Import/export HS code 845290: Sewing machine parts and accessories

Furniture, bases, covers, and other parts for sewing machines

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 £
China 1,890,726
Germany 1,570,742
Taiwan 1,030,370
United States 880,970
Switzerland 561,357

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 1,368,995 521,731 -847,264
Germany 809,072 761,670 -47,402
Taiwan 526,320 504,050 -22,270
United States 503,386 377,584 -125,802
Switzerland 441,734 119,623 -322,111
Viet Nam 167,226 381,923 +214,697
Japan 265,955 260,146 -5,809
Italy 264,503 179,467 -85,036
Netherlands 259,949 111,004 -148,945
France 126,492 240,424 +113,932

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 2,413,939
Taiwan 1,569,001
Germany 831,575
United States 734,915
Japan 727,403

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 1,618,839 795,100 -823,739
Taiwan 830,819 738,182 -92,637
Germany 406,862 424,713 +17,851
United States 450,878 284,037 -166,841
Japan 364,209 363,194 -1,015
Viet Nam 179,403 397,328 +217,925
Thailand 282,023 187,637 -94,386
Italy 258,167 172,891 -85,276
Switzerland 254,855 112,530 -142,325
United Kingdom 196,385 53,066 -143,319

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 22
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
Lancashire 13
West Yorkshire 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9

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 14 13 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 12 -1
Lancashire 8 11 +3
West Yorkshire 7 8 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 5 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 4 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2
Essex 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
West Midlands 3 3 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 4,128,447
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,357,917
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,371,357
Road transport 285,144
Other 26,033

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 £
Air transport 2,401,579 1,726,868 -674,711
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,933,463 1,424,454 -509,009
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 865,133 506,224 -358,909
Road transport 17,432 267,712 +250,280
Other 3,657 22,376 +18,719

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,694,959
Southampton 1,600,647
Felixstowe 1,198,535
London Stansted Airport 1,160,789
Dover 852,404

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,020,495 674,464 -346,031
Southampton 790,820 809,827 +19,007
Felixstowe 838,847 359,688 -479,159
London Stansted Airport 683,126 477,663 -205,463
Dover 569,095 283,309 -285,786
London Heathrow Airport 302,941 164,787 -138,154
Birmingham Airport 163,778 298,761 +134,983
Thamesport 240,310 113,549 -126,761
ZLC 44,848 267,712 +222,864
Eurotunnel 176,636 127,353 -49,283

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 43
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of textiles 18
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 16
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 28
2025-10 36
2025-09 25
2025-08 31

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 67
54m+ 50
15m-54m 24
0-1m 21
Other 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 374,474
Sri Lanka 288,274
Ireland 221,630
Netherlands 68,160
Ghana 63,495

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 286,542 87,932 -198,610
Sri Lanka 121,806 166,468 +44,662
Ireland 188,802 32,828 -155,974
Netherlands 17,315 50,845 +33,530
Ghana 37,888 25,607 -12,281
Trinidad and Tobago 3,898 54,479 +50,581
Pakistan 44,420 13,073 -31,347
Germany 41,651 14,806 -26,845
Brazil 10,846 37,063 +26,217
Chile 10,994 36,079 +25,085

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,484,610
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 391,584
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 132,010

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 £
Air transport 840,151 644,459 -195,692
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 304,369 87,215 -217,154
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,018 80,992 +29,974

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 861,848
London Heathrow Airport 429,414
Holyhead 185,647
Dover / Eurotunnel 119,336
ZLC 88,214

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 £
East Midlands Airport 431,721 430,127 -1,594
London Heathrow Airport 297,663 131,751 -165,912
Holyhead 169,452 16,195 -153,257
Dover / Eurotunnel 70,593 48,743 -21,850
ZLC 39,054 49,160 +10,106
Southampton 2,470 68,102 +65,632
London Stansted Airport 50,775 17,359 -33,416
Dover 48,487 8,180 -40,307
London Gateway Port 29,886 9,516 -20,370
Manchester Airport 20,938 6,449 -14,489

Quick facts

HS code: 845290

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

Description: Furniture, bases, covers, and other parts for sewing machines