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 18,578,628
Italy 8,169,209
Germany 6,035,989
Sweden 2,445,431
United States 1,905,245

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 10,854,722 7,723,906 -3,130,816
Italy 3,563,478 4,605,731 +1,042,253
Germany 2,953,793 3,082,196 +128,403
Sweden 1,200,815 1,244,616 +43,801
United States 1,588,369 316,876 -1,271,493
Ireland 646,064 1,041,855 +395,791
France 958,795 432,337 -526,458
Turkey 607,118 732,910 +125,792
Netherlands 287,882 710,596 +422,714
Denmark 520,389 358,663 -161,726

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 22,045,844
Italy 8,331,181
Germany 3,454,000
Sweden 2,478,677
United States 1,391,842

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 13,341,705 8,704,139 -4,637,566
Italy 3,653,018 4,678,163 +1,025,145
Germany 1,421,896 2,032,104 +610,208
Sweden 1,210,148 1,268,529 +58,381
United States 676,564 715,278 +38,714
Turkey 544,619 716,804 +172,185
Malaysia 463,648 599,866 +136,218
Denmark 578,601 467,851 -110,750
France 630,504 99,145 -531,359
Viet Nam 363,540 270,429 -93,111

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 30
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29
Inner London - West 23
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 21
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 18 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 16 -2
Inner London - West 10 16 +6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 15 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 14 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 15 +5
Greater Manchester 14 12 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 12 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 9 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 8 -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) 27,080,751
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,333,639
Air transport 3,349,958
Other 1,540,151
Road transport 153,032

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) 15,324,250 11,756,501 -3,567,749
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,605,889 7,727,750 +121,861
Air transport 1,644,578 1,705,380 +60,802
Other 706,379 833,772 +127,393
Road transport 34,654 118,378 +83,724

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,321,495
Southampton 9,535,020
Dover 5,587,228
Immingham Docks 3,595,638
Eurotunnel 2,560,476

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 7,519,688 5,801,807 -1,717,881
Southampton 6,087,212 3,447,808 -2,639,404
Dover 2,429,762 3,157,466 +727,704
Immingham Docks 1,813,792 1,781,846 -31,946
Eurotunnel 1,224,271 1,336,205 +111,934
London Gateway Port 589,818 1,678,001 +1,088,183
000 706,379 833,772 +127,393
London Heathrow Airport 417,553 960,781 +543,228
Dover / Eurotunnel 506,237 422,880 -83,357
London 507,672 403,875 -103,797

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 134
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51
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
2025-11 57
2025-10 61
2025-09 69
2025-08 53
2025-07 56

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 159
54m+ 155
0-1m 50
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 2,691,852
Ireland 2,647,398
Germany 2,062,919
France 1,591,250
Spain 720,724

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 765,402 1,926,450 +1,161,048
Ireland 1,412,677 1,234,721 -177,956
Germany 495,422 1,567,497 +1,072,075
France 1,122,821 468,429 -654,392
Spain 449,103 271,621 -177,482
Egypt 469,510 166,338 -303,172
Belgium 231,985 382,435 +150,450
Guyana 410,680 157,369 -253,311
Netherlands 285,840 261,251 -24,589
Saudi Arabia 218,707 320,811 +102,104

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 447,421
China 99,299
France 81,990
XU 70,001
Sweden 51,997

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 125,512 321,909 +196,397
China 40,153 59,146 +18,993
France 65,361 16,629 -48,732
XU 67,366 2,635 -64,731
Sweden 20,125 31,872 +11,747
Austria 0 30,399 +30,399
Italy 6,897 10,313 +3,416
Germany 5,968 9,661 +3,693
Nicaragua 6,213 9,410 +3,197
Ireland 14,969 0 -14,969

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) 9,988,423
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,434,919
Air transport 1,509,272
Other 862,025
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) 5,063,023 4,925,400 -137,623
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,625,881 4,809,038 +1,183,157
Air transport 919,052 590,220 -328,832
Other 356,341 505,684 +149,343
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 5,985,187
Southampton 2,806,794
London Gateway Port 1,834,604
Holyhead 1,336,092
London Heathrow Airport 1,084,609

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 2,543,052 3,442,135 +899,083
Southampton 453,032 2,353,762 +1,900,730
London Gateway Port 1,045,493 789,111 -256,382
Holyhead 1,005,132 330,960 -674,172
London Heathrow Airport 635,437 449,172 -186,265
Liverpool Docks 716,219 352,652 -363,567
000 356,341 505,684 +149,343
Belfast Port 28,500 696,604 +668,104
Portsmouth 381,707 305,161 -76,546
Felixstowe 330,792 288,618 -42,174

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