Import/export HS code 843061: Tamping or compacting machines

Machines used to tamp or compact soil, asphalt, or other 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 £
Germany 11,896,794
China 2,367,622
Belgium 2,098,802
Ireland 1,028,145
Sweden 990,040

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 7,121,094 4,775,700 -2,345,394
China 1,393,278 974,344 -418,934
Belgium 2,275 2,096,527 +2,094,252
Ireland 190,120 838,025 +647,905
Sweden 535,713 454,327 -81,386
United States 230,676 681,675 +450,999
France 132,051 567,507 +435,456
Finland 48,463 620,719 +572,256
Netherlands 98,462 492,967 +394,505
Poland 34,962 347,880 +312,918

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 9,401,632
China 3,025,556
Finland 1,728,070
United Kingdom 1,610,321
Netherlands 994,287

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 5,023,869 4,377,763 -646,106
China 1,606,875 1,418,681 -188,194
Finland 48,463 1,679,607 +1,631,144
United Kingdom 149,842 1,460,479 +1,310,637
Netherlands 30,424 963,863 +933,439
United States 281,431 681,675 +400,244
Bulgaria 532,854 335,434 -197,420
Czechia 454,811 110,910 -343,901
Poland 34,962 347,880 +312,918
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 6
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 1 2 +1
Kent 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
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) 16,094,445
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,255,797
Other 2,230,203
Air transport 414,598
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) 6,946,779 9,147,666 +2,200,887
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,706,053 2,549,744 +843,691
Other 1,587,723 642,480 -945,243
Air transport 228,855 185,743 -43,112
Road transport 0 887 +887

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,043,312
Eurotunnel 3,031,956
Immingham Docks 2,952,334
000 2,230,203
Felixstowe 2,170,115

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 4,293,249 3,750,063 -543,186
Eurotunnel 1,404,323 1,627,633 +223,310
Immingham Docks 633,768 2,318,566 +1,684,798
000 1,587,723 642,480 -945,243
Felixstowe 1,410,331 759,784 -650,547
Southampton 188,912 924,658 +735,746
London 8,689 778,572 +769,883
Holyhead 150,863 532,990 +382,127
London Gateway Port 71,606 422,895 +351,289
Milford 0 246,000 +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
2025-11 15
2025-10 15
2025-09 15
2025-08 15
2025-07 17

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 27
54m+ 24
15m-54m 8
0-1m 7
Other 5

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 4,713,846
Germany 3,077,162
Poland 2,709,842
France 2,066,711
Netherlands 1,329,638

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 2,564,706 2,149,140 -415,566
Germany 1,502,156 1,575,006 +72,850
Poland 1,658,534 1,051,308 -607,226
France 983,879 1,082,832 +98,953
Netherlands 868,722 460,916 -407,806
Belgium 504,546 696,244 +191,698
Brazil 368,248 776,622 +408,374
Italy 491,042 609,263 +118,221
United States 801,221 296,915 -504,306
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 559,621
Germany 553,793
XU 440,956
Ireland 26,269
China 25,511

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 220,037 339,584 +119,547
Germany 269,585 284,208 +14,623
XU 408,130 32,826 -375,304
Ireland 22,658 3,611 -19,047
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

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) 15,452,124
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,618,655
Other 1,640,321
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) 7,269,363 8,182,761 +913,398
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,753,713 1,864,942 -1,888,771
Other 964,607 675,714 -288,893
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 9,254,102
London Gateway Port 2,686,888
Holyhead 1,826,233
Immingham Docks 1,724,175
Liverpool Docks 1,681,572

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 4,259,660 4,994,442 +734,782
London Gateway Port 1,324,199 1,362,689 +38,490
Holyhead 771,226 1,055,007 +283,781
Immingham Docks 954,141 770,034 -184,107
Liverpool Docks 1,170,960 510,612 -660,348
000 964,607 675,714 -288,893
Felixstowe 762,502 65,307 -697,195
Purfleet 600,000 0 -600,000
Dover 397,417 187,887 -209,530
London 32,000 440,069 +408,069

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