Import/export HS code 845229: Various industrial sewing machines

Sewing machines for industrial use, not classified as automatic units

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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 £
China 2,713,610
Germany 2,686,127
Netherlands 1,444,774
Poland 893,330
United States 770,463

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 £
China 1,320,410 1,393,200 +72,790
Germany 1,585,785 1,100,342 -485,443
Netherlands 765,928 678,846 -87,082
Poland 383,774 509,556 +125,782
United States 425,069 345,394 -79,675
Italy 415,869 228,114 -187,755
France 332,687 132,118 -200,569
Taiwan 193,086 250,393 +57,307
Japan 188,148 114,886 -73,262
Viet Nam 0 208,143 +208,143

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 £
China 4,733,743
Germany 1,727,319
United States 771,301
Japan 753,230
Taiwan 626,983

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 £
China 2,401,557 2,332,186 -69,371
Germany 1,080,001 647,318 -432,683
United States 431,778 339,523 -92,255
Japan 436,305 316,925 -119,380
Taiwan 233,017 393,966 +160,949
Netherlands 365,855 253,648 -112,207
Italy 370,397 159,460 -210,937
Viet Nam 141,614 346,185 +204,571
United Kingdom 72,393 167,407 +95,014
Czechia 64,243 163,607 +99,364

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 11
Inner London - West 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
West Yorkshire 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6

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 8 +2
Inner London - West 4 6 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 2 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 3 -2
Outer London - East and North East 1 4 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +1
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 4 1 -3

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) 4,952,939
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,657,444
Air transport 2,456,303
Road transport 30,555
Other 6,698

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) 2,815,258 2,137,681 -677,577
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,731,862 1,925,582 +193,720
Air transport 1,185,039 1,271,264 +86,225
Road transport 29,672 883 -28,789
Other 6,651 47 -6,604

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,755,749
Dover 1,505,928
Eurotunnel 1,436,173
Immingham Docks 1,326,238
Southampton 1,186,847

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 £
Felixstowe 899,883 855,866 -44,017
Dover 923,272 582,656 -340,616
Eurotunnel 621,597 814,576 +192,979
Immingham Docks 845,662 480,576 -365,086
Southampton 546,166 640,681 +94,515
London Heathrow Airport 406,482 450,385 +43,903
Manchester Airport 417,527 373,703 -43,824
Thamesport 302,972 216,693 -86,279
Birmingham Airport 158,416 140,096 -18,320
London Gateway Port 22,002 235,220 +213,218

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 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Manufacture of furniture 8
Manufacture of textiles 8
Manufacture of food products 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 13
2025-10 11
2025-09 7
2025-08 13

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 56
54m+ 20
0-1m 15
Other 10
15m-54m 6

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 £
United States 1,047,108
Ireland 364,670
France 224,355
Italy 95,041
Spain 84,821

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 £
United States 221,232 825,876 +604,644
Ireland 193,769 170,901 -22,868
France 108,105 116,250 +8,145
Italy 21,899 73,142 +51,243
Spain 65,948 18,873 -47,075
Netherlands 12,049 60,071 +48,022
Moldova 68,166 0 -68,166
Nigeria 41,000 24,600 -16,400
India 52,688 10,287 -42,401
Canada 26,620 33,690 +7,070

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 £
China 4,450
Ireland 4,181

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 £
China 4,450 0 -4,450
Ireland 4,181 0 -4,181

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) 1,325,263
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,197,533
Air transport 746,319
Other 8,631

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) 706,362 618,901 -87,461
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 267,214 930,319 +663,105
Air transport 362,240 384,079 +21,839
Other 8,631 0 -8,631

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 860,521
Liverpool Docks 826,696
London Heathrow Airport 314,323
Holyhead 279,466
Southampton 185,365

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 462,724 397,797 -64,927
Liverpool Docks 5,236 821,460 +816,224
London Heathrow Airport 134,213 180,110 +45,897
Holyhead 153,939 125,527 -28,412
Southampton 170,379 14,986 -155,393
Manchester Airport 105,536 68,159 -37,377
East Midlands Airport 85,088 84,793 -295
London Gateway Port 71,221 47,280 -23,941
ZLC 15,762 42,847 +27,085
Portsmouth 49,234 6,860 -42,374

Quick facts

HS code: 845229

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

Description: Sewing machines for industrial use, not classified as automatic units