Import/export HS code 84271010: Electric fork-lift trucks with high lifting capacity

Electric fork-lift trucks that can lift loads to a height of 1 meter or more

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  • 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 £
Germany 359,801,694
Ireland 142,894,150
Sweden 134,248,790
Italy 126,708,905
Czechia 63,652,897

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 181,457,733 178,343,961 -3,113,772
Ireland 76,950,325 65,943,825 -11,006,500
Sweden 67,568,819 66,679,971 -888,848
Italy 63,718,292 62,990,613 -727,679
Czechia 31,827,003 31,825,894 -1,109
Netherlands 26,716,524 30,759,496 +4,042,972
China 24,030,778 27,056,162 +3,025,384
France 10,994,452 12,529,384 +1,534,932
South Korea 10,782,711 5,975,482 -4,807,229
India 7,842,775 6,529,673 -1,313,102

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 350,823,567
Ireland 139,218,684
Sweden 137,136,441
Italy 132,021,974
Czechia 72,740,310

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 181,309,596 169,513,971 -11,795,625
Ireland 74,270,044 64,948,640 -9,321,404
Sweden 69,256,153 67,880,288 -1,375,865
Italy 64,632,782 67,389,192 +2,756,410
Czechia 35,882,870 36,857,440 +974,570
China 27,863,885 33,505,377 +5,641,492
Finland 10,157,500 16,955,362 +6,797,862
South Korea 10,024,926 7,198,842 -2,826,084
France 8,847,345 7,644,506 -1,202,839
Spain 9,124,904 6,202,166 -2,922,738

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14
Inner London - West 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
West Midlands 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 12 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 13 +5
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
West Midlands 5 8 +3
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 8 +4
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 5 +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) 777,123,570
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 258,420,909
Other 9,133,528
Air transport 794,644
Road transport 102,980

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) 395,110,918 382,012,652 -13,098,266
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 130,016,086 128,404,823 -1,611,263
Other 5,436,285 3,697,243 -1,739,042
Air transport 606,435 188,209 -418,226
Road transport 32,432 70,548 +38,116

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 325,984,043
Immingham Docks 241,453,327
Felixstowe 86,202,515
Holyhead 71,228,561
Liverpool Docks 64,651,314

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 171,120,660 154,863,383 -16,257,277
Immingham Docks 119,846,674 121,606,653 +1,759,979
Felixstowe 43,090,515 43,112,000 +21,485
Holyhead 37,137,165 34,091,396 -3,045,769
Liverpool Docks 34,435,331 30,215,983 -4,219,348
Southampton 21,763,010 26,134,380 +4,371,370
London 21,792,276 24,296,418 +2,504,142
Killingholme 11,808,070 18,457,996 +6,649,926
Purfleet 14,848,035 13,749,142 -1,098,893
Eurotunnel 14,466,046 9,452,377 -5,013,669

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 48
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Rental and leasing activities 13
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 37
2025-10 31
2025-09 28
2025-08 31

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
54m+ 67
1m-15m 61
15m-54m 29
0-1m 18
Other 12

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 129,770,319
Netherlands 83,501,845
Belgium 37,142,886
Germany 36,974,730
France 33,137,634

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 64,110,222 65,660,097 +1,549,875
Netherlands 47,526,451 35,975,394 -11,551,057
Belgium 18,356,319 18,786,567 +430,248
Germany 23,453,616 13,521,114 -9,932,502
France 20,962,820 12,174,814 -8,788,006
Spain 17,863,928 12,047,111 -5,816,817
Italy 16,244,192 3,933,860 -12,310,332
Ireland 8,515,500 6,772,425 -1,743,075
Australia 9,129,130 5,029,908 -4,099,222
Poland 8,027,737 5,670,920 -2,356,817

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 £
XI 157,983,131
Ireland 2,016,645
China 219,933
France 57,645
Belgium 16,250

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 £
XI 106,553,042 51,430,089 -55,122,953
Ireland 1,274,811 741,834 -532,977
China 0 219,933 +219,933
France 18,378 39,267 +20,889
Belgium 6,464 9,786 +3,322
Nicaragua 16,092 0 -16,092
Canada 10,532 0 -10,532
South Korea 7,467 0 -7,467
Japan 7,454 0 -7,454
Spain 0 2,607 +2,607

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) 214,562,343
Other 160,561,382
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 129,285,318
Air transport 536,741
Road transport 114,578

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) 93,859,941 120,702,402 +26,842,461
Other 108,053,964 52,507,418 -55,546,546
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,108,626 48,176,692 -32,931,934
Air transport 349,234 187,507 -161,727
Road transport 114,578 0 -114,578

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 160,561,382
Dover / Eurotunnel 89,323,650
London Gateway Port 71,600,962
Liverpool Docks 44,149,518
Belfast Port 36,876,943

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 £
000 108,053,964 52,507,418 -55,546,546
Dover / Eurotunnel 48,852,186 40,471,464 -8,380,722
London Gateway Port 60,470,188 11,130,774 -49,339,414
Liverpool Docks 17,269,697 26,879,821 +9,610,124
Belfast Port 11,762,858 25,114,085 +13,351,227
Southampton 3,469,368 28,429,516 +24,960,148
Immingham Docks 10,239,050 10,551,084 +312,034
London 8,514,129 9,871,865 +1,357,736
Felixstowe 1,988,817 5,644,742 +3,655,925
Harwich 3,540,162 3,499,003 -41,159

Quick facts

HS code: 84271010

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

Description: Electric fork-lift trucks that can lift loads to a height of 1 meter or more