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 18,929,409
Taiwan 9,506,074
China 4,557,444
Thailand 4,488,222
Netherlands 3,776,233

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 9,951,886 8,977,523 -974,363
Taiwan 4,724,936 4,781,138 +56,202
China 2,629,111 1,928,333 -700,778
Thailand 2,246,239 2,241,983 -4,256
Netherlands 1,768,273 2,007,960 +239,687
Poland 251,860 831,239 +579,379
Germany 401,199 401,618 +419
United States 161,095 156,916 -4,179
Switzerland 175,639 118,148 -57,491
Singapore 66,452 167,254 +100,802

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 21,350,299
Taiwan 10,675,819
China 5,989,033
Thailand 4,793,106
Japan 958,423

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 10,567,599 10,782,700 +215,101
Taiwan 5,233,184 5,442,635 +209,451
China 3,604,609 2,384,424 -1,220,185
Thailand 2,478,117 2,314,989 -163,128
Japan 392,905 565,518 +172,613
Switzerland 144,474 65,294 -79,180
United States 52,603 95,543 +42,940
United Kingdom 8,988 29,521 +20,533
Italy 13,859 16,812 +2,953
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 7
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 5 3 -2
Inner London - East 5 1 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 3 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +2
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) 38,302,672
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,872,577
Air transport 1,066,742
Other 98,415
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) 19,498,738 18,803,934 -694,804
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,460,506 2,412,071 -48,435
Air transport 593,276 473,466 -119,810
Other 77,612 20,803 -56,809
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 20,269,214
Felixstowe 15,825,223
Harwich 2,234,689
Dover 1,543,227
London Gateway Port 1,129,771

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 11,077,951 9,191,263 -1,886,688
Felixstowe 7,776,369 8,048,854 +272,485
Harwich 781,929 1,452,760 +670,831
Dover 1,137,784 405,443 -732,341
London Gateway Port 288,531 841,240 +552,709
Eurotunnel 302,547 286,494 -16,053
Immingham Docks 125,482 395,119 +269,637
London Heathrow Airport 326,360 129,378 -196,982
Tyne 311,938 92,121 -219,817
Birmingham Airport 102,897 196,143 +93,246

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 23
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
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
2026-01 5
2025-11 8
2025-10 10
2025-09 9
2025-08 7

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 26
54m+ 12
0-1m 11
15m-54m 8
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 722,140
Czechia 85,128
United Republic of Tanzania 83,214
United States 75,863
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 382,680 339,460 -43,220
Czechia 0 85,128 +85,128
United Republic of Tanzania 19,498 63,716 +44,218
United States 37,725 38,138 +413
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) 867,105
Air transport 248,251
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 239,907
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) 431,141 435,964 +4,823
Air transport 88,316 159,935 +71,619
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 99,468 140,439 +40,971
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 588,925
Dover / Eurotunnel 153,628
London Heathrow Airport 114,517
Felixstowe 93,623
London Gateway Port 80,100

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 282,403 306,522 +24,119
Dover / Eurotunnel 68,381 85,247 +16,866
London Heathrow Airport 21,416 93,101 +71,685
Felixstowe 22,544 71,079 +48,535
London Gateway Port 42,536 37,564 -4,972
East Midlands Airport 40,598 39,246 -1,352
Heysham 52,726 3,753 -48,973
Southampton 31,480 17,363 -14,117
000 26,857 2,121 -24,736
Liverpool Docks 11,776 10,386 -1,390

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