Import/export HS code 843242: Fertilizer spreaders

Machines that spread chemical or natural fertilizers on 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 11,014,738
Netherlands 3,409,597
Ireland 3,382,381
Denmark 3,314,963
China 1,753,873

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 5,012,187 6,002,551 +990,364
Netherlands 778,463 2,631,134 +1,852,671
Ireland 1,776,546 1,605,835 -170,711
Denmark 1,362,755 1,952,208 +589,453
China 749,062 1,004,811 +255,749
Hungary 887,230 560,650 -326,580
Italy 861,420 577,636 -283,784
Canada 484,420 649,168 +164,748
United States 549,585 413,858 -135,727
France 427,388 231,986 -195,402

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 10,293,258
Denmark 3,314,963
Netherlands 2,969,130
Ireland 2,629,390
China 2,596,980

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 4,830,467 5,462,791 +632,324
Denmark 1,362,755 1,952,208 +589,453
Netherlands 665,507 2,303,623 +1,638,116
Ireland 1,461,193 1,168,197 -292,996
China 999,849 1,597,131 +597,282
United States 1,032,818 1,066,904 +34,086
Hungary 887,230 560,650 -326,580
Italy 743,415 441,041 -302,374
India 357,245 665,073 +307,828
New Zealand 77,100 420,663 +343,563

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 2 5 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 5 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
Kent 2 3 +1
Lincolnshire 2 4 +2
Southern Scotland 4 3 -1
Cheshire 3 2 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 3 1 -2
Mid and South West Wales 2 2 +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) 23,449,321
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,354,950
Other 1,032,149
Air transport 307,546

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) 10,643,411 12,805,910 +2,162,499
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,119,568 3,235,382 +1,115,814
Other 504,584 527,565 +22,981
Air transport 132,903 174,643 +41,740

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,662,609
Immingham Docks 5,457,577
Liverpool Docks 2,333,115
Purfleet 1,993,640
Felixstowe 1,752,190

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 4,639,011 5,023,598 +384,587
Immingham Docks 1,714,136 3,743,441 +2,029,305
Liverpool Docks 1,192,895 1,140,220 -52,675
Purfleet 987,644 1,005,996 +18,352
Felixstowe 735,612 1,016,578 +280,966
Killingholme 697,573 577,665 -119,908
000 504,584 527,565 +22,981
Ayr Harbour 728,594 302,459 -426,135
London 111,221 826,463 +715,242
Holyhead 450,095 468,119 +18,024

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 46
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8
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
2025-11 10
2025-10 12
2025-09 10
2025-08 11
2025-07 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 1,576,924
New Zealand 683,748
Poland 567,839
Lithuania 298,394
Netherlands 242,378

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 682,925 893,999 +211,074
New Zealand 41,250 642,498 +601,248
Poland 210,809 357,030 +146,221
Lithuania 252,444 45,950 -206,494
Netherlands 189,994 52,384 -137,610
France 72,964 152,171 +79,207
Japan 5,374 210,713 +205,339
Bulgaria 145,727 43,019 -102,708
United States 173,840 12,000 -161,840
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 257,317
XI 199,982
Italy 176,508
Ireland 82,428
XU 32,562

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 92,191 165,126 +72,935
XI 69,594 130,388 +60,794
Italy 87,697 88,811 +1,114
Ireland 25,340 57,088 +31,748
XU 22,014 10,548 -11,466
Netherlands 2,759 1,590 -1,169
Nicaragua 2,865 0 -2,865
France 0 1,924 +1,924
China 662 330 -332
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) 2,668,724
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,793,211
Other 759,809
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) 1,252,281 1,416,443 +164,162
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 801,304 991,907 +190,603
Other 304,004 455,805 +151,801
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 1,110,792
Southampton 972,668
000 759,809
Immingham Docks 542,872
Milford 414,885

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 452,629 658,163 +205,534
Southampton 316,029 656,639 +340,610
000 304,004 455,805 +151,801
Immingham Docks 258,360 284,512 +26,152
Milford 180,998 233,887 +52,889
London Gateway Port 73,380 249,698 +176,318
Felixstowe 221,856 19,100 -202,756
Holyhead 107,286 59,454 -47,832
Heysham 57,027 89,273 +32,246
Harwich 93,328 50,377 -42,951

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