Import/export HS code 84272011: Rough terrain fork-lift trucks

Fork-lift trucks designed for uneven or rough surfaces, often used in construction or outdoor settings

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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 £
France 198,850,178
Italy 36,366,693
Ireland 33,482,995
Germany 16,986,333
Finland 13,962,721

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 £
France 94,917,472 103,932,706 +9,015,234
Italy 19,247,454 17,119,239 -2,128,215
Ireland 17,755,720 15,727,275 -2,028,445
Germany 10,053,416 6,932,917 -3,120,499
Finland 8,063,217 5,899,504 -2,163,713
China 3,542,326 5,172,272 +1,629,946
Sweden 3,090,155 3,305,455 +215,300
United States 2,358,255 3,318,934 +960,679
Netherlands 3,056,842 1,996,947 -1,059,895
Austria 844,960 4,124,365 +3,279,405

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 £
France 196,036,065
Italy 37,980,107
Ireland 30,770,753
Poland 18,135,562
Austria 14,052,892

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 £
France 91,863,631 104,172,434 +12,308,803
Italy 20,117,459 17,862,648 -2,254,811
Ireland 16,326,266 14,444,487 -1,881,779
Poland 8,825,577 9,309,985 +484,408
Austria 8,401,182 5,651,710 -2,749,472
China 3,732,355 5,480,616 +1,748,261
Sweden 3,472,526 3,683,950 +211,424
United Kingdom 2,331,051 4,147,681 +1,816,630
Netherlands 1,937,877 1,244,487 -693,390
South Korea 1,687,927 540,950 -1,146,977

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Northern Ireland 9
Essex 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6

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
Northern Ireland 7 7 +0
Essex 4 6 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 2 -2
Kent 2 5 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 4 +2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 2 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +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) 299,778,095
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,771,951
Other 14,462,944
Air transport 537,108
Road transport 75,661

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) 145,778,449 153,999,646 +8,221,197
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,068,520 13,703,431 -365,089
Other 6,915,358 7,547,586 +632,228
Air transport 487,512 49,596 -437,916
Road transport 0 75,661 +75,661

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 129,162,459
Poole 65,178,678
Dover 35,798,981
Immingham Docks 30,370,420
Holyhead 19,310,449

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 £
Portsmouth 59,300,391 69,862,068 +10,561,677
Poole 32,181,464 32,997,214 +815,750
Dover 17,871,704 17,927,277 +55,573
Immingham Docks 15,553,028 14,817,392 -735,636
Holyhead 9,921,659 9,388,790 -532,869
000 6,915,358 7,547,586 +632,228
Southampton 4,778,578 6,605,943 +1,827,365
London 5,124,795 4,087,794 -1,037,001
Liverpool Docks 4,387,888 4,751,742 +363,854
Felixstowe 1,399,121 1,354,753 -44,368

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 34
Rental and leasing activities 17
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 13
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Specialised construction activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 20
2025-09 19
2025-08 22
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 44
54m+ 24
15m-54m 16
0-1m 9
Other 8

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 93,156,521
Ireland 55,154,238
Poland 23,127,460
Ukraine 19,456,332
United Arab Emirates 18,923,773

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 19,075,116 74,081,405 +55,006,289
Ireland 26,524,688 28,629,550 +2,104,862
Poland 13,789,218 9,338,242 -4,450,976
Ukraine 8,808,971 10,647,361 +1,838,390
United Arab Emirates 10,863,325 8,060,448 -2,802,877
Turkey 3,609,317 11,527,526 +7,918,209
Netherlands 7,403,708 6,929,102 -474,606
France 5,371,069 4,885,994 -485,075
Belgium 4,676,843 3,962,248 -714,595
Spain 3,508,796 4,794,530 +1,285,734

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 7,500,495
Germany 3,738,221
XU 2,624,432
France 2,528,383
Italy 734,666

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 3,754,132 3,746,363 -7,769
Germany 1,069,734 2,668,487 +1,598,753
XU 1,551,363 1,073,069 -478,294
France 1,410,946 1,117,437 -293,509
Italy 596,999 137,667 -459,332
China 180,028 323,253 +143,225
Ireland 216,258 96,887 -119,371
Nicaragua 62,978 154,046 +91,068
Japan 77,422 86,570 +9,148
Sweden 78,853 70,487 -8,366

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) 151,839,734
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 149,524,187
Other 18,721,988
Rail transport 14,200
Air transport 9,242

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) 55,496,327 96,343,407 +40,847,080
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 71,601,408 77,922,779 +6,321,371
Other 9,122,340 9,599,648 +477,308
Rail transport 14,200 0 -14,200
Air transport 9,242 0 -9,242

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 71,593,959
Dover / Eurotunnel 68,992,654
London Gateway Port 46,925,909
Liverpool Docks 24,624,006
000 18,721,988

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 £
Southampton 16,071,594 55,522,365 +39,450,771
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,495,327 35,497,327 +2,002,000
London Gateway Port 15,591,414 31,334,495 +15,743,081
Liverpool Docks 14,888,678 9,735,328 -5,153,350
000 9,122,340 9,599,648 +477,308
Holyhead 8,053,194 10,070,205 +2,017,011
Dover 5,938,894 8,097,984 +2,159,090
Immingham Docks 6,026,565 5,123,741 -902,824
Portsmouth 5,251,300 5,213,722 -37,578
Felixstowe 5,460,148 2,075,564 -3,384,584

Quick facts

HS code: 84272011

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

Description: Fork-lift trucks designed for uneven or rough surfaces, often used in construction or outdoor settings