Import/export HS code 842810: Lifts and skip hoists

Machinery used for lifting people or materials vertically, like elevators or hoists

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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 £
China 156,087,931
Germany 82,414,556
Spain 73,611,320
Italy 60,960,992
Sweden 47,691,008

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 76,367,529 79,720,402 +3,352,873
Germany 53,536,783 28,877,773 -24,659,010
Spain 38,746,499 34,864,821 -3,881,678
Italy 29,320,526 31,640,466 +2,319,940
Sweden 23,703,587 23,987,421 +283,834
Netherlands 24,368,584 22,309,324 -2,059,260
Czechia 12,717,267 26,060,816 +13,343,549
France 21,257,833 14,529,407 -6,728,426
Denmark 8,942,009 4,595,764 -4,346,245
Greece 6,359,169 4,459,800 -1,899,369

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 161,880,353
Finland 77,454,310
Spain 75,387,318
Germany 64,340,742
Sweden 46,308,902

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 81,672,329 80,208,024 -1,464,305
Finland 46,356,358 31,097,952 -15,258,406
Spain 39,667,609 35,719,709 -3,947,900
Germany 34,315,099 30,025,643 -4,289,456
Sweden 22,976,186 23,332,716 +356,530
Netherlands 22,811,371 21,465,714 -1,345,657
Italy 13,368,907 25,700,165 +12,331,258
France 17,407,811 12,968,543 -4,439,268
Denmark 8,152,084 3,776,375 -4,375,709
Greece 7,080,942 4,435,604 -2,645,338

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 20
Greater Manchester 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15

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 17 12 -5
Greater Manchester 12 10 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 11 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 12 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 12 +3
Inner London - West 10 6 -4
Kent 11 12 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 7 -5
Outer London - East and North East 8 8 +0
West Yorkshire 11 10 -1

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) 392,744,487
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 194,297,817
Other 15,017,510
Air transport 11,028,152
Road transport 1,985,407

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) 209,273,139 183,471,348 -25,801,791
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 96,942,720 97,355,097 +412,377
Other 8,269,730 6,747,780 -1,521,950
Air transport 4,363,847 6,664,305 +2,300,458
Road transport 1,178,426 806,981 -371,445

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 184,539,436
Felixstowe 124,928,683
Immingham Docks 85,335,412
Eurotunnel 34,364,607
Portsmouth 24,008,384

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 90,848,438 93,690,998 +2,842,560
Felixstowe 63,027,389 61,901,294 -1,126,095
Immingham Docks 45,700,831 39,634,581 -6,066,250
Eurotunnel 15,753,228 18,611,379 +2,858,151
Portsmouth 13,501,728 10,506,656 -2,995,072
Southampton 9,964,947 10,574,724 +609,777
London Gateway Port 4,610,555 15,766,331 +11,155,776
Purfleet 11,133,300 4,539,180 -6,594,120
Hull 10,859,078 4,416,490 -6,442,588
000 8,269,730 6,747,780 -1,521,950

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 66
Specialised construction activities 47
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 41
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 37
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 36
2025-11 61
2025-10 59
2025-09 53
2025-08 66

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 138
54m+ 107
0-1m 51
15m-54m 41
Other 14

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 31,995,969
Netherlands 22,874,943
United States 22,843,542
Spain 17,086,255
Germany 13,633,955

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 17,593,472 14,402,497 -3,190,975
Netherlands 11,887,384 10,987,559 -899,825
United States 10,941,727 11,901,815 +960,088
Spain 6,875,220 10,211,035 +3,335,815
Germany 10,738,198 2,895,757 -7,842,441
Australia 4,329,461 5,071,503 +742,042
Italy 4,098,681 3,204,908 -893,773
France 2,683,390 1,918,732 -764,658
Sweden 2,100,484 1,826,955 -273,529
Japan 2,553,699 1,233,112 -1,320,587

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 9,876,179
United States 214,579
France 155,444
Canada 100,155
China 68,674

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 5,044,795 4,831,384 -213,411
United States 137,696 76,883 -60,813
France 64,298 91,146 +26,848
Canada 85,918 14,237 -71,681
China 55,244 13,430 -41,814
Nicaragua 5,640 33,592 +27,952
Germany 3,231 15,169 +11,938
Belgium 17,509 0 -17,509
Spain 14,578 2,143 -12,435
Italy 9,352 7,217 -2,135

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) 91,257,593
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,905,185
Air transport 18,520,916
Other 12,938,706
Road transport 6,510

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) 50,962,603 40,294,990 -10,667,613
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,266,724 25,638,461 -1,628,263
Air transport 10,677,456 7,843,460 -2,833,996
Other 6,697,235 6,241,471 -455,764
Road transport 6,510 0 -6,510

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 44,264,140
Immingham Docks 19,781,964
Southampton 13,961,220
000 12,938,706
Liverpool Docks 11,913,995

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 24,517,069 19,747,071 -4,769,998
Immingham Docks 12,057,739 7,724,225 -4,333,514
Southampton 6,112,198 7,849,022 +1,736,824
000 6,697,235 6,241,471 -455,764
Liverpool Docks 7,267,935 4,646,060 -2,621,875
London Gateway Port 6,456,475 4,933,100 -1,523,375
Felixstowe 4,143,637 5,742,695 +1,599,058
London Heathrow Airport 5,100,802 4,363,885 -736,917
Holyhead 4,072,015 4,216,582 +144,567
Belfast Port 3,063,520 3,521,190 +457,670

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 842810

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

Description: Machinery used for lifting people or materials vertically, like elevators or hoists