Import/export HS code 84521011: High-value household sewing machines

Household sewing machines with a value over 54 GBP (excluding frames or furniture)

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 £
Viet Nam 12,619,265
Taiwan 6,239,781
Thailand 3,327,326
China 1,945,896
Netherlands 958,732

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 7,177,384 5,441,881 -1,735,503
Taiwan 3,113,071 3,126,710 +13,639
Thailand 1,556,181 1,771,145 +214,964
China 1,007,979 937,917 -70,062
Netherlands 531,186 427,546 -103,640
Switzerland 150,601 90,649 -59,952
Singapore 66,452 130,428 +63,976
France 17,443 28,499 +11,056
Belgium 40,762 0 -40,762
Ireland 28,675 2,788 -25,887

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 13,098,310
Taiwan 6,684,867
Thailand 3,491,574
China 1,991,756
Switzerland 209,768

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 6,983,257 6,115,053 -868,204
Taiwan 3,532,907 3,151,960 -380,947
Thailand 1,720,429 1,771,145 +50,716
China 1,294,536 697,220 -597,316
Switzerland 144,474 65,294 -79,180
Japan 0 169,866 +169,866
United States 5,272 1,876 -3,396
Bulgaria 4,025 0 -4,025
Spain 0 3,681 +3,681
Italy 0 3,217 +3,217

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cheshire 1
Essex 1
Greater Manchester 1

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
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Essex 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 1 0 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 0 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 1 +1

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) 24,347,363
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,184,895
Air transport 77,593
Road transport 57,021
Other 35,639

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) 12,911,173 11,436,190 -1,474,983
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 748,118 436,777 -311,341
Air transport 28,269 49,324 +21,055
Road transport 0 57,021 +57,021
Other 30,918 4,721 -26,197

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 12,650,566
Felixstowe 11,292,906
Harwich 893,504
London Gateway Port 238,210
Dover 172,575

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 7,204,150 5,446,416 -1,757,734
Felixstowe 5,678,936 5,613,970 -64,966
Harwich 505,902 387,602 -118,300
London Gateway Port 0 238,210 +238,210
Dover 172,575 0 -172,575
London 67,158 42,862 -24,296
Tyne 0 92,121 +92,121
Eurotunnel 21,783 48,105 +26,322
ZLC 6,127 57,021 +50,894
000 30,918 4,721 -26,197

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 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Information service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 3
2025-10 3
2025-09 2
2025-08 2

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 4
Other 4
54m+ 3

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 394,366
Germany 39,814
United States 23,004
Viet Nam 14,240
Nigeria 10,000

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 156,195 238,171 +81,976
Germany 0 39,814 +39,814
United States 9,085 13,919 +4,834
Viet Nam 0 14,240 +14,240
Nigeria 0 10,000 +10,000
Kuwait 7,800 0 -7,800
Morocco 6,920 0 -6,920
Iceland 4,599 0 -4,599
Canada 3,632 0 -3,632
United Arab Emirates 0 3,572 +3,572

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 12,853

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 12,853 0 -12,853

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) 433,941
Air transport 60,074
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,068
Other 12,853

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) 155,414 278,527 +123,113
Air transport 37,859 22,215 -15,644
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,997 28,071 +17,074
Other 12,853 0 -12,853

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 357,176
Dover / Eurotunnel 45,751
East Midlands Airport 34,618
London Gateway Port 22,700
Felixstowe 16,368

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 127,762 229,414 +101,652
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,137 37,614 +29,477
East Midlands Airport 21,699 12,919 -8,780
London Gateway Port 8,869 13,831 +4,962
Felixstowe 2,128 14,240 +12,112
000 12,853 0 -12,853
Fishguard 3,880 8,757 +4,877
ZLC 7,835 2,200 -5,635
London Heathrow Airport 2,923 6,096 +3,173
Heysham 5,934 0 -5,934

Quick facts

HS code: 84521011

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

Description: Household sewing machines with a value over 54 GBP (excluding frames or furniture)