,829 +567,264
Other 31,740 64,928 +33,188
Road transport 12,643 0 -12,643

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 8,979,478
London Heathrow Airport 8,698,700
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,625,028
Southampton 4,141,093
London Gateway Port 3,756,167

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 £
East Midlands Airport 5,018,982 3,960,496 -1,058,486
London Heathrow Airport 4,327,542 4,371,158 +43,616
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,623,015 4,002,013 -621,002
Southampton 200,679 3,940,414 +3,739,735
London Gateway Port 3,146,255 609,912 -2,536,343
London Stansted Airport 481,776 3,092,332 +2,610,556
Holyhead 742,642 968,601 +225,959
Immingham Docks 556,398 818,619 +262,221
Manchester Airport 476,916 686,776 +209,860
ZLC 189,434 685,037 +495,603

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