Import/export HS code 842832: Bucket-type lifting machinery

Lifting machinery that uses buckets to carry or move materials

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  • 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 £
France 2,714,270
Germany 922,796
Japan 745,050
Italy 718,653
China 307,704

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 937,847 1,776,423 +838,576
Germany 478,668 444,128 -34,540
Japan 745,050 0 -745,050
Italy 569,148 149,505 -419,643
China 199,745 107,959 -91,786
Spain 71,335 190,908 +119,573
India 66,511 51,305 -15,206
Netherlands 59,576 33,107 -26,469
Belgium 7,381 74,067 +66,686
Denmark 44,559 13,327 -31,232

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 2,696,898
Germany 932,724
Japan 745,050
Italy 685,211
China 356,818

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 932,385 1,764,513 +832,128
Germany 480,925 451,799 -29,126
Japan 745,050 0 -745,050
Italy 574,440 110,771 -463,669
China 218,876 137,942 -80,934
Spain 69,958 190,908 +120,950
India 66,511 31,081 -35,430
Netherlands 49,445 27,329 -22,116
Belgium 2,089 74,067 +71,978
Denmark 44,559 13,327 -31,232

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Outer London - West and North West 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
West Midlands 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 1 -3
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 1 -3
West Midlands 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 3 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +2
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 3 +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) 4,638,876
Air transport 891,752
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 620,118
Other 29,560

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) 2,037,954 2,600,922 +562,968
Air transport 847,509 44,243 -803,266
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 361,505 258,613 -102,892
Other 3,038 26,522 +23,484

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,539,095
Immingham Docks 773,456
London Heathrow Airport 762,119
Felixstowe 203,587
Eurotunnel 145,537

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 1,369,076 2,170,019 +800,943
Immingham Docks 488,360 285,096 -203,264
London Heathrow Airport 751,855 10,264 -741,591
Felixstowe 138,940 64,647 -74,293
Eurotunnel 79,113 66,424 -12,689
Killingholme 0 107,264 +107,264
Portsmouth 87,294 3,487 -83,807
Grangemouth Docks 83,330 0 -83,330
London Gateway Port 42,249 31,081 -11,168
Southampton 3,479 52,628 +49,149

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 20
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7
Manufacture of food products 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 4
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-09 5
2025-08 3
2025-07 4

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 24
54m+ 20
0-1m 7
15m-54m 7

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 £
South Africa 3,162,386
United States 1,976,943
Australia 1,517,509
China 1,323,191
Thailand 665,459

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 £
South Africa 1,899,490 1,262,896 -636,594
United States 503,782 1,473,161 +969,379
Australia 581,807 935,702 +353,895
China 700,507 622,684 -77,823
Thailand 334,320 331,139 -3,181
Philippines 421,181 134,895 -286,286
Turkey 303,010 146,098 -156,912
Saudi Arabia 164,948 142,492 -22,456
Kenya 21,815 221,559 +199,744
Switzerland 101,259 133,072 +31,813

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 3,121

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 754 2,367 +1,613

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) 8,819,866
Air transport 2,620,102
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,041,721
Other 3,121

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) 4,163,720 4,656,146 +492,426
Air transport 1,397,715 1,222,387 -175,328
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 487,696 554,025 +66,329
Other 754 2,367 +1,613

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,507,835
Southampton 1,838,439
London Heathrow Airport 1,496,229
Felixstowe 1,496,177
Liverpool Docks 968,713

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 £
London Gateway Port 2,346,811 2,161,024 -185,787
Southampton 761,725 1,076,714 +314,989
London Heathrow Airport 868,646 627,583 -241,063
Felixstowe 678,272 817,905 +139,633
Liverpool Docks 356,341 612,372 +256,031
Dover / Eurotunnel 404,719 383,871 -20,848
East Midlands Airport 301,138 432,201 +131,063
Manchester Airport 139,574 81,886 -57,688
Birmingham Airport 66,300 69,255 +2,955
Holyhead 35,890 45,078 +9,188

Quick facts

HS code: 842832

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

Description: Lifting machinery that uses buckets to carry or move materials