Import/export HS code 842699: Various cranes and lifting equipment

Cranes and lifting equipment not covered by other codes, including specialized or custom designs

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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 £
Netherlands 53,742,481
Germany 10,144,092
Ireland 8,974,415
Italy 3,294,958
Slovenia 1,446,457

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 £
Netherlands 22,386,647 31,355,834 +8,969,187
Germany 5,339,972 4,804,120 -535,852
Ireland 4,567,495 4,406,920 -160,575
Italy 2,009,751 1,285,207 -724,544
Slovenia 779,973 666,484 -113,489
France 888,329 362,413 -525,916
Norway 310,677 778,963 +468,286
China 593,839 412,551 -181,288
Japan 901,981 7,000 -894,981
Sweden 72,301 775,016 +702,715

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 £
Netherlands 52,030,317
Germany 18,111,585
Italy 4,317,603
Slovenia 1,748,725
United Kingdom 1,458,359

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 £
Netherlands 22,479,164 29,551,153 +7,071,989
Germany 8,688,760 9,422,825 +734,065
Italy 2,602,394 1,715,209 -887,185
Slovenia 924,534 824,191 -100,343
United Kingdom 304,098 1,154,261 +850,163
China 612,108 421,152 -190,956
Japan 957,569 7,000 -950,569
Sweden 73,738 826,317 +752,579
Ireland 652,214 193,230 -458,984
Spain 781,891 13,133 -768,758

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Greater Manchester 7
North Eastern Scotland 7

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
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 4 -3
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
North Eastern Scotland 4 4 +0
West Midlands 5 3 -2
Essex 3 6 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 5 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1

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) 77,741,566
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,023,654
Air transport 1,441,474
Other 958,826

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) 35,353,450 42,388,116 +7,034,666
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,459,451 1,564,203 -2,895,248
Air transport 533,140 908,334 +375,194
Other 21,263 937,563 +916,300

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 52,158,017
Dover 8,101,935
Holyhead 5,864,890
Liverpool Docks 4,086,930
Tyne 1,708,091

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 £
Immingham Docks 22,542,136 29,615,881 +7,073,745
Dover 6,402,467 1,699,468 -4,702,999
Holyhead 2,011,119 3,853,771 +1,842,652
Liverpool Docks 1,992,571 2,094,359 +101,788
Tyne 244,224 1,463,867 +1,219,643
Eurotunnel 1,295,500 327,730 -967,770
Belfast Port 115,382 1,333,731 +1,218,349
Felixstowe 712,128 565,361 -146,767
Southampton 675,623 496,420 -179,203
Harwich 92,568 1,045,437 +952,869

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 27
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 23
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 14
Rental and leasing activities 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 20
2025-10 19
2025-09 15
2025-08 19
2025-07 22

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 61
54m+ 50
15m-54m 18
Other 10
0-1m 9

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 8,095,485
Canada 7,763,873
QS 7,441,644
Netherlands 7,383,245
United States 5,637,199

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 4,038,321 4,057,164 +18,843
Canada 7,421,039 342,834 -7,078,205
QS 6,836,788 604,856 -6,231,932
Netherlands 4,061,485 3,321,760 -739,725
United States 3,237,789 2,399,410 -838,379
Belgium 459,076 3,898,135 +3,439,059
France 1,900,305 1,374,578 -525,727
Australia 491,398 2,218,675 +1,727,277
Norway 2,212,921 105,083 -2,107,838
Brazil 989,528 895,776 -93,752

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 £
Ireland 12,908
XU 9,293
China 5,984
XI 2,142
Italy 16

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 £
Ireland 12,561 347 -12,214
XU 9,119 174 -8,945
China 2,505 3,479 +974
XI 317 1,825 +1,508
Italy 16 0 -16

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) 33,832,423
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,816,695
Air transport 8,703,916
Other 30,343
Road transport 13,887

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) 24,406,902 9,425,521 -14,981,381
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,535,893 13,280,802 -1,255,091
Air transport 5,316,133 3,387,783 -1,928,350
Other 24,518 5,825 -18,693
Road transport 13,887 0 -13,887

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,815,193
Dover 8,047,123
London Heathrow Airport 7,300,232
Belfast Port 6,884,208
Southampton 4,997,327

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 7,699,443 5,115,750 -2,583,693
Dover 7,202,549 844,574 -6,357,975
London Heathrow Airport 4,540,316 2,759,916 -1,780,400
Belfast Port 6,851,006 33,202 -6,817,804
Southampton 1,839,865 3,157,462 +1,317,597
Holyhead 1,847,773 2,666,041 +818,268
Blyth Harbour 0 4,303,546 +4,303,546
Immingham Docks 2,034,795 970,378 -1,064,417
Liverpool Docks 1,679,285 1,111,321 -567,964
Aberdeen Docks 2,653,259 12,902 -2,640,357

Quick facts

HS code: 842699

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

Description: Cranes and lifting equipment not covered by other codes, including specialized or custom designs