Import/export HS code 845210: Household sewing machines

Sewing machines designed for home use, including basic and advanced models

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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 £
Viet Nam 18,152,789
Taiwan 9,142,438
China 4,545,743
Thailand 4,538,855
Netherlands 3,513,311

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 £
Viet Nam 8,934,984 9,217,805 +282,821
Taiwan 4,716,320 4,426,118 -290,202
China 2,282,546 2,263,197 -19,349
Thailand 2,219,827 2,319,028 +99,201
Netherlands 1,792,576 1,720,735 -71,841
Poland 221,654 827,376 +605,722
Germany 404,934 402,774 -2,160
United States 260,905 88,905 -172,000
Switzerland 93,538 137,522 +43,984
Ireland 117,395 35,806 -81,589

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 £
Viet Nam 20,336,524
Taiwan 10,038,592
China 5,980,684
Thailand 4,826,010
Japan 949,839

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 £
Viet Nam 9,564,870 10,771,654 +1,206,784
Taiwan 4,863,398 5,175,194 +311,796
China 3,615,256 2,365,428 -1,249,828
Thailand 2,448,881 2,377,129 -71,752
Japan 383,165 566,674 +183,509
Switzerland 62,373 147,395 +85,022
United States 150,501 35,076 -115,425
United Kingdom 8,988 29,521 +20,533
Italy 14,959 20,410 +5,451
Belgium 29,154 0 -29,154

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 8
Inner London - East 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
West Midlands 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3

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
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 3 +2
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Lancashire 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 0 -3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,939,941
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,617,994
Air transport 1,092,123
Other 130,081
Road transport 79,947

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,081,232 18,858,709 +777,477
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,407,067 2,210,927 -196,140
Air transport 681,349 410,774 -270,575
Other 103,327 26,754 -76,573
Road transport 7,981 71,966 +63,985

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 20,113,880
Felixstowe 14,942,214
Harwich 2,025,275
Dover 1,587,935
London Gateway Port 855,065

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 £
Southampton 10,141,834 9,972,046 -169,788
Felixstowe 7,341,863 7,600,351 +258,488
Harwich 782,581 1,242,694 +460,113
Dover 1,118,089 469,846 -648,243
London Gateway Port 258,325 596,740 +338,415
Eurotunnel 281,955 301,571 +19,616
London Heathrow Airport 415,371 124,696 -290,675
Immingham Docks 110,085 410,516 +300,431
Tyne 311,938 92,121 -219,817
Birmingham Airport 102,836 178,031 +75,195

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Manufacture of textiles 8
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 8
2025-10 10
2025-09 9
2025-08 7
2025-07 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 28
54m+ 13
0-1m 11
Other 8
15m-54m 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 726,277
Czechia 85,128
United Republic of Tanzania 84,523
United States 76,967
Netherlands 44,177

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 378,682 347,595 -31,087
Czechia 0 85,128 +85,128
United Republic of Tanzania 20,807 63,716 +42,909
United States 36,341 40,626 +4,285
Netherlands 7,179 36,998 +29,819
Germany 1,450 39,814 +38,364
Bulgaria 32,973 0 -32,973
Viet Nam 0 31,603 +31,603
United Arab Emirates 12,000 14,822 +2,822
France 8,150 17,694 +9,544

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 £
Ireland 28,978

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 £
Ireland 26,857 2,121 -24,736

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) 868,966
Air transport 250,554
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 241,216
Other 28,978

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) 422,251 446,715 +24,464
Air transport 88,131 162,423 +74,292
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 99,777 141,439 +41,662
Other 26,857 2,121 -24,736

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 590,660
Dover / Eurotunnel 153,628
London Heathrow Airport 114,517
Felixstowe 94,932
East Midlands Airport 80,948

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 £
Holyhead 282,179 308,481 +26,302
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,308 89,320 +25,012
London Heathrow Airport 18,740 95,777 +77,037
Felixstowe 23,853 71,079 +47,226
East Midlands Airport 42,797 38,151 -4,646
London Gateway Port 41,536 38,564 -2,972
Heysham 55,128 3,753 -51,375
Southampton 31,480 17,363 -14,117
000 26,857 2,121 -24,736
Liverpool Docks 5,600 16,562 +10,962

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 845210

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

Description: Sewing machines designed for home use, including basic and advanced models