Import/export HS code 842531: Electric motor-powered jacks

Jacks powered by electric motors, used for lifting heavy objects like vehicles or machinery

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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 £
China 9,210,713
Germany 8,273,808
United States 6,081,450
Italy 4,759,716
Sweden 3,644,742

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 4,947,496 4,263,217 -684,279
Germany 3,592,604 4,681,204 +1,088,600
United States 3,762,399 2,319,051 -1,443,348
Italy 2,462,274 2,297,442 -164,832
Sweden 1,590,981 2,053,761 +462,780
Denmark 2,863,477 602,874 -2,260,603
Saudi Arabia 0 3,372,500 +3,372,500
Netherlands 1,294,734 1,779,676 +484,942
Egypt 2,559,353 0 -2,559,353
France 1,839,415 641,400 -1,198,015

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 9,839,882
United Kingdom 8,640,339
United States 8,063,793
Germany 7,223,489
Sweden 4,409,588

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 5,334,627 4,505,255 -829,372
United Kingdom 6,611,799 2,028,540 -4,583,259
United States 3,983,128 4,080,665 +97,537
Germany 3,503,681 3,719,808 +216,127
Sweden 1,652,901 2,756,687 +1,103,786
Italy 2,159,433 2,212,149 +52,716
Saudi Arabia 0 3,350,000 +3,350,000
Denmark 2,031,574 465,509 -1,566,065
France 1,714,294 490,953 -1,223,341
Taiwan 1,127,239 766,865 -360,374

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 25
North Eastern Scotland 23
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 16
Inner London - West 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 17 +0
North Eastern Scotland 15 15 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 9 11 +2
Inner London - West 11 7 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 7 -1
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 5 -4
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
North Wales 7 3 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 7 +3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,639,634
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,573,895
Air transport 12,322,051
Road transport 128,246
Other 66,396

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,385,858 9,253,776 -7,132,082
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,919,258 12,654,637 -264,621
Air transport 4,582,292 7,739,759 +3,157,467
Road transport 60,350 67,896 +7,546
Other 46,976 19,420 -27,556

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,219,347
Felixstowe 7,896,236
London Heathrow Airport 7,777,571
Immingham Docks 6,793,277
Southampton 6,255,472

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 3,850,406 4,368,941 +518,535
Felixstowe 5,286,359 2,609,877 -2,676,482
London Heathrow Airport 2,316,643 5,460,928 +3,144,285
Immingham Docks 4,139,920 2,653,357 -1,486,563
Southampton 2,940,895 3,314,577 +373,682
Eurotunnel 3,280,340 2,605,994 -674,346
Thamesport 1,804,174 861,169 -943,005
Montrose 2,143,690 0 -2,143,690
Aberdeen Docks 1,111,952 858,528 -253,424
Grangemouth Docks 563,964 1,381,718 +817,754

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 54
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 38
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 28
Rental and leasing activities 20
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 37
2025-11 36
2025-10 42
2025-09 46
2025-08 40

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 126
54m+ 98
15m-54m 36
0-1m 26
Other 25

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 £
France 9,990,291
United States 9,083,009
Brazil 8,408,841
Norway 7,047,828
Netherlands 5,613,226

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 £
France 6,009,223 3,981,068 -2,028,155
United States 6,274,854 2,808,155 -3,466,699
Brazil 8,200,656 208,185 -7,992,471
Norway 4,645,113 2,402,715 -2,242,398
Netherlands 1,872,234 3,740,992 +1,868,758
Saudi Arabia 3,408,737 7,936 -3,400,801
Spain 2,152,786 1,180,687 -972,099
Denmark 704,116 1,649,400 +945,284
Italy 1,638,684 631,540 -1,007,144
Germany 1,536,205 651,240 -884,965

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 14,294
Germany 7,597
Taiwan 291

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 4,303 9,991 +5,688
Germany 7,597 0 -7,597
Taiwan 291 0 -291

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) 33,649,481
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,966,461
Air transport 8,900,772
Road transport 431,647
Rail transport 222,668

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) 22,585,015 11,064,466 -11,520,549
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,376,450 14,590,011 -2,786,439
Air transport 5,136,540 3,764,232 -1,372,308
Road transport 415,782 15,865 -399,917
Rail transport 0 222,668 +222,668
Other 12,191 10,601 -1,590

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,874,641
London Gateway Port 9,499,997
Aberdeen Docks 6,287,144
Immingham Docks 5,646,559
Liverpool Docks 4,416,048

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 11,133,003 7,741,638 -3,391,365
London Gateway Port 7,699,579 1,800,418 -5,899,161
Aberdeen Docks 6,273,187 13,957 -6,259,230
Immingham Docks 3,349,501 2,297,058 -1,052,443
Liverpool Docks 2,333,630 2,082,418 -251,212
London Heathrow Airport 2,533,925 1,576,241 -957,684
Felixstowe 1,745,206 1,862,316 +117,110
Portsmouth 2,403,098 943,716 -1,459,382
ZLC 1,583,328 1,340,702 -242,626
Southampton 1,309,610 1,264,363 -45,247

Quick facts

HS code: 842531

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

Description: Jacks powered by electric motors, used for lifting heavy objects like vehicles or machinery