Import/export HS code 842860: Chairlifts and ski lifts

Machinery like chairlifts, ski-draglines, and funiculars used in ski resorts or mountainous areas

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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 £
Netherlands 10,216,585
India 580,518
China 101,993
Germany 93,196
Israel 74,850

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 £
Netherlands 4,525,299 5,691,286 +1,165,987
India 381,280 199,238 -182,042
China 45,821 56,172 +10,351
Germany 32,888 60,308 +27,420
Israel 0 74,850 +74,850
Spain 20,175 12,116 -8,059
United Arab Emirates 0 24,849 +24,849
Ireland 4,881 12,038 +7,157
Norway 8,106 4,628 -3,478
Italy 11,820 0 -11,820

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 £
Netherlands 10,115,042
India 580,518
United Kingdom 228,672
China 101,993
Germany 90,013

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 £
Netherlands 4,420,573 5,694,469 +1,273,896
India 381,280 199,238 -182,042
United Kingdom 115,201 113,471 -1,730
China 45,821 56,172 +10,351
Germany 32,888 57,125 +24,237
Spain 9,700 12,116 +2,416
Ireland 4,881 9,969 +5,088
Norway 8,106 4,628 -3,478
Italy 11,820 0 -11,820
France 4,131 3,014 -1,117

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Merseyside 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1
North Eastern Scotland 1

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
Merseyside 2 0 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
North Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 0 -1
North Yorkshire 1 0 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 0 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,299,453
Air transport 568,879
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 320,035

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) 4,532,519 5,766,934 +1,234,415
Air transport 453,703 115,176 -338,527
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,943 268,092 +216,149

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 5,173,225
Dover 1,831,724
Hull 1,357,586
Killingholme 1,142,677
Immingham Docks 480,211

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 £
Harwich 2,180,223 2,993,002 +812,779
Dover 227,775 1,603,949 +1,376,174
Hull 986,097 371,489 -614,608
Killingholme 876,237 266,440 -609,797
Immingham Docks 39,293 440,918 +401,625
London Heathrow Airport 392,749 72,283 -320,466
London 166,926 57,000 -109,926
London Gateway Port 7,891 185,285 +177,394
Felixstowe 35,540 47,226 +11,686
Tyne 45,483 0 -45,483

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 3
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2
Other manufacturing 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 1
2025-10 2
2025-08 1
2025-07 3
2025-06 2

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 6
54m+ 2
15m-54m 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 £
Netherlands 14,098,487
China 704,163
Angola 671,925
Turkey 634,134
Saudi Arabia 630,100

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 £
Netherlands 10,870,295 3,228,192 -7,642,103
China 380,489 323,674 -56,815
Angola 502,389 169,536 -332,853
Turkey 84,861 549,273 +464,412
Saudi Arabia 2,367 627,733 +625,366
Trinidad and Tobago 364,053 91,895 -272,158
United Arab Emirates 297,108 123,720 -173,388
Norway 278,917 125,999 -152,918
Singapore 202,539 182,970 -19,569
Qatar 281,212 62,673 -218,539

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 £
XU 4,148
XI 530

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 £
XU 4,148 0 -4,148
XI 0 530 +530

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) 13,863,337
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,540,980
Air transport 2,990,172
Road transport 13,650
Other 4,678

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) 9,979,407 3,883,930 -6,095,477
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,207,009 1,333,971 -2,873,038
Air transport 1,129,891 1,860,281 +730,390
Road transport 13,650 0 -13,650
Other 4,148 530 -3,618

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 11,711,388
Immingham Docks 1,641,303
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,390,546
London Gateway Port 1,385,588
London Heathrow Airport 1,169,023

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 £
Hull 10,122,756 1,588,632 -8,534,124
Immingham Docks 451,485 1,189,818 +738,333
Dover / Eurotunnel 451,080 939,466 +488,386
London Gateway Port 833,119 552,469 -280,650
London Heathrow Airport 318,916 850,107 +531,191
Felixstowe 452,184 342,470 -109,714
Grangemouth Docks 582,834 101,548 -481,286
Aberdeen Docks 526,139 125,741 -400,398
Manchester Airport 111,234 508,348 +397,114
Aberdeen Airport 305,082 257,473 -47,609

Quick facts

HS code: 842860

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

Description: Machinery like chairlifts, ski-draglines, and funiculars used in ski resorts or mountainous areas