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 24,153,283
Hungary 10,871,810
Germany 10,824,753
Belgium 9,928,543
Netherlands 9,825,336

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 12,076,547 12,076,736 +189
Hungary 4,088,954 6,782,856 +2,693,902
Germany 4,870,074 5,954,679 +1,084,605
Belgium 5,995,582 3,932,961 -2,062,621
Netherlands 4,949,689 4,875,647 -74,042
France 4,689,969 4,924,366 +234,397
Poland 589,490 388,324 -201,166
Canada 460,047 398,901 -61,146
China 423,195 353,716 -69,479
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 15,670,435
Germany 11,143,849
Hungary 10,970,362
France 10,170,004
China 8,758,786

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 7,308,236 8,362,199 +1,053,963
Germany 5,014,489 6,129,360 +1,114,871
Hungary 4,143,785 6,826,577 +2,682,792
France 5,423,799 4,746,205 -677,594
China 4,412,135 4,346,651 -65,484
Belgium 2,456,231 2,837,525 +381,294
United States 3,346,080 1,630,222 -1,715,858
Norway 0 998,256 +998,256
Italy 661,813 260,721 -401,092
Poland 532,490 388,324 -144,166

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Devon 2
Essex 2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Devon 2 1 -1
Essex 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Northern Ireland 0 2 +2
Suffolk 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +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) 59,096,208
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,066,204
Other 8,791,699
Air transport 62,232
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) 27,187,595 31,908,613 +4,721,018
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,379,388 5,686,816 -1,692,572
Other 4,697,151 4,094,548 -602,603
Air transport 13,497 48,735 +35,238
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 21,703,994
Immingham Docks 14,541,565
000 8,791,699
Holyhead 8,428,200
Felixstowe 8,260,683

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 9,706,490 11,997,504 +2,291,014
Immingham Docks 6,953,912 7,587,653 +633,741
000 4,697,151 4,094,548 -602,603
Holyhead 4,460,821 3,967,379 -493,442
Felixstowe 4,044,664 4,216,019 +171,355
London 2,400,263 2,425,899 +25,636
Milford 1,526,168 3,024,913 +1,498,745
Liverpool Docks 1,227,303 1,016,031 -211,272
Killingholme 645,050 1,082,755 +437,705
Harwich 996,650 369,918 -626,732

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. 4
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 8
2025-10 7
2025-09 7
2025-08 8
2025-07 9

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+ 12
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 9,178,975
Ireland 4,132,742
South Korea 3,302,969
Netherlands 2,371,674
United States 1,870,089

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 5,000,761 4,178,214 -822,547
Ireland 2,071,193 2,061,549 -9,644
South Korea 3,302,969 0 -3,302,969
Netherlands 186,120 2,185,554 +1,999,434
United States 1,272,598 597,491 -675,107
France 262,014 1,339,976 +1,077,962
Thailand 417,465 972,175 +554,710
Belgium 1,041,413 116,719 -924,694
Turkey 604,303 511,640 -92,663
Bulgaria 480,040 220,881 -259,159

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 2,175,778
Ireland 1,046,150
France 96,069
Netherlands 71,421
XU 45,199

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 962,107 1,213,671 +251,564
Ireland 681,017 365,133 -315,884
France 37,194 58,875 +21,681
Netherlands 7,678 63,743 +56,065
XU 37,179 8,020 -29,159
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) 20,424,744
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,804,092
Other 3,480,654
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) 13,078,377 7,346,367 -5,732,010
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,561,201 6,242,891 +2,681,690
Other 1,743,351 1,737,303 -6,048
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 10,421,125
Southampton 6,397,340
000 3,480,654
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,225,847
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 5,138,926 5,282,199 +143,273
Southampton 4,872,769 1,524,571 -3,348,198
000 1,743,351 1,737,303 -6,048
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,856,140 1,369,707 -486,433
Belfast Port 13,000 2,065,792 +2,052,792
Liverpool Docks 1,374,954 453,221 -921,733
London 1,089,660 116,059 -973,601
Dover 68,520 937,429 +868,909
Harwich 419,571 559,675 +140,104
London Gateway Port 616,510 258,228 -358,282

Quick facts

HS code: 843340

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

Description: Machines that compress straw or fodder into bales