Import/export HS code 8432: Farm and garden machinery

Machines for preparing soil, planting, or maintaining lawns and sports fields

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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 115,008,784
Netherlands 68,048,248
France 51,404,983
Italy 45,608,930
China 40,968,501

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 62,609,781 52,399,003 -10,210,778
Netherlands 32,276,042 35,772,206 +3,496,164
France 23,103,607 28,301,376 +5,197,769
Italy 21,512,979 24,095,951 +2,582,972
China 18,172,226 22,796,275 +4,624,049
Ireland 14,687,667 17,388,820 +2,701,153
Sweden 15,651,022 13,685,645 -1,965,377
Denmark 10,189,926 12,066,172 +1,876,246
United States 12,074,050 9,911,168 -2,162,882
Norway 4,358,249 7,025,904 +2,667,655

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 120,685,205
Netherlands 52,035,931
Italy 47,448,271
China 44,630,302
France 35,035,361

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 60,269,469 60,415,736 +146,267
Netherlands 23,536,655 28,499,276 +4,962,621
Italy 22,367,260 25,081,011 +2,713,751
China 19,937,578 24,692,724 +4,755,146
France 17,928,079 17,107,282 -820,797
Sweden 15,299,867 13,258,899 -2,040,968
United States 16,118,142 12,318,414 -3,799,728
Denmark 10,168,622 11,859,642 +1,691,020
Ireland 8,378,001 6,738,086 -1,639,915
Norway 5,027,309 7,726,418 +2,699,109

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 43
Lincolnshire 41
Shropshire and Staffordshire 40
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 39
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 35

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33 27 -6
Lincolnshire 31 25 -6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 24 26 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 30 26 -4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 27 26 -1
Kent 24 26 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28 24 -4
Essex 27 24 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24 22 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 21 26 +5

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) 323,013,521
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 123,569,375
Air transport 25,451,856
Other 21,807,114
Road transport 626,489

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) 161,462,626 161,550,895 +88,269
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,931,883 63,637,492 +3,705,609
Air transport 11,915,580 13,536,276 +1,620,696
Other 9,262,242 12,544,872 +3,282,630
Road transport 323,566 302,923 -20,643

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 142,909,767
Immingham Docks 79,773,015
Felixstowe 48,375,857
000 21,807,114
Southampton 21,767,792

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 67,458,716 75,451,051 +7,992,335
Immingham Docks 36,976,830 42,796,185 +5,819,355
Felixstowe 24,255,814 24,120,043 -135,771
000 9,262,242 12,544,872 +3,282,630
Southampton 10,844,124 10,923,668 +79,544
Harwich 12,610,687 8,550,267 -4,060,420
Liverpool Docks 8,031,156 6,942,510 -1,088,646
Eurotunnel 7,566,442 7,091,860 -474,582
London 6,454,582 8,138,069 +1,683,487
Killingholme 7,911,385 4,220,323 -3,691,062

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 325
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 119
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 117
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 102
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 54

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 147
2025-11 172
2025-10 189
2025-09 164
2025-08 154

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 458
54m+ 164
0-1m 130
15m-54m 109
Other 51

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 47,715,460
United States 23,608,046
Germany 21,978,696
France 17,625,175
Netherlands 16,176,514

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 22,953,157 24,762,303 +1,809,146
United States 12,922,651 10,685,395 -2,237,256
Germany 9,726,381 12,252,315 +2,525,934
France 10,041,383 7,583,792 -2,457,591
Netherlands 6,953,517 9,222,997 +2,269,480
Poland 3,565,263 4,534,220 +968,957
Australia 3,826,553 3,812,545 -14,008
New Zealand 2,655,241 3,481,113 +825,872
Sweden 1,878,308 3,317,139 +1,438,831
Italy 2,548,283 2,314,393 -233,890

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 17,718,053
Ireland 2,725,304
Poland 2,629,312
Italy 809,573
Nicaragua 628,644

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 9,330,267 8,387,786 -942,481
Ireland 952,258 1,773,046 +820,788
Poland 1,434,671 1,194,641 -240,030
Italy 327,421 482,152 +154,731
Nicaragua 620,079 8,565 -611,514
France 283,360 307,963 +24,603
Georgia 302,855 69,051 -233,804
United States 165,765 195,309 +29,544
Belgium 27,274 295,577 +268,303
New Zealand 93,296 193,151 +99,855

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) 114,426,003
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 68,080,943
Other 28,428,990
Air transport 11,557,470
Road transport 118,388

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) 54,319,600 60,106,403 +5,786,803
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,272,297 32,808,646 -2,463,651
Other 14,702,990 13,726,000 -976,990
Air transport 5,764,128 5,793,342 +29,214
Road transport 109,860 8,528 -101,332

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,334,546
000 28,428,990
London Gateway Port 21,859,795
Immingham Docks 14,082,324
Dover 12,643,268

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 29,966,046 34,368,500 +4,402,454
000 14,702,990 13,726,000 -976,990
London Gateway Port 13,213,686 8,646,109 -4,567,577
Immingham Docks 6,705,271 7,377,053 +671,782
Dover 8,626,031 4,017,237 -4,608,794
Felixstowe 7,159,745 5,463,535 -1,696,210
Southampton 3,797,619 7,771,934 +3,974,315
Harwich 4,019,959 6,086,625 +2,066,666
Holyhead 3,321,671 5,842,304 +2,520,633
Liverpool Docks 4,923,552 3,797,431 -1,126,121

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 8432

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

Description: Machines for preparing soil, planting, or maintaining lawns and sports fields