Import/export HS code 842840: Escalators and moving walkways

Machinery like escalators and moving walkways used to transport people in buildings or public spaces

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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 10,150,482
Slovakia 2,447,357
United States 1,904,879
Czechia 1,540,048
Germany 1,507,278

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 6,378,239 3,772,243 -2,605,996
Slovakia 1,672,928 774,429 -898,499
United States 1,273,965 630,914 -643,051
Czechia 1,519,015 21,033 -1,497,982
Germany 562,269 945,009 +382,740
Finland 670,977 0 -670,977
Italy 259,604 313,346 +53,742
Suriname 0 528,897 +528,897
France 6,257 370,983 +364,726
Netherlands 75,734 152,116 +76,382

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 10,827,310
Slovakia 3,250,278
United States 1,909,200
Czechia 1,556,943
Germany 1,437,888

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 7,055,067 3,772,243 -3,282,824
Slovakia 1,672,928 1,577,350 -95,578
United States 1,278,286 630,914 -647,372
Czechia 1,535,910 21,033 -1,514,877
Germany 491,830 946,058 +454,228
Italy 259,604 410,305 +150,701
Austria 223,539 4,653 -218,886
Netherlands 75,734 152,116 +76,382
Turkey 29,576 163,534 +133,958
Spain 149,262 0 -149,262

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Cheshire 2

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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 4 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Devon 0 2 +2
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Lincolnshire 2 1 -1

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) 11,817,644
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,908,165
Air transport 880,625
Road transport 29,576

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) 7,539,396 4,278,248 -3,261,148
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,816,942 3,091,223 -1,725,719
Air transport 497,179 383,446 -113,733
Road transport 29,576 0 -29,576

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,226,580
Dover 5,631,423
Liverpool Docks 1,414,462
Southampton 1,248,281
Purfleet 1,193,347

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 6,216,311 3,010,269 -3,206,042
Dover 3,539,971 2,091,452 -1,448,519
Liverpool Docks 941,344 473,118 -468,226
Southampton 554,402 693,879 +139,477
Purfleet 436,969 756,378 +319,409
London Heathrow Airport 380,922 191,304 -189,618
London Gateway Port 301,491 155,070 -146,421
East Midlands Airport 58,502 119,749 +61,247
Eurotunnel 164,408 12,494 -151,914
Thamesport 108,510 49,474 -59,036

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 13
Manufacture of food products 8
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 4
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 6
2025-11 15
2025-10 10
2025-09 13
2025-08 10

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
54m+ 25
1m-15m 10
15m-54m 4
0-1m 1
Other 1

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 £
France 77,075
Germany 65,551
Iraq 35,795
Poland 35,246
Kazakhstan 31,970

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 £
France 51,805 25,270 -26,535
Germany 55,850 9,701 -46,149
Iraq 35,795 0 -35,795
Poland 0 35,246 +35,246
Kazakhstan 31,970 0 -31,970
Saudi Arabia 18,020 0 -18,020
Albania 0 12,000 +12,000
Portugal 0 7,836 +7,836
Spain 2,790 3,994 +1,204
Netherlands 0 5,487 +5,487

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) 225,127
Air transport 79,635

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) 133,429 91,698 -41,731
Air transport 71,799 7,836 -63,963

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 207,132
London Heathrow Airport 44,039
Manchester Airport 20,180
Dover 15,080
ZLC 7,836

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 115,434 91,698 -23,736
London Heathrow Airport 44,039 0 -44,039
Manchester Airport 20,180 0 -20,180
Dover 15,080 0 -15,080
ZLC 0 7,836 +7,836
London Stansted Airport 6,558 0 -6,558
Holyhead 2,915 0 -2,915
East Midlands Airport 1,022 0 -1,022

Quick facts

HS code: 842840

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

Description: Machinery like escalators and moving walkways used to transport people in buildings or public spaces