Import/export HS code 843210: Ploughs for farming

Tools used to turn over soil in preparation for planting crops

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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 £
France 6,906,042
Norway 6,712,642
Germany 4,353,488
Ireland 1,553,116
Sweden 1,102,910

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 £
France 2,271,848 4,634,194 +2,362,346
Norway 2,480,192 4,232,450 +1,752,258
Germany 2,902,379 1,451,109 -1,451,270
Ireland 554,850 998,266 +443,416
Sweden 707,272 395,638 -311,634
Netherlands 157,237 838,376 +681,139
Spain 686,211 161,831 -524,380
Italy 367,814 373,529 +5,715
Austria 173,814 385,854 +212,040
Australia 466,096 7,453 -458,643

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 7,490,672
Norway 7,024,969
France 4,250,191
Sweden 1,057,362
Spain 846,795

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 2,869,811 4,620,861 +1,751,050
Norway 2,480,192 4,544,777 +2,064,585
France 2,321,888 1,928,303 -393,585
Sweden 643,426 413,936 -229,490
Spain 684,964 161,831 -523,133
Czechia 247,063 314,186 +67,123
Australia 466,096 7,453 -458,643
Italy 296,692 98,157 -198,535
United States 109,975 209,769 +99,794
Austria 26,473 102,906 +76,433

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Lincolnshire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 4 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 2 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 0 -2
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
Essex 2 0 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 2 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 0 -2
Mid and South West Wales 1 1 +0

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) 21,463,273
Other 1,713,407
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,464,904
Air transport 127,804

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) 9,615,766 11,847,507 +2,231,741
Other 669,533 1,043,874 +374,341
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 627,225 837,679 +210,454
Air transport 44,912 82,892 +37,980

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 8,305,146
Dover 6,419,270
Portsmouth 3,119,668
000 1,713,407
Hull 1,115,820

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 £
Immingham Docks 3,173,013 5,132,133 +1,959,120
Dover 2,326,585 4,092,685 +1,766,100
Portsmouth 1,706,150 1,413,518 -292,632
000 669,533 1,043,874 +374,341
Hull 399,491 716,329 +316,838
Poole 725,267 357,069 -368,198
Southampton 512,149 46,817 -465,332
Felixstowe 218,608 263,933 +45,325
Harwich 219,129 100,503 -118,626
Dover / Eurotunnel 163,966 114,635 -49,331

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 24
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 4
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 8
2025-10 6
2025-09 7
2025-08 4
2025-07 6

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 24
54m+ 11
15m-54m 8
Other 4
0-1m 3

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 1,416,648
Poland 621,898
United States 392,887
France 364,155
Bulgaria 307,167

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 758,175 658,473 -99,702
Poland 91,351 530,547 +439,196
United States 170,861 222,026 +51,165
France 334,354 29,801 -304,553
Bulgaria 250,666 56,501 -194,165
Netherlands 61,112 180,364 +119,252
XS 0 221,210 +221,210
Ukraine 83,302 129,499 +46,197
Lithuania 0 208,262 +208,262
Australia 176,860 1,086 -175,774

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 £
Ireland 966,475
XU 97,286
Georgia 52,297
XI 41,977
France 17,183

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 £
Ireland 477,299 489,176 +11,877
XU 49,347 47,939 -1,408
Georgia 52,297 0 -52,297
XI 28,877 13,100 -15,777
France 0 17,183 +17,183
Norway 12,143 0 -12,143
Nicaragua 1,157 0 -1,157

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) 2,217,480
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,816,533
Other 1,188,518
Air transport 142,421

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) 1,273,157 944,323 -328,834
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 735,871 1,080,662 +344,791
Other 621,120 567,398 -53,722
Air transport 100,215 42,206 -58,009

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,430,480
000 1,188,518
Blyth Harbour 450,000
London Gateway Port 388,138
Southampton 297,964

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 864,599 565,881 -298,718
000 621,120 567,398 -53,722
Blyth Harbour 0 450,000 +450,000
London Gateway Port 229,453 158,685 -70,768
Southampton 255,510 42,454 -213,056
Felixstowe 69,930 198,199 +128,269
Goole 0 207,374 +207,374
Liverpool Docks 181,789 21,347 -160,442
Immingham Docks 150,214 42,355 -107,859
Harwich 20,850 167,424 +146,574

Quick facts

HS code: 843210

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

Description: Tools used to turn over soil in preparation for planting crops