Import/export HS code 842790: Various lifting or handling trucks

Trucks designed for lifting, handling, or moving materials, not covered by other codes

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 £
China 18,499,582
Italy 8,368,153
Germany 6,001,577
Sweden 2,475,093
United States 1,616,327

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 £
China 11,040,068 7,459,514 -3,580,554
Italy 3,733,863 4,634,290 +900,427
Germany 2,865,861 3,135,716 +269,855
Sweden 1,212,892 1,262,201 +49,309
United States 1,286,266 330,061 -956,205
Ireland 642,962 909,345 +266,383
France 961,314 452,001 -509,313
Turkey 567,243 736,197 +168,954
Netherlands 304,398 676,746 +372,348
Denmark 551,104 311,887 -239,217

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 £
China 21,669,588
Italy 8,533,533
Germany 3,387,980
Sweden 2,533,552
United States 1,452,461

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 £
China 13,210,315 8,459,273 -4,751,042
Italy 3,827,164 4,706,369 +879,205
Germany 1,352,839 2,035,141 +682,302
Sweden 1,240,763 1,292,789 +52,026
United States 724,122 728,339 +4,217
Turkey 504,744 721,256 +216,512
Malaysia 503,967 574,855 +70,888
Denmark 608,302 414,962 -193,340
France 632,654 106,966 -525,688
Viet Nam 407,000 236,415 -170,585

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 32
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 30
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22
Inner London - West 22
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20

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
West Midlands 20 20 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19 16 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 16 +5
Inner London - West 12 14 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 13 +0
Greater Manchester 14 11 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 13 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 14 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 9 -3
Outer London - West and North West 9 12 +3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,066,077
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,113,708
Air transport 3,353,638
Other 1,394,187
Road transport 149,067

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,402,787 11,663,290 -3,739,497
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,644,223 7,469,485 -174,738
Air transport 1,581,388 1,772,250 +190,862
Other 602,992 791,195 +188,203
Road transport 30,689 118,378 +87,689

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,601,524
Southampton 9,093,704
Dover 5,470,115
Immingham Docks 3,614,066
Eurotunnel 2,519,159

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 £
Felixstowe 7,942,208 5,659,316 -2,282,892
Southampton 5,840,844 3,252,860 -2,587,984
Dover 2,329,956 3,140,159 +810,203
Immingham Docks 1,788,250 1,825,816 +37,566
Eurotunnel 1,336,398 1,182,761 -153,637
London Gateway Port 589,818 1,875,496 +1,285,678
000 602,992 791,195 +188,203
London Heathrow Airport 418,581 972,938 +554,357
Dover / Eurotunnel 521,714 405,025 -116,689
London 511,595 392,157 -119,438

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 131
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 54
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 26
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 47
2025-11 57
2025-10 61
2025-09 69
2025-08 53

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 156
54m+ 155
0-1m 53
15m-54m 43
Other 27

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 2,686,992
Ireland 2,666,357
Germany 2,057,327
France 1,064,910
Spain 694,894

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 773,264 1,913,728 +1,140,464
Ireland 1,374,335 1,292,022 -82,313
Germany 490,727 1,566,600 +1,075,873
France 624,352 440,558 -183,794
Spain 423,273 271,621 -151,652
Netherlands 250,930 351,285 +100,355
Egypt 409,510 187,523 -221,987
Morocco 58,104 492,607 +434,503
Saudi Arabia 205,746 320,811 +115,065
Belgium 100,303 383,558 +283,255

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 452,014
China 99,408
France 82,445
Sweden 51,997
Austria 30,399

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 125,512 326,502 +200,990
China 43,710 55,698 +11,988
France 42,904 39,541 -3,363
Sweden 20,125 31,872 +11,747
Austria 0 30,399 +30,399
Italy 6,897 10,313 +3,416
Nicaragua 6,213 9,410 +3,197
Ireland 14,969 0 -14,969
United States 0 10,040 +10,040
Germany 381 9,280 +8,899

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) 9,654,783
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,229,379
Air transport 1,455,316
Other 859,900
Road transport 3,027

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) 4,648,922 5,005,861 +356,939
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,394,035 4,835,344 +1,441,309
Air transport 875,287 580,029 -295,258
Other 330,540 529,360 +198,820
Road transport 0 3,027 +3,027

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,110,349
Southampton 2,853,300
London Gateway Port 1,907,141
Holyhead 1,342,841
Liverpool Docks 1,103,871

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 2,623,822 3,486,527 +862,705
Southampton 578,115 2,275,185 +1,697,070
London Gateway Port 973,412 933,729 -39,683
Holyhead 975,213 367,628 -607,585
Liverpool Docks 732,431 371,440 -360,991
London Heathrow Airport 591,672 383,126 -208,546
000 330,540 529,360 +198,820
Belfast Port 28,500 696,604 +668,104
Portsmouth 335,957 308,243 -27,714
Felixstowe 329,299 288,618 -40,681

Quick facts

HS code: 842790

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

Description: Trucks designed for lifting, handling, or moving materials, not covered by other codes