Import/export HS code 843239: Various planting machinery

Additional equipment for planting and transplanting 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 £
Germany 33,582,808
Sweden 12,188,888
France 7,813,219
Austria 3,641,841
Netherlands 3,639,725

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 18,470,596 15,112,212 -3,358,384
Sweden 6,364,912 5,823,976 -540,936
France 3,037,165 4,776,054 +1,738,889
Austria 2,171,604 1,470,237 -701,367
Netherlands 1,789,708 1,850,017 +60,309
Italy 1,440,484 1,606,619 +166,135
China 1,506,232 1,471,656 -34,576
Ireland 278,008 361,668 +83,660
Spain 314,927 184,498 -130,429
Czechia 0 290,202 +290,202

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 36,720,172
Sweden 12,188,888
France 4,509,023
Italy 3,225,369
China 3,112,220

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 18,834,296 17,885,876 -948,420
Sweden 6,364,912 5,823,976 -540,936
France 2,245,491 2,263,532 +18,041
Italy 1,561,345 1,664,024 +102,679
China 1,593,155 1,519,065 -74,090
Netherlands 1,647,359 1,410,494 -236,865
Austria 1,334,574 1,080,967 -253,607
Slovakia 669,920 236,033 -433,887
Czechia 180,997 369,751 +188,754
Spain 313,008 180,796 -132,212

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 12
Essex 6
Lancashire 6
Outer London - West and North West 6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6

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
Lincolnshire 9 7 -2
Essex 5 3 -2
Lancashire 4 6 +2
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 5 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 4 1 -3

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) 52,574,110
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,640,915
Other 720,851
Air transport 132,899

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) 27,292,460 25,281,650 -2,010,810
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,870,685 7,770,230 -100,455
Other 391,422 329,429 -61,993
Air transport 78,460 54,439 -24,021

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 30,382,156
Immingham Docks 17,472,402
Felixstowe 3,780,885
Harwich 3,373,086
Killingholme 3,095,279

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 14,879,942 15,502,214 +622,272
Immingham Docks 8,406,823 9,065,579 +658,756
Felixstowe 2,292,350 1,488,535 -803,815
Harwich 1,424,604 1,948,482 +523,878
Killingholme 2,499,519 595,760 -1,903,759
Hull 1,490,116 752,070 -738,046
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,461,568 377,185 -1,084,383
London 908,891 884,088 -24,803
Southampton 299,387 519,542 +220,155
Eurotunnel 398,237 384,414 -13,823

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 55
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 14
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 12
2025-10 18
2025-09 16
2025-08 16

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 54
54m+ 20
0-1m 14
15m-54m 13
Other 9

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 £
Germany 3,789,475
France 3,098,202
Poland 2,197,516
Ukraine 1,834,976
Netherlands 1,474,239

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 £
Germany 1,422,867 2,366,608 +943,741
France 2,133,173 965,029 -1,168,144
Poland 1,104,567 1,092,949 -11,618
Ukraine 1,246,875 588,101 -658,774
Netherlands 696,884 777,355 +80,471
Ireland 794,568 638,285 -156,283
Lithuania 842,761 109,544 -733,217
Austria 412,392 323,317 -89,075
Sweden 81,861 584,585 +502,724
Italy 446,692 215,747 -230,945

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 £
Georgia 142,579
XI 20,711
China 11,964
Finland 11,831
Nicaragua 1,768

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 £
Georgia 142,579 0 -142,579
XI 13,570 7,141 -6,429
China 7,945 4,019 -3,926
Finland 11,831 0 -11,831
Nicaragua 1,768 0 -1,768

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) 17,230,835
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,995,395
Other 351,398
Air transport 121,014

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) 9,185,570 8,045,265 -1,140,305
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,578,428 1,416,967 -1,161,461
Other 330,304 21,094 -309,210
Air transport 77,906 43,108 -34,798

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,112,332
Dover 7,116,802
Harwich 1,219,932
Immingham Docks 1,185,381
Felixstowe 677,278

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 4,187,715 3,924,617 -263,098
Dover 4,713,812 2,402,990 -2,310,822
Harwich 556,146 663,786 +107,640
Immingham Docks 430,140 755,241 +325,101
Felixstowe 423,191 254,087 -169,104
Liverpool Docks 225,973 370,951 +144,978
Holyhead 173,836 342,625 +168,789
London Gateway Port 331,288 57,101 -274,187
000 330,304 21,094 -309,210
Newhaven 281,151 0 -281,151

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 843239

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

Description: Additional equipment for planting and transplanting crops