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 2,753,525
Germany 966,825
Japan 745,050
Italy 721,238
China 290,621

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 960,937 1,792,588 +831,651
Germany 448,726 518,099 +69,373
Japan 745,050 0 -745,050
Italy 569,148 152,090 -417,058
China 185,187 105,434 -79,753
Spain 71,335 216,689 +145,354
India 66,511 51,305 -15,206
Netherlands 61,434 30,369 -31,065
Belgium 9,923 71,525 +61,602
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 2,736,153
Germany 976,753
Japan 745,050
Italy 687,796
China 339,735

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 955,475 1,780,678 +825,203
Germany 450,983 525,770 +74,787
Japan 745,050 0 -745,050
Italy 574,440 113,356 -461,084
China 204,318 135,417 -68,901
Spain 69,958 216,689 +146,731
India 66,511 31,081 -35,430
Belgium 4,631 71,525 +66,894
Netherlands 51,303 24,591 -26,712
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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
West Midlands 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 2 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 1 -3
West Midlands 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
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
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +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) 4,780,468
Air transport 861,810
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 602,155
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) 2,061,071 2,719,397 +658,326
Air transport 822,820 38,990 -783,830
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 362,184 239,971 -122,213
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 3,641,432
Immingham Docks 773,456
London Heathrow Airport 762,119
Felixstowe 186,504
Eurotunnel 184,792

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 1,389,651 2,251,781 +862,130
Immingham Docks 488,360 285,096 -203,264
London Heathrow Airport 751,855 10,264 -741,591
Felixstowe 127,252 59,252 -68,000
Eurotunnel 79,113 105,679 +26,566
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 21
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8
Manufacture of food products 6
Other manufacturing 5
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-09 5
2025-08 3

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 23
54m+ 22
0-1m 9
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 3,111,903
United States 1,976,943
Australia 1,541,125
China 1,339,658
Thailand 595,666

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 2,097,347 1,014,556 -1,082,791
United States 504,809 1,472,134 +967,325
Australia 614,850 926,275 +311,425
China 700,507 639,151 -61,356
Thailand 267,309 328,357 +61,048
Philippines 421,181 134,895 -286,286
Turkey 304,403 144,705 -159,698
Saudi Arabia 162,654 144,538 -18,116
Indonesia 72,795 182,193 +109,398
Kenya 21,815 221,559 +199,744

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) 8,750,769
Air transport 2,625,883
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,058,656
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) 4,289,314 4,461,455 +172,141
Air transport 1,429,608 1,196,275 -233,333
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 528,276 530,380 +2,104
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 4,457,552
Southampton 1,833,645
Felixstowe 1,496,177
London Heathrow Airport 1,485,360
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 2,547,368 1,910,184 -637,184
Southampton 691,932 1,141,713 +449,781
Felixstowe 678,272 817,905 +139,633
London Heathrow Airport 886,603 598,757 -287,846
Liverpool Docks 356,341 612,372 +256,031
Dover / Eurotunnel 445,299 357,038 -88,261
East Midlands Airport 313,521 417,039 +103,518
Manchester Airport 141,127 99,762 -41,365
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