Import/export HS code 84281080: Non-electric lifts and hoists

Lifts and skip hoists powered by non-electric sources

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 128,453,701
Spain 13,771,268
Denmark 11,240,276
Italy 9,506,092
Belgium 8,551,623

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 56,144,884 72,308,817 +16,163,933
Spain 7,820,548 5,950,720 -1,869,828
Denmark 8,055,302 3,184,974 -4,870,328
Italy 3,986,324 5,519,768 +1,533,444
Belgium 5,408,451 3,143,172 -2,265,279
Netherlands 3,884,093 4,370,583 +486,490
Ireland 2,887,079 1,456,589 -1,430,490
Canada 1,525,583 1,795,126 +269,543
Sweden 1,430,476 1,743,983 +313,507
United States 724,089 2,022,067 +1,297,978

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 130,172,133
Spain 13,990,742
Denmark 11,235,459
Italy 9,341,601
Netherlands 7,905,784

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 57,814,448 72,357,685 +14,543,237
Spain 7,995,831 5,994,911 -2,000,920
Denmark 8,050,485 3,184,974 -4,865,511
Italy 3,989,216 5,352,385 +1,363,169
Netherlands 3,602,173 4,303,611 +701,438
United States 1,159,906 2,672,142 +1,512,236
Canada 1,588,731 1,829,279 +240,548
Sweden 1,446,907 1,702,517 +255,610
Germany 993,137 751,873 -241,264
Poland 61,582 902,796 +841,214

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 14
Kent 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
Greater Manchester 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11

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 10 10 +0
Kent 9 10 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 9 +2
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 8 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
Essex 4 7 +3
Inner London - West 3 6 +3
Outer London - West and North West 6 6 +0

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) 141,652,712
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,014,919
Other 9,486,389
Air transport 4,553,703
Road transport 253,121

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) 62,182,337 79,470,375 +17,288,038
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,743,421 20,271,498 -4,471,923
Other 5,989,596 3,496,793 -2,492,803
Air transport 2,045,152 2,508,551 +463,399
Road transport 0 253,121 +253,121

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 97,749,097
London Gateway Port 19,621,144
Immingham Docks 16,359,495
Dover 13,488,113
Southampton 13,169,613

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 43,490,295 54,258,802 +10,768,507
London Gateway Port 4,326,977 15,294,167 +10,967,190
Immingham Docks 9,193,678 7,165,817 -2,027,861
Dover 5,050,726 8,437,387 +3,386,661
Southampton 6,380,194 6,789,419 +409,225
000 5,989,596 3,496,793 -2,492,803
Liverpool Docks 5,517,459 498,691 -5,018,768
Eurotunnel 3,037,523 1,118,457 -1,919,066
Portsmouth 3,240,278 756,828 -2,483,450
Avonmouth Docks 2,044,850 940,000 -1,104,850

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 39
Specialised construction activities 37
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 30
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 41
2025-10 38
2025-09 32
2025-08 37

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 83
54m+ 59
0-1m 38
15m-54m 29
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 £
Ireland 19,252,996
Netherlands 10,835,437
Spain 8,609,875
United States 6,790,235
Australia 4,761,455

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 11,876,642 7,376,354 -4,500,288
Netherlands 5,831,751 5,003,686 -828,065
Spain 3,304,432 5,305,443 +2,001,011
United States 4,084,096 2,706,139 -1,377,957
Australia 1,819,881 2,941,574 +1,121,693
Germany 2,740,260 1,818,411 -921,849
Japan 2,538,174 1,232,146 -1,306,028
Belgium 1,977,324 987,499 -989,825
Poland 1,412,257 1,046,513 -365,744
Denmark 1,947,029 43,922 -1,903,107

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 5,434,949
United States 199,390
France 152,291
China 55,843
Canada 52,274

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 3,043,256 2,391,693 -651,563
United States 137,696 61,694 -76,002
France 62,572 89,719 +27,147
China 47,505 8,338 -39,167
Canada 45,425 6,849 -38,576
Germany 2,940 15,023 +12,083
Belgium 17,509 0 -17,509
Switzerland 0 15,426 +15,426
Romania 0 12,368 +12,368
Italy 8,902 0 -8,902

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) 44,069,989
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,721,326
Other 8,036,769
Air transport 3,821,484
Road transport 1,780

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) 24,684,120 19,385,869 -5,298,251
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,198,702 11,522,624 -4,676,078
Other 4,501,821 3,534,948 -966,873
Air transport 2,968,220 853,264 -2,114,956
Road transport 1,780 0 -1,780

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,712,127
Immingham Docks 12,947,184
000 8,036,769
Liverpool Docks 7,553,279
Southampton 7,488,176

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 8,745,573 7,966,554 -779,019
Immingham Docks 8,023,149 4,924,035 -3,099,114
000 4,501,821 3,534,948 -966,873
Liverpool Docks 5,292,499 2,260,780 -3,031,719
Southampton 4,811,609 2,676,567 -2,135,042
London Gateway Port 3,765,483 3,092,874 -672,609
Holyhead 2,293,590 2,043,416 -250,174
Belfast Port 1,053,190 2,384,448 +1,331,258
London Heathrow Airport 2,677,054 353,663 -2,323,391
Felixstowe 1,489,854 1,019,883 -469,971

Quick facts

HS code: 84281080

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

Description: Lifts and skip hoists powered by non-electric sources