Import/export HS code 843242: Fertilizer spreaders

Machines that spread chemical or natural fertilizers on fields

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 10,709,018
Netherlands 3,667,708
Ireland 3,618,217
Denmark 3,103,692
China 1,785,305

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 3,757,595 6,951,423 +3,193,828
Netherlands 790,638 2,877,070 +2,086,432
Ireland 1,742,034 1,876,183 +134,149
Denmark 1,243,619 1,860,073 +616,454
China 897,036 888,269 -8,767
Hungary 896,305 575,501 -320,804
Italy 746,611 613,536 -133,075
United States 545,275 536,693 -8,582
Canada 380,820 649,168 +268,348
France 396,397 287,887 -108,510

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 10,006,115
Netherlands 3,220,477
Denmark 3,103,692
Ireland 2,764,779
China 2,715,670

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 3,450,735 6,555,380 +3,104,645
Netherlands 652,152 2,568,325 +1,916,173
Denmark 1,243,619 1,860,073 +616,454
Ireland 1,434,777 1,330,002 -104,775
China 1,383,712 1,331,958 -51,754
United States 919,591 1,194,921 +275,330
Hungary 896,305 575,501 -320,804
Italy 700,538 489,060 -211,478
India 384,095 660,161 +276,066
France 202,027 313,182 +111,155

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
North Yorkshire 5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Kent 4

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
North Yorkshire 3 5 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 5 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
Kent 2 3 +1
Lincolnshire 2 4 +2
Southern Scotland 3 3 +0
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 3 1 -2
Mid and South West Wales 3 1 -2

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) 23,278,379
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,623,418
Other 928,059
Air transport 315,268

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) 9,223,186 14,055,193 +4,832,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,169,134 3,454,284 +1,285,150
Other 338,452 589,607 +251,155
Air transport 132,903 182,365 +49,462

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 10,234,704
Immingham Docks 5,611,995
Liverpool Docks 2,454,173
Felixstowe 1,775,093
Purfleet 1,753,052

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 3,994,532 6,240,172 +2,245,640
Immingham Docks 1,578,571 4,033,424 +2,454,853
Liverpool Docks 1,070,995 1,383,178 +312,183
Felixstowe 882,787 892,306 +9,519
Purfleet 850,535 902,517 +51,982
Ayr Harbour 728,594 340,400 -388,194
Holyhead 450,095 532,869 +82,774
London 177,982 752,335 +574,353
000 338,452 589,607 +251,155
Killingholme 322,527 445,172 +122,645

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 44
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 6
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

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

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 34
15m-54m 15
54m+ 14
0-1m 7
Other 7

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 1,696,131
New Zealand 683,748
Poland 542,871
Lithuania 301,094
United States 294,037

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 737,260 958,871 +221,611
New Zealand 41,250 642,498 +601,248
Poland 267,841 275,030 +7,189
Lithuania 251,794 49,300 -202,494
United States 167,410 126,627 -40,783
Netherlands 189,994 52,384 -137,610
France 77,043 151,734 +74,691
Japan 2,133 210,713 +208,580
Belgium 18,386 129,103 +110,717
Norway 969 143,949 +142,980

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 £
New Zealand 280,944
Italy 206,790
XI 198,583
Ireland 82,218
Germany 17,270

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 £
New Zealand 93,076 187,868 +94,792
Italy 100,776 106,014 +5,238
XI 93,214 105,369 +12,155
Ireland 25,130 57,088 +31,958
Germany 0 17,270 +17,270
Netherlands 2,759 1,590 -1,169
France 0 1,924 +1,924
Nicaragua 1,852 0 -1,852
China 612 319 -293
Poland 882 0 -882

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) 2,700,566
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,770,952
Other 826,969
Air transport 36,524

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) 1,230,415 1,470,151 +239,736
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 675,687 1,095,265 +419,578
Other 338,979 487,990 +149,011
Air transport 19,008 17,516 -1,492

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,093,887
Southampton 906,997
000 826,969
Immingham Docks 509,042
Milford 465,487

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 335,140 758,747 +423,607
Southampton 250,358 656,639 +406,281
000 338,979 487,990 +149,011
Immingham Docks 304,093 204,949 -99,144
Milford 180,998 284,489 +103,491
Felixstowe 221,856 133,727 -88,129
London Gateway Port 74,135 253,429 +179,294
Holyhead 110,874 55,866 -55,008
Heysham 72,799 74,946 +2,147
Harwich 91,828 50,377 -41,451

Quick facts

HS code: 843242

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

Description: Machines that spread chemical or natural fertilizers on fields