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

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

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 54,756,358
Germany 10,737,045
Ireland 6,894,823
Italy 3,206,026
China 1,754,594

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 22,594,109 32,162,249 +9,568,140
Germany 5,611,046 5,125,999 -485,047
Ireland 2,517,502 4,377,321 +1,859,819
Italy 1,929,126 1,276,900 -652,226
China 614,730 1,139,864 +525,134
Slovenia 819,476 912,134 +92,658
France 901,037 396,577 -504,460
Norway 327,902 766,206 +438,304
Japan 901,981 7,000 -894,981
Sweden 58,130 775,016 +716,886

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 53,044,194
Germany 16,619,568
Italy 4,242,856
Slovenia 2,033,878
China 1,778,754

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 22,686,626 30,357,568 +7,670,942
Germany 6,880,524 9,739,044 +2,858,520
Italy 2,535,431 1,707,425 -828,006
Slovenia 964,037 1,069,841 +105,804
China 630,289 1,148,465 +518,176
United Kingdom 323,354 1,179,569 +856,215
Japan 957,569 7,000 -950,569
Spain 777,949 117,540 -660,409
Sweden 85,442 800,442 +715,000
Ireland 652,214 193,230 -458,984

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
Greater Manchester 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
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 6 +2
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 4 -3
North Eastern Scotland 4 4 +0
West Midlands 5 3 -2
Essex 4 5 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 5 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2

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) 77,517,111
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,899,705
Air transport 1,368,841
Other 958,826
Road transport 16,880

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) 33,751,841 43,765,270 +10,013,429
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,463,774 2,435,931 -2,027,843
Air transport 451,727 917,114 +465,387
Other 21,664 937,162 +915,498
Road transport 0 16,880 +16,880

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 53,449,795
Dover 8,499,407
Holyhead 4,743,111
Liverpool Docks 3,419,048
Felixstowe 1,858,912

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 23,156,413 30,293,382 +7,136,969
Dover 6,456,573 2,042,834 -4,413,739
Holyhead 782,150 3,960,961 +3,178,811
Liverpool Docks 1,167,781 2,251,267 +1,083,486
Felixstowe 552,681 1,306,231 +753,550
Tyne 244,224 1,463,867 +1,219,643
Belfast Port 113,231 1,465,518 +1,352,287
Eurotunnel 1,225,089 323,570 -901,519
Southampton 653,959 495,983 -157,976
Harwich 125,662 1,012,343 +886,681

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 28
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 24
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 15
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9
Rental and leasing activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 20
2025-10 19
2025-09 15
2025-08 19

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+ 48
15m-54m 21
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 10,896,731
Canada 7,724,366
Netherlands 7,532,322
QS 7,441,644
United States 5,637,145

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 4,611,540 6,285,191 +1,673,651
Canada 7,311,832 412,534 -6,899,298
Netherlands 3,960,445 3,571,877 -388,568
QS 6,836,788 604,856 -6,231,932
United States 3,594,366 2,042,779 -1,551,587
Belgium 462,275 3,889,125 +3,426,850
France 1,816,843 1,448,670 -368,173
Australia 426,948 2,175,986 +1,749,038
Norway 2,222,828 120,874 -2,101,954
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
China 5,247
XI 2,400
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 12,786 122 -12,664
China 1,928 3,319 +1,391
XI 317 2,083 +1,766
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) 34,080,762
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,162,861
Air transport 8,452,977
Other 29,864
Road transport 1,933

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) 24,546,538 9,534,224 -15,012,314
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,803,288 15,359,573 +556,285
Air transport 5,487,810 2,965,167 -2,522,643
Other 24,166 5,698 -18,468
Road transport 1,933 0 -1,933

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,318,524
Dover 8,047,123
London Heathrow Airport 6,958,359
Belfast Port 6,884,208
Holyhead 6,702,435

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 7,320,046 4,998,478 -2,321,568
Dover 7,263,507 783,616 -6,479,891
London Heathrow Airport 4,450,964 2,507,395 -1,943,569
Belfast Port 6,851,006 33,202 -6,817,804
Holyhead 2,208,533 4,493,902 +2,285,369
Southampton 2,018,053 3,050,990 +1,032,937
Blyth Harbour 0 4,303,546 +4,303,546
Liverpool Docks 1,738,602 1,673,160 -65,442
Immingham Docks 2,023,339 1,252,905 -770,434
Aberdeen Docks 2,652,379 12,902 -2,639,477

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