Import/export HS code 843340: Straw or fodder balers

Machines that compress straw or fodder into bales

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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 £
Ireland 24,268,672
Germany 10,880,802
Hungary 10,843,685
Belgium 10,241,221
Netherlands 9,984,716

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 £
Ireland 12,475,614 11,793,058 -682,556
Germany 5,172,131 5,708,671 +536,540
Hungary 4,105,917 6,737,768 +2,631,851
Belgium 5,751,211 4,490,010 -1,261,201
Netherlands 4,969,415 5,015,301 +45,886
France 4,478,787 5,351,448 +872,661
Poland 562,858 369,451 -193,407
Canada 602,793 256,155 -346,638
Italy 475,965 261,877 -214,088
Norway 0 736,111 +736,111

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 £
Ireland 15,404,105
Germany 11,459,662
Hungary 10,942,237
France 10,438,110
China 8,771,183

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 £
Ireland 7,286,893 8,117,212 +830,319
Germany 5,463,967 5,995,695 +531,728
Hungary 4,160,748 6,781,489 +2,620,741
France 5,270,777 5,167,333 -103,444
China 4,215,983 4,555,200 +339,217
United States 3,324,210 2,306,832 -1,017,378
Belgium 2,346,100 2,717,964 +371,864
Norway 0 998,256 +998,256
Poland 534,028 369,451 -164,577
Canada 602,793 281,933 -320,860

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Essex 2
Inner London - West 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
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 1 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Essex 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Northern Ireland 0 2 +2
Suffolk 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1

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) 59,096,476
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,671,517
Other 9,122,910
Air transport 58,976
Road transport 55,809

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) 27,246,766 31,849,710 +4,602,944
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,347,306 6,324,211 -1,023,095
Other 4,985,053 4,137,857 -847,196
Air transport 11,964 47,012 +35,048
Road transport 55,809 0 -55,809

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 22,214,770
Immingham Docks 15,516,748
000 9,122,910
Felixstowe 8,126,886
Holyhead 8,087,670

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 9,907,309 12,307,461 +2,400,152
Immingham Docks 7,051,650 8,465,098 +1,413,448
000 4,985,053 4,137,857 -847,196
Felixstowe 3,800,093 4,326,793 +526,700
Holyhead 3,971,615 4,116,055 +144,440
Milford 1,535,918 3,079,113 +1,543,195
London 2,118,706 2,319,889 +201,183
Liverpool Docks 1,447,260 796,074 -651,186
Killingholme 794,985 965,345 +170,360
Harwich 875,798 369,918 -505,880

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 11
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 4
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of food products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 8
2025-10 7
2025-09 7
2025-08 8

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 12
54m+ 11
0-1m 6
15m-54m 4
Other 2

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 £
Norway 9,106,484
Ireland 4,201,971
South Korea 2,732,681
Netherlands 2,371,674
United States 2,088,060

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 £
Norway 4,422,824 4,683,660 +260,836
Ireland 2,116,498 2,085,473 -31,025
South Korea 2,732,681 0 -2,732,681
Netherlands 256,608 2,115,066 +1,858,458
United States 1,465,982 622,078 -843,904
France 396,490 1,202,082 +805,592
Thailand 418,965 1,049,575 +630,610
Belgium 1,041,413 116,719 -924,694
Turkey 620,283 462,160 -158,123
Germany 41,604 805,259 +763,655

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 2,262,438
Ireland 1,040,282
France 96,069
Netherlands 71,421
Germany 27,861

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 1,039,192 1,223,246 +184,054
Ireland 675,149 365,133 -310,016
France 37,194 58,875 +21,681
Netherlands 7,678 63,743 +56,065
Germany 0 27,861 +27,861
Greece 18,176 0 -18,176

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,817,208
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,084,723
Other 3,561,446
Air transport 27,722

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,159,008 7,658,200 -4,500,808
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,651,921 6,432,802 +2,780,881
Other 1,815,119 1,746,327 -68,792
Air transport 17,492 10,230 -7,262

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 10,549,989
Southampton 5,515,239
000 3,561,446
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,218,779
Belfast Port 2,078,792

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 £
Immingham Docks 4,628,572 5,921,417 +1,292,845
Southampton 4,303,518 1,211,721 -3,091,797
000 1,815,119 1,746,327 -68,792
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,962,583 1,256,196 -706,387
Belfast Port 13,000 2,065,792 +2,052,792
Liverpool Docks 1,571,828 477,808 -1,094,020
London 1,089,660 116,059 -973,601
Harwich 413,671 568,175 +154,504
Dover 54,170 924,679 +870,509
London Gateway Port 616,110 299,478 -316,632

Quick facts

HS code: 843340

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

Description: Machines that compress straw or fodder into bales