Import/export HS code 843061: Tamping or compacting machines

Machines used to tamp or compact soil, asphalt, or other materials

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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 £
Germany 11,549,412
China 2,362,354
Belgium 2,113,662
Ireland 1,035,616
Sweden 989,108

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 £
Germany 6,752,292 4,797,120 -1,955,172
China 1,366,942 995,412 -371,530
Belgium 62,539 2,051,123 +1,988,584
Ireland 436,000 599,616 +163,616
Sweden 527,345 461,763 -65,582
United States 230,676 681,675 +450,999
France 157,114 568,379 +411,265
Finland 48,463 620,719 +572,256
Netherlands 98,462 498,882 +400,420
Poland 36,381 346,461 +310,080

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 £
Germany 9,101,683
China 3,026,732
Finland 1,728,070
United Kingdom 1,611,200
Netherlands 1,000,202

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 £
Germany 4,738,350 4,363,333 -375,017
China 1,563,370 1,463,362 -100,008
Finland 48,463 1,679,607 +1,631,144
United Kingdom 399,713 1,211,487 +811,774
Netherlands 30,424 969,778 +939,354
United States 281,431 681,675 +400,244
Bulgaria 528,232 316,650 -211,582
Czechia 394,087 281,042 -113,045
Poland 36,381 346,461 +310,080
Spain 232,163 2,946 -229,217

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
Greater Manchester 5
Northern Ireland 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 5 +3
Greater Manchester 2 5 +3
Northern Ireland 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Kent 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
West Midlands 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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) 15,866,860
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,276,492
Other 2,288,753
Air transport 429,424
Road transport 887

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) 6,829,414 9,037,446 +2,208,032
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,702,819 2,573,673 +870,854
Other 1,631,133 657,620 -973,513
Air transport 239,645 189,779 -49,866
Road transport 0 887 +887

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,130,223
Immingham Docks 2,955,148
Eurotunnel 2,770,964
000 2,288,753
Felixstowe 2,151,576

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 4,036,872 4,093,351 +56,479
Immingham Docks 629,146 2,326,002 +1,696,856
Eurotunnel 1,263,886 1,507,078 +243,192
000 1,631,133 657,620 -973,513
Felixstowe 1,410,520 741,056 -669,464
Southampton 188,912 924,658 +735,746
London 15,463 771,798 +756,335
Holyhead 150,863 540,897 +390,034
London Gateway Port 71,606 456,207 +384,601
Milford 246,000 0 -246,000

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 31
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Specialised construction activities 9
Rental and leasing activities 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 15
2025-10 15
2025-09 15
2025-08 15

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 25
54m+ 24
0-1m 8
15m-54m 8
Other 4

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 4,266,207
Poland 2,654,839
Germany 2,599,388
France 2,056,477
Netherlands 1,682,699

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 2,137,888 2,128,319 -9,569
Poland 1,572,943 1,081,896 -491,047
Germany 930,340 1,669,048 +738,708
France 1,013,268 1,043,209 +29,941
Netherlands 934,092 748,607 -185,485
Belgium 753,245 452,978 -300,267
Brazil 368,248 776,622 +408,374
Italy 478,512 639,971 +161,459
United States 852,571 245,565 -607,006
Romania 392,131 226,139 -165,992

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 559,182
Germany 542,135
Ireland 26,269
China 25,511
Japan 20,160

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 230,993 328,189 +97,196
Germany 277,919 264,216 -13,703
Ireland 22,688 3,581 -19,107
China 15,892 9,619 -6,273
Japan 20,160 0 -20,160
Czechia 6,677 0 -6,677
United States 1,173 4,028 +2,855
Belgium 295 1,296 +1,001
Sweden 0 528 +528
Austria 0 14 +14

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) 15,906,404
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,707,706
Other 1,628,224
Air transport 740,042

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) 7,551,042 8,355,362 +804,320
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,757,700 1,950,006 -807,694
Other 986,238 641,986 -344,252
Air transport 548,645 191,397 -357,248

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,481,046
London Gateway Port 2,714,379
Immingham Docks 1,744,659
Liverpool Docks 1,681,572
000 1,628,224

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 4,497,813 4,983,233 +485,420
London Gateway Port 1,385,513 1,328,866 -56,647
Immingham Docks 1,015,896 728,763 -287,133
Liverpool Docks 1,178,592 502,980 -675,612
000 986,238 641,986 -344,252
Holyhead 330,035 1,079,546 +749,511
Felixstowe 757,659 65,307 -692,352
London 32,000 704,900 +672,900
Dover 467,892 129,539 -338,353
Hull 52,745 310,056 +257,311

Quick facts

HS code: 843061

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

Description: Machines used to tamp or compact soil, asphalt, or other materials