Import/export HS code 842691: Cranes for road vehicles

Cranes designed to be mounted on trucks or other road vehicles for transport and lifting purposes

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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 £
Italy 50,290,590
Belgium 48,242,779
Austria 36,641,410
Sweden 16,939,615
Ireland 16,018,326

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 £
Italy 26,629,801 23,660,789 -2,969,012
Belgium 25,173,056 23,069,723 -2,103,333
Austria 19,444,458 17,196,952 -2,247,506
Sweden 12,119,965 4,819,650 -7,300,315
Ireland 8,076,085 7,942,241 -133,844
Finland 3,808,798 9,806,196 +5,997,398
Germany 6,439,947 6,695,388 +255,441
Netherlands 5,699,049 5,322,038 -377,011
Denmark 3,794,454 3,325,454 -469,000
United States 4,132,117 2,885,027 -1,247,090

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 £
Italy 53,157,985
Austria 41,622,789
Belgium 30,297,729
Poland 20,776,587
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 15,749,412

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 £
Italy 28,359,824 24,798,161 -3,561,663
Austria 21,137,207 20,485,582 -651,625
Belgium 19,313,246 10,984,483 -8,328,763
Poland 10,368,543 10,408,044 +39,501
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,583,639 13,165,773 +10,582,134
Germany 6,086,321 7,017,306 +930,985
Ireland 7,965,102 3,933,932 -4,031,170
Netherlands 5,474,682 5,075,781 -398,901
Finland 4,486,792 4,089,168 -397,624
Denmark 3,797,995 3,317,077 -480,918

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Inner London - West 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 2 -4
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Lancashire 2 1 -1
West Central Scotland 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +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) 217,291,378
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,241,621
Other 1,377,079
Air transport 1,091,160

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) 111,784,525 105,506,853 -6,277,672
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,090,243 5,151,378 -938,865
Other 1,056,689 320,390 -736,299
Air transport 782,930 308,230 -474,700

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 88,297,717
Eurotunnel 46,502,490
Immingham Docks 31,137,454
Harwich 16,934,741
Holyhead 10,633,868

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 45,292,541 43,005,176 -2,287,365
Eurotunnel 22,840,620 23,661,870 +821,250
Immingham Docks 13,759,382 17,378,072 +3,618,690
Harwich 9,077,517 7,857,224 -1,220,293
Holyhead 4,020,629 6,613,239 +2,592,610
Hull 2,830,057 1,777,569 -1,052,488
Killingholme 3,278,456 1,260,621 -2,017,835
Southampton 1,673,062 2,732,978 +1,059,916
Liverpool Docks 3,296,666 414,926 -2,881,740
London 2,098,395 1,486,970 -611,425

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of other transport equipment 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 9
2025-10 13
2025-09 17
2025-08 12

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 26
54m+ 21
Other 9
15m-54m 7
0-1m 4

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 2,381,991
Germany 1,472,434
Poland 1,304,210
Netherlands 1,268,771
France 330,129

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 1,115,631 1,266,360 +150,729
Germany 881,955 590,479 -291,476
Poland 587,953 716,257 +128,304
Netherlands 443,431 825,340 +381,909
France 91,559 238,570 +147,011
Iraq 219,940 102,750 -117,190
Italy 173,305 114,454 -58,851
Spain 80,265 110,522 +30,257
Denmark 150,772 25,691 -125,081
South Africa 119,980 0 -119,980

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 £
Italy 147,418
Estonia 17,764
Nicaragua 7,177

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 £
Italy 84,211 63,207 -21,004
Estonia 0 17,764 +17,764
Nicaragua 0 7,177 +7,177

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) 6,727,454
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,882,654
Air transport 338,451
Other 212,229

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) 3,236,484 3,490,970 +254,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 917,710 964,944 +47,234
Air transport 175,575 162,876 -12,699
Other 124,081 88,148 -35,933

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,802,233
Holyhead 1,707,996
Immingham Docks 631,552
Harwich 413,232
Liverpool Docks 402,636

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 2,042,584 1,759,649 -282,935
Holyhead 574,284 1,133,712 +559,428
Immingham Docks 237,561 393,991 +156,430
Harwich 90,115 323,117 +233,002
Liverpool Docks 352,566 50,070 -302,496
London Gateway Port 193,120 109,107 -84,013
Avonmouth Docks 0 300,000 +300,000
Felixstowe 91,550 124,400 +32,850
000 124,081 88,148 -35,933
London Heathrow Airport 85,002 123,485 +38,483

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 842691

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

Description: Cranes designed to be mounted on trucks or other road vehicles for transport and lifting purposes