Import/export HS code 847910: Construction machinery

Machines used for public works, building, and similar construction activities

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 107,849,674
Sweden 24,063,865
United States 23,662,671
Italy 16,659,602
Netherlands 8,699,586

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 58,215,937 49,633,737 -8,582,200
Sweden 4,295,725 19,768,140 +15,472,415
United States 16,252,715 7,409,956 -8,842,759
Italy 9,053,547 7,606,055 -1,447,492
Netherlands 4,300,825 4,398,761 +97,936
France 2,064,737 6,170,018 +4,105,281
China 2,751,023 4,367,624 +1,616,601
Denmark 3,200,867 1,697,129 -1,503,738
Belgium 1,492,007 1,184,557 -307,450
Finland 1,331,599 888,575 -443,024

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 110,070,263
United States 27,942,991
Sweden 22,613,588
Italy 18,670,595
China 8,357,976

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 56,283,451 53,786,812 -2,496,639
United States 18,549,619 9,393,372 -9,156,247
Sweden 3,574,420 19,039,168 +15,464,748
Italy 10,689,823 7,980,772 -2,709,051
China 3,479,253 4,878,723 +1,399,470
Netherlands 3,085,933 2,835,080 -250,853
Denmark 3,166,446 1,364,298 -1,802,148
France 1,763,496 1,995,236 +231,740
Finland 1,059,869 655,051 -404,818
Poland 680,242 937,898 +257,656

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 9 -8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 11 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 6 -6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 12 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 9 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 10 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 9 +0
Essex 5 9 +4
Greater Manchester 6 10 +4
Kent 8 9 +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) 157,225,107
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,444,219
Air transport 6,915,690
Other 1,670,640
Road transport 427,229

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) 84,003,045 73,222,062 -10,780,983
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,573,873 31,870,346 +11,296,473
Air transport 3,346,589 3,569,101 +222,512
Other 582,291 1,088,349 +506,058
Road transport 303,509 123,720 -179,789

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 73,550,921
Felixstowe 49,038,821
Immingham Docks 32,832,707
Southampton 21,220,082
Liverpool Docks 7,190,781

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 37,663,897 35,887,024 -1,776,873
Felixstowe 25,508,818 23,530,003 -1,978,815
Immingham Docks 8,851,168 23,981,539 +15,130,371
Southampton 12,545,724 8,674,358 -3,871,366
Liverpool Docks 4,851,189 2,339,592 -2,511,597
Eurotunnel 4,029,113 2,014,679 -2,014,434
Harwich 2,169,850 1,549,492 -620,358
Hull 2,553,351 1,061,263 -1,492,088
London 1,773,045 1,175,521 -597,524
London Heathrow Airport 1,238,896 963,573 -275,323

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 111
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 30
Specialised construction activities 30
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 25
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 50
2025-10 71
2025-09 59
2025-08 58
2025-07 60

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 159
54m+ 80
0-1m 44
15m-54m 42
Other 12

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 11,367,724
Germany 9,066,042
Netherlands 7,259,812
United States 7,146,104
Italy 5,321,240

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 6,651,113 4,716,611 -1,934,502
Germany 4,953,217 4,112,825 -840,392
Netherlands 2,625,158 4,634,654 +2,009,496
United States 4,778,803 2,367,301 -2,411,502
Italy 1,771,626 3,549,614 +1,777,988
France 1,332,150 2,217,245 +885,095
United Arab Emirates 1,616,310 1,107,326 -508,984
Singapore 1,240,262 1,287,985 +47,723
Saudi Arabia 1,167,717 1,235,001 +67,284
Norway 1,047,220 1,178,744 +131,524

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 1,426,192
Nicaragua 41,924
XU 22,350
Belgium 6,802
United States 5,617

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 1,026,897 399,295 -627,602
Nicaragua 41,924 0 -41,924
XU 8,306 14,044 +5,738
Belgium 6,783 19 -6,764
United States 3,354 2,263 -1,091
China 1,051 2,389 +1,338
Ireland 2,272 0 -2,272
Poland 0 891 +891

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) 39,874,921
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,991,082
Air transport 10,512,648
Other 1,509,488
Road transport 19,814

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) 18,812,465 21,062,456 +2,249,991
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,514,841 10,476,241 -7,038,600
Air transport 7,149,372 3,363,276 -3,786,096
Other 1,090,587 418,901 -671,686
Road transport 19,814 0 -19,814

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,756,998
Immingham Docks 12,113,905
London Gateway Port 8,947,576
Liverpool Docks 8,801,004
London Heathrow Airport 5,454,869

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 7,077,412 9,679,586 +2,602,174
Immingham Docks 6,788,378 5,325,527 -1,462,851
London Gateway Port 4,632,737 4,314,839 -317,898
Liverpool Docks 5,361,148 3,439,856 -1,921,292
London Heathrow Airport 3,407,777 2,047,092 -1,360,685
Felixstowe 3,326,753 1,933,779 -1,392,974
Southampton 1,948,327 2,206,510 +258,183
East Midlands Airport 2,893,743 731,370 -2,162,373
Holyhead 1,357,073 1,524,935 +167,862
Dover 1,105,629 929,919 -175,710

Quick facts

HS code: 847910

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

Description: Machines used for public works, building, and similar construction activities